WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 2000 WASHINGTON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/JC) 9 Akbar, Hakim (2) ...... FS ...... 6-1...... 210 ...... 8/11/80 ...... Jr...... 2V ...... Riverside, CA (Riverside Poly) 9 Akbar, Mikal ...... WR ...... 6-3...... 195 ...... 10/24/78 ...... Jr...... TR ...... Riverside, CA (Riverside Poly/San Bernardino Valley Col.) 3 Alexander, Roc ...... CB ...... 6-0...... 185 ...... 9/23/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Colorado Springs, CO (Wasson) 24 Alexis, Rich ...... TB ...... 6-0...... 215 ...... 5/6/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Coral Springs, FL (Pope John Paul II) 15 Anderson, John (1) ...... PK ...... 6-2...... 185 ...... 3/5/81 ...... So...... 1V ...... Boynton Beach, FL (Pope John Paul II) 20 Arnold, Paul (1) ...... TB ...... 6-1...... 200 ...... 9/27/80 ...... So...... 1V ...... Seattle, WA (Kennedy) 72 Bachert, Todd ...... C ...... 6-4...... 310 ...... 9/30/80 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Mission Viejo, CA (Mission Viejo) 95 Barnes, Khalif ...... DL ...... 6-5...... 290 ...... 4/21/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Spring Valley, CA (Mount Miguel) 64 Benn, Kyle (2) ...... C ...... 6-3...... 305 ...... 4/4/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Edmonds, WA (O’Dea) 43 + Biddle, Owen ...... FS ...... 5-10...... 190 ...... 10/1/80 ...... So...... HS ...... Bellevue, WA (Bellevue) 31 Blanche, Sam (1) ...... OLB ...... 6-1...... 220 ...... 3/3/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Pomona, CA (Eisenhower) 76 + Booker, Justin ...... OT/OG ...... 6-2...... 300 ...... 12/4/79 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Seattle, WA (Renton) 79 Brooks, Ryan ...... OL ...... 6-6...... 290 ...... 2/25/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Richland, WA (Richland) 53 Butler, Aaron ...... OL ...... 6-4...... 330 ...... 6/18/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Lakewood, WA (Lakes) 10 Butler, Toure (2) ...... CB ...... 5-9...... 170 ...... 6/4/77 ...... Sr. * ...... 2V ...... Everett, WA (Cascade) 74 Call, Wes (1) ...... OT ...... 6-7...... 310 ...... 10/17/78 ...... Sr...... 1V ...... Petaluma, CA (Petaluma/Santa Rosa JC) 34 Carothers, Greg ...... S ...... 6-2...... 190 ...... 7/13/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Helena, MT (Helena Capital) 29 Cleman, Braxton (2) ...... TB ...... 6-0...... 215 ...... 2/14/80 ...... Jr...... 2V ...... Oroville, WA (Oroville) 92 Coffin, Junior ...... DL ...... 6-3...... 260 ...... 10/5/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Bremerton, WA (Olympic) 97 Collier, Joe ...... TE ...... 6-7...... 260 ...... 4/5/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 1V ...... Spokane, WA (Mead) 47 Conniff, Pat (3) ...... FB ...... 6-1...... 245 ...... 10/25/77 ...... Sr...... 3V ...... Woodinville, WA (Woodinville) 34 + Cook, Brian ...... FB ...... 5-11...... 210 ...... 1/12/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Des Moines, WA (Mt. Rainier) 88 Cooper, Marquis ...... OLB ...... 6-4...... 215 ...... 3/11/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Gilbert, AZ (Highland) 24 Daniels, Derrell (3) ...... ILB ...... 6-1...... 220 ...... 8/30/79 ...... Sr...... 3V ...... San Fernando, CA (Sylmar) 60 Daste, Dominic (3) ...... OG ...... 6-3...... 305 ...... 11/18/77 ...... Sr. * ...... 3V ...... LaVerne, CA (Damien) 19 Davis, Wondame (2) ...... WR ...... 5-11...... 170 ...... 6/26/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Denver, CO (Manual) 82 + DeBord, Matt ...... WR ...... 6-4...... 205 ...... 8/3/80 ...... So...... SQ ...... Olympia, WA (Olympia) 15 + Deis, Joel ...... QB ...... 6-2...... 210 ...... 1/6/80 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... Fresno, CA (Fresno) 78 Dicks, Dan ...... OL ...... 6-5...... 310 ...... 7/28/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Bellevue, WA (Bellevue) 8 Dukes, RayShon ...... CB ...... 6-0...... 185 ...... 5/24/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Carson, CA (Banning) 18 Elstrom, Todd (2) ...... FL ...... 6-3...... 200 ...... 12/26/79 ...... Jr...... 2V ...... Puyallup, WA (Puyallup) 16 + Fleming, Ryan (2) ...... P ...... 6-2...... 180 ...... 2/13/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 2V ...... Seattle, WA (Seattle Prep/St. Olaf) 54 Fraize, Matt (3) ...... C/OG ...... 6-4...... 300 ...... 1/29/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 3V ...... Santa Rosa, CA (Cardinal Newman) 35 Galloway, Tim ...... LB ...... 6-2...... 230 ...... 9/4/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Auburn, WA (Auburn) 53 George, Odell (1) ...... OLB ...... 6-1...... 245 ...... 4/17/78 ...... Sr...... 1V ...... Vista, CA (Buena Vista/Walla Walla JC) 34 Green, Roderick (1) ...... CB ...... 5-11...... 180 ...... 8/22/79 ...... Sr...... 1V ...... Victoria, TX (Blinn J.C.) 25 Harrison, Jelani ...... TB ...... 6-1...... 205 ...... 1/26/80 ...... So. * ...... SQ ...... Compton, CA (Gardena-Serra) 35 + Hart, John (1)...... FB ...... 6-1...... 235 ...... 1/5/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Kirkland, WA (Lake Washington) 46 Hatem, Ossim (1) ...... DT ...... 6-3...... 260 ...... 5/8/80 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... Spokane, WA (Mead) 83 Hawkins, Dajuan (1) ...... SE ...... 6-5...... 200 ...... 12/1/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 2V ...... Newbury Park, CA (Newbury Park) 22 Haynes, Lenny (2) ...... WR ...... 5-10...... 195 ...... 9/23/78 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... San Diego, CA (Madison) 7 Hooks, Jr., Wilbur (1) ...... FL ...... 6-0...... 185 ...... 7/2/80 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... Anchorage, AK (Dimond) 8 Hurst, Willie (2) ...... TB ...... 5-10...... 210 ...... 3/14/80 ...... Jr...... 2V ...... Compton, CA (Dominguez Hills) 51 Jackson, Houdini ...... OLB ...... 6-1...... 250 ...... 1/29/77 ...... So. * . TR-RS ...... Houston, TX (Klein Forest/Hawaii) 21 Johnson, Derrick ...... CB ...... 6-0...... 170 ...... 2/9/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Riverside, CA (Notre Dame) 99 Johnson, Terry ...... DL ...... 6-4...... 260 ...... 12/7/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Tempe, AZ (McClintock) 89 Juergens, Chris (2) ...... SE ...... 6-3...... 210 ...... 12/14/79 ...... Jr...... 2V ...... Olympia, WA (Olympia) 76 Julian, Ryan (1) ...... DE ...... 6-6...... 275 ...... 8/28/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 3V ...... Idaho Falls, ID (Skyline) 4 + Kaloper, Scott ...... QB ...... 6-1...... 190 ...... 8/23/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Mill Creek, WA (Jackson) 47 Kelley, Anthony (1) ...... OLB ...... 6-2...... 220 ...... 11/7/79 ...... Jr...... 1V ...... Altadena, CA (John Muir) 71 + Knopp, Brent (1) ...... DT ...... 6-0...... 285 ...... 7/13/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 1V ...... Burien, WA (Highline) 84 + Koenig, Ryan ...... FL ...... 5-10...... 185 ...... 8/18/79 ...... So. * ...... SQ ...... Kirkland, WA (Juanita) 52 + Kovis, Jonathan ...... OG ...... 6-1...... 250 ...... 6/25/81 ...... So...... SQ ...... Pasco, WA (Pasco) 42 Krambrink, Tyler...... ILB ...... 6-1...... 210 ...... 10/31/80 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Eatonville, WA (Eatonville) 49 + Lewis, Andy ...... ILB ...... 6-3...... 215 ...... 11/7/78 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... Lake Oswego, OR (Lakeridge/Willamette) 36 Lingley, Matt ...... LB ...... 6-2...... 215 ...... 12/29/80 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Puyallup, WA (Rogers) 12 Lowe, Omare (2) ...... CB ...... 6-1...... 205 ...... 4/20/78 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Maple Valley, WA (Tahoma) 41 Mahdavi, Ben (1) ...... ILB ...... 6-2...... 235 ...... 2/27/80 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island) 45 Marona, Spencer (1)...... DE ...... 6-2...... 270 ...... 5/13/80 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... Lake Oswego, OR (Lakeridge) 46 + Martin, Lane ...... P ...... 6-1...... 180 ...... 9/2/79 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... Issaquah, WA (Issaquah) 27 + Martin, Riah ...... CB ...... 5-10...... 190 ...... 9/25/79 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... Port Orchard, WA (South Kitsap) 28 Massey, Chris ...... CB ...... 5-11...... 175 ...... 2/24/81 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View) 65 Miller, Joshua ...... DL ...... 6-3...... 295 ...... 8/7/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Covina, CA (West Covina) 55 Nelson, Rock (2) ...... OG ...... 6-5...... 290 ...... 9/2/78 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Seattle, WA (Shorecrest) 18 + Newberry, B.J...... CB ...... 6-0...... 190 ...... 8/20/80 ...... So...... HS ...... Sumner, WA (Sumner) 26 Newell, Jimmy ...... S ...... 6-1...... 190 ...... 6/17/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Port Orchard, WA (South Kitsap) 67 Newton, Nick ...... OT ...... 6-4...... 315 ...... 11/5/80 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Buckley, WA (White River) 32 + Olszewski, Nick (1) ...... FS ...... 5-10...... 185 ...... 12/4/78 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Kirkland, WA (Lake Washington) 4 Pharms, Jeremiah (3) ...... OLB ...... 6-1...... 250 ...... 6/24/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 4V ...... Sacramento, CA (Valley) 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 33 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 No. Name (Letters Won) ...... Pos...... Hgt. .. Wgt...... Birthday ...... Yr .. Exp...... Hometown (High School/JC) 3 Pickett, Cody ...... QB ...... 6-4...... 210 ...... 6/30/80 ...... Fr. * ...... 1V ...... Caldwell, ID (Caldwell) 13 Porter, Ryan ...... QB ...... 6-3...... 180 ...... 9/12/81 ...... So...... TR ...... Highland, CA (San Gorgonio/San Bernardino Valley Col.) 5 Reddick, Patrick (1) ...... SB ...... 5-10...... 190 ...... 9/6/78 ...... Jr. * ...... 1V ...... Newbury Park, CA (Newbury Park) 73 Reeves, Andre ...... OL ...... 6-5...... 340 ...... 9/16/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Tacoma, WA (Wilson) 80 Robbins, Justin ...... WR ...... 6-0...... 175 ...... 7/19/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Olympia, WA (River Ridge) 98 Roberson, Marcus ...... DL ...... 6-4...... 285 ...... 11/29/80 ...... Jr...... TR ...... Compton, CA (Gahr/Mt. San Antonio Col.) 77 Rogers, Matt ...... OG ...... 6-5...... 290 ...... 9/16/78 ...... Sr. . TR-RS ...... Glendora, CA (South Hills/Citrus JC/Iowa) 52 + Schmidt, Jonathon ...... DE ...... 6-4...... 235 ...... 10/15/79 ...... Jr...... TR ...... Tucson, AZ (Sahuaro/N. Arizona) 12 Scott, J.K. (1) ...... QB ...... 6-3...... 215 ...... 6/22/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 1V ...... Burbank, CA (Burroughs) 16 Seery, Adam ...... S ...... 6-2...... 205 ...... 11/27/80 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Albuquerque, NM (El Dorado) 29 Shaw, Domynic ...... SS ...... 5-11...... 200 ...... 1/8/80 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Oakland, CA (Skyline) 87 Shelton, Geoff (1) ...... OLB ...... 6-4...... 245 ...... 12/22/79 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... San Diego, CA (Patrick Henry) 68 Silvers, Elliot (2)...... OT ...... 6-7...... 320 ...... 2/19/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 3V ...... Agoura, CA (Agoura) 70 + Simonson, Jason ...... OT ...... 6-3...... 315 ...... 1/7/81 ...... Fr. * ...... RS ...... Olympia, WA (Olympia) 14 + Skurski, Jim (2) ...... PK ...... 5-11...... 200 ...... 10/20/78 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Seattle, WA (O’Dea) 88 + Smith, Mike ...... WR ...... 6-3...... 195 ...... 9/10/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Duvall, WA (Cedarcrest) 59 Stevens, Jerome ...... DE ...... 6-3...... 295 ...... 10/19/80 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa) 14 Stevens, Jerramy (1) ...... TE ...... 6-7...... 255 ...... 11/13/79 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... Olympia, WA (River Ridge) 17 + Steiner, John ...... QB ...... 6-1...... 180 ...... 8/17/80 ...... So...... HS ...... Whidbey Island, WA (South Whidbey) 38 + Stosich, Corey ...... S ...... 5-11...... 185 ...... 7/5/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Bellevue, WA (Bellevue) 30 Sweat, Sean ...... TB ...... 5-9...... 185 ...... 1/6/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Oceanside, CA (El Camino) 10 Tharps, Terry (1) ...... FL ...... 5-10...... 180 ...... 4/11/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 1V ...... Tacoma, WA (Curtis) 57 + Thompson, Mike ...... OL ...... 6-2...... 280 ...... 2/9/82 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek) 70 Tripplett, Larry (1) ...... DT ...... 6-1...... 295 ...... 1/18/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Los Angeles, CA (Westchester) 11 Tuiasosopo, Marques (2) ...... QB ...... 6-2...... 220 ...... 3/22/79 ...... Sr...... 3V ...... Woodinville, WA (Woodinville) 40 Tuiasosopo, Zach ...... OLB ...... 6-2...... 225 ...... 12/19/81 ...... Fr...... HS ...... Woodinville, WA (Woodinville) 23 Vontoure, Anthony (1) ...... CB ...... 6-1...... 190 ...... 7/8/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Martinez, CA (De La Salle) 58 Waddell, Oye (1) ...... ILB ...... 6-1...... 230 ...... 9/28/78 ...... Sr. * ...... 2V ...... Los Angeles, CA (Westchester) 45 + Walker, Ken (1) ...... FB ...... 6-1...... 240 ...... 4/14/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 1V ...... Honolulu, HI (Moanalua) 71 Ward, Chad (3) ...... OG/OT ...... 6-5...... 335 ...... 1/12/77 ...... Sr...... 3V ...... Finley, WA (River View) 84 Ware, Kevin (1) ...... TE ...... 6-3...... 260 ...... 9/30/80 ...... So...... 1V ...... Spring, TX (Klein Oak) 48 + Weber, Justin ...... OLB ...... 6-1...... 210 ...... 7/11/78 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... Tacoma, WA (Franklin-Pierce) 85 Westra, John (2)...... TE ...... 6-5...... 250 ...... 11/23/78 ...... Jr. * . 2V-RS ...... Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain) 25 Williams, Curtis (2) ...... SS ...... 5-10...... 200 ...... 5/4/78 ...... Sr...... 2V ...... Fresno, CA (Bullard) 13 Williams, Jafar (2) ...... ILB ...... 6-0...... 230 ...... 12/27/79 ...... Jr...... 2V ...... Oakland, CA (St. Mary’s) 6 Willis, Jamaun (1) ...... ILB ...... 6-2...... 245 ...... 2/26/79 ...... Jr. * ...... 2V ...... Compton, CA (Carson) 48 Wilson, Matthias ...... FB ...... 5-11...... 220 ...... 10/23/79 ...... So. * ...... SQ ...... Ferndale, WA (Ferndale) 75 Zajac, Elliott (1) ...... OG ...... 6-4...... 310 ...... 2/10/80 ...... So. * ...... 1V ...... Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield) Roster Key + Walkon ( ) Indicates letters won * indicates redshirt season utilized SQ - Squad member, has not played in a game RS - Redshirted previous season TR - Transferred to UW from previous playing season. 1V - Indicates number of years on varsity in which player has appeared in at least one game.
Coaching Staff: Rick Neuheisel (head coach), Keith Gilbertson (offensive coordinator/tight ends), Steve Axman (assistant head c oach/quarterbacks/wide receivers), Tim Hundley (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers), Randy Hart (defensive line), Bob Hauck (safeties/special teams), Chuck Heater (cor nerbacks), Wayne Moses (running backs), Tom Williams (inside linebackers), Brent Myers (offensive line), Tarn Sublett (graduate assistant) and Steve Fex (graduate assistant). 2000 Washington Numerical Roster 3 Alexander, Roc ...... CB 15 Deis, Joel ...... QB 31 Blanche, Sam ...... OLB 49 Lewis, Andy ...... ILB 74 Call, Wes ...... OT 3 Pickett, Cody ...... QB 16 Seery, Adam ...... S 32 Olszewski, Nick ...... FS 51 Jackson, Houdini ...... OLB 75 Zajac, Elliott ...... OG 4 Pharms, Jeremiah ...... OLB 16 Fleming, Ryan ...... P 34 Carothers, Greg ...... SS 52 Kovis, Jonathan ...... OG 76 Julian, Ryan ...... DE 4 Kaloper, Scott ...... QB 17 Steiner, John ...... QB 34 Cook, Brian ...... FB 52 Schmidt, Jonathon...... DE 76 Booker, Justin ...... OT/OG 5 Reddick, Patrick ...... SB 18 Elstrom, Todd ...... FL 34 Green, Roderick ...... CB 53 Butler, Aaron ...... OL 77 Rogers, Matt ...... OG 6 Willis, Jamaun ...... ILB 18 Newberry, B.J...... CB 35 Galloway, Tim ...... LB 53 George, Odell ...... OLB 78 Dicks, Dan ...... OL 7 Hooks, Jr., Wilbur ...... FL 19 Davis, Wondame ...... WR 35 Hart, John ...... FB 54 Fraize, Matt ...... C/OG 79 Brooks, Ryan ...... OL 8 Hurst, Willie ...... TB 20 Arnold, Paul ...... TB 36 Lingley, Matt...... LB 55 Nelson, Rock ...... OG 80 Robbins, Justin ...... WR 8 Dukes, RayShon...... CB 21 Johnson, Derrick ...... CB 38 Stosich, Corey ...... S 57 Thompson, Mike ...... OL 82 DeBord, Matt ...... WR 9 Akbar, Hakim ...... FS 22 Haynes, Lenny ...... WR 40 Tuiasosopo, Zach ...... OLB 58 Waddell, Oye ...... ILB 83 Hawkins, Dajuan...... SE 9 Akbar, Mikal ...... WR 23 Vontoure, Anthony ...... CB 41 Mahdavi, Ben ...... ILB 59 Stevens, Jerome ...... DE 84 Ware, Kevin ...... TE 10 Butler, Toure ...... CB 24 Alexis, Rich ...... TB 42 Krambrink, Tyler...... ILB 60 Daste, Dominic ...... OG 84 Koenig, Ryan ...... FL 10 Tharps, Terry ...... FL 24 Daniels, Derrell ...... ILB 43 Biddle, Owen ...... FS 64 Benn, Kyle ...... C 85 Westra, John ...... TE 11 Tuiasosopo, Marques .. QB 25 Harrison, Jelani ...... TB 45 Marona, Spencer...... DE 65 Miller, Joshua ...... DL 87 Shelton, Geoff ...... OLB 12 Lowe, Omare ...... CB 25 Williams, Curtis ...... SS 45 Walker, Ken ...... FB 67 Newton, Nick ...... OT 88 Cooper, Marquis ...... OLB 12 Scott, J.K...... QB 26 Newell, Jimmy ...... FS 46 Hatem, Ossim ...... DT 68 Silvers, Elliot ...... OT 88 Smith, Mike ...... WR 13 Porter, Ryan ...... QB 27 Martin, Riah ...... CB 46 Martin, Lane ...... P 70 Simonson, Jason ...... OT 89 Juergens, Chris ...... SE 13 Williams, Jafar ...... ILB 28 Massey, Chris ...... CB 47 Conniff, Pat ...... FB 70 Tripplett, Larry ...... DT 92 Coffin, Junior ...... DL 14 Stevens, Jerramy ...... TE 29 Cleman, Braxton ...... TB 47 Kelley, Anthony ...... OLB 71 Ward, Chad ...... OG/OT 95 Barnes, Khalif ...... DL 14 Skurski, Jim ...... PK 29 Shaw, Domynic ...... SS 48 Wilson, Matthias ...... FB 72 Bachert, Todd ...... C 97 Collier, Joe ...... TE 15 Anderson, John ...... PK 30 Sweat, Sean ...... TB 48 Weber, Justin ...... OLB 73 Reeves, Andre ...... OL 98 Roberson, Marcus ...... DL 99 Johnson, Terry ...... DL Page 34 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 9 HAKIM AKBAR # 24 RICH ALEXIS Junior – Free Safety Freshman – Tailback Earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors … named first-team All-America by Earned first-team Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com … a second- CNNSI.com … named honorable mention All-American, and first-team all-con- team Freshman All-American in The Sporting News … led team with nine touch- ference, by CollegeFootballNews.com … named to the All-Pac-10 first team by downs, most ever at Washington by a true freshman… rushing TD total was the Tacoma News-Tribune … one of six players to start all 11 games in each of most by a Husky tailback since Corey Dillon had 22 in 1996 … tied for 10 th in the last two seasons … has played in every game of his career … tied for the the Pac-10 in scoring, third among non-kickers with 54 points, 4.9 per game … team-lead in tackles with 97 … highest total by a Husky safety since Lawyer finished season with a UW true-freshman record 738 rushing yards, despite not Milloy’s 115 in 1995 … 2000 tackle total ranked fifth in the Pac-10 … part of a starting until the seventh game of the season … bested the freshman-record terrific Husky secondary that ranked second in the Pac-10 in pass defense with 538 rushing yards of Willie Hurst in 1998 … a major cog in Husky running just 207.9 yards allowed per game … secondary allowed more than one pass game that ranked first in the conference, 16 th in the nation at 211.7 yards per TD in a game just three times, and held opponents under 250 yards passing in game … 67.1 yards-per-game rushing average was seventh in the conference eight of 11 games … finished first or second in tackles in nine of 11 games this … averaged a team-best 6.3 yards per carry … had second-highest per-carry season … five tackles for loss tied for sixth on the team … totaled a career- average of any Husky rushing leader in school history … only Napoleon Kaufman high and Pac-10 season-best 19 tackles in 33-30 win over Oregon State … 19 (6.5 yards per carry in 1992) led the Huskies in rushing with a higher per-carry tackles are most by a Husky since John Fiala recorded 22 at Arizona State in average … only received 11 total carries for 80 yards in first four games, but 1996 … recorded two interceptions and recovered two fumble s … tallied 14 averaged 16 carries for 94.3 yards and 1.1 TDs per game the rest of the way … tackles against Oregon, second-highest on the team this year … earned coaches’ became just the fifth true freshman running back to start at Washington when defensive MVP honors for his effort … also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO he got the nod vs. Cal on Oct. 21 … responded with 78 yards rushing and two Radio player of the game for that game …also earned coaches’ defensive MVP TDs, his third-consecutive two-score game … started the next three games, honors for one-interception, six-tackle game vs. Idaho … switched to strong missing the start of the Washington State game with a shoulder injury … despite safety, the position he played in 1999, after the Stanford game … made 10 carrying the ball just 12 times against the Cougars, managed 134 yards and a tackles in Huskies' 35-32 comeback win over Arizona … against Cal, made key score in Huskies’ 51-3 win … was one of three Husky tailbacks to earn Pac-10 recovery of Joe Igber’s fourth-quarter fumble that led to game-winning touch- Offensive Player of the Week honors in 2000, doing so after rushing 21 times for down … led the team with nine tackles and a pass broken up in Huskies’ 51-3 127 yards in Huskies' 35-28 win over UCLA … one of four Husky running backs Apple Cup win over Washington State to merit coaches’ defensive MVP honor to receive at least 48 carries and average over 5.0 yards per carry … earned … 31-yard interception return at Arizona State was Huskies season-best … co- back-to-back coaches’ offensive MVP honors for performances vs. Oregon State winner of KOMO Newstalk 1000’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award at (107 yards, 2 TDs) and at Arizona State (127 yards, 2 TDs) … also named the the postseason banquet. Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for the ASU game … 86-yard TD run at Arizona State was sixth-longest in school history, longest in the Pac- Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 10 this season, and longest ever by a true freshman at Washington … went 50 1998 11-4 36 23 59 0-0 1 1-3 0 1-17 0-0 yards for first-career score, in Huskies’ 34-29 upset win over No. 4 Miami … 1999 11-11 33 36 69 3-9 2 2-0 6 1-4 0-0 went over 100 yards rushing four times, vs. Oregon State (107), at Arizona State 2000 11-11 54 43 97 5-16 0 2-0 6 2-31 0-0 (127), vs. UCLA (127), and at WSU (134) … along with Pope John Paul II High Totals 22-15 123 102 225 8-25 3 5-3 12 4-52 0-0 School teammate John Anderson (Boynton Beach, Fla.), became the highest- scoring HS tandem in school history, with 128 points scored … co-winner of the Travis Spring Award, given to the Huskies’ most outstanding offensive and # 3 ROC ALEXANDER defensive freshmen. Freshman – Cornerback Rushing Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG One of five freshmen to make a significant impact in the secondary this season 2000 11-4 117 740 14 126 6.2 9 86 … appeared in 10 games … part of a terrific Husky secondary that ranked second in the Pac-10 in pass defense with just 207.9 yards allowed per game … Receiving secondary allowed more than one pass TD in a game just three times, and held Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG opponents under 250 yards passing in eight of 11 games … finished the season 2000 11-4 5 38 7.6 0 16 with 13 tackles, third among Husky frosh … credited with a tackle-for-loss in Career Highs (Rushing) Huskies' 51-3 Rose Bowl-clinching win at Washington State … forced a fumble Rushing Attempts: 22 vs. California, 2000 in Washington’s 21-15 win at Arizona State … had season- and career-best two Rushing Yards: 134 at Washington State, 2000 tackles on several occasions … also played extensively on Huskies special-teams Longest Rush: 86 at Arizona State, 2000 coverage, sharing KOMO Newstalk 1000’s Special Teams Player of the Year award. Longest TD Run: 86 at Arizona State, 2000 Touchdowns: 2 (three times, most recent vs. California, 2000) Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 2000 10-0 6 7 13 1-1 1 0-0 1 0-0 0-0
2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 35 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES Previous Bowl Experience (Rushing) # 15 JOHN ANDERSON Year (Bowl) TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG Sophomore – Kicker 1999 (Holiday) 5 29 2 27 5.4 0 11 Made 12 of 17 field goals, improving to 25 of 35 (.714) in his career … finished Career Highs (Rushing and Receiving) third in the Pac-10 in total scoring with 74 points, trailing only OSU tailback Ken Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. Oregon State, 2000 Simonton (110) and Beaver kicker Ryan Cesca (85) … career field-goal total of Rushing Yards: 126 yards vs. Washington State, 1999 25 is sixth-highest all-time at UW … holds four of the Huskies’ all-time top-10 Longest Rush: 80 yards vs. Washington State, 1999 longest field goals, including a share of the school record (56 yards at UCLA, 11/ Longest TD Rush: 80 yards vs. Washington State, 1999 13/99) … 42 PAT attempts were fourth-most in a single-season by a Husky Touchdowns: 1 (three times, most recent vs. Idaho, 2000) kicker all-time … became the first Husky to lead the team in scoring in Receptions: 7 vs. Oregon State, 2000 consecutive seasons since kicker John McCallum in 1988-89 … after missing Receiving Yards: 65 yards vs Oregon State, 2000 first two attempts of the season, made 12 of last 15 (.800) … earned weekly Longest Reception: 35 yards at Oregon, 2000 special teams MVP honor for performance against Colorado, in which he kicked a 22-yard field goal and was a perfect 2-for-2 in PATs … against Arizona, was perfect in two field goals and three extra points, and booted four kickoffs into the end zone to again earn special teams MVP honors … made three of four # 64 KYLE BENN field goals against California, including a season-best 42-yarder … three field Junior – Center goals made at Cal tied for second-highest single-game total in the conference Started at center in every game, extending his career streak to 22 consecutive this season … for his career, is 8-for-10 (.800) from inside 30 yards, 8-for-11 games started… one of three offensive linemen to start every game in the past (.727) from 30-39 yards, 9-for-14 (.643) from 40 yards or more, and 3-for-4 from 50 or more … along with Pope John Paul II High School teammate Rich Alexis two seasons … helped Washington lead the Pac-10 in rushing for the second- consecutive season, with 211.7 yards per game … a major reason Washington (Boynton Beach, Fla.), became the highest-scoring HS tandem in school history, ranked 16th in the nation in per-game rushing average … also led UW to a third- with 128 points scored. place conference finish in sacks against … helped the Huskies rush for over Year PAT FG FGA Pts. 300 yards in consecutive games for the first time since 1977 … earned co- 1999 34-35 13 18 73 offensive MVP honor in Huskies’ 35-28 win over UCLA, as the team rushed for 2000 38-42 12 17 74 349 yards … the following week, made key blocks as UW rushed for 336 yards Totals 72-77 25 35 147 in 51-3 win at Washington State … named co-offensive MVP in Huskies’ 44-20 win over Idaho, with Washington carrying 44 times for 254 yards … also helped Field Goals Huskies to rush for 211 yards against an Arizona defense that ranked 6th in the Year 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals LG nation in rush defense (76.8 rush yards/game) entering the contest … has led 1999 0-0 3-4 3-4 4-6 3-4 13-18 56 UW to a top-25 national ranking in rushing average in each of his two seasons as 2000 0-0 5-6 5-7 2-4 0-0 12-17 42 a starter … a first-team Pac-10 All-Academic honoree … earned postseason Totals 0-0 8-10 8-11 6-10 3-4 25-35 56 Coaches’ Award for outstanding contribution to the team.
# 20 PAUL ARNOLD # 43 OWEN BIDDLE Sophomore – Tailback Sophomore – Free Safety Played in first 19 games of UW career before missing last four games with a back Played in nine of 11 games this season, missing just the Miami and Colorado problem … averaged over 5.0 yards-per-carry for the second-consecutive season games with a sprained ankle … made key punt-block and recovery in fourth … started first six games for Husky offense that ranked first in the conference quarter of Huskies’ 36-24 win over California … performance earned Biddle and 16th in the nation with 211.7 rush yards per game … made first-career start second special-teams MVP honor of the season … earned first MVP award in in season-opener against Idaho, carrying eight times for 46 yards and a score … first-career game, vs. Idaho … recovered a fumble on special teams to set up a earned both Huskies’ and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors after UW score in Huskies’ 44-20 win … earned special teams MVP honor again against racking up 167 total yards (102 rushing, 65 receiving) in Huskies’ 33-30 win UCLA, and also in Huskies’ 51-3 win over Washington State, becoming the only over Oregon State … one of four Husky tailbacks to earn the Pac-10 honor this player to win the award four times … co-winner of KOMO Newstalk 1000’s season … also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award at the annual postseason banquet. that game … seven receptions and 65 yards receiving vs. Oregon State were both career-highs. Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks Rushing 2000 11-0 7 1 8 0-0 0 1-0 1 0 0-0 Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG 1999 11-0 40 255 4 251 6.3 2 80 2000 7-6 58 304 8 296 5.1 1 27 Totals 18-6 98 559 12 547 5.6 3 80 Receiving Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 1999 11-0 5 11 2.2 0 4 2000 7-6 10 138 13.8 0 35 Totals 18-6 15 149 9.9 0 35 Page 36 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 10 TOURE BUTLER # 34 GREG CAROTHERS Senior – Cornerback Freshman – Safety Used primarily as a kick returner in 2000 … returned 14 punts for a 6.9-yard Earned honorable mention Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com … average … return average ranked seventh in the Pac-10 … brought back six played on defense in every game except Miami (special teams only) … started kicks for 80 yards, a 13.3-yard average … 706 career kick-return yards is 10 th- last three games of the season at strong safety … made first career start against highest total all-time … five punt returns and 58 punt-return yards at Washing- Arizona, finishing in a tie for third on the team in tackles with eight … earned ton State were both career-highs … had a career-best 35-yard punt return to defensive MVP honors for his performance against the Wildcats … appeared in set up final Husky touchdown in 51-3 win at Washington State … had a per- 11 games, leading all Husky freshmen with 27 tackles … part of a terrific Husky sonal season-best 18-yard kick return at Arizona State … appeared in 10 games secondary that ranked second in the conference in pass defense with 207. 9 this season, and has now played in 32 games in his career. yards allowed per game … secondary allowed more than one pass TD in a Defensive Statistics game just three times, and held opponents under 250 yards passing in eight of Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 11 games … finished third on the team in tackles at Washington State, with six 1997 11-0 15 1 16 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 … had one of Huskies’ four sacks in 33-30 win over Oregon State … first sack 1998 11-11 32 20 52 1-5 0 1-35 9 1-0 0-0 of career … forced fumble by Oregon State kick returner Ricky Walker, earning 1999 DNP the Husky coaches’ special teams MVP honor … was special teams MVP again 2000 10-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 at Washington State, in Huskies’ 51-3 win … made first career interception, in Totals 32-11 47 21 68 1-5 0 1-35 9 1-0 0-0 the end zone, against UCLA … co-winner of the Travis Spring Award, given to the team’s most outstanding offensive and defensive freshmen. Kickoff Returns Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1997 11-0 No Returns 2000 11-3 13 14 27 1-9 1 0 1 1-0 1-9 1998 11-11 22 626 28.5 1 98 1999 DNP # 29 BRAXTON CLEMAN 2000 10-0 6 80 13.3 0 98 Totals 32-11 28 706 25.2 1 98 Junior – Tailback Punt Returns Began the season as a reserve tailback before being used both at tailback and Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG fullback following an injury to starter Pat Conniff … started one game at fullback, 1997 11-0 No Returns against Cal, carrying three times for seven yards … moved back to starting 1998 11-11 2 6 3.0 0 6 tailback in Huskies’ final game at Washington State, earning the coaches’ offen- 1999 DNP sive MVP award with 15 carries for 105 yards and a score in Washington’s 51-3 2000 10-0 14 97 6.9 0 35 win … also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for the Totals 32-11 16 103 6.4 0 35 WSU game … also caught two passes for 39 yards in that game … one of four Husky backs to average over 5.0 yards per carry in 2000 (minimum 45 carries) Previous Bowl Experience (Kickoff Returns) … was tied for fourth in receptions, catching 11 passes for 107 yards on the Year (Bowl) No. Yds. Avg. TD LG season … went three yards for opening score in Huskies’ 34-29 win over No. 4 1998 (O’ahu) 5 122 24.4 0 36 Miami … had a career-long 25-yard reception against the Hurricanes to set up Career Highs Huskies’ third touchdown … caught a career-high four passes for 20 yards in Kickoff Returns: 5 vs. Air Force, 1998 (O’ahu Bowl) 17-14 win at Colorado … racked up 40 yards of total offense with 29 rushing Kickoff Return Yards: 140 yards vs. UCLA, 1998 and 11 receiving yards against UCLA … broke upfield for season-best 28-yard Longest Kickoff Return: 98 yards (TD) vs. BYU, 1998 gain at Oregon. Punt Returns: 5 at Washington State, 2000 Punt Return Yards: 58 at Washington State, 2000 Rushing Longest Punt Return: 35 yards at Washington State, 2000 Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG 1998 11-0 62 241 4 237 3.8 3 22 1999 5-1 31 166 2 164 5.3 1 40 # 74 WES CALL 2000 11-2 48 251 5 246 5.1 1 28 Senior – Offensive Tackle Totals 27-3 141 658 11 647 4.6 5 40 Started all but one game for the Huskies, and has now appeared in 21 of 22 regular-season games during his two-year career … moved into the starting Receiving lineup after spring drills when starting guard Rock Nelson was ruled out with a Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG back injury … a major reason Washington ranked 16 th in the nation in per- 1998 11-0 2 4 2.0 0 6 game rushing average at 211.7 yards per game … Huskies led the Pac-10 in 1999 5-1 5 47 9.4 0 24 rushing for the second consecutive year … also helped Washington finish third 2000 11-2 11 107 9.7 0 25 in the conference in sacks against … co-winner of coaches’ offensive MVP award, Totals 27-3 18 158 8.8 0 25 along with his fellow linemates, after Washington rushed for 349 yards in 35-28 win over UCLA … the following week, helped the Huskies become the first UW Previous Bowl Experience (Rushing) team to rush for over 300 yards in back-to-back games since 1977, with 336 Year (Bowl) TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG yards rushing in 51-3 win at Washington State … one of two recipients of KING- 1998 (O’ahu) 9 18 2 16 1.8 2 4 TV’s Most Improved Offensive Player award. 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 37 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES Career Highs (Rushing and Receiving) Previous Bowl Experience (Rushing and Receiving) Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. UCLA, 1998 Year (Bowl) TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG Rushing Yards: 105 at Washington State, 2000 1998 (O’ahu) 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 4 Longest Rush: 40 yards vs. Air Force, 1999 1999 (Holiday) 4 15 0 15 3.8 1 9 Longest TD Run: 22 yards vs. UCLA, 1998 Totals 7 24 0 24 3.4 1 9 Touchdowns: 2 vs. UCLA & Air Force (O’ahu Bowl), 1998 Year (Bowl) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Receptions: 4 at Colorado, 2000 1999 (Holiday) 4 57 14.3 0 23 Receiving Yards: 39 at Washington State, 2000 Longest Reception: 25 vs. Miami, 2000 Career Highs (Rushing and Receiving) Rushing Attempts: 9 vs. UCLA, 2000; at Washington State, 2000 Rushing Yards: 46 at Washington State, 2000 Longest Rush: 16 yards vs. Arizona State, 1998 # 97 JOE COLLIER Longest TD Run: 16 yards vs. Arizona State, 1998 Junior – Tight End Touchdowns: 2 vs. UCLA, 2000 Receptions: 5 at BYU, 1999 Saw first game action at tight end, after switching from defensive end in spring Receiving Yards: 57 vs. Kansas State, 2000 (Holiday Bowl) of 1999 … appeared in all 11 games for the Huskies … made first-career start Longest Reception: 27 yards vs. BYU, 1998 on offense against Arizona, when Huskies opened in a two-tight-end set … one of seven players to record a catch in 2000 that did not do so in 1999 … made first-career reception in Huskies’ 31-28 last-minute win at Stanford … key 11- # 88 MARQUIS COOPER yard reception in the fourth quarter against the Cardinal presreved a Husky drive that led to crucial touchdown … has one career catch. Freshman – Outside Linebacker One of several freshmen to make major contributions this season … played Receiving primarily on special teams, and backed up Jeremiah Pharms at outside linebacker Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG … finished the season with seven tackles … one of seven freshmen to appear in 2000 11-1 1 11 11.0 0 11 every game this season … blocked and recovered punt at ASU to set up Huskies’ first touchdown … named co-special teams MVP by the coaches for that game. Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks # 47 PAT CONNIFF 2000 11-0 4 3 7 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Senior – Fullback Started Huskies’ first five games at fullback before missing the Arizona State # 24 DERRELL DANIELS and California games with a torn MCL in his knee … returned to the starting lineup at Stanford, rushing two times for six yards and catching one pass for 11 Senior – Inside Linebacker yards … a major cog in Husky running game that ranked first in the Pac-10 and Named Huskies’ Defensive MVP by his teammates … named honorable men- 16th in the nation in rushing average with 211.7 yards per game … finished tion All-Pac-10 on defense … an All-Pac-10 first-team selection by the Tacoma season with career-highs in carries (44), yards (161) and touchdowns (5) … News-Tribune … started every game at inside linebacker, and has now appeared suffered a dislocated shoulder against Arizona, but started anyway in last home in all but two of the 44 games of his collegiate career … tied for the team lead game against UCLA, carrying a career-high nine times for 27 yards and two TDs in tackles with 97, the fifth highest total in the Pac-10 … has been either first or … first two-TD game of career … set a career-high the following week at Wash- second on the team in tackles in 15 of the last 19 games, including the 1999 ington State, carrying for 47 of Washington’s 336 yards, including a touchdown, Holiday Bowl … recorded double-digit tackles four times … dubbed the “Si- in 51-3 win … scored decisive touchdown from one yard out in fourth quarter lent Assassin” by his teammates for his businesslike, yet dominant style of play of Huskies’ 34-29 win over No. 4 Miami … also caught two passes against Mi- … was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for 14-tackle performance ami, one for a crucial fourth-quarter first down … named co-offensive MVP for in Huskies’ 35-32 win over Arizona … also against the Wildcats, recorded one the Idaho game, in which he capped an 84-yard drive with an eight-yard score tackle for loss and a fumble recovery … earned consecutive coaches’ defensive … winner of the Earle T. Glant Tough Husky award. MVP honors for performances vs. Arizona State, Cal, and Stanford … against the Sun Devils, led the team with nine tackles and a pass defensed … eight Rushing tackles against Cal tied for team lead with Curtis Williams … also made key Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG 1997 7-0 12 29 1 28 2.3 0 6 fumble recovery in fourth quarter that ignited Huskies’ 11-point come-from- behind win … earned coaches’ defensive MVP honors also against UCLA, fin- 1998 5-2 18 60 0 60 3.3 1 16 ishing second on the team with seven tackles … made game-saving tackle on 1999 11-6 31 132 0 132 4.3 1 12 2000 9-8 44 163 2 161 3.7 5 28 last play of Huskies’ 34-29 win over No. 4 Miami, bringing down Reggie Wayne after his 42-yard reception as time expired … also earned second consecutive Totals 32-16 105 384 3 381 3.6 7 28 KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Defensive Player award at the annual Receiving postseason banquet. Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1997 7-0 2 1 0.5 0 2 1997 10-0 7 1 8 1-1 0 1-0 0 0 0-0 1998 5-2 2 36 18.0 0 27 1999 11-6 10 85 8.5 1 18 1998 10-0 11 8 19 1-10 0 0 1 0 1-10 1999 11-10 46 35 81 7-18 0 0 1 1-0 2-13 2000 9-8 5 26 5.2 0 11 2000 11-11 47 50 97 4-8 0 2-0 1 0 1-1 Total 32-16 19 148 7.8 1 27 Totals 42-21 111 94 205 13-37 0 3-0 3 1-0 4-24 Page 38 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES Tuiasosopo’s favorite third-down target, being thrown to 22 times of 78 total # 60 DOMINIC DASTE third-down pass attempts, nearly twice as often as any other player … earned Senior – Offensive Guard the postseason Coaches’ Award for outstanding contribution to the team. Backed up Matt Fraize at left guard … has appeared in 41 games in his career, Receiving despite a career-threatening ankle injury sustained as a freshman in 1996 … Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG has not missed a regular-season game since the start of the 1998 season … one 1998 10-2 2 15 7.5 0 9 of six seniors on the offensive line … helped the Huskies finish first in the Pac- 1999 11-3 11 234 21.3 2 83 th 10 and 16 in the nation in rushing with 211.7 yards per game … Husky offen- 2000 11-11 47 683 14.5 3 43 sive line also ranked third in the conference in sacks against … earned co- Totals 32-16 60 932 15.5 5 83 offensive MVP honors, along with his linemates, when Washington rushed for 349 yards in 35-28 win over UCLA … the following week, helped the Huskies Previous Bowl Experience (Receiving) rush for 336 yards in 51-3 win over Washington State, marking the first time Year (Bowl) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG since 1977 that Washington has rushed for 300 yards in consecutive games … 1999 (Holiday) 3 17 5.7 0 6 received honorary game ball from head coach Rick Neuheisel following California Career Highs game, for his work in the second half against the Golden Bears’ outstanding Receptions: 7 vs Oregon State, 2000 defensive line. Reception Yards: 104 vs. Idaho, 2000 Longest Reception: 83 yards vs. California, 1999 Longest TD Reception: 83 yards vs. California, 1999 # 19 WONDAME DAVIS Junior – Wide Receiver # 16 RYAN FLEMING Moved from defensive back to wide receiver in spring drills, in an effort to add Senior – Punter more speed to the position … made first career reception in third quarter of Booted 55 punts on the season for a 38.1 per-punt average … 38.9 career punting season-opener against Idaho … finished game with a career-high 20 yards re- average ranks 10th all-time at UW … booted a season-best 50-yarder against ceiving … matched career-high with two catches at Oregon … tallied first- Idaho … saw 14 of 55 punts pinned down inside the 20-yard line … averaged career touchdown with a five-yard strike at Arizona State, just his fifth catch of 42.5 yards on four punts in Huskies’ 35-32 win over Arizona … averaged 41.8 the season … career-long reception is 11 yards. yards on 10 punts at Arizona State … 10 punts at Arizona State were most by a Husky punter since Channing Wyles booted 10 against San Jose State in 1990 Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG … also averaged over 40 yards (41.2) on five punts against UCLA, including 2000 10-0 6 54 9.0 1 11 three inside the 20 … became just seventh Husky punter since 1947 (when punting records were first kept) to lead the team in punting three consecutive Career Highs years … an information systems/finance major with a 3.27 GPA, earned sec- Receptions: 2 vs. Idaho, 2000; at Oregon, 2000 ond-consecutive District VIII All-Academic honors, and Pac-10 All-Academic first- Receiving Yards: 20 vs Idaho, 2000 team honors … also winner of the 101 Club Academic Achievement Award at Long Reception: 11 yards at Stanford, 2000 the annual postseason banquet for the second year in a row. Long TD Reception: 5 yards at Arizona State, 2000 Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. LG TB I20 BK 1998 11-11 69 2672 38.7 55 6 23 1 1999 11-11 50 2008 40.2 73 1 13 1 # 18 TODD ELSTROM 2000 11-11 55 2094 38.1 50 5 14 0 Junior – Wide Receiver Totals 33-33 174 6774 38.9 73 12 50 2 The Huskies’ leading receiver with 47 catches for 683 yards and three Note: Career high punt of 73 yards at BYU in 1999 touchdowns … eighth in the Pac-10 with 4.27 receptions per game … the only Husky wideout remaining who caught a pass in 1999 … was only Husky wideout to start every game in 2000 … caught a pass in every game this season, and has # 54 MATT FRAIZE now done so in 17 consecutive games dating back to October of last year … Senior – Offensive Guard reception total tied for eighth all-time in a single season by a UW receiver … Moved into the starting lineup after three seasons as a reserve on the Huskies’ first or tied for first in receptions in six games this season … caught four or offensive line … one of six seniors on the o-line for Washington this season … more passes in a game eight times … was named Huskies’ offensive MVP in 34- started every game at left guard … one of just three players (also Chad Ward, 29 win over No. 4 Miami … caught two passes for 61 yards in the game, both on Jeremiah Pharms) to appear in every game since the start of the 1997 season … the same drive, to set up Marques Tuiasosopo’s 12-yard TD rush that put a major cog in Husky rushing game that finished first in the Pac-10, and 16th in Washington up 14-3 … 104 yards vs. Idaho was a career best … set a new the nation in rushing with 211.7 yards per game … also helped team finish career high in receptions with seven in Huskies’ 33-30 win over Oregon State third in the Pac-10 in sacks against … earned co-offensive MVP honors, along … caught game-winning touchdown pass in Huskies’ 35-28 win over UCLA … with his linemates, when the Huskies rushed for 349 yards in win over UCLA … made crucial 27-yard reception in the final minute on Huskies’ game-winning 3- the following week, helped the Huskies become the first Washington team since play, 80-yard drive to beat Stanford 31-28 … shared coaches’ weekly offensive 1977 to rush for 300 yards in consecutive games … played key role in ball- MVP honors for his performance against the Cardinal … racked up six catches control offense that ranked third in the conference in time of possession at for 85 yards – including a key 25-yard third-down reception on Huskies’ game- 31:47 per game, just eight seconds per game less than Pac-10-leading Oregon. winning drive – in 35-32 victory over Arizona … was quarterback Marques
2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 39 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 46 OSSIM HATEM # 8 WILLIE HURST Sophomore – Defensive Tackle Junior – Tailback Made first-career start in season opener against Idaho … started at nose tackle Appeared in nine games this season … was Huskies’ second-leading rusher, in that game before moving to defensive tackle, where he played behind starter carrying 66 times for 402 yards (6.1 yards per carry) … one of four Husky Ryan Julian the rest of the season … despite limited playing time, made six tailbacks (also Rich Alexis, Paul Arnold, Braxton Cleman) to average over 5.0 tackles for loss and tied for fourth on the team with three sacks … along with yards per carry this season … finished second on the team in touchdowns with Larry Tripplett, Marcus Roberson, and Jeremiah Pharms, formed a dominant seven, despite not starting a game … seven scores in nine games (4.9 points defensive line that recorded 21.5 sacks and 39 tackles for loss … made twelve per game) tied for third-highest points-per-game average among non-kickers in tackles on the year … dragged down Idaho’s John Welsh in season-opener for the Pac-10 … was one of three Husky tailbacks to earn Pac-10 Offensive Player first-career sack, and first-career forced fumble … teamed with Larry Tripplett of the Week honors, doing so against Arizona … had two brilliant fourth-quarter to sack Miami’s Ken Dorsey, one of four Husky sacks in Washington’s 34-29 win TD runs against the Wildcats to spur a 15-point Husky comeback … career- … joined Tripplett again to sack UCLA’s Cory Paus in Huskies’ 35-28 win … long 65-yard scamper started the rally, the sixth-biggest comeback in Husky one of Washington’s six sacks against UCLA … also had a sack in the Huskies’ football history … finished off Arizona with a highlight-reel 23-yard score, mark- Rose Bowl-clinching 51-3 win at Washington State … co-winner of the ing his second-consecutive two-TD game, despite not starting in either … the postseason Coaches’ Award for outstanding contribution to the team. latter touchdown was CNN/SI.com’s “National Play of the Week” … despite recording just one carry before the fourth quarter, finished the Arizona game Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks with 116 yards on eight carries and two TDs … earned team offensive MVP 1999 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 honors for his effort … also named one of two National Offensive “Prime-Time 2000 10-1 5 7 12 6-33 1 0 0 0 3-29 Players” by Athlon’s for his performance … shared team offensive MVP honors Totals 11-1 6 7 12 6-33 1 0 0 0 3-29 the previous week following Huskies’ 31-28 win at Stanford … did not start, but came off the bench to rush 14 times for 96 yards and two scores … also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for the Stanford game … now has four two-TD games in his career … carried 11 times for 99 # 7 WILBUR HOOKS, JR. yards and a TD against UCLA, before breaking his collarbone at the end of a 62- Sophomore – Wide Receiver yard run … was used frequently in passing situations, catching an 8-yard TD Started the first two games at wide receiver … appeared in Huskies’ 17-14 win pass against Oregon, the first of his career … winner of the Coaches’ Award for at Colorado, making eventual winning touchdown reception in the third quarter outstanding contribution to the team. … first touchdown of career … tallied just one catch in the Huskies’ next four games, sitting out Oregon game with an irregular heartbeat … came back in a Rushing big way at Stanford … did not appear in game until final drive, making an acro- Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG batic 31-yard reception in a driving rain to set up game-winning touchdown in 1998 10-6 149 576 38 538 3.6 4 45 the final minute … shared weekly offensive MVP honors for his performance 1999 9-8 126 583 37 546 4.3 5 41 … made acrobatic 19-yard TD reception at Washington State in Huskies’ 51-3 2000 9-0 66 426 24 402 6.1 6 65 win … five receptions for 59 yards against Idaho were both career-highs. Totals 28-14 341 1585 99 1486 4.4 15 65
Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Receiving 2000 9-2 11 151 13.7 2 31 Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 1998 10-6 10 23 2.3 0 16 Career Highs 1999 9-8 5 65 13.0 0 34 Receptions: 5 vs. Idaho, 2000 2000 9-0 6 33 5.5 1 23 Reception Yards: 59 vs Idaho, 2000 Totals 28-14 21 121 5.8 1 34 Longest Reception: 31 yards at Stanford, 2000 Longest TD Reception: 24 at Colorado, 2000 Previous Bowl Experience (Rushing) Year (Bowl) TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG 1998 (O’ahu) 9 66 0 66 7.3 0 23 1999 (Holiday) 3 0 15 -15 -5.0 0 -2 Totals 12 66 15 61 4.3 0 23
Career Highs Rushing Attempts: 30 vs. Oregon, 1999 Rushing Yards: 161 vs. Oregon, 1999 Longest Rush: 65 yards vs. Arizona, 2000 Longest TD Rush: 65 yards vs. Arizona, 2000 Receptions: 4 at Colorado, 2000 Receiving Yards: 34 at UCLA, 1999 Long Reception: 34 yards at UCLA, 1999 Long TD Reception: 8 yards at Oregon, 2000
Page 40 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 21 DERRICK JOHNSON # 47 ANTHONY KELLEY Freshman – Cornerback Junior – Outside Linebacker Selected a second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News … earned Appeared in every game, starting against Idaho, Miami and Cal … was ninth on Rivals.com first-team Freshman All-American honors as a kick returner … a the team in tackles with a career-high 30, including 25 unassisted … six tackles- first-team All-Pac-10 selection at kick returner by the Tacoma News-Tribune for-loss tied for fourth-most on the team … set a new career-high with three …appeared in every game this season, starting at cornerback against Arizona sacks … tied for fifth in the conference with three forced fumbles … shared State, Cal, and Washington State … third among Husky freshmen with 19 tackles, defensive MVP honors for his stellar performance against the Golden Bears … 16 unassisted … one of five true freshmen to appear in every game … led the ignited a 23-point fourth-quarter rally in Huskies’ 36-24 come-from-behind win Pac-10, and ranked 21st in the nation in kick returns with a 24.2-yard average … forced a fumble on a sack of Cal’s Kyle Boller at the Cal 12-yard line to set up … was the most prolific true-freshman kick returner in Husky football history a field goal that brought the Huskies within eight … sacked Boller again for a … cracked Washington’s all-time top-10 single-season lists in total kick returns, loss of 10 yards to force a punt on the Bears’ final drive … first two-sack game total kick return yards, and kick return average … 24.2-yard average per return of career … made a similarly diverse impact in Huskies’ 35-28 win over UCLA, is fifth-best single-season mark all-time at UW … 23 total kick returns ties Scott again earning defensive MVP honors … made just two tackles, but stopped the Phillips (1973) for second all-time in the Husky record book … 557 total kick Bruins’ final drive with a sack of quarterback Cory Paus, forcing and recovering return yards is the fifth-highest single-season total by a Husky … had four the ensuing fumble to preserve the win … five tackles against Arizona were a returns for 121 yards against Oregon State, earning weekly special teams MVP career-high … recepient of the Inspirational Academic Award at the annual honors … had a season-long 56-yard kick return vs. Cal to set up a Husky field postseason banquet … will study abroad in South Africa next quarter. goal … was tied for second-longest kick return in the Pac-10 this season … scored first-career touchdown on a 22-yard reverse against Idaho, becoming Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks the first true freshman to score in a season-opener for Washington since 1982 1999 11-0 16 6 22 4-24 0 0-0 0 0-0 2-18 … made first-career fumble recovery at Arizona State … one of four recipients 2000 11-3 25 5 30 6-37 3 2-0 2 0-0 3-27 of KOMO Newstalk 1000’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award. Totals 22-3 41 11 52 10-61 3 2-0 2 0-0 5-45 Defensive Statistics Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 2000 11-3 16 3 19 1-2 0 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 # 42 TYLER KRAMBRINK Kickoff Returns RS Freshman – Inside Linebacker Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Appeared in every game at linebacker … earned a reputation as one of the 2000 11-3 23 557 24.2 0 56 Huskies’ biggest hitters … finished tied for fifth in the Pac-10 with three fumbles Punt Returns forced, and tied for fourth in the conference with three fumble recoveries… all Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG three forced fumbles came in Huskies’ 34-29 win over No. 4 Miami … stripped 2000 11-3 13 40 3.1 0 12 Hurricanes’ Santana Moss on punt return in the first quarter to for first career forced fumble … recovered that same fumble to set up drive that led to Career Highs Washington’s first score of the game … forced second fumble on a sack of Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. Oregon State, 2000; vs. California, 2000 Miami’s Ken Dorsey in the second quarter, which resulted in the Huskies’ third Kickoff Return Yards: 121 vs. Oregon State, 2000 score and a 21-3 lead … forced a third fumble in the third quarter … earned Longest Kickoff Return: 56 yards vs. California, 2000 coaches’ special teams MVP honors for his effort … finished game with a career- Punt Returns: 4 at Colorado, 2000 high five tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery …earned Punt Return Yards: 27 at Colorado, 2000 a second special teams MVP honor in Huskies’ 51-3 win at Washington State … Longest Punt Return: 12 yards at Colorado, 2000 recovered a pair of fumbles at Arizona State, returning them for 23 yards … earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors … named one of KOMO Newstalk 1000’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Players … also a co-winner # 76 RYAN JULIAN of the Travis Spring Award, given to the team’s most outstanding offensive and Junior – Defensive Tackle defensive freshmen. One of just three defensive players to start every game at the same position … finished the year with 10 tackles … seven of nine tackles were unassisted … Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks part of a terrific Husky defensive line that racked up 34 sacks, more than double 2000 11-0 14 10 24 2-11 3 3-23 0 0-0 1.5-11 its total from the previous year … had one tackle for loss, pulling down California’s Ryan Stanger in the Huskies’ 36-24 come-from-behind win … a recipient of the Coaches’ Award for outstanding contribution to the team. Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1997 5-0 2 1 3 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1998 10-2 11 4 15 1-8 0 0 0 0-0 1-8 1999 2-0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2000 11-11 7 3 10 1-2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Totals 28-13 20 10 30 3-11 0 0 0 0-0 1-8
2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 41 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 12 OMARE LOWE # 45 SPENCER MARONA Junior – Cornerback Sophomore – Nose Tackle Had best season of his career, starting in every game for the first time … one of Appeared in every game as the reserve to Larry Tripplett at nose tackle … made just three defensive players to start every game at the same position … racked five tackles on the season … part of a dominant defensive line that racked up up 30 tackles, including 24 unassisted … nine passes defensed were most by a 21.5 sacks and 39 tackles for loss … credited with a tackle in Huskies’ 51-3 Rose Husky since Dana Hall recorded 10 in 1991 … part of a terrific Husky secondary Bowl- clinching win at Washington State … had best game tackling with two in that allowed more than one pass TD in a game just three times, and held Huskies’ 17-14 win at Colorado … also had tackles against Oregon and Miami. opponents under 250 yards passing in eight of ten games … secondary also ranked second in the conference in pass defense, with just 207.9 yards allowed Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks per game … tied for team lead with two interceptions, including a crucial pick 1999 11-0 1 0 1 1-14 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 in the fourth quarter against Cal to set up a Husky touchdown in 36-24 come- 2000 11-0 2 3 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 from-behind win … shared defensive MVP honors for performance at Arizona Totals 22-0 3 3 6 1-14 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 State … against the Sun Devils, was credited with a Husky season-high four passes defensed, one interception, and a tackle for loss … interception came at a crucial time in the fourth quarter, with Arizona State seeking to close to within a touchdown … had season highs with six tackles against Idaho, Arizona #28 CHRIS MASSEY and UCLA … named one of KING-TV’s Most Improved Defensive Players. RS Freshman – Cornerback Started first career game in season opener vs. Idaho, making one tackle … Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks appeared in every game, and added starts in each of the last four games … had 1998 9-1 5 5 10 0-0 1 0-0 3 1-0 0-0 first-career interception in Huskies’ 51-3 Apple Cup win over Washington State 1999 10-2 17 3 20 0-0 0 0-0 3 1-24 0-0 … earned coaches’ defensive MVP honors for his effort against the Cougars … 2000 11-11 24 6 30 1-2 1 0-0 9 2-7 0-0 made one tackle-for-loss, bringing down Cal’s Derek Swafford on a corner blitz Totals 30-14 46 14 60 1-2 2 0-0 15 4-31 0-0 … credited with five passes defensed, fourth-most on the team … part of a terrific Husky secondary that allowed more than one pass TD in a game just three times, and held opponents under 250 yards passing in eight of 11 games # 41 BEN MAHDAVI … secondary also ranked second in the conference in pass defense, surrendering just 207.9 yards per game … credited with two passes defensed at Arizona Sophomore – Inside Linebacker State … co-recipient of the Travis Spring Award, given to the team’s most Began the season as the backup at inside linebacker, but moved into the starting outstanding offensive and defensive freshmen. lineup against Colorado, missing just one start the rest of the way … did not start the Oregon game as a result of an injury sustained on an crackback block Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks by a Colorado player … finished fourth on the team in tackles with 52 … racked 2000 11-5 10 2 12 1-4 0 0-0 5 1-11 0-0 up first two sacks of career … part of a terrific Husky defense that recorded 34 sacks, more than double its total from the previous year … had five total tack- les for loss on the season … scored a touchdown in the season-opener for the second-consecutive year … recovered a fumble by Idaho’s John Welsh and # 26 JIMMY NEWELL returned it 35 yards for a score, the second of his career … also against Idaho, Freshman – Free Safety blocked a punt and returned it 43 yards to the one-yard line, setting up another Husky touchdown … was named both the Huskies’ defensive MVP and special One of a stellar group of five freshmen to see considerable playing time in the secondary this season … made 10 tackles, and forced first-career fumble … teams MVP for his efforts in the game … also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO played in every game at free safety, first as the backup to Hakim Akbar, then as Radio player of the game for that game … had a season-best eight tackles in Huskies’ 33-30 win over Oregon State … made seven tackles, including a stuff the backup to Greg Carothers after Akbar switched to strong safety in November … part of a terrific Husky secondary that allowed more than one TD pass in a of Washington State’s Dave Minnich for a two-yard loss on fourth-and-one in game just three times, and held opponents under 250 yards passing in eight on Huskies’ 51-3 Rose Bowl-clinching win … had first-career sack against Oregon State, and added second the following week at Arizona State … named one of 11 games … secondary also ranked second in the Pac-10 in pass defense, giving up just 207.9 yards per game … forced a fourth-quarter fumble by Stanford’s two KING-TV Most Improved Defensive Players … a former walk-on, was Kerry Carter to set up what turned out to be a crucial Husky touchdown … had awarded a scholarship during the fall. best game tackling against Stanford, finishing fourth on the team with five. Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 2000 11-8 23 29 52 5-18 0 1-35 0 0-0 2-13 2000 11-0 7 3 10 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0
Page 42 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 4 JEREMIAH PHARMS # 5 PATRICK REDDICK Senior – Outside Linebacker Junior – Wide Receiver Linebacker who lines up as a defensive end … an honorable mention All-Pac- Saw first playing time since 1997, having been inactive the past two seasons as a 10 selection … one of just three players (Chad Ward, Matt Fraize) to appear in result of surgery to remove cysts on his knee … appeared in eight games, mostly every game since the start of the 1997 season … made 10 of 11 starts this as a reserve to Todd Elstrom at flanker … one of seven players to record a season, appearing in relief against Arizona … finished fifth on the team in tackles catch this season that did not have a reception in 1999 … finished the season with 46 … contributed in every aspect of the defense, making 10 tackles for with three catches for 28 yards … against Cal, made first catch since the 1997 loss, five and a half sacks, two pass defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble season … added two more receptions against Arizona, including a key first- recovery … sack total tied for ninth in the Pac-10 … 41 career tackles for loss down catch to set up game-winning touchdown in the final minutes. ties for fifth-highest total in Husky history, while 192 career TFL yards is the eighth-best total all-time … teamed with Larry Tripplett, Marcus Roberson, and Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Ossim Hatem to form a dominant defensive line that racked up 21.5 sacks and 1997 10-0 4 46 11.5 0 27 39 tackles for loss … shared weekly defensive MVP honors in each of the Hus- 1998 Redshirted the season kies’ final four games … earned first honor following Huskies’ 31-28 last-minute 1999 DNP — injured win at Stanford, recording one sack in the game … the following week, made eight tackles, including two for loss and a sack, in Huskies’ 35-32 come-from- 2000 8-0 3 28 9.3 0 11 behind win over Arizona … also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player Totals 19-0 7 74 10.6 0 27 of the game for the Arizona game … took third-consecutive defensive MVP honor in 35-28 win over UCLA, forcing a fumble on a sack of Cory Paus … made Career Highs two tackles for loss and teamed with Jerome Stevens to sack Washington State’s Receptions: 2 vs. Arizona, 2000 Matt Kegel in Huskies’ 51-3 win, earning final MVP honor … forced a fumble on Receiving Yards: 27 vs. Oregon State, 1997 a sack of Colorado’s Bobby Pesavento in the fourth quarter of Huskies’ 17-14 Long Reception: 27 yards vs. Oregon State, 1997 win … also had a fumble recovery at Colorado … winner of the Chuck Niemi “Big Hit” award, given to the team’s most tenacious hitter. # 80 JUSTIN ROBBINS Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1996* 3-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Freshman – Wide Receiver 1997 11-0 23 14 37 7-25 0 0 0 0-0 3-19 Had one of the best seasons of any freshman receiver in Washington football 1998 11-11 24 8 32 14-84 1 0 0 0-0 8-70 history … earned honorable mention Freshman All-American honors from 1999 11-11 33 16 49 10-35 1 3-22 0 0-0 2-18 Rivals.com … 22 total receptions ranked third among all-time Husky frosh … 2000 11-10 25 21 46 10-48 2 1-10 2 0-0 5.5-40 reception total was third on the team … four TD receptions were most of any Totals 47-32 105 59 164 41-192 4 4-32 2 0-0 18.5-147 Husky … one of four Husky receivers to make his first-career reception this *Redshirted season due to injury. season … did so in season-opener against Idaho, catching one pass for 12 yards … made first career start against Colorado, and has started in every game since … made game-winning 22-yard TD reception in final minute of Huskies’ 31-28 # 3 CODY PICKETT win at Stanford … earned offensive MVP honors for his catch … was the only Husky to catch two touchdown passes in a game, doing so in Washington’s 51- RS-Freshman – Quarterback 3 win over Washington State … also earned coaches’ offensive MVP honor for Played in just two games as the backup to senior Marques Tuiasosopo … against that performance … set career-highs with six catches for 69 yards in 36-24 come- Washington State, relieved Tuiasosopo in 4th quarter of Huskies’ 51-3 win, engi- from-behind win over Cal … tallied first score in Huskies’ 33-30 win over Or- neering a seven-play, 27-yard drive capped by a Husky touchdown … also played egon State … excepting junior Todd Elstrom, who led the team with 47 catches, against Idaho, completing one of two passes for 12 yards … served first season Robbins’ reception total was more than all other Husky wideouts combined … as holder for placekicker John Anderson on field goals and PATs … earned co-recipient of the Travis Spring Award, given to the team’s most outstanding honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors. offensive and defensive freshmen.
Passing Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Year G-S Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Pct. TD LG 2000 11-9 22 267 12.1 4 34 1999 1-0 4 0 1 0 .000 0 0 2000 2-0 2 1 0 12 .500 0 12 Career Highs Totals 3-0 6 1 1 12 .167 0 12 Receptions: 6 vs. California, 2000 Receiving Yards: 69 vs. California, 2000 note: appeared in all 11 games in 2000 as a special teams player, but in only two Long Reception: 34 yards at Washington State, 2000 games as a quarterback. Long TD Reception: 34 yards at Washington State, 2000
2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 43 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 98 MARCUS ROBERSON # 59 JEROME STEVENS Junior (TR) — Defensive Line Freshman –Defensive End Transferred from Mt. San Antonio College in California … did not start in the A true freshman that enrolled at the UW last spring … appeared in nine games opener with Idaho, but started every game thereafter … second on the team in as the backup to Marcus Roberson … part of a defensive line that racked up sacks with six, double the total of any Husky defensive lineman in 1999 … sack 21.5 sacks and 39 tackles for loss … of his seven tackles, three were for loss … total was tied for seventh in the Pac-10 … teamed with Larry Tripplett, Ossim made first-career start in Huskies’ 51-3 win at Washington State, tallying three Hatem and Jeremiah Pharms on a formidable defensive line that generated 21.5 tackles, one for loss, and teaming with Jeremiah Pharms for first career sack … total sacks and 39 tackles for loss … third on the team in tackles for loss with stuffed Oregon’s Maurice Morris for a loss … recovered a fumble in UW’s 21-15 eight, for 51 yards … made an immediate impact with a sack in his first game, win at Arizona State … also had a tackle-for-loss in fourth quarter Arizona game. against Idaho … had one of Huskies’ six sacks in 17-14 win at Colorado … had best game tackling the following week, making seven stops … forced a fumble Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 2000 9-1 3 4 7 3-12 0 1-0 0 0-0 0.5-7 on a sack of ASU’s Jeff Krohn in Huskies’ 21-15 win … another sack, in the fourth quarter against the Sun Devils, gave Roberson first-career two-sack game … against Arizona, recorded a sack and a forced fumble. # 14 JERRAMY STEVENS Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks Sophomore – Tight End 2000 11-9 13 14 27 8-51 2 0-0 0 0-0 6-47 Recorded the finest season of any tight end in the Huskies’ illustrious history at the position … a second-team All-Pac-10 selection … Football News second- team All-American … a second-team All-America selection, and first-team All- Pac-10, by CollegeFootballNews.com … Gannett News Service second-team # 77 MATT ROGERS All-America selection … selected to the all-conference first team at tight end by Senior – Offensive Tackle the Tacoma News-Tribune … co-winner of KOMO Newstalk 1000’s Most Out- standing Offensive Player award … one of eight semi-finalists for the John Appeared in every game this season … made first career appearance on the Mackey Award, given to the nation’s top tight end … had 43 receptions in offensive line for Washington against Idaho, after transferring from Iowa following the 1998 season … began the season primarily on special teams, but saw more 2000, eclipsing the school record for a tight end of 38, set by Dave Williams in 1965 … just a sophomore, already ranks fourth on the Huskies’ all-time recep- and more action on offense as the season progressed … served as the backup tions by a TE list with 64 … has more receptions, yards, and TDs through 22 to Wes Call at right tackle … shared coaches’ offensive MVP honor, along with his fellow linemates, in Huskies’ 35-32 win over UCLA, helping UW to rush for career games than current NFLers Mark Bruener, Ernie Conwell, Aaron Pierce, and Cameron Cleeland had through 22 career games at UW … 28 of 349 yards … also saw considerable time the following week, when Washington combined 43 catches went for first down … recorded at least one reception in every game, went for 336 yards rushing in 51-3 win at Washington State … part of a domi- nant Husky offensive line that led Washington to first in the Pac-10 and 16 th in extending a string of 16 consecutive regular-season games with a reception … against Arizona, went 93 yards on eight catches, the highest single-game recep- the nation in rushing with 211.7 yards per game … was a recipient of KING- tion total by a TE in school history … against Colorado, caught seven passes for TV’s Most Improved Offensive Player award at the end of the season 102 yards, just the third time in the last decade that a Husky TE has passed the century mark … had three of the Huskies’ four longest receptions of the year with catches of 59 (at Oregon), 47 (vs. UCLA), and 32 (at Colorado) yards … # 68 ELLIOT SILVERS was a three-time offensive MVP honoree, receiving the award after games against Senior – Offensive Tackle Colorado, California, and Arizona… also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for Colorado game … against the Bears, made a cru- A first-team All-Pac-10 selection … started every game at left tackle, extending cial touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, and had a subsequent catch of a a string of 26 consecutive starts (includes bowl games) … has now started in all two-point conversion called back on a holding penalty … had 80 of Washington’s but one game since the beginning of the 1998 season … also selected first- 111 receiving yards in 35-28 win over UCLA, including a 13-yard TD grab … was team All-Pac-10 by the Tacoma News-Tribune … one of six seniors on the left wide open on a 23-yard TD against Miami that pushed the Huskies ahead Husky offensive line … a major reason the Huskies were able to rush for 211.7 21-3 in eventual 34-29 win over the No. 4 Hurricanes … had Huskies’ season- th yards per game, best in the Pac-10 and 16 in the nation … protected Marques long reception of 59 yards at Oregon. Tuiasosopo’s blind side, helping UW finish third in the conference in sacks against … shared offensive MVP honors following the Huskies’ 35-32 come-from-be- Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG hind win over Arizona, helping put two running backs over 100 yards in the 1999 11-9 21 265 12.6 4 36 game … shared offensive MVP honors again the following week, when Wash- 2000 11-11 43 600 14.0 3 59 ington rushed for 349 yards in a 35-28 win over UCLA … a key cog in Husky Totals 22-20 64 865 13.5 7 59 running game that went over 300 yards again in the final game of the season at Previous Bowl Experience (Receiving) Washington State (336 yards), becoming the first UW team since 1977 to rush Year (Bowl) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG for 300 yards in consecutive games … named the John P. Angel College Club 1999 (Holiday) No receptions Outstanding Offensive Lineman at the annual postseason banquet … helped Career Highs the Huskies rush for over 200 yards six times … the Huskies are now 6-0 this Receptions: 8 at Washington State, 2000 season, and 24-1-1 since 1995, when rushing for 200 yards or more. Receiving Yards: 102 at Colorado, 2000 Touchdowns: 2 vs. Oregon, 1999 Long Reception: 59 yards at Oregon, 2000 LongTD Reception: 23 yards vs. Miami, 2000 Page 44 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES and three tackles, all for loss … won second consecutive John P. Angel College # 30 SEAN SWEAT Club Outstanding Defensive Lineman award at the annual postseason banquet. Freshman – Tailback Appeared at tailback in only one game, but was a key member of Husky special Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks teams … played in nine games both as a kick returner, and on the kickoff 1998 4-0 2 2 4 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 coverage team … made four returns on the season, averaging 20.0 yards per 1999 11-11 21 14 35 6-9 1 1 4 0-0 1-10 return … had season-long kick return of 28 yards in Huskies’ 33-30 win over 2000 11-11 24 14 38 11-68 1 1 3 0-0 6.5-58 Arizona … had 25-yard return at Washington State to set up a Husky score in Totals 26-22 47 30 77 18-78 2 2 7 0-0 7.5-68 51-3 win … accounted for the six of those points himself, rushing in a one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for first career score … carried five times against the Cougars for 12 yards and a touchdown, one of four Husky rushing # 11 MARQUES TUIASOSOPO scores on the day … earned Scout of the Week honors for performance in the week leading up to the Huskies’ 21-15 win at Arizona State … co-winner of Bob Senior – Quarterback Jarvis Offensive Scout of the Year award. Enjoyed another outstanding season, leading Washington to eight come-from- behind wins and just its fourth postseason top-five ranking in school history … Kickoff Returns named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-Pac-10 at quarter- Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG back … was the first Husky quarterback to win the offensive MVP honor since 2000 9-0 4 80 20.0 0 28 Steve Pelluer in 1983 … also named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year by the Rushing Tacoma News-Tribune, for the second consecutive season … finished eighth Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG in the Heisman Trophy voting … honorable mention All-America by CNNSI.com 2000 9-0 5 12 0 12 2.4 1 6 … first-team all-conference selection by CollegeFootballNews.com … became just the eighth player in Husky football history – and just the fourth since 1922 – to serve two years as a team captain … moved up on Washington’s career # 70 LARRY TRIPPLETT top-10 lists in both passing yards and total offense … against Cal, became Junior – Defensive Lineman school’s all-time leader in career total offense, passing former quarterback Dominating defensive lineman posted best numbers of career … named second- Damon Huard … finished the season with a school-record 6,875 total offensive team All-American by The Sporting News … espnmag.com first-team All-Ameri- yards, more than 1,000 yards ahead of Huard (5,813) … is the only player in can … named first-team All-Pac-10 at defensive tackle … one of three team Husky history to rush and pass for over 1,000 career yards each … holds the captains (also Marques Tuiasosopo, Chad Ward) … an Associated Press third- top two total offense seasons in school history … also holds school records for team All-American … a third-team All-America selection, and first-team all-con- total offensive attempts in a career (1,107) and a season (449 in 2000) … total th ference, by CollegeFootballNews.com … third-team All-America selection by offense total is 16 -highest in Pac-10 history … ranks third all-time on the Husky Football News … also named All-Pac-10 on the defensive line by the Tacoma passing charts with 5,501 yards, just 241 shy of all-time leader Brock Huard … News-Tribune … a Nagurski Award nominee … started all 11 games, one at with 2,146 passing yards, the eighth-highest total in school history, became just nose tackle and the rest at defensive end … has now started every game on the second Husky quarterback, and the first since Sonny Sixkiller in 1970 and defense over the past two seasons … affected the game in every aspect of 1971, to throw for 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons … is only the second defense … was a major disruption to opposing passing games, tallying six and Husky quarterback in school history with two top-10 passing seasons … threw a half sacks, the sixth-highest total in the Pac-10 … also made an impact against for at least 200 yards in seven of 11 games this season, moving him past Seattle run, breaking into the backfield for 11 tackles for loss, for 68 total yards this Seahawks quarterback Brock Huard for first on the all-time list with 16 career season … blocked three kicks on the season (two field goals, one extra point) 200-yard passing games … 31 career TD passes ties for fourth-most all-time … … tormented Colorado quarterback Bobby Pesavento, sacking him three times ranks fourth all-time in career passing efficiency at 115.67 … scored a rushing for 19 total lost yards, breaking up one pass, forcing one QB hurry, and recover- touchdown in five of the Huskies’ 11 games this season, giving him 20 career ing the game-deciding fumble in the final minute, in addition to leading the rushing scores … rushed for 1,374 yards in his career, the most ever by a Husky team with eight tackles, six unassisted … earned National Defensive Player of quarterback … ranks ninth all-time in career rushing attempts with 346 … has the Week, Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week, and the coaches’ defensive three of the top-seven rushing seasons by a quarterback in school history … player of the week honor for effort in Huskies’ 17-14 win over the Buffaloes … one of five finalists named in October for the Unitas Award, given to the nation’s twice sacked Hurricanes quarterback Ken Dorsey in Huskies’ 34-29 victory over top senior quarterback … also named as one of eight semi-finalists for the No. 4 Miami … also against Miami, blocked a second-quarter field-goal attempt Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award … against Washington State, com- and recovered a key fumble in the fourth quarter to preserve the Huskies’ win pleted 11 of 20 passes for 190 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Huskies … named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for the Miami to a 51-3 win and a share of the Pac-10 title … was key factor in seven Husky game … last two blocked kicks both came against Arizona, for which Tripplett wins by a touchdown or less … completed 3-of-3 passes for 80 yards and a earned coaches’ special teams MVP honors … blocked a Wildcats extra point, score in final minute of play at Stanford to lead Huskies to 31-28 come-from- then later blocked the potential game-tying field goal as time expired … made behind win … against Arizona, dove into the end zone for game-winning score potentially game-saving plays in four of Huskies’ nine wins this season … in with 1:10 remaining to cap a 15-point comeback in Huskies’ 35-32 win … scam- addition to fumble recovery that ended Colorado’s final drive in the last minute, pered for a career-high-equaling 46-yard rush to set up Huskies’ first score against and the last-second field-goal block against Arizona, forced a fumble by Cal’s the Wildcats … had all of Washington’s 62 yards on that drive (excluding pen- Joe Igber that led to go-ahead score in fourth quarter of Huskies’ 36-24 come- alties), passing for 15 and rushing for 47, including a one-yard score … earned from-behind win, and dropped Oregon State’s Ken Simonton for a 3-yard loss Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors following early-season victory over on the Beavers’ final play from scrimmage, pushing back a potentially game- fourth-ranked Miami … passed for 223 yards and one touchdown and ran for tying field-goal attempt that went just wide … against UCLA, recorded 1.5 sacks another 45 yards and a score … accounted for the Huskies’ winning points in a 33-30 win over Oregon State, diving in for a four-yard touchdown with just over 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 45 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES two minutes remaining … in that game, he threw for exactly 223 yards for the third time this season … in the season opener against Idaho, ran for a season- # 23 ANTHONY VONTOURE high 80 yards on 15 carries, while completing 16 of 30 passes for 223 yards and Junior – Cornerback a score … marked the fourth time during his career that he has accounted for Appeared in eight games, starting five … missed two games — against Arizona more than 300 yards of total offense … earned honorable mention Pac-10 all- State and Cal — with a foot injury, and missed the Washington State game with academic honors … earned second-consecutive team offensive MVP award, a hand injury that required surgery … finished second on the team with seven and was named KOMO Newstalk 1000’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player, at passes defensed … made a career-high four tackles for loss … part of a terrific the annual team banquet. Husky secondary that allowed more than one pass TD in a game just three times, and held opponents under 250 yards passing in eight of 11 games … Passing secondary also ranked second in the Pac-10 in pass defense, allowing just 207.9 Year G-S Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Pct. TD LG yards per game … had a knack for stripping away the football, forcing two 1997 9-1 64 37 1 650 .578 3 54 fumbles during the season … key defensive play against Miami earned coaches’ 1998 11-2 79 40 5 484 .506 2 51 defensive MVP honor … sacked Hurricanes quarterback Ken Dorsey on a cor- 1999 11-11 295 171 11 2221 .580 12 83 ner blitz, forcing a fumble that he also recovered to set up Huskies’ third touch- 2000 11-11 323 170 11 2146 .526 14 59 down … the following week at Colorado, made the game-saving play, stripping Totals 42-25 761 418 28 5501 .549 31 83 the ball away from wide receiver Eric McCready at midfield to halt the Buffaloes’ Rushing last-minute drive in Huskies’ 17-14 win … had a highlight-reel hit on UCLA’s Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG Freddie Mitchell to break up an early pass in Huskies’ 35-28 win. 1997 9-1 39 185 73 112 2.9 1 42 1998 11-2 43 364 37 327 7.6 7 46 Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1999 11-11 138 730 189 541 3.9 6 30 1998 6-1 4 6 10 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 0-0 2000 11-11 126 605 211 394 3.1 6 46 1999 9-9 26 4 30 3-15 1 2-0 2 6-99 1-10 Totals 42-25 346 1884 510 1374 4.0 20 46 2000 8-5 15 11 26 4-10 2 1-0 7 0-0 1-5 Totals 23-15 45 21 66 7-25 3 4-0 9 6-99 2-15 Total Offense G-S Rush Pass Total 1997 9-1 112 650 762 1998 11-2 327 484 811 1999 11-11 541 2221 2762 # 71 CHAD WARD 2000 11-11 394 2146 2540 Senior – Offensive Guard Totals 42-25 1374 5501 6875 One of six seniors on the Husky offensive line … served as a team captain … won the prestigious Morris Trophy, given to the Pac-10’s top offensive lineman, Previous Bowl Experience (Passing and Rushing) as voted by the conference’s defensive linemen … an Associated Press first- Year (Bowl) Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Pct. TD LG team All-American … a Sporting News first-team All-American … a first-team 1998 (O’ahu) 7 5 0 43 .714 1 13 All-Pac-10 selection on the offensive line … voted first-team All-American, and 1999 (Holiday) 27 18 1 197 .667 0 42 first-team all-conference by CollegeFootballNews.com … Football News sec- Totals 34 23 1 240 .676 1 42 ond-team All-American … first-team All-America selection by CNNSI.com … Gannett News Service second-team All-American … also named first-team All- Year (Bowl) TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG Pac-10 by the Tacoma News-Tribune … set a school record with a 733-pound 1998 (O’ahu) 4 13 2 11 2.8 1 7 squat at preseason camp … one of the strongest and most athletic players on 1999 (Holiday) 11 53 23 30 2.7 0 10 the team, has also power-cleaned 430 pounds, bench-pressed 500, posted a Totals 15 66 25 41 2.7 1 10 vertical leap of 31 inches, and run a 5.09 40-yard dash … has also proven du- rable, starting all 11 games this season, and has now played in all 44 regular- Career Highs (Passing and Rushing) season games of his career … joins Matt Fraize and Jeremiah Pharms as the Pass Attempts: 44 vs. Air Force, 1999 only players to appear in every game in the past four years … teamed with Pass Completions: 22 vs. BYU, 1999 fellow trenchmen to lead UW to first in the Pac-10 and 16 th in the nation in Passing Yards: 302 vs. Stanford, 1999 rushing with 211.7 yards per game … team also ranked third in the conference Longest Completion: 83 yards to Todd Elstrom vs. California, 1999 in sacks allowed … anchored a dominant Husky offensive line that helped Wash- Longest TD Completion: 83 yards to Todd Elstrom vs. California, 1999 ington control the line of scrimmage for an average of 31:47 per game, just Passing Touchdowns: 3 vs. Oregon, 1999; at Washington State, 2000 eight seconds per game less than conference leader Oregon … shared the Interceptions: 3 vs. Air Force and California, 1999 coaches’ award for offensive MVP after the Arizona game, clearing the way for Rushing Attempts: 22 vs. Stanford, 1999 the Huskies to rush for 211 yards and four touchdowns in the 35-32 come-from- Rushing Yards: 207 vs. Stanford, 1999 behind win … also shared the award with his fellow linemates the following Longest Rush: 46 yards vs. BYU, 1998; vs. Arizona, 2000 week, as Washington ran for 349 yards in a 35-28 win over UCLA … the next Longest TD Run: 42 yards vs. Oregon, 1997 week, helped UW become the first Husky team since 1977 to rush for 300 yards Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Utah State (1998), California (1998), BYU (1999) in consecutive games, as Washington rushed for 336 in 51-3 win at Washington and Stanford (1999), vs. Arizona (2000) State … recipient of the team’s L. Wait Rising Lineman of the Year award for the second straight year.
Page 46 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 WASHINGTON PLAYER BIO UPDATES # 25 CURTIS WILLIAMS # 6 JAMAUN WILLIS Senior – Free Safety Junior – Inside Linebacker Started at free safety in the Huskies’ first eight games, extending a streak of 20 Was perhaps the Huskies’ top defensive reserve, appearing in all 11 games for consecutive starts dating back to last season, before suffering a severe spinal the second-consecutive season … despite starting just one game, finished sev- cord injury late in the third quarter of the Stanford game … currently rehabili- enth on the team in tackles with 32 … made first-career start against Oregon, tating in a facility in San Jose, Calif., after being discharged from the Stanford recording best career game with nine tackles, including three for loss … came Medical Center in November … second-team All-Pac-10 selection … winner through with six tackles in Huskies’ 35-32 come-from-behind win over Arizona of the Guy Flaherty Award, considered the team’s top honor, as the Huskies’ … swatted away a fourth-quarter pass from Ortege Jenkins to Andrae Thurman most inspirational player … an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection at safety to force a Wildcat punt that eventually led to go-ahead Husky touchdown … by the Tacoma News-Tribune … was in the top three in tackles in seven of his made five tackles in Huskies’ 33-30 victory over Oregon State. eight games this season … had two sacks on the year … credited with three passes defensed … key component of an improved Husky secondary that Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks grounded opposing quarterbacks … in six of Williams’ eight games, Husky 1998 3-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 0-0 opponents threw for less than 215 yards … part of a terrific Husky secondary 1999 11-0 4 5 9 1-2 0 0-0 0 1-24 0-0 that ranked second in the conference in pass defense, with just 207.9 yards 2000 11-1 10 22 32 3-6 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 allowed per game … tight coverage helped Washington rank third in the Pac- Totals 25-1 14 27 41 4-8 0 1-0 1 1-24 0-0 10 in sacks, a year after finishing last in that category … earned co-defensive MVP honors for one-sack, six-tackle performance at Colorado … one of four players to share defensive MVP honors in Huskies’ 36-24 comeback win over California … pulled down a third MVP award for performance at Stanford, fin- # 75 ELLIOTT ZAJAC ishing second on the team in tackles with nine, in just three quarters … at the Sophomore – Offensive Guard time of his injury, ranked 18 th in the Pac-10 in tackles … received game ball Played sparingly on offense as the backup to Chad Ward at right guard, but was following Huskies’ dramatic 35-32 win over Arizona the week after his injury. a key component of Husky special teams … served as the long snapper on field goals and punts for the second s traight season … earned coaches’ special- Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks teams MVP honors for flawless snapping performance in a downpour at Stanford, 1998 5-0 13 5 18 0-0 1 1 0 0 0-0 a game the Huskies won 31-28 … also ran in the wedge on Husky kick returns, 1999 11-11 48 21 69 2-9 1 0 4 1-0 1-7 helping returner Derrick Johnson finish in the top-25 nationally with 24.2 yards 2000 8-8 32 23 55 4-8 1 0 3 0 1-5 per return. Totals 24-19 93 49 142 6-17 3 1 7 1-0 2-12
# 13 JAFAR WILLIAMS Junior – Outside Linebacker Started eight of 11 games for the second straight season … missed California game with an injury, the only game Williams has missed in his three-year career … also did not start against UCLA and Washington State, when Washington opened in a nickel package … finished with 21 tackles, including two for loss … had best game tackling against Oregon, making a career-high seven stops, including five solo … brought down Oregon’s Joey Harrington for first career sack … recipient of the Coaches’ Award, for outstanding contribution to the team, at the annual postseason banquet.
Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1998 11-0 7 3 10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1999 11-10 17 11 28 2-6 0 0 2 0 0-0 2000 10-8 12 9 21 2-5 0 0 0 0 1-2 Totals 32-18 36 23 59 4-11 0 0 2 0 1-2
2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 47 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 2000 ALL-PAC-10 CONFERENCE TEAMS First Team Offense Second Team Offense QB Marques Tuiasosopo, Sr., Washington QB Joey Harrington, Jr. Oregon RB Ken Simonton, Jr., Oregon State RB Maurice Morris, Jr., Oregon RB DeShaun Foster, Jr., UCLA RB Sultan McCullough, So., USC WR DeRonnie Pitts, Sr., Stanford WR Milton Wynn, Jr., Washington State WR Freddie Mitchell, Jr., UCLA WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sr., Oregon State TE Todd Heap, Jr., Arizona State TE Jerramy Stevens, So., Washington OL Chris Gibson, Jr., Oregon State OL Lee Gundy, Sr., Oregon OL Victor Leyva, Sr., Arizona State OL Eric Heitmann, Jr., Stanford OL Scott Peters, Jr., Arizona State OL Mitch White, Sr., Oregon State OL Chad Ward, Sr., Washington OL Marques McFadden, Sr., Arizona OL Elliot Silvers, Sr., Washington OL Levi Jones, Jr., Arizona State OL Brandon Ludwig, So., California First Team Defense DE Andre Carter, Sr., California Second Team Defense DT Willie Howard, Sr., Stanford DE Saul Patu, Sr., Oregon DT Larry Tripplett, Jr., Washington DT Jacob Waasdorp, Sr., California DE DeLawrence Grant, Sr., Oregon State DT Ennis Davis, Sr., USC LB Adam Archuleta, Sr., Arizona State DE Joe Tafoya, Sr., Arizona LB Lance Briggs, So., Arizona LB Zeke Moreno, Sr., USC LB Riall Johnson, Sr., Stanford LB Darnell Robinson, Sr., Oregon State DB Dennis Weathersby, So., Oregon State LB Robert Thomas, Sr., UCLA DB Rashad Bauman, Jr., Oregon DB Curtis Williams, Sr., Washington DB Ricky Manning, So., UCLA DB Tank Williams, Jr., Stanford DB Hakim Akbar, Jr., Washington DB Michael Jolivette, Fr., Arizona DB Terrance Carroll, Sr., Oregon State First Team Specialists DB Billy Newman, Jr., Washington State PK Ryan Cesca, So., Oregon State P Nick Harris, Sr., California Second Team Specialists RS Bobby Wade, So., Arizona PK Chris Griffith, So., UCLA ST Jermaine Hanspard, Sr., Oregon P Nate Fiske, So., UCLA RS Jemeel Powell, So., California Offensive Player of the Year: Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington ST Peter Hansen, Jr., Arizona Defensive Player of the Year: Adam Archuleta, Arizona State Freshman of the Year: Terrell Suggs, Arizona State Honorable Mention (Washington players only): Derrell Daniels, ILB, Sr.; Coach of the Year: Dennis Erickson, Oregon State Jeremiah Pharms, OLB, Sr. 2000 ALL-PAC-10 ACADEMIC TEAM Offense Offense QB Joey Harrington, Oregon, Jr., 3.33, Political Science/Business DL Daniel Nwangwu, California, So., 3.30, Undeclared TB Joe Igber, California, So., 3.27, Undeclared DL Kyle Rosselle, Oregon State, Jr., 3.28, General Agriculture FB Casey Moore, Stanford, Jr., 3.10, English DL Walker Templeton, Oregon, Sr., 3.19, Fine Arts WR Brian Forth, Arizona State, Sr., 3.50, Marketing DL Jeremy Williams, Washington State, RFr., 3.78, Undeclared WR Collin Henderson, Washington State, So., 3.90, Undeclared LB Scott Fujita, California, So., 3.40, Political Science TE Eli Wnek, Arizona, Jr., 3.76, Family Studies LB Serign Marong, Washington State, Jr., 3.52, Biology OL Mike Belisle, Oregon, So., 3.32, English LB Ryan Shapiro, USC, Sr., 3.72, Graduate School of Communication OL Kyle Benn, Washington, Jr., 3.18, Business CB Cole Sheridan, Washington State, RFr., 3.66, Undeclared OL Brian Hollenberg, Washington State, So., 3.64, Mechanical Eng. CB Dennis Weathersby, Oregon State, So., 3.32, Liberal Studies OL Greg Schindler, Stanford, Sr., 3.42, Biological Sciences SS Brandon Nash, Arizona, So., 3.13, Media Arts OL Ryan Schmid, Oregon, Jr., 3.92, Business Administration FS David Watts, California, Sr., 3.24, American Studies
PK Dan Katz, Oregon, Sr., 3.82, Political Science P Ryan Fleming, Washington, Sr., 3.24, Info. Systems/Finance
Page 48 2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 2000 Honors and Awards Hakim Akbar Wes Call Matt Fraize First-team All-American, CNNSI.com KING-TV Most Improved Offensive Player Husky Team Offensive MVP — UCLA First-team All-Pac-10 Husky Team Offensive MVP — UCLA Sporting News All-Pac-10 First Team Tim Galloway Honorable Mention All-American, Greg Carothers Mark Drennan Defensive Scout of the Year CollegeFootballNews.com Honorable Mention Freshman All-American, Husky Team Scout of the Week — Miami Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 first team Rivals.com KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Defensive Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Award Ossim Hatem Player Husky Team Defensive MVP — Arizona Coaches’ Award Husky Team Defensive MVP — Idaho, Oregon St. and Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Oregon St., Wash. St. Washington State Wilbur Hooks, Jr. Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Braxton Cleman Husky Team Offensive MVP — Stanford Oregon Husky Team Offensive MVP — Washington St. Second-team Preseason All-American, Street and Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Willie Hurst Smith’s Washington State Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, Nov. 6 Second-team Preseason All-American, The Sporting Athlon’s National “Prime Time Player,” Nov. 6 News Pat Conniff CNN/SI.com National Play of the Week — Nov. 4, Earle T. Glant Tough Husky Award Arizona Roc Alexander Husky Team Offensive MVP — Idaho Husky Team Offensive MVP — Stanford, Arizona KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Special Coaches’ Award Teams Player Brian Cook Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout of the Year Stanford Rich Alexis Husky Team Scout of the Week — Stanford, First-team Freshman All-American, Rivals.com Washington St. Derrick Johnson Second-team Freshman All-American, The Sporting News First-team Freshman All-American (kick returner), Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, Nov. 11 Marquis Cooper Rivals.com Husky Team Offensive MVP — Oregon St., Arizona St. Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Arizona St. Second-team Freshman All-American (kr), The Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Sporting News Arizona State Derrell Daniels Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 First Team (kick Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Award Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 returner) Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 First Team KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Special John Anderson Sporting News All-Pac-10 Second Team Teams Player Preseason third-team All-American, Athlon’s Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week, Nov. 6 Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Oregon St. Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Colorado Players’ Co-Defensive Team MVP KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Defensive Ryan Julian Paul Arnold Player Coaches’ Award Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 7 Husky Team Defensive MVP — Arizona St., California, Husky Team Offensive MVP — Oregon St. Stanford, UCLA Anthony Kelley Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Inspirational Academic Award Oregon State Dominic Daste Husky Team Defensive MVP — California, UCLA Husky Team Offensive MVP — California, UCLA Khalif Barnes Brent Knopp Husky Team Scout of the Week — Idaho Matt DeBord Husky Team Scout of the Week — Stanford, UCLA Husky Team Scout of the Week — Arizona Kyle Benn Tyler Krambrink Pac-10 All-Academic First Team Dan Dicks Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic Team Husky Team Offensive MVP — Idaho, UCLA Husky Team Scout of the Week — California Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Coaches’ Award KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Special RayShon Dukes Teams Player Owen Biddle Husky Team Scout of the Week — Oregon St. Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Miami, KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Special Washington St. Teams Player Todd Elstrom Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Idaho, California, Husky Team Offensive MVP — Miami, Stanford Andy Lewis UCLA, Washington St. Coaches’ Award Husky Team Scout of the Week — Colorado
Ryan Brooks Ryan Fleming Omare Lowe Husky Team Scout of the Week — Miami District VIII All-Academic First Team KING-TV Most Improved Defensive Player Pac-10 All-Academic First Team Husky Team Defensive MVP — Arizona St. Aaron Butler 101 Club Academic Achievement Award Husky Team Scout of the Week — UCLA
2000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE Page 49 WASHINGTON vs. PURDUE • THE ROSE BOWL • JANUARY 1, 2001 2000 Honors and Awards Ben Mahdavi Jerramy Stevens Marques Tuiasosopo KING-TV Most Improved Defensive Player John Mackey Award Semifinalist Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year Husky Team Defensive MVP — Idaho Second-team All-American, Football News First-team All-Pac-10 Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Idaho Second-team All-American, CollegeFootballNews.com Eighth place in Heisman Trophy voting Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Second-team All-American, Gannett Tacoma News-Tribune Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Idaho Honorable Mention All-American, CNNSI.com Year Second-team All-Pac-10 Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 First Team Riah Martin CollegeFootballNews.com All-Pac-10 First Team CollegeFootballNews.com All-Pac-10 First Team Husky Team Scout of the Week — Arizona St. Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 First Team Sporting News All-Pac-10 First Team Sporting News All-Pac-10 Second Team Honorable Mention All-American, CNNSI.com Chris Massey KOMO Newstalk 1000 Most Outstanding Offensive Johnny Unitas Award finalist Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Player Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award semi-finalist Husky Team Defensive MVP — Washington St. Husky Team Offensive MVP — Colorado, California Players’ Offensive Team MVP Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic Team B.J. Newberry Colorado Husky Team Offensive MVP — Stanford, Wash St. Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout of the Year Husky Team Captain Husky Team Scout of the Week — Washington St. Sean Sweat Bob Jarvis Offensive Scout of the Year Zach Tuiasosopo Jimmy Newell Husky Team Special Teams MVP — California Mark Drennan Defensive Scout of the Year Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Stanford Husky Team Scout of the Week — Arizona St. Husky Team Scout of the Week — Colorado, California Jeremiah Pharms Larry Tripplett Anthony Vontoure Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 First-team All-American, ESPNMAG.com Husky Team Defensive MVP — Miami Chuck Niemi “Big Hit” Award Second-team All-American, The Sporting News Husky Team Defensive MVP — Stanford, Arizona, Third-team All-American, Associated Press Oye Waddell UCLA, Washington State Third-team All-American, CollegeFootballNews.com Academic Excellence Award Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Third-team All-American, Football News Tyee Sports Council Community Service Award Arizona First-team All-Pac-10 Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 First Team Chad Ward Ryan Porter CollegeFootballNews.com All-Pac-10 First Team First-team All-American, Associated Press Husky Team Scout of the Week — Arizona Sporting News All-Pac-10 Second Team First-team All-American, The Sporting News USA Today National Defensive Player of the Week, First-team All-American, CNNSI.com Justin Robbins Sept. 17 First-team All-American, CollegeFootballNews.com Honorable Mention Freshman All-American, Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 18 Second-team All-American, Football News Rivals.com John P. Angel College Club Outstanding Defensive Second-team All-American, Gannett Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Lineman Morris Trophy (outstanding Pac-10 offensive lineman) Husky Team Offensive MVP — Miami, Stanford, Husky Team Defensive MVP — Miami, Colorado, First-team All-Pac-10 Washington St. California Tacoma News-Tribune All-Pac-10 First Team Husky Team Special Teams MVP — Arizona CollegeFootballNews.com All-Pac-10 First Team Matt Rogers Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game — Sporting News All-Pac-10 First Team KING-TV Most Improved Offensive Player Miami Street and Smith’s First-team Preseason All-American Husky Team Offensive MVP — UCLA Husky Team Captain Sporting News Second-team Preseason All-American L. Wait Rising Lineman of the Year Adam Seery Husky Team Offensive MVP — Arizona, UCLA Husky Team Scout of the Week — Arizona Husky Team Captain
Elliot Silvers John Westra First-team All-Pac-10 Husky Team Scout of the Week — Colorado First-team All-Pac-10, Tacoma News-Tribune Curtis Williams John P. Angel College Club Outstanding Offensive Second-team All-Pac-10 Lineman Tacoma News-Tribune Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Husky Team Offensive MVP — Arizona, UCLA Guy Flaherty Award Husky Team Defensive MVP — Colorado, California, Stanford
Jafar Williams Coaches’ Award
Matthias Wilson Bob Jarvis Offensive Scout of the Year Husky Team Scout of the Week — Idaho
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