UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2002 HUSKY FOOTBALL www.gohuskies.com Contacts: Jim Daves & Jeff Bechthold • (206) 543-2230 • Fax (206) 543-5000 2002 HUSKY SCHEDULE / RESULTS #9/9 WASHINGTON vs. #12/10 MICHIGAN Aug.31 atMichigan(ABC-TV) 9:00a.m. Dawgs Open 2002 Slate in ‘The Big House’ Sept.7 SANJOSESTATE 12:30p.m. THE GAME:TheWashingtonfootballteam(8-4overallin2001,6-2inthePac-10)kicksoffthe2002 Sept.21 WYOMING(FoxSportsNet) 7:00p.m. seasonbytravelingtoAnnArborforthefirsttimesince1984.TheHuskies,rankedNo.9inboththe Sept.28 IDAHO 12:30p.m. AssociatedPressandESPN/USATodaypreseasonrankings,takeonMichigan(No.12AP,No.10coaches) Oct.5 CALIFORNIA 12:30p.m. inanationallytelevisedgameSaturday,Aug.31,atMichiganStadium.Kickoffissetfor12noonEastern Oct.12 ARIZONA 12:30p.m. Time(9a.m.PDT).TheWolverines,whoalsofinished8-4overalllastseason,willbelookingforsome Oct.19 atUSC 12:30p.m. measureofrevengeastheHuskiespulledoutalate,23-18winlastseasonwhenthetwoteamsmetat Oct.26 atArizonaState 7:00p.m. HuskyStadium.Afteropeningontheroadvs.UM,theHuskiesreturntoHuskyStadiumforfiveconsecu- Nov.2 UCLA 12:30p.m. tivehomegamesoverthefollowingsixweeks.Withacapacityofover107,000,theMichiganStadium crowdshouldmarkthelargestattendanceeverforaWashingtonfootballgame.Fourofthetopfive Nov.9 OREGONSTATE 12:30p.m. crowdsinUWhistoryhavecomevs.Michigan–threeintheRoseBowlandoneatAnnArbor.Seepage Nov.16 atOregon 1:00p.m. threeformoreontheHuskies’attendancerecords. Nov.23 atWashingtonState 12:30p.m. alltimesarePacificandsubjecttochange THE SERIES:Michiganholdsaone-winadvantageintheall-time,11-gameseriesagainstWashington withsixwinsandfivelosses.However,alloftheHuskies'fivewinshavecomeinthelastsevenmeetings. 2001 FINAL PAC-10 STANDINGS TheHuskiesandWolverineshavemetintheregularseasonseventimesandintheRoseBowlinthefour Team Pac-10 Overall other.OutsideofMinnesota(17meetings),WashingtonhasplayedmoregamesagainstMichiganthan 1. Oregon 7-1 11-1 anyotherBigTenteam.Theseriesgotstartedin1953,whenMichigancrushedtheUW,50-0,inAnn 2. WashingtonState 6-2 10-2 Arbor.ThefollowingyearinSeattle,Michiganpostedanothershutout,winning14-0.In1969(atAnn Stanford 6-2 9-3 Arbor)and1970(inSeattle),theWolverinespickeduptwomorewins,45-7and17-3,respectively. Washington 6-2 8-4 Washington'sfirstwinoverMichigancameinthe1978RoseBowlwhenMVPWarrenMoonledthe 5. USC 5-3 6-6 Dawgstoa27-20victory.MoonscoredontworunsandpassedforanotherTD.Michigangotitsrevenge 6. UCLA 4-4 7-4 inthe1981RoseBowlwitha23-6win.In1983atHuskyStadium,StevePelluerhitMikePattisonona 7. OregonState 3-5 5-6 seven-yardTDpasswith34secondsleftinthefourthquarter,thenhitLarryMichaelforthetwo-point 9. Arizona 2-6 5-6 conversion,toleadWashingtontoa25-24winafterMichiganhadled,24-10,inthefourthquarter.Pelluer completed14straightpassesinthefinalperiod. 8. ArizonaState 1-7 4-7 10. California 0-8 1-10 In1984,infrontof103,072atMichiganStadium,HughMillenwent13-for-16for165yardsanda73-yard Previous Results TDtoPattisonintheUW's20-11winoverthird-rankedMichigan.Inthe1992RoseBowl,theHuskies cappeda12-0seasonandanationaltitlewitha34-14winovertheNo.4Wolverines.Co-MVPsBillyJoe Saturday,August24 HobertandSteveEmtmanledthechargeforthewinnersasHobertwent18-for-34with292yardsand Nebraska48,ArizonaState10 twoTDswhileEmtmanledadefensethatsackedElvisGrbacsixtimes.Michigancamebackthefollowing This Week seasontobeattheHuskiesinthe'93RoseBowl,38-31.UMtailbackTyroneWheatleywastheobvious starofthegame,rushingfor235yardsandthreetouchdownsononly15carries.Wheatleyscoredon Thursday,August29 runsof56,88and24yards.LastyearintheHuskies’seasonopeneratHuskyStadium,RocAlexanderran EasternKentuckyatOregonState,7:00p.m. backablockedfieldgoalforascoreandOmareLowereturnedaninterceptionforaTDastheHuskies Saturday,August31 ralliedinthefourthquartertowin,23-18.Moredetailsonthatgameonpagethreeofthisrelease. WashingtonatMichigan,9:00a.m. NevadaatWashingtonState,12:00p.m. TELEVISION:TheWashington-MichigangamewillbeshowntomostoftheUnitedStatesonABC- BayloratCalifornia,2:00p.m. TV,withBradNessler(play-by-play),BobGriese(color)andLynnSwann(sidelines)providingthecom- MississippiStateatOregon,3p.m. mentary.ThegamewillalsoairontapedelayonFoxSportsintheNorthwestwithDavidLockeand NorthernArizonaatArizona,7p.m. formerHuskyquarterbackSonnySixkillercallingtheaction.ThereplaywillairSundayat5:00p.m.and againMondayatnoon.Replaytimeswillvaryuntiltheendofbaseballseason.Anewshow,“TheWash- EasternWashingtonatArizonaState,7p.m. ingtonFootballExperience”willairforthefirsttimenextThursday,Sept.5,at7:00p.m.onFoxSports. Thenewprogramisanup-closelookateachHuskygame,withone-on-oneplayerinterviewsandside- Quick Hits linephotography.TheshowwillaireachThursdaythroughtheseason.Additionally,ESPN’sCollege •Washingtonwillcompleteathree-gamestretch Gamedayshow,withChrisFowler,KirkHerbstreitandLeeCorso,willoriginatefromAnnArborSaturday againstthreetraditionalpowersthisSaturday.The morning. Huskiesclosedoutthe2001seasonvs.thenNo.1 Miamiandthen-No.10Texasandstartthisyear RADIO: TheHuskySportsNetwork,withitsflagshipstationKJR950-AM,willcarrythelivebroadcast againstNo.12Michigan. ofeveryfootballgameto10differentstateson28differentradiostations.BobRondeau(play-by-play), •TheUWhasn’tpostedalosingseasonsince1976(5- ChuckNelson(color)andBillSwartz(sidelines)providethecall.Thegamewillalsoairnationwideonthe 6),going25yearssincewitha.500orbettermark. WestwoodOnenetworkwithJohnTautjesandFranCurcicallingtheaction. WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST THE COACH: HuskyheadcoachRickNeuheiselisbeginninghisfourth yearatthehelmoftheWashingtonprogram.Inthreeseasons,Neuheiselhas MEDIA RESOURCES ledtheHuskiestoan26-10overallmarkandan19-5recordinPac-10playand UW ON THE INTERNET: TheWashingtonathleticdepartment’sofficialweb finishedeitherfirstorsecondintheleagueeachyear.Lastyear,theHuskies sitecanbefoundatwww.gohuskies.com.Thesitefeaturesinformationonall23of madetheirsecondsecond-placefinishunderNeuheisel,going8-3intheregu- theHuskies’intercollegiatesportsprograms. larseason(6-2intheconference)beforefallingshortinabarn-burnervs.Texas MICHIGAN ON THE INTERNET: Michigan’sofficialathleticwebsitecan intheHolidayBowl.In2001,Washingtonpostedan11-1overallrecord,a7-1 befoundatwww.mgoblue.com. conferencemarkandsharedthePac-10Championship.AfterbeatingPurdue, 34-24,intheRoseBowl,theHuskiesfinishedwithaNo.3rankinginthefinal PAC-10 ON THE INTERNET: TheofficialPac-10website,whichincludesa nationalpolls.InhisfirstseasonatWashington(1999),NeuheiselledtheHus- copyoftheweeklyPac-10footballrelease,canbefoundatthefollowingaddress: kiestoa7-5overallmark,asecond-placetie(6-2)inthePac-10andatriptothe www.pac-10.org. CulliganHolidayBowl.NeuheiselbecamethefirstHuskycoachinhistoryto leadtheUWtoabowlgameinhisfirstseasonasheadcoach.Priortocomingto COACH’S SHOW:HuskyTalkwithplay-by-playannouncerBobRondeauand Washington,NeuheiselservedfourseasonsastheheadcoachatColorado, headcoachRickNeuheiselwillaireachMondayonKJR950-AMat5:00p.m. postinga33-14(.702)overallmarkwiththeBuffaloes.Hiscareerrecord,in sevenseasons,is59-24(.711).Neuheiselworkedforsixseasonsasanassistant HUSKY SPORTS NETWORK:Thefollowingstationsmakeupthe28-station coachathisalmamater,UCLA,beforejoiningBillMcCartney’sColoradostaffin HuskySportsNetwork: 1994asthequarterbackscoach.OriginallyawalkonatUCLA,Neuheiselwon WASHINGTON: ARIZONA thestartingquarterbackpositionasaseniorandledtheBruinstothe1983Pac- Seattle(flagship) KJR 950AM Phoenix/Tempe KDUS 1060AM 10championship.HewasnamedtheMVPofthe1984RoseBowlthatsawUCLA Bellingham KPUG 1170AM Tucson KFFN 1490AM defeatIllinois,45-9.WashingtonfansrememberNeuheisel’stremendousper- Centralia/Chehalis KELA 1470AM Everett/Mt.Vernon KBRC 1430AM CALIFORNIA formancewhenhecompleted25of27passestosetanNCAAcompletionsper- G.Coulee/MosesLake KEYG 98.5FM Merced KTIQ 1660AM centagerecordthatwasonlyrecentlybrokenbyTennessee’sTeeMartin. Hoquiam KWOK 1490AM PalmSprings KRXK 1230AM Neuheisel,amemberoftheRoseBowlHallofFame,stillholdstheBruins’ Kelso/Longview KLOG 1490AM single-season(69.3)andcareer(68.3)completionpercentagerecords. Olympia/McCleary KGY 96.9FM IDAHO NeuheiselYear-by-Year Omak KOMW 680AM Pocatello/IdahoFalls KSEI 930AM Year School Overall Conf. Othello/MosesLake KZLN 97.5FM Rexburg KRXK 1490AM 1995 Colorado 10-2 5-2 PortAngeles/Sequim KONP 1450AM 1996 Colorado 10-2 7-1 Tri-Cities KFLD 870AM OREGON WallaWalla KGDC 1320AM Portland/Hillsboro KUIK 1360AM 1997 Colorado 5-6 3-5 Wenatchee KPQ 560AM 1998 Colorado 8-4 3-5 Yakima/Selah KJOX 980AM MONTANA 1999 Washington 7-5 6-2 Missoula KGRZ 1450AM 2000 Washington 11-1 7-1 ALASKA 2001 Washington 8-4 6-2 Anchorage KAXX 1460AM NEVADA Totals SevenSeasons 59-24 37-18 Juneau KSUP 106.3FM LasVegas KENO 1460AM Ketchikan KTKN 930AM BEST OF THE BEST:Withacareerrecordof59-24(.711),RickNeuheisel UTAH currentlyenjoystheeighth-bestrecordinDivisionI-A(bypercentageamong SaltLakeCity/Ogden KFNZ 1320AM activecoaches).Here’salookatthenation’stop15activeDivisionI-Acoaches, NEUHEISEL IN THE BIG HOUSE: HuskycoachRickNeuheisel’shis- bywinningpercentage: toryinMichiganStadiumdatesbacktwodecadesandincludesoneofthemost I-AActiveCoachesbyWinningPercentage memorableplaysinrecentcollegefootballhistory.Neuheiselwasabackup Coach School Yrs.* Won Lost Tied Pct. quarterbackona20th-rankedUCLAteamthatwenttoAnnArborin1982and 1. BobPruett Marshall 7 69 11 0 .863 beattheNo.12Wolverines,31-27.Laterthatyear,thetwoteamswouldmeetin 2. PhilipFulmer Tennessee 11 95 20 0 .826 theRoseBowl.In1994,NeuheiselwasquarterbackscoachwhenColorado’s 3. BobbyBowden FloridaState 37 323 91 4 .778 KordellStewartthrewa63-yard,hailmarytoMichaelWestbrookwithnotime