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2023 Washington Huskies football team

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American college football season

2023Washington Huskies football

Pac-12 champion Sugar Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game,W 34–31 vs.Oregon
Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal),W 37–31 vs.Texas CFP National Championship, L 13–34 vs.Michigan
Conference	Pac–12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	14–1 (9–0 Pac–12)
Head coach	Kalen DeBoer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Grubb (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	William Inge (2nd season) Chuck Morrell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2Washington y$^	9	–	0	14	–	1
No. 6Oregon y	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 11Arizona	7	–	2	10	–	3
Oregon State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Utah	5	–	4	8	–	5
USC	5	–	4	8	–	5
California	4	–	5	6	–	7
UCLA	4	–	5	8	–	5
Washington State	2	–	7	5	–	7
Stanford	2	–	7	3	–	9
Arizona State*	2	–	7	3	–	9
Colorado	1	–	8	4	–	8
Championship:Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings fromAP Poll

The2023 Washington Huskies football team represented theUniversity of Washington as a member of thePac–12 Conference during the2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led byKalen DeBoer in his second and final season as Washington's head coach, before leaving forAlabama at the end of the season. They played their home games atHusky Stadium inSeattle. 2023 was Washington's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to theBig Ten Conference in 2024.^[1]

With their win over Washington State, the Huskies became the first team to go undefeated in Pac-12 play since the league expanded to 12 teams in 2011. It was Washington's 13thundefeated regular season and 8thperfect regular season, their first since 1991.^[2]

After beating theOregon Ducks on December 1, 2023, in thePac-12 Championship Game, Washington also set a program record for wins during a season, their thirteen wins beating the previous record of twelve originally set by their undefeated1991 national championship team and tied by the2016 team. Washington was ranked No. 2 in the finalCollege Football Playoff rankings, and played againstTexas in the2024 Sugar Bowl. They won that game, 37–31, becoming the second Pac-12 team to win aCollege Football Playoff game, and advanced to the2024 CFP National Championship game against No. 1Michigan, where they lost 34–13.

2023 Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transferred from
Jabbar Muhammad	1	CB	5'10"	185	Junior	DeSoto, TX	Oklahoma State
Germie Bernard	4	WR	6'0"	200	Sophomore	Henderson, NV	Michigan State
Dillon Johnson	7	RB	6'0"	215	Senior	Greenville, MS	Mississippi State
Thaddeus Dixon	9	WR	6'2"	205	Sophomore	La Mirada, CA	Long Beach City College
Ralen Goforth	10	OLB	6'2"	225	Graduate student	Long Beach, CA	USC
Zach Durfee	15	DL	6'5"	250	Sophomore	Dawson, MN	Sioux Falls
Daniyel Ngata	21	RB	5'10"	200	Junior	Tempe, AZ	Arizona State
Josh Cuevas	85	TE	6'5"	245	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Cal Poly

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transferred to
Lonyatta Alexander Jr.	4	WR	6'1"	200	Freshman	Auburn, WA	Montana State
Cameron Williams	6	S	6'0"	207	Junior	Bakersfield, CA	Georgia Southern
Sam Huard	7	QB	6'2"	193	Freshman	Bellevue, WA	Cal Poly
Zakhari Spears	14	CB	6'1"	195	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	UConn
Daniel Heimuli	15	LB	6'0"	225	Sophomore	Palo Alto, CA	Arizona
Jay'Veon Sunday	26	RB	6'0"	203	Freshman	Waco, TX	Abilene Christian
Victor Curne	79	OL	6'4"	320	Junior	Houston, TX	Ole Miss

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Vincent Holmes #13 S	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 25, 2022
Vincent Holmes #13 S	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Caleb Presley #29 CB	Seattle, WA	Rainier Beach High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
Caleb Presley #29 CB	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rashid Williams #15 ATH	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 19, 2022
Rashid Williams #15 ATH	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Curley Reed #19 S	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles College Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 14, 2022
Curley Reed #19 S	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Landen Hatchett #2 OC	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 29, 2022
Landen Hatchett #2 OC	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Elishah Jackett #30 OT	Orange, CA	El Modena High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 26, 2022
Elishah Jackett #30 OT	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Taeshaun Lyons #43 WR	Hayward, CA	Tennyson High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 16, 2022
Taeshaun Lyons #43 WR	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tybo Rogers #37 RB	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 7, 2022
Tybo Rogers #37 RB	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anthony James #59 DE	Wylie, TX	Wylie East High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 24, 2022
Anthony James #59 DE	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keith Reynolds #115 WR	Victorville, CA	Adelanto High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 4, 2022
Keith Reynolds #115 WR	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Whitney #66 OLB	Oxnard, CA	Pacifica High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 25, 2022
Jordan Whitney #66 OLB	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Leroy Bryant #91 CB	Fairfield, CA	Rodriguez High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Leroy Bryant #91 CB	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kahlee Tafai #99 OT	Lawndale, CA	Leuzinger High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 28, 2022
Kahlee Tafai #99 OT	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Zachary Henning #105 OT	Aurora, CO	Grandview High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 24, 2022
Zachary Henning #105 OT	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jacob Lane #144 DE	South Hill, WA	Emerald Ridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2022
Jacob Lane #144 DE	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Elinneus Davis #90 DT	Moorhead, MN	Moorhead High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jul 12, 2022
Elinneus Davis #90 DT	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deven Bryant #55 ILB	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 8, 2022
Deven Bryant #55 ILB	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Soane Faasolo #127 OT	Atherton, CA	Menlo High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 30, 2022
Soane Faasolo #127 OT	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Washington Football Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedApril 10, 2023. "2023 Washington Football Commits". Scout. RetrievedApril 10, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. RetrievedApril 10, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. RetrievedApril 10, 2023.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	Boise State*	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 56–19	67,475
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 43–10	63,128
September 16	2:00 p.m.	atMichigan State*	No. 8	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	Peacock	W 41–7	70,528
September 23	7:30 p.m.	California	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	W 59–32	69,107
September 30	7:00 p.m.	atArizona	No. 7	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 31–24	50,800
October 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 8Oregon	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry,College GameDay)	ABC	W 36–33	71,321
October 21	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 5	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	W 15–7	68,379
October 28	4:00 p.m.	atStanford	No. 5	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 42–33	24,380
November 4	4:30 p.m.	at No. 20USC	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 52–42	72,243
November 11	12:30 p.m.	No. 18Utah	No. 5	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	W 35–28	70,976
November 18	4:30 p.m.	at No. 11Oregon State	No. 5	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	W 22–20	38,415
November 25	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	No. 4	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	FOX	W 24–21	71,312
December 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Oregon	No. 3	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 34–31	61,195
January 1, 2024	5:45 p.m.	vs. No. 3Texas*	No. 2	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl–CFP Semifinal)	ESPN	W 37–31	68,791
January 8, 2024	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1Michigan*	No. 2	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (CFP National Championship,College GameDay)	ESPN	L 13–34	72,808
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll (andCFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are inPacific time Source:^[3]

Statistics	Texas	Washington
First downs	23	25
Total yards	498	532
Rushes/yards	24–180	31–102
Passing yards	318	430
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–43–0	29–39–0
Time of possession	23:40	36:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	24/43, 318 yards, TD
	Rushing	CJ Baxter	9 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	6 receptions, 75 yards
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	29/38, 430 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	21 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rome Odunze	6 receptions, 125 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	10/18, 140 yards
	Rushing	Blake Corum	21 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Colston Loveland	3 receptions, 64 yards
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	27/51, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	11 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Rome Odunze	5 receptions, 87 yards

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	10	8	8	8	7(1)	7	7	5(2)	5	5	5	5	4	3	2(11)	2
Coaches	11	8	8	8	8(1)	8(1)	6(1)	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	2(8)	2
CFP	Not released									5	5	5	4	3	2	Not released

Name	Position	Award	Ref.
Kalen DeBoer	Head coach	AP Coach of the Year Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Home Depot Coach of the Year Sporting News Coach of the Year Walter Camp Coach of the Year Pac-12 Coach of the Year AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year	^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Maxwell Award	^[4]
Troy Fautanu	OT	Morris Trophy	^[10]
Offensive line		Joe Moore Award	^[11]

Player	Position	Team
Rome Odunze	WR	1st
Troy Fautanu	OT
Bralen Trice	DE
Edefuan Ulofoshio	LB
Michael Penix Jr.	QB	2nd
Dillon Johnson	RB
Parker Brailsford	C
Jabbar Muhammad	CB
Carson Bruener	LB	HM
Devin Culp	TE
Dominique Hampton	S
Roger Rosengarten	OT
Zion Tupuola-Fetui	DE
Jack Westover	TE
HM = Honorable mention. Source:^[5]

v t e Washington Huskies football
Venues	Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State:Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky Sunny Boy "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave 1985 Oregon State game Whammy in Miami
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Annual awards NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	6	6	7	0	19
No. 10 Huskies	0	28	7	21	56

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	0	0	7	10
No. 8 Huskies	14	8	14	7	43

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Huskies	14	21	6	0	41
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	6	6	7	13	32
No. 8 Huskies	24	21	7	7	59

v t e Pac-12 Conference football champions
Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon &Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) California &Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho,Stanford, &USC (1927) USC (1928) California,Oregon,Stanford, &USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon &Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California,Stanford, &UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California &USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California &Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon &Oregon State (1957) California (1958)
AAWU	UCLA,USC, &Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State &USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California &UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC &UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington &Stanford (1992) Arizona,UCLA, &USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC &Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA &Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon,Oregon State, &Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC &Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California &USC (2006) Arizona State &USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021) Utah (2022) Washington (2023)
National championships inbold

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Preseason

Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Boise State

vs Tulsa

at Michigan State

vs California

at Arizona

vs No. 8 Oregon

vs Arizona State

at Stanford

at USC

vs No. 18 Utah

at No. 11 Oregon State

vs Washington State

vs No. 5 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship Game)

vs No. 3 Texas (Sugar Bowl-CFP Semifinal)

vs No. 1 Michigan (CFP National Championship)

Rankings

Awards and honors

Individual awards

All-Pac-12 team

All-Americans

References