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HUSKIES Information Information HUSKIES Information The Story of Husky Football is Built on Dominant Teams, a Winning Tradition and Passion The Washington football program is one of the The Huskies made eight bowl appearances in the During the 1990s Greg Lewis, Steve Emtman most successful in the nation. Need some proof? 1990s, the most among Pac-10 schools. (twice), Mario Bailey, Dave Hoffmann, Napoleon Consider one of the most impressive streaks in col- Husky players received numerous awards in the Kaufman and Jason Chorak all earned Pac-10 Player lege football: Washington has won a conference title ’90s. Steve Emtman was named the Lombardi and of the Year honors. Offensive guard Chad Ward won and made a trip to the Rose Bowl in each of the last Outland Trophy winner in 1991 and went on to be the top the Morris Trophy as the league’s top offensive line- nine decades. No other Pac-10 school can claim a pick in the NFL draft. Four Huskies — Emtman, Mario man in 2000. He became the eighth Husky since 1990 streak as long as the Huskies’. Bailey, Lincoln Kennedy and Lawyer Milloy — were to be honored with the award. Washington made Rose Bowl trips in 1923 and unanimous All-America selections. A total of 12 Wash- Teams from the NFL have drafted 63 Huskies 1925, and won the 1936 title to cover those decades. In ington players were named to at least one first-team All- since 1990, including seven first-round picks. In 1998 the 40’s, Washington earned the trip in 1943 and then America squad. Washington’s 44 first-team All-Pac-10 the Huskies led all college teams with 10 draft selec- barely made it in the 50’s when it won the 1959 title. The selections was the most among any league school. tions. In 1995, Washington had six former quarter- Huskies earned two Rose Bowl berths in the 1960s – This decade figures to produce a whole new crop backs on NFL rosters, the most of any college team. 1960 and 1963 – and one in the 1970s (1977). Titles in of Husky stars. Already 16 players have earned first- or Washington players have continued another trend 1980 and 1981 did it for that decade and three straight second-team all-conference honors. this decade by reaping several academic honors. trips to begin the 1990s covered that 10-year span. Quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo joined the list Tuiasosopo was awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Schol- Washington extended the streak in 2000 by winning the of Husky greats in 2000 when he led UW to its Rose arship – one of just four Division I players to receive the Pac-10 and defeating Purdue in the Rose Bowl. Bowl win. He was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player grant – and, in 2001, center Kyle Benn was named a The latest Rose Bowl appearance was the 14th by of the Year and the Pop Warner Award winner as the regional Academic All-American, the 17th Husky so a Washington team. The Huskies have now made 29 West Coast’s top player. honored since 1990. all-time bowl appearances. Over the past two seasons, five UW players have In 1999 the Huskies became the 16th team to After dominant performances in the decades of earned freshman All-America honors, including wide record 600 all-time victories. Washington’s all-time the 80’s and 90’s, the Huskies show no signs of slowing receiver Reggie Williams, who was the conference winning percentage of .640 is the 13th-best mark in the new millennium. freshman of the year in 2001. among active programs. The Huskies’ success, how- Washington’s 2000 team went 11-1, finishing third ever, is certainly not limited to the decade of the ’90s. in both major college football polls. The Huskies de- The Washington program has a rich history that feated the Big Ten champion (Purdue) in the Rose Bowl, can be traced back to a strong founding father – a trait beat the Big East and Sugar Bowl champion (Miami) and common to many of today’s top college programs. handed the Fiesta Bowl champion (Oregon State), its What would Michigan have been without Fielding only loss. Washington played its1,000th game in 2000, Yost? Imagine Notre Dame if Knute Rockne had actu- only the 39th Division I program to hit that mark. ally decided to pursue chemistry instead of the backfield Last season saw the Huskies post their 26th- shift. Where would USC be without Howard Jones? consecutive winning season and appear in their eighth- The list goes on. consecutive bowl game. After the season the Wash- It takes more than a legendary coach to foster ington program was recognized by the America Foot- success. Outstanding players, dramatic victories, a ball Coaches Assocation for its graduation rate of pinch of luck and the ability to overcome adversity all higher than 70 percent. The Huskies were the only fit into the formula. Pac-10 team honored by the AFCA. The success of Washington’s football program can The 2002 season also marked the 13th time in the be traced back to one man — Gil Dobie. In the history of past 14 years that Washingtonled the Pac-10 in atten- sports, Dobie accomplished something at Washington dance, despite having just the sixth-largest stadium that is truly astonishing. During his nine-year stint as the capacity in the conference. head coach, Dobie never lost a game. Three times With four Pac-10 titles, three Rose Bowl appear- opponents managed to tie the Sun Dodgers (as the ances and a national championship, Washington es- Huskies were known at the time), but no team ever tablished itself as the pre-eminent college football pinned a loss on one of Dobie’s squads. Washington’s program in the west during the decade of the ’90s. The teams of that era ran off a streak of 63 games without Huskies won Pac-10 championships outright in 1990 tasting defeat, a record that still stands in the NCAA and 1991 and shared the crown in 1992 and 1995. record books as the longest all-time unbeaten streak. It Twice the team turned in second-place finishes. is hard to imagine it will ever be surpassed. Washington’s 82-35-1 record (.700) in the 1990's Dobie established a tradition that kept rolling for ranked 15th among Division I-A programs and led all Gil Dobie, Jim Owens and Don James com- the next three decades. Between the time he headed Pac-10 schools. Washington’s 58-21-1 league record up the program in 1908, until 1941, the Huskies between 1990 and 1999 was the best in the Pac-10. bined for a 310-136-11 record during their UW produced a 194-68-18 record — a winning percent- coaching careers. age of .725. 1 Information WASHINGTON Information It took a World War to slow down Washington’s notice another school was ready to join the elite Washington’s football program has produced success on the football field. From 1942 to 1956 programs of the time. a number of standout players in recent years, the Huskies could only manage a 65-68-7 (.489) Prior to the 1920s, college football’s top teams including Napoleon Kaufman (top left), Lin- record and never won the Pacific Coast Confer- were principally located along the Eastern Seaboard. coln Kennedy and Mark Brunell (above) and ence Championship. But it was during the roaring ’20s that stars began to Lombardi/Outland Trophy winner Steve However, winning is only one part of Washington’s emerge in the nation’s heartland and on the West Emtman (below). football tradition. There have been many colorful char- Coast. Knute Rockne built Notre Dame into a national acters and eventful games played since the first con- juggernaut. Red Grange was a sensation at Illinois, test on Nov. 28, 1889, at 2:30 in the afternoon before and Stanford had a standout running back named 400 spectators at the old Jackson Street Park. Ernie Nevers. Washington was also producing its first By 1903 Washington had won its first Pacific superstar — George Wilson. Coast Championship and, the following season, the Without an outpouring of national attention, Wil- team began to draw the attention of the traditional son was selected to the same All-America backfield football powers. as Grange and Nevers in 1925. It was a sportswriter In a showdown with California, the best West named Grantland Rice who took notice of Wilson and Coast team at the time, the Golden Bears made the selected him to the same Collier’s Magazine squad suggestion to shorten the periods to make it easier on as the "more-heralded" players. Washington. That thought only served to motivate Wilson was the one who led Washington to a 22- the Huskies to a 6-6 tie. While not a victory, it served 0 victory against USC in the first meeting with the Division I Longest Unbeaten Streaks No. Wins Ties Team Years Ended by Score 1. 63 59 4 Washington 1907-17 California 27-0 2. 56 55 1 Michigan 1901-05 Chicago 2-0 3. 50 46 4 California 1920-25 Olympic Club 15-0 4. 48 47 1 Oklahoma 1953-57 Notre Dame 7-0 5. 48 47 1 Yale 1885-89 Princeton 10-0 Division I Longest Home Winning Streaks Wins Team Years Ended by Score 1. 58 Miami (Fla.) 1985-94 Washington 38-20 2. 57 Alabama 1963-82 Southern Miss. 38-29 Trojans. 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