2019 Washington Huskies football team

2019 Washington Huskies football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBush Hamdan (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJimmy Lake (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (6th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
California   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Oregon State   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Washington State   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Stanford   3 – 6     4 – 8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x   8 – 1     11 – 3  
USC   7 – 2     8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5     8 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 5     4 – 8  
Colorado   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by head coach Chris Petersen, in his sixth and final year as head coach. The team looked to improve upon its 10–4 record from 2018. After the regular season, Petersen announced that the team's postseason bowl game, the Las Vegas Bowl, would be his final game with the Huskies. Respected defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake would take over the reins after the Las Vegas Bowl, firing two offensive coordinators within 24 hours. They played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, competing as a member of the North Division in the Pac-12 Conference.

Preseason

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Coaching changes

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Matt Lubick, who served as wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator in the previous two seasons, resigned in January 2019. He indicated he was leaving the coaching profession entirely.[1] On January 17, 2019, Washington announced it had hired Junior Adams to replace Lubick as wide receivers coach.[2]

Recruiting

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Washington's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 23 recruits. The class was ranked as the 16th best in the country and the second-best in the Pac-12 Conference behind Oregon according to the 247Sports.com Composite.[3]

Pac-12 media day

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Pac-12 media poll

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In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Washington was predicted to finish in second place in the North Division, receiving one fewer vote than Oregon. The Huskies finished with the third-most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.[4]

Schedule

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Washington's 2019 schedule began with a home non-conference game against Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference. Washington's two other non-conference games were against Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference at home, and a road game against BYU, a football independent. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Huskies played the other members of the North Division and drew Arizona, Colorado, USC, and Utah from the South Division.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.No. 4 (FCS) Eastern Washington*No. 13
P12NW 47–1465,709
September 77:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 14
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FS1L 19–2066,327
September 144:30 p.m.Hawaii*No. 23
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
P12NW 52–2067,589
September 2112:30 p.m.at BYU*No. 22
ABC/ESPN2W 45–1962,117
September 2812:30 p.m.No. 21 USCNo. 17
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FOXW 28–1466,975
October 57:30 p.m.at StanfordNo. 15
ESPNL 13–2333,225
October 128:00 p.m.at Arizona
FS1W 51–2747,933
October 1912:30 p.m.No. 12 OregondaggerNo. 25
ABCL 31–3570,867
November 21:00 p.m.No. 9 Utah
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FOXL 28–3369,270
November 87:30 p.m.at Oregon State
FS1W 19–734,244
November 237:00 p.m.at Colorado
ESPNL 14–2044,618
November 291:00 p.m.Washington State
FOXW 31–1370,931
December 214:30 p.m.vs. No. 19 Boise State*
ABCW 38–734,197

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Rankings

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Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP131423221715RV25RVRV————RVRVRV
Coaches121221211716RV23RVRV——————RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Alma mater
Jimmy Lake Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Eastern Washington (2000)
Junior Adams Wide receivers coach Montana State (2004)
Bush Hamdan Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Boise State (2008)
Will Harris Assistant defensive backs coach USC (2009)
Keith Bhonapha Recruiting coordinator/running backs coach Hawai'i (2003)
Bob Gregory Assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach/special teams coordinator Washington State (1987)
Scott Huff Offensive line coach/Run game coordinator Boise State (2002)
Pete Kwiatkowski Co-defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach Boise State (1990)
Ikaika Malloe Defensive line coach Washington (1997)
Jordan Paopao Tight ends coach San Diego (2006)
Tim Socha Strength & conditioning coach Minnesota (1999)

Roster

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2019 Washington Huskies football roster

Quarterback

Tailback

  • 22 Cameron Davis – freshman (6'0, 197)
  • 24 Kamari Pleasant – Redshirt junior (6'0, 213)
  • 25 Sean McGrew – Redshirt junior (5'7, 186)
  • 26 Salvon Ahmed – junior (5'11, 196)
  • 28 Richard Newton – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 36 Malik Braxton – senior (5'10, 207)
  • 38 Camden Verstrate – freshman (5'9, 167)

Wide receiver

  •  2 Aaron Fuller – senior (5'11, 188)
  •  4 Terrell Bynum – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 189)
  •  5 Andre Baccellia – Redshirt senior (5'10, 175)
  •  6 Chico McClatcher – Redishirt Senior (5'8, 183)
  •  7 Trey Lowe – Redshirt freshman (5'8, 182)
  •  8 Marquis Spiker – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 193)
  • 15 Puka Nacua – freshman (6'1, 204)
  • 17 Taj Davis – freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 18 Austin Osborne – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 199)
  • 20 Ty Jones – junior (6'4, 213)
  • 21 Quinten Pounds – Redshirt senior (6'0, 176)
  • 30 David Pritchard – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 172)
  • 82 Jordan Chin – Redshirt junior (6'0, 174)
  • 85 Fatu Sua-Godinet – Redshirt junior (5'11, 190)

Tight end

  •  1 Hunter Bryant – junior (6'2, 239)
  • 37 Jack Westover – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 241)
  • 39 Zeke Pelluer – freshman (6'4, 246)
  • 42 Carson Smith – freshman (6'4, 236)
  • 47 Corey Luciano – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 268)
  • 83 Devin Culp – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 262)
  • 86 Jacob Kizer – junior (6'5, 254)
  • 87 Cade Otton – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 246)
  

Offensive line

  • 51 Jaxson Kirkland – Redshirt sophomore (6'7, 323)
  • 55 Troy Fautanu – freshman (6'5, 295)
  • 56 Nick Harris – senior (6'1, 302)
  • 59 Henry Roberts – Redshirt senior (6'6, 395)
  • 62 Noah Hellyer – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 259)
  • 63 Cole Norgaard – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 284)
  • 66 Henry Bainivalu – Redshirt sophomore (6'6, 326)
  • 67 Chase Skuza – Redshirt sophomore (6'6, 307)
  • 68 M.J. Ale – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 352)
  • 69 Will Pliska – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 289)
  • 70 Jared Hilbers – Redshirt senior (6'7, 316)
  • 71 Nate Kalepo – freshman (6'6, 346)
  • 72 Trey Adams – Redshirt senior (6'8, 314)
  • 73 Gage Harty – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 279)
  • 76 Luke Wattenberg – Redshirt junior (6'5, 300)
  • 77 Julius Buelow – freshman (6'8, 342)
  • 78 Matteo Mele – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 305)
  • 79 Victor Curne – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 320)

Defensive line

  •  8 Benning Potoa'e – Redshirt senior (6'3, 290)
  • 50 Sama Paama – freshman (6'4, 347)
  • 57 John Clark – Redshirt senior (6'4, 289)
  • 59 Draco Bynum – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 268)
  • 90 Josiah Bronson – Redshirt senior (6'3, 291)
  • 91 Tuli Letuligasenoa – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 318)
  • 92 Noa Ngalu – freshman (6'1, 292)
  • 94 Sam Taimani – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 321)
  • 95 Levi Onwuzurike – Redshirt junior (6'3, 293)
  • 96 Jacob Bandes – freshman (6'2, 313)
  • 99 Faatui Tuitele – freshman (6'3, 300)

Long snapper

  • 49 A.J. Carty – Redshirt senior (6'3, 243)
  • 78 Luke Lane – Redshirt junior (6'0, 202)

Placekicker

  • 37 Tim Horn – freshman (6'2, 211)
  • 42 Van Soderberg – Redshirt junior (6'0, 200)
  • 47 Peyton Henry – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 197)

Punter

  • 32 Joel Whitford – Redshirt senior (6'3, 209)
  • 46 Race Porter – Redshirt junior (6'2, 183)
  

Inside linebacker

  • 10 Miki Ah You – freshman (6'1, 215)
  • 13 Brandon Wellington – senior (6'0, 226)
  • 14 Josh Calvert – freshman (6'2, 223)
  • 15 Daniel Heimuli – freshman (6'0, 217)
  • 28 Ruperake Fuavai – freshman (6'2, 230)
  • 30 Kyler Manu – Redshirt senior (6'1, 246)
  • 35 Ben Hines – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 234)
  • 40 Alphonzo Tuputala – freshman (6'2, 224)
  • 43 Jackson Sirmon – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 238)
  • 48 Edefuan Ulofoshio – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 231)
  • 50 M.J. Tafisi – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 235)
  • 54 Drew Fowler – freshman (6'1, 210)

Outside linebacker

  •  9 Joe Tryon-Shoyinka – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 262)
  • 41 Myles Rice – Redshirt junior (6'3, 250)
  • 45 Bralen Trice – freshman (6'3, 236)
  • 52 Ariel Ngata – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 213)
  • 55 Ryan Bowman – Redshirt junior (6'0, 277)
  • 56 Laiatu Latu – freshman (6'4, 275)
  • 58 Zion Tupuola-Fetui – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 253)
  • 93 Hunter Hansen – freshman (6'4, 191)

Defensive back

  •  3 Elijah Molden – junior (5'10, 190)
  •  5 Myles Bryant – senior (5'9, 185)
  • 11 Alex Cook – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 203)
  • 16 Cameron Williams – freshman (6'0, 191)
  • 18 Isaiah Gilchrist – Redshirt junior (5'11, 208)
  • 19 Kyler Gordon – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 20 Asa Turner – freshman (6'3, 187)
  • 21 Dominique Hampton – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 208)
  • 22 Trent McDuffie – freshman (5'11, 185)
  • 23 Brandon McKinney – junior (6'0, 201)
  • 27 Keith Taylor – junior (6'3, 195)
  • 29 Julius Irvin – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 191)
  • 31 Kamren Fabiculanan – freshman (6'1, 181)
  • 34 Mishael Powell – freshman (6'1, 204)
  • 36 Dustin Bush – Redshirt senior (5'9, 183)
  • 38 Zechariah Brown – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 195)
  • 39 Nick Juran – freshman (6'0, 194)

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Game summaries

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Eastern Washington

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See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 (FCS) Eagles 0 7 0714
No. 13 Huskies 21 7 14547

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Hazy • Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,709
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Lewis Johnson
Game information
Top passers
Top rushers
  • EWU – Dennis Merritt: 5 attempts, 37 yards
  • UW – Richard Newton: 12 attempts, 91 yards, one touchdown
Top receiving
  • EWU – Andrew Boston: 6 receptions, 112 yards, one touchdown
  • UW – Andre Baccellia: 5 receptions, 84 yards, one touchdown

California

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See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team
California at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 0 3 14320
No. 14 Huskies 0 10 3619

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Cloudy (Lightning) • Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,327
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV: FS1
Game information
Top passers
  • CAL – Chase Garbers: 11/18, 111 yards
  • UW – Jacob Eason: 18/31, 162 yards, one interception
Top rushers
  • CAL – Christopher Brown Jr.: 16 attempts, 80 yards
  • UW – Salvon Ahmed: 21 attempts, 119 yards, one touchdown
Top receiving
  • CAL – Kekoa Crawford: 3 receptions, 48 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant: 4 receptions, 40 yards; Aaron Fuller: 3 receptions, 40 yards

Hawaii

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See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Hawaii at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 13020
No. 23 Huskies 21 17 01452

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Cloudy • Wind @ 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 67,589
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Lewis Johnson
Game information
Top passers
  • HI – Cole McDonald: 22/35, 218 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions
  • UW – Jacob Eason: 18/25, 262 yards, three touchdowns
Top rushers
  • HI – Miles Reed: 15 attempts, 70 yards, two touchdowns
  • UW – Salvon Ahmed: 8 attempts, 83 yards
Top receiving
  • HI – Cedric Byrd II: 6 receptions, 72 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant: 5 receptions, 115 yards, one touchdown

At BYU

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See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team
Washington at Brigham Young – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Huskies 21 3 21045
Cougars 3 9 7019

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

Game information

Referee: Steven Strimling

USC

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See also: 2019 USC Trojans football team
Southern Cal at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Trojans 0 7 7014
No. 17 Huskies 14 3 11028

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Mostly cloudy • Wind @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,975
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information

At Stanford

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See also: 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team
Washington at Stanford – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Huskies 7 3 3013
Cardinal 3 10 7323

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
  • Game attendance: 33,225
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
Top passers
  • UW – Jacob Eason: 16/36, 206 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • STAN – Davis Mills: 21/30, 293 yards, 1 touchdown
Top rushers
  • UW – Richard Newton: 10 rushes, 64 yards
  • STAN – Cameron Scarlett: 33 rushes, 151 yards, 1 touchdown
Top receiving
  • UW – Aaron Fuller: 9 receptions, 171 yards
  • STAN – Simi Fehoko: 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 touchdown

At Arizona

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See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team
Washington at Arizona – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 6 7 142451
Wildcats 0 17 01027

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 12, 2019
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Clear • Wind @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 47,933
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (color), Coley Harvey (sideline)
Game information

Oregon

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See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry
Oregon at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Ducks 7 7 14735
No. 25 Huskies 7 14 10031

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 70,867
  • TV: ABC
Game information

Utah

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See also: 2019 Utah Utes football team
Utah at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Utes 0 13 61433
Huskies 7 7 7728

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 69,270
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information
Top passers
  • Utah – Tyler Huntley – 19/24, 284 yards, TD
  • UW – Jacob Eason – 29/52, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • Utah – Zack Moss – 27 carries, 100 yards, TD
  • UW – Salvon Ahmed – 14 carries, 50 yards
Top receiving
  • Utah – Jaylen Dixon – 2 receptions, 72 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant – 6 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

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See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team
Washington at Oregon State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 7 9019
Beavers 0 0 707

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: November 8, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 34,244
  • TV: FS1
Game information
Top passers
  • OSU – Jake Luton – 19-28, 88 yards, 1 INT
  • UW – Jacob Eason – 16-32, 175 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 9 carries, 39 yards
  • UW – Salvon Ahmed – 25 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD
Top receiving
  • OSU – Isaiah Hodgins – 4 receptions, 33 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant – 5 receptions, 90 yards

At Colorado

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See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Washington at Colorado – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 7714
Buffaloes 3 10 7020

at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 44,618
  • TV: FOX
Game information
Top passers
  • UW – Jacob Eason: 21/34, 206 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • CU – Steven Montez: 17/28, 223 yards, 1 touchdown
Top rushers
  • UW – Richard Newton: 12 rushes, 32 yards, 1 touchdown
  • CU – Alex Fontenot: 24 rushes, 105 yards, 1 touchdown
Top receiving
  • UW – Hunter Bryant: 5 receptions, 82 yards
  • CU – Laviska Shenault: 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 touchdown

Washington State

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See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup
Washington State at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 3 3013
Huskies 7 14 7331

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 29, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 70,931
  • TV: FOX/FS1
Game information
Top passers
  • WSU – Anthony Gordon – 48-62, 308 yards, 2 INT
  • UW – Jacob Eason – 15-22, 244 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
  • WSU – Max Borghi – 10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
  • UW – Salvon Ahmed – 16 carries, 85 yards
Top receiving
  • WSU – Renard Bell – 9 receptions, 87 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant – 6 receptions, 96 yards

Vs. Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl)

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See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team and 2019 Las Vegas Bowl
Washington vs No. 19 Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 10 71438
No. 19 Broncos 0 0 707

at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV

Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2020 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 122 Jacob Eason QB Indianapolis Colts
5 160 Nick Harris C Cleveland Browns

References

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  1. ^ Jude, Adam (January 7, 2019). "Huskies searching for yet another new wide receivers coach following Matt Lubick's departure". The Seattle Times.
  2. ^ Kirschman, Lauren (January 17, 2019). "Huskies name Junior Adams wide receivers coach". The News Tribune. Tacoma, WA. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Washington 2019 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Washington Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. ^ 2019 Washington Huskies roster
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