# 2019 Washington Huskies football team

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
### Coaching changes

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. On January 17, 2019, Washington announced it had hired Junior Adams to replace Lubick as wide receivers coach.

### Recruiting

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.

### Pac-12 media day
#### Pac-12 media poll

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.
Media poll (North Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oregon | 190 (17) |
| 2 | Washington | 189 (17) |
| 3 | Stanford | 129 |
| 4 | Washington State | 108 (1) |
| 5 | California | 81 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 38 |
Media poll (Pac-12 Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Utah | 12 |
| 2 | Oregon | 11 |
| 3 | Washington | 9 |
| 4 | USC | 2 |
| 5 | Washington State | 1 |

## Schedule

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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | No. 13 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 47–14 | 65,709 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | California | No. 14 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | L 19–20 | 66,327 |
| September 14 | 4:30 p.m. | Hawaii* | No. 23 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 52–20 | 67,589 |
| September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at BYU* | No. 22 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ABC/ESPN2 | W 45–19 | 62,117 |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 21 USC | No. 17 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | W 28–14 | 66,975 |
| October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 15 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ESPN | L 13–23 | 33,225 |
| October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FS1 | W 51–27 | 47,933 |
| October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 12 Oregon | No. 25 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (rivalry) | ABC | L 31–35 | 70,867 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 Utah | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | L 28–33 | 69,270 |
| November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FS1 | W 19–7 | 34,244 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ESPN | L 14–20 | 44,618 |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (Apple Cup) | FOX | W 31–13 | 70,931 |
| December 21 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 Boise State* | | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ABC | W 38–7 | 34,197 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | RV | 23 | 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 |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| 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
## Game summaries
### Eastern Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 (FCS) Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 13 Huskies | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 47 |
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

### California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 14 Huskies | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
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

### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 23 Huskies | 21 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
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

### At BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Huskies | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
| Cougars | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
* Date: September 21, 2019
* Game time: 12:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Partly cloudy • Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 62,117
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath
Game information :
First quarter
(12:10) WASH – Richard Newton 17-yard reception from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; Washington 7–0)
(9:31) BYU – Jake Oldroyd 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:39; Washington 7–3)
(3:50) WASH – Aaron Fuller 17-yard receptions from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:41; Washington 14–3)
(2:17) WASH – Brandon Wellington 69-yard fumble recovery returned, Peyton Henry kick (Washington 21–3)
Second quarter
(11:00) WASH – Peyton Henry 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:15; Washington 24–3)
(8:22) BYU – Emmanuel Esukpa 1-yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Washington 24–9)
(0:26) BYU – Jake Oldroyd 54-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 3:47; Washington 24–12)
Third quarter
(12:28) WASH – Andre Baccellia 35-yard reception from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:11; Washington 31–12)
(10:37) WASH – Aaron Fuller 88-yard punt return, Peyton Henry kick (Washington 38–12)
(5:22) WASH – Richard Newton 3-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:57; Washington 45–12)
(0:00) BYU – Matt Bushman 7-yard reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:02; Washington 45–19)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
BYU – Zach Wilson: 26/42, 277 yards, one touchdown, one interception
UW – Jacob Eason: 24/28, 290 yards, three touchdowns, one interception
Top rushers
BYU – Emmanuel Esukpa: 9 attempts, 51 yards, one touchdown
UW – Sean McGrew: 18 attempts, 110 yards
Top receiving
BYU – Matt Bushman: 6 receptions, 89 yards, one touchdown
UW – Aaron Fuller: 8 receptions, 91 yards, one touchdown :
Referee: Steven Strimling

### USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Trojans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 17 Huskies | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
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 :
First quarter
UW (3:38) – #28 Richard Newton 1 yard run TD (#47 Peyton Henry kick) – UW 7–0
UW (0:29) – #5 Andre Baccellia 0 yard fumble recovery TD (#47 Peyton Henry kick) – UW 14–0
Second quarter
USC (4:14) – #19 Matt Fink 3 yard run TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – UW 14–7
UW (0:00) – #47 Peyton Henry 28 yard Field Goal – UW 17–7
Third quarter
UW (12:02) – #47 Peyton Henry 35 yard Field Goal – UW 20–7
UW (4:56) – #26 Salvon Ahmed 89 yard run TD (2 pts conversion) – UW 28–7
USC (2:10) – #19 Matt Fink to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 44 yard pass TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 28–14
Top passers
USC – Matt Fink: 19/23, 163 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions
UW – Jacob Eason: 16/26, 180 yards
Top rushers
USC – Stephen Carr: 7 attempts, 94 yards
UW – Salvon Ahmed: 17 attempts, 153 yards, one touchdown
Top receiving
USC – Michael Pittman Jr.: 4 receptions, 64 yards, one touchdown
UW – Aaron Fuller: 6 receptions, 68 yards :

### At Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Huskies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinal | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: October 5, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
* Game attendance: 33,225
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV: ESPN

### At Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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 :
First quarter
(5:43) WASH – Peyton Henry 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:36; Washington 3–0)
(0:35) WASH – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:47; Washington 6–0)
Second quarter
(12:59) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 50-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:15; Washington 6–3)
(8:55) WASH – Brandon Wellington 5-yard fumble return, Peyton Henry kick (Washington 13–3)
(5:31) ARIZ – Jamarye Joiner 40-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Washington 13–10)
(1:06) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 1-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:47; Arizona 17–13)
Third quarter
(10:40) WASH – Jack Westover 3-yard pass from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Washington 20–17)
(2:41) WASH – Salvon Ahmed 4-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:02; Washington 27–17)
Fourth quarter
(14:46) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:55; Washington 27–20)
(13:07) WASH – Aaron Fuller 22-yard pass from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; Washington 34–20)
(9:54) WASH – Salvon Ahmed 3-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:15; Washington 41–20)
(6:59) WASH – Peyton Henry 27-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:48; Washington 44–20)
(4:25) ARIZ – Nathan Tilford 25-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:28; Washington 44–27)
(2:12) WASH – Salvon Ahmed 10-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:11; Washington 51–27)
Top passers
AZ – Khalil Tate: 13/25, 184 yards, one touchdown, one interception
UW – Jacob Eason: 15/22, 243 yards, two touchdowns
Top rushers
AZ – J. J. Taylor: 18 attempts, 95 yards, one touchdown
UW – Sean McGrew: 13 attempts, 106 yards
Top receiving
AZ – Cedric Peterson: 3 receptions, 64 yards
UW – Puka Nacua: 3 receptions, 97 yards :

### Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Ducks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 25 Huskies | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: October 19, 2019
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 70,867
* TV: ABC
Game information :
First quarter
ORE – Spencer Webb 12 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 9:44. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:16.
UW – Salvon Ahmed 9 Yd Run (Peyton Henry Kick), 0:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:44.
Second quarter
UW – Jordan Chin 48 Yd pass from Jacob Eason (Peyton Henry Kick), 12:48. Washington 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:51.
ORE – Jaylon Redd 16 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 2:59. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
UW – Andre Baccellia 5 Yd pass from Jacob Eason (Peyton Henry Kick), 0:58. Washington 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:01.
Third quarter
UW – Puka Nacua 33 Yd pass from Jacob Eason (Peyton Henry Kick), 13:16. Washington 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:44.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 14 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 8:36. Washington 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:40.
UW – Peyton Henry 30 Yd Field Goal, 3:39. Washington 31–21. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:57.
ORE – Mycah Pittman 36 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 0:00. Washington 31–28. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
Fourth quarter
ORE – Jaylon Redd 5 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 5:10. Oregon 35–31. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:26.
Top passers
ORE – Justin Herbert – 24-38, 280 yards, 4 TD
UW – Jacob Eason – 23-30, 289 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio – 14 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
UW – Salvon Ahmed – 24 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ORE – Johnny Johnson III – 5 receptions, 90 yards
UW – Hunter Bryant – 3 receptions, 65 yards :

### Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Utes | 0 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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

### At Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: November 8, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 34,244
* TV: FS1

### At Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffaloes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: November 23, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 44,618
* TV: FOX

### Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 29, 2019
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 70,931
* TV: FOX/FS1

### Vs. Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 19 Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV
* Date: December 21, 2019
* Game time: 4:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: 4 MPH NE
* Game attendance: 34,197
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* ESPN game summary
Game information :
First Quarter
(5:32) WASH – Jacob Eason 17 yard pass to Andre Baccellia, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:07; Washington 7–0)
Second Quarter
(6:46) WASH – Salvon Ahmed 8 yard rush, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:53; Washington 14–0)
(0:00) WASH – Peyton Henry 32 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 0:23; Washington 17–0)
Third Quarter
(10:22) WASH – Richard Newton 2 yard rush, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:49; Washington 24–0)
(4:44) BSU – Jaylon Henderson 10 yard pass to George Holani, Eric Sachse kick (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:30; Washington 24–7)
Fourth Quarter
(10:44) WASH – Richard Newton 13 yard pass to Terrell Bynum, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:27; Washington 31–7)
(2:29) WASH – Salvon Ahmed 12 yard rush, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 7:39; Washington 38–7)
Top passers
UW – Jacob Eason – 23-33, 210 yards, 1 TD
BSU – Hank Bachmeier – 15-26, 119 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
UW – Richard Newton – 15 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
BSU – George Holani – 11 carries, 35 yards
Top receiving
UW – Terrell Bynum – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
BSU – Khalil Shakir – 3 receptions, 38 yards :

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 4 | 122 | Jacob Eason | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 5 | 160 | Nick Harris | C | Cleveland Browns |