HUSKIES Game Day #4
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Published by Husky Fever Editorial content provided by: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Box 354070 Seattle, WA 98195-4070 (206) 543-2210 WASHINGTON HUSKIES (3-1) vs. Husky Fever Executive Director: Jo Anne Hume CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (3-2) Board of Directors President Bill Young, Associated Grocers Brad Haggen, Haggen, Inc. Fred Lukson, Albertsons Passing Fancy Rampant Jim Jackson, Fred Meyer Bill Diehl, Safeway Dean Olson, QFC Throughout the Pac-10 Jim Tanasse, Kraft Foods Bob Mills, Advantage Sales By Jim Daves University of Washington President: Dr. Richard L. McCormick an you win the Pac-10 title by Faculty Representative: Robert Aronson throwing the ball? Director of Athletics: Barbara Hedges C As the Huskies enter the Senior Associate Director: Marie Tuite conference race this week a debate Senior Associate Director: Gary Barta seems to have broken out regarding Senior Associate Director: Paul King Washington’s hyper-productive Associate Director: Ken Winstead offense. Does UW need to develop a Associate Director: Dave Burton better ground game if it hopes to Assistant Director: Dana Richardson earn another trip to the Rose Bowl? Assistant Director: Stan Chernicoff After four games the Huskies are Assistant Director: Chip Lydum averaging 503.5 yards of total Assistant Director: Jim Daves offense per game. That’s by far the Asst. Media Relations Directors: best mark in the Pac-10. Stanford Dan Lepse, Jeff Bechthold, trails the Huskies in that statistics at Misty Cole, Erin Rowley 430 yards per game. Six of the Huskies Gameday Magazine league’s schools are below 400 yards per game. Publisher: Jo Anne Hume No surprise to Husky fans, but Assistant Publisher: Margaret Phelps the vast majority of the total offense Managing Editor: Jim Daves comes from Washington’s passing Editors: Brian Beaky, Jeff Bechthold game. Husky quarterback Cody Design & Layout: David Kelliher Pickett and his wonderful cast of Contributing Writers: Rob Aronson, receivers is on record-setting pace Brian Beaky, C.J. Bowles, Jeff Bechthold, averaging 384.8 passing yards per Junior Greg Carothers returned a fumble for a Jim Daves, Steve Hitchcock, Mason Kelley, game. The cross-state Cougars are touchdown against Idaho, the Huskies’ second Lucas Mack, Bob Roseth second in the Pac-10 at 308.4 passing defensive score of the season. Contributing Photographers: Rob Hicks, yards per game. Ethan Janson, Joanie Komura, Mary Levin, putting up some numbers that fans have not As Husky coach Rick Neuheisel said last seen around here in the past. The school record Frank Ragsdale, Bruce Terami, Corky Trewin week following’s Pickett’s 438-yard passing per- Printing formance, this edition of Husky football is Continued on page 4 Consolidated Press 600 South Spokane TABLE OF CONTENTS Seattle, WA 98134 John Anderson football profile . .6-8 Husky/Cal numerical rosters . .34-35 Layout & Design Husky Fever Academic All Star . .7 California alphabetical roster . .36 Creative Solutions Husky player mugshot roster . .12-18 California player mugshot roster . .39 29918 Second Avenue S. Husky alphabetical roster . .28 Matt DeBord football profile . .40 Sanja Tomasevic volleyball profile . .30 Dayo Oyetuga soccer profile . .54 Federal Way, WA 98003 Husky Legend . .32 Melissa Bennett soccer profile . .60 HUSKIES Gameday 3 Continued from page 3 ing team, is leading the Pac-10 in rushing with an average of for average total offense in a season is 471.9 187.3 yards per game? If the yards per game set by the 1991 team that won regular season were to end the national championship. The Huskies offense today, that would be the lowest was pretty even that particular year, passing for single-season average since the 240 yards per game while averaging 231.9 conference has tracked the sta- rushing yards. tistics in 1954. Over the past 48 But was the “attack” really that balanced? seasons, the league’s rushing Take a closer look at the game statistics, and champion has averaged more you will see that offensive coordinator Keith than 200 yards per game in all Gilbertson used the passing game to get the but three seasons. Huskies out front, and the run to finish off Can you win the Pac-10 title opponents. by throwing the ball? The way During the first half of 12 games in 1991 the things are going; somebody is Huskies averaged 160.4 passing yards and 96.3 going to do it this year. rushing yards. * * * The Huskies are currently averaging 118.8 As the Huskies begin their rushing yards per game. That figures seventh in quest for the Pac-10 champi- a conference with no team averaging more than onship, remember this impres- 187 rushing yards per game. sive statistic. Over the past 25 Wait a minute. Stanford, a traditional pass- seasons, Washington has won Senior Braxton Cleman returned from a one-year layoff or finished second to rush for 39 yards on just nine carries against Idaho. in the Pac-10 18 times. Next time your friends want to Legend at the start of the fourth quarter. It argue over the best program in the would have been a great family reunion for both Pac-10, pull that one out. the Williams’ family and the Huskies’ family. * * * * * * Saturday’s game was supposed to Keep your eye on California’s Lashaun Ward be a huge homecoming of sorts. when the Golden Bears have to return a kickoff. Former Husky safety Curtis Williams, He’s averaging almost 30 yards per return, the who died last May at his brother best average in the Pac-10 this season. It is David’s home in Fresno, was going interesting to note that have 43 games have to attend this year’s California game. been played by Pac-10 teams this season, the It would have marked the first time longest kickoff return by anyone has been 56 he saw his Huskies play a regular- yards by Ward against Michigan State. season home game since he was * * * paralyzed during the 2000 season. Yes, Derrick Johnson played in last week’s Williams attended the Spring win against Idaho. You probably missed him. Of Game and a benefit dinner last April, the 40 passes the Vandals attempted, only two just a week before passing away. He went Johnson’s direction. That might tell you expressed a strong desire to come something about the respect he is gaining from back for a “real game” and had opponents. Then again, after seeing Roc talked about this being the week for Alexander break up several throws with great very obvious reasons. defense and hard hitting, Johnson might see One of Curtis’ older brothers, more action in the future. J.D., is in his first year as an assis- * * * tant coach for the Golden Bears. A Since last week’s column included a note standout player at Fresno State, J.D. about Husky tight end Kevin Ware being the had a six-year career in the NFL that most overlooked Husky player, and Ware had a included four Super Bowl appear- career best day against Idaho with six recep- Junior Cody Pickett has passed for over 400 yards in ances. tions for 54 yards and two scores, we’ll mention each of the past two games, and ranks second in the Just imagine the ovation Curtis him again to see if there is a little mojo going nation in total offense. would have received as the Husky on here. 4 HUSKIES Gameday Home Winning Streak Tough After Turnovers Washington enters Saturday’s game with the longest active home winning streak in the While the fact that Washington has committed 10 Pac-10 Conference at school-record-tying (modern) 17 games. Nebraska’s 24-game turnovers through four games this year (eight lost fum- home win streak is the nation’s longest; Miami’s 18-game Orange Bowl streak is sec- bles, two interceptions) is ond-longest. The last time the Huskies lost a home game was a 28-7 defeat at the hands perhaps the most dis- of Arizona State on Oct. 16, 1999. The Dawgs won their remaining two home games conserting statistic that year, and won all six games at Husky Stadium in each of the last two years. This of the early part year, the Husky schedule includes seven home games, including five in a row in of the season, the early part of the season. The streak ties the modern Husky record for the UW defense consecutive home wins, previously set between 1991 and 1993, so if has played very the Huskies can beat California on Saturday, they’ll set a new modern well after those school record. Last year, Oregon ran its home win streak to 23 turnovers. Husky games before losing to Stanford at Autzen Stadium. The Pac-10 opponents have record for home win streak is 26 (California, 1919-23). The managed to turn Huskies’ all-time record is 44 straight home wins, set from 10 turnovers into 1908 to 1917 (mostly prior to the founding of the confer- only two scores ence), in the midst of the UW’s 63-game overall unbeaten – touchdowns by streak, still an NCAA record. The 44-game home win streak Michigan and by was broken by a 0-0 tie with Oregon State in 1917, but the UW Wyoming, good went on to win six more home games after that, extending their for 14 points. By home unbeaten streak to 51 games. The 44-game home winning contrast, the streak is still the sixth-longest in NCAA history. Huskies have Huskies vs. Bay Area Schools converted seven of their eight Washington has a combined record of 93-65-8 (.572) vs.