UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2008 HUSKY FOOTBALL www.gohuskies.com Contact: Jeff Bechthold • (206) 543-2230 • Fax (206) 543-5000 2008 HUSKY SCHEDULE / results WASHINGTON at #21/20 OREGON Aug. 30 at Oregon (FSN) 7:00 p.m. Sept. 7 BRIGHAM YOUNG (FSN) 12:00 p.m. Huskies Open ‘08 Slate With Border Rivalry Game Sept. 13 OKLAHOMA (ESPN) 4:45 p.m. THE GAME: The Washington football team opens the 2008 season with a game that not only Sept. 27 STANFORD (FSN-NW) 7:00 p.m. counts in the Pac-10 standings, but comes against one of its biggest rivals. Saturday night at 7:00 Oct. 4 at Arizona TBA p.m. PDT, the Dawgs take on Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. The game will air live on FSN Oct. 18 OREGON STATE (Versus) 4:00 p.m. television. The Huskies’ schedule, which features five games against teams in the preseason As- Oct. 25 NOTRE DAME (ABC/ESPN) 5:00 p.m. sociated Press top-25 poll, has been rated as the toughest in the nation. After the game against Nov. 1 at USC TBA the Ducks, who were ranked 21st in the preseason AP rankings and 20th in the coaches’ poll, the Nov. 8 ARIZONA STATE TBA Dawgs return home for three straight games, against No. 16 Brigham Young, No. 4 Oklahoma and, Nov. 15 UCLA TBA after an off week, Stanford. Last year in Seattle, the Ducks and Dawgs were tied at 31-31 through Nov. 22 at Washington State (FSN) 12:00 p.m. the first three quarters before the Ducks pulled away for a 55-34 win. Dec. 6 at California (FSN/ESPN) TBA HUSKIES vs. DUCKS History: Washington leads the all-time series against the Ducks with 58 all times are Pacific wins, 37 losses and five ties. While the series of games played in Eugene has the Ducks enjoying a 13-12 edge all-time (Oregon's home games vs. the UW were played in Portland for many years), 2007 PAC-10 FINAL STANDINGS the Huskies are 31-18-4 against their cross-border rivals in games played in Seattle. This Saturday's Team Pac-10 Overall game at Autzen Stadium will mark the Huskies fifth game in Eugene in seven meetings. The teams 1. USC 7-2 11-2 played in Seattle in 2003 and again last year, but played in Eugene in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005. Arizona State 7-2 10-3 The teams didn't play each other in 2001, the first break in the series since 1943, when Washington 3. Oregon State 6-3 9-4 played only military opponents. The Ducks have had the edge of late, winning nine of the last 13 4. Oregon 5-4 9-4 against the Dawgs. The Huskies, however, have won nine of the last 18, 15 of the last 26 and 21 UCLA 5-4 6-7 of the last 33. Last year in Seattle, the Huskies and Ducks were tied at 31-31 after three quarters 6. Arizona 4-5 5-7 before Oregon pulled away in the final period for a 55-34 win. Two seasons ago at Autzen, Ducks 7. California 3-6 7-6 tailback Jonathan Stewart led the way, rushing for 159 yards and two TDs as Oregon won, 34-14. Washington St. 3-6 5-7 The Huskies' last win at Oregon, in 2002, was a 42-14 UW win. Trailing 14-0, the Dawgs scored Stanford 3-6 4-8 42 unanswered points behind a career day from Reggie Williams (14 receptions, 198 yards, 3 TDs). 10. Washington 2-7 4-9 Washington and Oregon first met on the football field in 1900, a 43-0 Oregon win in Eugene. The Huskies got their first win in the series in the next meeting, a 6-5 victory in 1903. From 1974 to 1993, Washington won 17 of 20 meetings, though Oregon has taken seven of the last 11. The series Week one PAC-10 GAMes also features one of the biggest year-to-year turnarounds in college football history as the Ducks Oregon State at Stanford (Aug. 28) beat the Huskies, 58-0, in 1973 and then lost at the UW, 66-0, the following year. Thirteenth-year Washington at Oregon (Aug. 30) Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti is 8-4 vs. Washington. While at Stanford, Husky head coach Idaho at Arizona (Aug. 30) Tyrone Willingham compiled a 4-1 record against the Ducks. Willingham’s Cardinal squads beat Northern Arizona at Arizona State (Aug. 30) the Ducks 28-21 in 1995 at Eugene, 27-24 in 1996 at Stanford and 58-49 in 1997 at Stanford before Michigan State at California (Aug. 30) the Ducks posted their first win over Willingham, a 63-28 victory in 1998 in Eugene. The Cardinal Oklahoma State at Washington State (Aug. 30) and Ducks didn’t play in 1999 or 2000, but Willingham got a 49-42 victory in Eugene in his final USC at Virginia (Aug. 30) season at Stanford. That loss was Oregon’s lone defeat in 2001. Combined with two losses to the Tennessee at UCLA (Sept. 1) Ducks while at the UW, Willingham is 4-4 against Oregon. All of Willingham’s eight games against Oregon have been head-to-head vs. Bellotti. SepteMber 6 gaMes TELEVISION: The Washington-Oregon will air live on to a national audience on FSN with Barry Brigham Young at Washington Tompkins, Petros Papadakis and Bill MacDonald providing the commentary. Additionally, “Huskies Stanford at Arizona State All-Access” airs Thursday evening on FSN. The program is an up-close look at each Husky game, California at Washington State with features, one-on-one interviews and sideline video. Toledo at Arizona Utah State at Oregon RADIO: The Husky Sports Network, with its flagship station KJR 950-AM, will carry the live Oregon State at Penn State broadcast of every football game to three different states and British Columbia, Canada, on 21 different radio stations. Longtime play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Chuck Nelson are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. Many game broadcasts will also be carried on XM Satellite Radio on channel 194, 195 or 196 and can be heard over the internet via the Dawg Channel at gohuskies.com. W ashington a t O R E G O N • aut Z en sta D iu M • august 30, 2008 • 7:00 P . M . P D T THE COACH: Tyrone Willingham was named Washington’s 22nd head football coach on December 13, 2004. A former head coach at Notre Dame and Stan- MEDIA RESOURCES ford, Willingham became the first African-American to serve as the Huskies head UW ON THE INTERNET: The Washington athletic department’s official web site coach. Now in his fourth season at the UW, he brings an impressive resume with can be found at www.gohuskies.com. The site features information on all 23 of the Huskies’ intercollegiate sports programs. him to the Husky program. Willingham has acquitted himself well among his peers for much more than just fielding winning teams. Over the past 31 years Willing- OREGON ON THE INTERNET: Oregon’s official website can be found at www. ham has developed a coaching style that emphasizes toughness, enthusiasm, goducks.com. intelligence, discipline, commitment and unselfish play. The result has provided PAC-10 ON THE INTERNET: The official Pac-10 web site, which includes a copy of the his players with more than just the opportunity to enjoy victories on the field. His Pac-10 football release, can be found at the following address: www.pac-10.org. guiding principles have prepared his players to be successful in life. Willingham, PAC-10 TELECONFERENCE: All 10 Pac-10 coaches are available on a weekly tele- who turned 54 last Dec. 30, served as the head coach at Stanford (1995-2001) and conference, each Tuesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. Contact the athletic communications Notre Dame (2002-2004) before coming to the UW. His Stanford teams enjoyed a office to obtain the number and passcode information. 44-36-1 record while he was 21-15 with the Fighting Irish. In his inaugural season with the Irish in 2002, he wasted no time reversing the tide of the Irish program, PAC-10 SATELLITE FEED: The Pac-10 runs a weekly satellite feed featuring inter- leading Notre Dame to a 10-2 regular-season record and a trip to the 2003 Gator views and game footage. The 30-minute feed runs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. PT (2:30 ET), beginning Sept. 3 and running until Dec. 3. The coordinates (different from Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. He was named Sportsman of the Year by The Sporting last season) are: Galaxy 28 (C) - Transponder 119 - Audio 6.2, 6.8 - Uplink frequency News after the 2002 season, while also picking up several national coach of the 6,305.00-H - Downlink frequency 2 04,080.00-V. year awards. Prior to his tenure at Notre Dame, Willingham directed the Stanford program for seven seasons. In 1999, the Cardinal won the Pac-10 and earned a trip DAWG CHANNEL ALL-ACCESS: Fans can now enjoy live games (football and other to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1972, earning Willingham Pac-10 Coach of sports), features, interviews, press conferences and more on Dawg Channel, available at gohuskies.com. Once again this season, MOST Dawg Channel All-Access program- the Year honors. He also led the Cardinal to the 1995 Liberty Bowl, the 1996 Sun ming is available at no cost.