# 2020 Washington Huskies football team

The 2020 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jimmy Lake. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, the Pac-12 announced that football teams would return to play a seven-game conference-only season beginning on November 6, with the conference championship game scheduled for December 18.
The Huskies finished atop the North Division after canceling their game against Oregon, compiling a 3–1 record. On December 14, the Pac-12 announced that the Huskies would not play in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, due to "neither having the minimum 53 scholarship student-athletes available for the game nor the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes at a position group" because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 18, the Huskies announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.

## Offseason
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Returning starters
## Preseason
### Pac-12 media days

The Preseason Media poll will be released prior to the start of the regular season.

### Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

First team
| Position | Player | Class |
| First Team Offense |||
| OL | Jaxson Kirkland | Jr. |
| First Team Defense |||
| DB | Elijah Molden | Sr. |
Second team
| Position | Player | Class |
| Second Team Offense |||
| TE | Cade Otton | Jr. |
| Second Team Defense |||
| LB | Ryan Bowman | Sr. |
| Second Team Special Teams |||
| PK | Peyton Henry | Jr. |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma mater |
| Junior Adams | Wide receivers coach | Montana State (2004) |
| Keith Bhonapha | Running backs coach | Hawai'i (2003) |
| Terrence Brown | Assistant defensive backs coach | Stanford (2013) |
| Derham Cato | Tight ends coach | Dartmouth (2010) |
| John Donovan | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Johns Hopkins (1996) |
| Bob Gregory | Special teams coordinator/inside linebackers coach | Washington State (1987) |
| Will Harris | Defensive backs coach | USC (2009) |
| Scott Huff | Offensive line coach | Boise State (2002) |
| Pete Kwiatkowski | Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach | Boise State (1990) |
| Ikaika Malloe | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach | Washington (1997) |
| Tim Socha | Head strength and conditioning coach | Minnesota (1999) |
| Aaron Knotts | Chief of staff | Miami (OH) (1999) |

### Roster

As of November 2, 2020

### Depth chart
## Schedule
### Regular season

Washington's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16. The Huskies had a game scheduled against Michigan on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season. The Huskies canceled their other two non-conference games, scheduled against Sacramento State and Utah State, shortly thereafter due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven game Conference only schedule was announced October 3, 2020.
On November 22, Washington's scheduled game at Washington State for November 27 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Washington State program. Two days later, the Pac-12 announced that Washington would instead host Utah on November 28; the Utes' scheduled game at Arizona State had also been canceled after Arizona State had a COVID-19 outbreak.
Original 2020 Washington Huskies schedule :
| Date | Opponent | Site |
| September 5 | Michigan* | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| September 12 | Sacramento State* | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| September 19 | Utah State* | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| October 3 | at Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry) |
| October 10 | Oregon State | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| October 17 | at Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT |
| October 23 | Arizona | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| October 31 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
| November 7 | Stanford | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| November 14 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
| November 21 | Colorado | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| November 27 | at Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | No contest | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Oregon State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | W 27–21 | 294 |
| November 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | W 44–27 | 253 |
| November 28 | 4:30 p.m. | Utah | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 24–21 | 259 |
| December 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Stanford | No. 22 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | L 26–31 | 278 |
| December 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | FOX | No contest | |
| December 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 15 USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game) | FOX | No contest | |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### At California

Game canceled due to Cal not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: November 7, 2020
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* TV: ESPN

### Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Huskies | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 14, 2020
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Jaydon Grant 11-yard return of blocked punt (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
UW – Sean McGrew 21-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 7:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 2:10. Washington 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23.
Second quarter
UW – Kamari Pleasant 15-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 14:15. Washington 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58.
OSU – B. J. Baylor 3-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 9:31. Washington 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 2:19. Washington 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:49.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 4-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:18. Washington 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:53.
Third quarter
No Scoring Plays.
Fourth quarter
UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 1:45. Washington 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:24.
Top passers
OSU – QB Tristan Gebbia: 11/24, 85 yards, 1 int
UW – QB Dylan Morris: 14/24, 141 yards
Top rushers
OSU – RB Jermar Jefferson: 23 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
UW – RB Sean McGrew: 9 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
Top receiving
OSU – TE Luke Musgrave: 2 receptions, 25 yards (6 targets)
UW – WR Terrell Bynum: 4 receptions, 66 yards (6 targets)
Defense
OSU – LB Avery Roberts: 14 tackles
- DT Isaac Hodgins: 7 tackles, 1 assist
UW – LB Edefuan Ulofoshio: 8 tackles, 1 fumble recovery
- LB Zion Tupuola-Fetui: 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles :

### Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Huskies | 17 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 21, 2020
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Clear • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 253 (Limited in-person attendance)
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich
Game information :
First quarter
(11:27) WASH – Puka Nacua 65-yard pass from Dylan Morris, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:33; Washington 7–0)
(4:58) WASH – Peyton Henry 20-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:20; Washington 10–0)
(2:48) WASH – Sean McGrew 1-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:43; Washington 17–0)
Second quarter
(8:49) WASH – Richard Newton 2-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:39; Washington 24–0)
Third quarter
(10:31) WASH – Kamari Pleasant 21-yard run, two-point run failed (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:35; Washington 30–0)
(5:02) WASH – Cade Otton 20-yard pass from Dylan Morris, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:11; Washington 37–0)
Fourth quarter
(12:54) ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill III 30-yard pass from Grant Gunnell, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:04; Washington 37–6)
(11:34) WASH – Richard Newton 54-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:20; Washington 44–6)
(9:28) ARIZ – Ma'Jon Wright 11-yard pass from Grant Gunnell, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Washington 44–13)
(4:54) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 3-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:14; Washington 44–20)
(0:33) ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill III 24-yard pass from Grant Gunnell, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Washington 44–27)
Top passers
Az – QB Grant Gunnell: 27/39, 259 yards, 3 TD
UW – QB Dylan Morris: 15/25, 230 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Az – RB Gary Brightwell: 5 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD
UW – RB Richard Newton:11 carries, 57 yards
Top receiving
Az – WR Stanley Berryhill: 5 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD
UW – TE Cade Otton: 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD :

### At Washington State

Game canceled due to Washington State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
* Date: November 27, 2020
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* TV: ESPN

### Utah

Due to Arizona State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available due to positive COVID-19 tests Utah was rescheduled to play at Washington. Trailing 21–0 at halftime, Washington scored 24 unanswered points for the eventual 24–21 victory. It has been Washington's largest come-from-behind win since a 1988 game against California.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 28, 2020
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) • Mostly Cloudy• Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 259
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ABC): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony

### Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 22 Huskies | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: December 5, 2020
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 278
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich
Game information :
First quarter
STAN – Austin Jones 3-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 9:53. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:07.
STAN – Austin Jones 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 2:05. Stanford 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:34.
Second quarter
UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 11:59. Stanford 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:06.
STAN – Nathaniel Peat 3-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 6:54. Stanford 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:05.
STAN – Jet Toner 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Stanford 24–3. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 3:09.
Third quarter
UW – Sean McGrew 6-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 12:20. Stanford 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:40.
STAN – Scooter Harrington 3-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 9:01. Stanford 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:19.
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (kick blocked), 2:33. Stanford 31–16. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
Fourth quarter
UW – Sean McGrew 2-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 11:03. Stanford 31–23. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:11.
UW – Peyton Henry 45-yard field goal, 7:54. Stanford 31–26. Drive: 4 plays, -17 yards, 2:11.
Top passers
STAN – Davis Mills – 20/30, 252 yards, TD
UW – Dylan Morris – 15/23, 254 yards
Top rushers
STAN – Austin Jones – 31 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD
UW – Sean McGrew – 16 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
STAN – Simi Fehoko – 4 receptions, 61 yards
UW – Ty Jones – 2 receptions, 79 yards :

### At Oregon

Game canceled due to UW not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: December 12, 2020
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* TV: FOX

### Pac-12 Championship Game at USC

Game canceled due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases. Oregon played in the championship game since they had more conference wins.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
| No. 13 Trojans | | | 0 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: December 18, 2020
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
* TV: FOX

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | 22 | — | — | — | Not released |

## Awards and honors
### Pac-12 Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 2 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Oregon State | Defensive line |
| 3 | Luke Wattenberg | Arizona | Offensive line |
| 3 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Arizona | Defensive line |
| 3 | Dylan Morris | Arizona | Freshman |
| 4 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Utah | Defensive line |
| 4 | Dylan Morris | Utah | Freshman |

### Athlon Sports National Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
| 13 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Utah | Defensive Player | |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 1 | 32 | Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | OLB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | 41 | Levi Onwuzurike | DT | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | 100 | Elijah Molden | CB | Tennessee Titans |
| 5 | 166 | Keith Taylor | CB | Carolina Panthers |