# List of Washington Huskies football seasons

The Washington Huskies football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Washington. Since 1959, the Huskies have competed as a charter member of the Pac-12 Conference, formerly known as the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). From 1916 to 1958, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Independent (1889–1890) ||||||||
| 1889 | No coach | 0–1 | | | | | |
| 1890 | No coach | 0–0–1 | | | | | |
| W. B. Goodwin (Independent) (1892–1893) ||||||||
| 1892 | W. B. Goodwin | 1–1 | | | | | |
| 1893 | W. B. Goodwin | 1–3–1 | | | | | |
| Charles Cobb (Independent) (1894) ||||||||
| 1894 | Charles Cobb | 1–1–1 | | | | | |
| Ralph Nichols (Independent) (1895–1896) ||||||||
| 1895 | Ralph Nichols | 4–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1896 | Ralph Nichols | 2–3 | | | | | |
| Carl L. Clemans (Independent) (1897) ||||||||
| 1897 | Carl L. Clemans | 1–2 | | | | | |
| Ralph Nichols (Independent) (1898) ||||||||
| 1898 | Ralph Nichols | 1–1 | | | | | |
| A. S. Jeffs (Independent) (1899) ||||||||
| 1899 | A. S. Jeffs | 4–1–1 | | | | | |
| J. S. Dodge (Independent) (1900) ||||||||
| 1900 | J. S. Dodge | 1–2–2 | | | | | |
| Jack Wright (Independent) (1901) ||||||||
| 1901 | Jack Wright | 3–3 | | | | | |
| James Knight (Independent) (1902–1904) ||||||||
| 1902 | James Knight | 5–1 | | | | | |
| 1903 | James Knight | 6–1 | | | | | |
| 1904 | James Knight | 4–2–1 | | | | | |
| Oliver Cutts (Independent) (1905) ||||||||
| 1905 | Oliver Cutts | 5–2–2 | | | | | |
| Victor M. Place (Independent) (1906–1907) ||||||||
| 1906 | Victor M. Place | 4–1–4 | | | | | |
| 1907 | Victor M. Place | 4–4–2 | | | | | |
| Gil Dobie (Northwest Conference) (1908) ||||||||
| 1908 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | | | |
| 1909 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | 4–0 | T–1st | | | |
| 1910 | Gil Dobie | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1911 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1912 | Gil Dobie | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1913 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1914 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | | | |
| 1915 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | 1–0 | T–1st | | | |
| Gil Dobie (Pacific Coast Conference) (1916) ||||||||
| 1916 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | | | |
| Claude J. Hunt (Pacific Coast Conference) (1917) ||||||||
| 1917 | Claude J. Hunt | 1–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 5th | | | |
| Anthony Savage (Pacific Coast Conference) (1918) ||||||||
| 1918 | Anthony Savage | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3rd | | | |
| Claude J. Hunt (Pacific Coast Conference) (1919) ||||||||
| 1919 | Claude J. Hunt | 5–1 | 2–1 | T–1st | | | |
| Stub Allison (Pacific Coast Conference) (1920) ||||||||
| 1920 | Stub Allison | 1–5 | 0–3 | 6th | | |
| Enoch Bagshaw (Pacific Coast Conference) (1921–1929) ||||||||
| 1921 | Enoch Bagshaw | 3–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 6th | | | |
| 1922 | Enoch Bagshaw | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1923 | Enoch Bagshaw | 10–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | T Rose | | |
| 1924 | Enoch Bagshaw | 8–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1925 | Enoch Bagshaw | 10–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Rose | | |
| 1926 | Enoch Bagshaw | 8–2 | 3–2 | 5th | | | |
| 1927 | Enoch Bagshaw | 9–2 | 4–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1928 | Enoch Bagshaw | 7–4 | 2–4 | 8th | | | |
| 1929 | Enoch Bagshaw | 2–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 10th | | | |
| James Phelan (Pacific Coast Conference) (1930–1941) ||||||||
| 1930 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1931 | James Phelan | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1932 | James Phelan | 6–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1933 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7th | | | |
| 1934 | James Phelan | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1935 | James Phelan | 5–3 | 4–3 | 6th | | | |
| 1936 | James Phelan | 7–2–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | L Rose | | 5 |
| 1937 | James Phelan | 7–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1938 | James Phelan | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | | | |
| 1939 | James Phelan | 4–5 | 4–4 | 4th | | | |
| 1940 | James Phelan | 7–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | | | 10 |
| 1941 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | | | |
| Ralph Welch (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1947) ||||||||
| 1942 | Ralph Welch | 4–3–3 | 3–3–2 | 6th | | | |
| 1943 | Ralph Welch | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3rd | L Rose | | 12 |
| 1944 | Ralph Welch | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1945 | Ralph Welch | 6–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 1946 | Ralph Welch | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1947 | Ralph Welch | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | | | |
| Howard Odell (Pacific Coast Conference) (1948–1952) ||||||||
| 1948 | Howard Odell | 2–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1949 | Howard Odell | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1950 | Howard Odell | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | | 15 | 11 |
| 1951 | Howard Odell | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1952 | Howard Odell | 7–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | | | |
| John Cherberg (Pacific Coast Conference) (1953–1955) ||||||||
| 1953 | John Cherberg | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1954 | John Cherberg | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–9th | | | |
| 1955 | John Cherberg | 5–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| Darrell Royal (Pacific Coast Conference) (1956) ||||||||
| 1956 | Darrell Royal | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | | | |
| Jim Owens (PCC/AAWU/Pac-8 Conference) (1957–1974) ||||||||
| 1957 | Jim Owens | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | 7th | | | |
| 1958 | Jim Owens | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 1959 | Jim Owens | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Rose | 7 | 8 |
| 1960 | Jim Owens | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 6 |
| 1961 | Jim Owens | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1962 | Jim Owens | 7–1–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | | 14 | |
| 1963 | Jim Owens | 6–5 | 4–1 | 1st | L Rose | 15 | |
| 1964 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1965 | Jim Owens | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1966 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1967 | Jim Owens | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1968 | Jim Owens | 3–5–2 | 1–5–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1969 | Jim Owens | 1–9 | 1–7 | 7th | | | |
| 1970 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1971 | Jim Owens | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | 19 |
| 1972 | Jim Owens | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1973 | Jim Owens | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1974 | Jim Owens | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
| Don James (Pacific-8/Pacific-10 Conference) (1975–1992) ||||||||
| 1975 | Don James | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1976 | Don James | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 1977 | Don James | 8–4 | 6–1 | 1st | W Rose | 9 | 10 |
| 1978 | Don James | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1979 | Don James | 9–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | W Sun | 11 | 11 |
| 1980 | Don James | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | 17 | 16 |
| 1981 | Don James | 10–2 | 6–2 | 1st | W Rose | 7 | 10 |
| 1982 | Don James | 10–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Aloha | 7 | 7 |
| 1983 | Don James | 8–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | L Aloha | | |
| 1984 | Don James | 11–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W Orange | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | Don James | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | W Freedom | | |
| 1986 | Don James | 8–3–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | L Sun | 17 | 18 |
| 1987 | Don James | 7–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T–2nd | W Independence | | |
| 1988 | Don James | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1989 | Don James | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | W Freedom | 20 | 23 |
| 1990 | Don James | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 5 |
| 1991 | Don James | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Rose | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 | Don James | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Rose | 10 | 11 |
| Jim Lambright (Pacific-10 Conference) (1993–1998) ||||||||
| 1993 | Jim Lambright | 7–4 | 5–3 | 4th | Ineligible | | |
| 1994 | Jim Lambright | 7–4 | 4–4 | 5th | Ineligible | | |
| 1995 | Jim Lambright | 7–4–1 | 6–1–1 | T–1st | L Sun | | |
| 1996 | Jim Lambright | 9–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Holiday | 15 | 16 |
| 1997 | Jim Lambright | 8–4 | 5–3 | 4th | W Aloha | 18 | 18 |
| 1998 | Jim Lambright | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Oahu | | |
| Rick Neuheisel (Pacific-10 Conference) (1999–2002) ||||||||
| 1999 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–5 | 6–2 | 2nd | L Holiday | | |
| 2000 | Rick Neuheisel | 11–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Rose$^†$ | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | Rick Neuheisel | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L Holiday | 19 | 19 |
| 2002 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | L Sun | | |
| Keith Gilbertson (Pacific-10 Conference) (2003–2004) ||||||||
| 2003 | Keith Gilbertson | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 2004 | Keith Gilbertson | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | | | |
| Tyrone Willingham (Pacific-10 Conference) (2005–2008) ||||||||
| 2005 | Tyrone Willingham | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | | | |
| 2006 | Tyrone Willingham | 5–7 | 3–6 | 9th | | | |
| 2007 | Tyrone Willingham | 4–9 | 2–7 | 10th | | | |
| 2008 | Tyrone Willingham | 0–12 | 0–9 | 10th | | | |
| Steve Sarkisian (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2009–2013) ||||||||
| 2009 | Steve Sarkisian | 5–7 | 4–5 | 7th | | | |
| 2010 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | T–3rd | W Holiday | | |
| 2011 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | 3rd (North) | L Alamo | | |
| 2012 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | 4th (North) | L Maaco | | |
| 2013 | Steve Sarkisian | 9–4 | 5–4 | 3rd (North) | W Fight Hunger | | 25 |
| Chris Petersen (Pac-12 Conference) (2014–2019) ||||||||
| 2014 | Chris Petersen | 8–6 | 4–5 | 3rd (North) | L Cactus | | |
| 2015 | Chris Petersen | 7–6 | 4–5 | 4th (North) | W Heart of Dallas | | |
| 2016 | Chris Petersen | 12–2 | 8–1 | 1st (North) | L Peach$^†$ (CFP Semifinal) | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | Chris Petersen | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | L Fiesta$^†$ | 15 | 16 |
| 2018 | Chris Petersen | 10–4 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | L Rose$^†$ | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | Chris Petersen | 8–5 | 4–5 | T–2nd (North) | W Las Vegas | | |
| Jimmy Lake (Pac-12 Conference) (2020–2021) ||||||||
| 2020 | Jimmy Lake | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1st (North) | | | |
| 2021 | Jimmy Lake | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5th (North) | | | |
| Kalen DeBoer (Pac-12 Conference) (2022–2023) ||||||||
| 2022 | Kalen DeBoer | 11–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Alamo | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | Kalen DeBoer | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | W Sugar$^†$ (CFP Semifinal) L CFP NCG$^†$ | 2 | 2 |
| Jedd Fisch (Big Ten Conference) (2024–present) ||||||||
| 2024 | Jedd Fisch | 6–7 | 4–5 | T–9th | L Sun | | |
| Total: | Total: | 780–472–50 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. $^°$Rankings from final AP Poll. ||||||||

## All-time records

Total wins, losses, and ties :
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties |
| Pacific Coast Conference games (1916–1958) | 131 | 119 | 20 |
| Pac-8, 10, 12 Conference games (1959–present) | 229 | 169 | 3 |
| Bowl game appearances | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| All-time regular and postseason record (1889-2023) | 774 | 465 | 50 |