Published by Husky Fever Editorial content provided by: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Box 354070 Seattle, WA 98195-4070 (206) 543-2210 WASHINGTON HUSKIES (4-3) vs. Husky Fever Executive Director: Jo Anne Hume USC TROJANS (6-1) 19032 66th Ave. S., C105 Kent, WA 98032 (206) 522-7069 Huskies’ Momentum Collides Board of Directors President Brad Haggen, Haggen, Inc. Bill Young, Associated Grocers With Hard-Charging Men of Troy Fred Lukson, Albertsons Jim Jackson, Fred Meyer By Mason Kelley Dave Stephan, Safeway Dean Olson, QFC hen USC arrives in Seattle for Jim Tanasse, Kraft Foods Saturday’s showdown with University of Washington WWashington, the Trojans will be Interim President: Dr. Lee L. Huntsman the highest-ranked team to play at Faculty Representative: Robert Aronson Husky Stadium since fourth-ranked Director of Athletics: Barbara Hedges Miami in 2000. Senior Associate Director: Marie Tuite Despite losing five players to the Senior Associate Director: Paul King NFL draft, including a Heisman Trophy Associate Director: Ken Winstead winner, the Trojans could be well on Associate Director: Dave Burton the road to their first national title since Assistant Director: Dana Richardson 1978. Depending on how the BCS Assistant Director: Stan Chernicoff power rankings shake out over the next Assistant Director: Chip Lydum few weeks, USC certainly finds itself in a Assistant Director: Jim Daves strong position to receive a possible Assistant Director: Leslie Wurzberger Asst. Media Relations Directors: BCS Championship game bid. Last Dan Lepse, Jeff Bechthold, week’s lopsided 45-14 win at Notre Misty Cole, Erin Rowley Dame did nothing to dispel those Huskies Gameday Program notions. Over the last two seasons, USC has Publisher: Jo Anne Hume demonstrated it is the program to beat Managing Editor: Jim Daves in the Pac-10. Last year, led by Heisman Editors: Brian Beaky, Jeff Bechthold Design & Layout: David Kelliher Trophy winner and No. 1 overall NFL Contributing Writers: Brian Beaky, draft pick Carson Palmer, the Trojans Jeff Bechthold, C.J. Bowles, Alisa Brandle, claimed a share of the Pac-10 title with Charles Frederick shattered Hugh McElhenny’s UW Mike Bruscas, Jim Daves, Mason Kelley, Washington State. Palmer, safety Troy record for all-purpose yards in a game with 371 in Lisa Krikava, Lucas James Mack, Polamalu, running back Justin Fargas, the Huskies’ 38-17 win at Oregon State. Bob Roseth wide receiver Kareem Kelly and full- by double-digit margins. Contributing Photographers: back Malaefou Mackenzie formed the backbone of Joanie Komura, Mary Levin, the 11-2 Orange Bowl Champions. With those five players graduated to the NFL, Bruce Terami, Corky Trewin After starting 3-2, the Trojans rolled over their some football pundits wondered if Troy would be Printing opposition, winning their final eight games, seven Continued on page 4 Consolidated Press 600 South Spokane TABLE OF CONTENTS Seattle, WA 98134 Marquis Cooper football profile . .6 Husky and Trojan numerical rosters . .34-35 Layout & Design Husky Fever Academic Salute . .7 USC alphabetical roster . .36 Creative Solutions Husky player mugshot roster . .12-18 Jason Simonson football profile . .40 29918 Second Avenue S. Husky alphabetical roster . .28 Francisco Tipoti football profile . .42 Federal Way, WA 98003 Jim Owens tribute . .30 Lisa Brookens soccer profile . .54 Husky Legend . .32 Danka Danicic volleyball profile . .60 HUSKIES Gameday 3 Continued from page 3 The sophomore refused to be rattled, pick- ing apart the Auburn defense for 192 yards as dominating this year. Aside from an overtime and a touchdown, while completing 17 of loss at California, the Trojans have continued their 30 passes. Since then, Leinart has only roll. Last week’s win in South Bend marked the improved, throwing for over 200 yards in sixth USC victory this year that was by at least 17 each of the last six games to total 1,824 points. yards passing this season. Perhaps the biggest reason for USC’s continued Leinart, however, can’t do it alone. He’s success has been sophomore quarterback Matt had help from his big target, wide receiver Leinart, who in August wasn’t even guaranteed to Mike Williams. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound be the Trojans’ starter this season. sophomore is a physical receiver in the All Leinart has done is become the Pac-10’s mold of Randy Moss or Reggie Williams, highest rated passer, with a 155.9 rating on the and has already pulled in 48 catches for strength of 17 touchdowns and just seven inter- 743 yards and eight touchdowns. ceptions. If today’s game is anything like last year’s Just weeks after being named the starter, matchup, we could be in for a duel between Leinart led the Trojans to Auburn for the season- two of the best passing combinations in the opening matchup with the sixth-ranked Tigers. Pac-10, with both Pickett and Leinart target- ing their Williamses. 2003 UW HOMECOMING COURT Last year, USC’s Williams got the better of the matchup, catching nine passes for 159 yards and three touchdowns in the Trojans’ 41-21 win in Los Angeles. Reggie Williams, too, was busy in the contest, grabbing seven passes for 134 yards and one touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, the Trojans are led by their punishing defensive line. Nicknamed the “Wild Bunch II,” the Kelly Ann Shaw Chris Corry group consisting of Omar Nazel, Kenechi Jimmy Newell was all over the field at Oregon “Royal” “Royal” Udeze, Mike Patterson and Shaun Cody has State, breaking up four passes and making his already recorded 95 tackles — including 32 first-career sack. for loss — and 20 sacks. Udeze was named the Pac-10’s defensive play- had the ball. Washington’s defense, which entered er of week after USC’s game with Stanford, in the game ranked third overall in the Pac-10, held which the junior recorded four tackles, three Jackson to just 49 yards on 22 carries — and 30 sacks and recovered two fumbles. yards on 21 carries after a 19-yard run by Jackson Washington’s tailbacks, who may be without on the Beavers’ first play from scrimmage. the services of starter Rich Alexis, will try to break While the defense shut down Jackson and Jay Kealey Tara Hendershott through against a rushing defense allowing just 79 intercepted OSU quarterback Derek Anderson Court Court yards per game. three times, the Husky offense finally broke out of Not pictured: Darlene “Daya” E. Mortel – court They’ll have to do what Notre Dame couldn’t in its six-quarter slumber. and Carrie Coffee– court. a 45-14 USC win in South Bend last weekend. Junior wideout Charles Frederick recorded This year’s Homecoming Committee opted to Leinart was again the story, completing 26 of 34 one of the all-time great games in Washington his- do away with the gender specific King and Queen passes for 351 yards and four touchdowns. tory, breaking the 53-year-old mark for all-pur- titles and to simply refer to the top two court One only needs to look as far back as last pose yards with 371. members as “Royals.” Royals each receive a Saturday, however, to see that the Huskies have The Lake Worth, Fla., native had nine catches $1,000 scholarship and the four court members experience stopping big-game players. Entering for 216 yards — the third-most ever by a UW will receive a $100 book scholarship courtesy of last week’s game at Oregon State, many around receiver — and added 101 yards on punt returns, the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity the nation were talking about Beavers’ tailback including an 86-yard dash-and-dance return in the Council at the UW. Stephen Jackson as a frontrunner for the Heisman first quarter that put the Huskies up for good, 7-0. The Homecoming Committee wishes to thank Trophy. If recent history has an impact, it will be on the following sponsors: Husky Athletic Marketing, UW Alumni Association, The Interfraternity And why not? The senior had rushed for over the Huskies’ side today. Washington has won three Council, The Panhellenic Association, and the 100 yards in 11 consecutive regular-season of the last five meetings against the Trojans, and Associated Students of the University of games, and with the game being televised by TBS, has not lost to USC at home since a 22-17 defeat Washington, with special thanks to: The Office of was presented with an opportunity to showcase on November 13, 1993. the Vice President for Student Affairs, The Ethnic his talent to a national audience. History also recalls that Miami came into their Cultural Center and The Office the Vice President If the audience was looking for Jackson, matchup with Washington heavy favorites, but for Minority Affairs for assisting with this year’s though, they had to look in between the swarm of made the long trek back to South Florida on the court selection. white jerseys that surrounded him every time he losing end of a 34-29 score. 4 HUSKIES Gameday Presented by Henry Weinhard’s Orange Cream Washington-USC Ties: For a pair of Pac-10 teams, there’s very little past relationship between the members of the coaching staffs at Washington and USC. Trojan running backs coach Kennedy Pola worked along with Husky assistants Chuck Heater and Tim Hundley at Colorado, with Hundley earlier at UCLA, and was initially announced as a member of Rick Neuheisel’s first coaching staff at UW before going to USC instead. ‘SC secondary coach Greg Burns saw plenty of the Huskies as a four-year letterman (1991-93, 1995) at Washington State, but that’s pretty much it as far as crossover between the two staffs.