# 2017 Washington Huskies football team

The 2017 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Chris Petersen led the team in his fourth season as head coach. Washington competed as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Stanford. Due to their head-to-head loss to Stanford, they did not represent the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Penn State.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Washington Years | Alma mater |
| Chris Petersen | Head coach | 4th | UC Davis (1988) |
| Pete Kwiatkowski | Defensive coordinator | 4th | Boise State (1990) |
| Jimmy Lake | Co-defensive coordinator / defensive backs | 4th | Eastern Washington (2000) |
| Jonathan Smith | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 4th | Oregon State (2001) |
| Matt Lubick | Co-offensive coordinator / Receivers | 1st | Western Montana (1994) |
| Bob Gregory | Assistant head coach / Linebackers / special teams | 4th | Washington State (1987) |
| Keith Bhonapha | Running backs / recruiting coordinator | 4th | Hawaii (2003) |
| Scott Huff | Offensive line / Run Game Coordinator | 1st | Boise State (2002) |
| Ikaika Malloe | Defensive line | 2nd | Washington (1997) |
| Jordan Paopao | Tight ends | 7th | San Diego (2006) |

### Roster
## Recruiting
### 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 |

### Recruits

The Huskies signed a total of 18 commits.
College recruiting information (2017) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Keith Taylor CB | Anaheim, California | Servite HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 24, 2015 |
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| Terrell Bynum WR | Bellflower, California | St. John Bosco HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 13, 2016 |
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| Hunter Bryant TE | Bellevue, Washington | Eastside Catholic HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | Apr 23, 2016 |
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| Alex Cook WR | Sacramento, California | Sheldon HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 23, 2016 |
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| Ty Jones WR | Provo, Utah | Provo HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 17, 2016 |
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| Ariel Ngata LB | Folsom, California | Folsom HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 26, 2016 |
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| Joel Whitford P | Warragul, Victoria, Australia | Santa Barbara City College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 6, 2016 |
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| Jake Haener QB | Danville, California | Monte Vista HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Jun 18, 2016 |
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| Brandon McKinney S | Orange, California | Orange Lutheran HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 16, 2016 |
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| Cade Otton TE | Olympia, Washington | Tumwater HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | Aug 12, 2016 |
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| Salvon Ahmed RB | Kirkland, Washington | Juanita HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 23, 2016 |
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| Elijah Molden CB | West Linn, Oregon | West Linn HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 12, 2016 |
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| Henry Bainivalu OT | Sammamish, Washington | Skyline HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Nov 13, 2016 |
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| Joe Tryon-Shoyinka DE | Renton, Washington | Hazen HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 13, 2017 |
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| Cole Norgaard OT | Stockton, California | St. Mary's HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 271 lb (123 kg) | Jan 15, 2017 |
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| Ali Gaye DE | Edmonds, Washington | Edmonds Woodway HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 23, 2017 |
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| Jaxson Kirkland OT | Portland, Oregon | Jesuit HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Jan 30, 2017 |
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| Jordan Lolohea DE | Salt Lake City, Utah | East HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 |
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| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017. "2017 Washington Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at Rutgers* | No. 8 | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | FS1 | W 30–14 | 46,093 |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Montana* | No. 7 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 63–7 | 68,491 |
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Fresno State* | No. 6 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 48–16 | 68,384 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 7 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FS1 | W 37–10 | 47,666 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 6 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 42–7 | 37,821 |
| October 7 | 7:45 p.m. | California | No. 6 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ESPN | W 38–7 | 67,429 |
| October 14 | 7:45 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 5 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN | L 7–13 | 51,234 |
| October 28 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 12 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC/ESPN2 | W 44–23 | 69,847 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Oregon | No. 12 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (rivalry) | FS1 | W 38–3 | 70,572 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 9 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | L 22–30 | 44,589 |
| November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah | No. 18 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ESPN | W 33–30 | 65,767 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 13 Washington State | No. 17 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (Apple Cup) | FOX | W 41–14 | 71,265 |
| December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Penn State* | No. 11 | University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ESPN | L 28–35 | 61,842 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 12 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### At Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Washington | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
* Date: September 1, 2017
* Game time: 5:05 p.m.
* Game weather: 66° • Mostly cloudy • Wind ENE @ 1 mph
* Game attendance: 46,093
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft

### Montana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Montana | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 7 Washington | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 9, 2017
* Game time: 5:10 p.m.
* Game weather: 66° • Cloudy • Wind SW @ 9 mph
* Game attendance: 68,491
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Guy Haberman, Chad Brown, and Cindy Brunson

### Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fresno State | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| No. 6 Washington | 27 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 16, 2017
* Game time: 6:40 p.m.
* Game weather: 67° • Hazy • No wind
* Game attendance: 68,384
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Jill Savage

### At Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Washington | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| Colorado | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: September 23, 2017
* Game time: 7:12 p.m.
* Game weather: 45° • Rainy • Wind NE @ 8 mph
* Game attendance: 47,666
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, and Holly Sonders

### At Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Washington | 7 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: September 30, 2017
* Game time: 5:07 p.m.
* Game weather: 62° • Partly cloudy • Wind NE @ 5 mph
* Game attendance: 37,821
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron, and Lewis Johnson

### California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| California | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 6 Washington | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: October 7, 2017
* Game time: 7:50 p.m.
* Game weather: 53° • Misty • Wind S @ 6 mph
* Game attendance: 67,429
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich

### At Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: October 14, 2017
* Game time: 7:45 p.m.
* Game weather: 83° • Clear skies • Wind SW @ 4 mph
* Game attendance: 51,124
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill

### UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| No. 12 Washington | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 44 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: October 28, 2017
* Game time: 12:41 p.m.
* Game weather: 65°F • Sunny • Wind NW @ 4 mph
* Game attendance: 69,847
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard and Allison Williams

### Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 12 Washington | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 4, 2017
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 40° • Mostly cloudy • Wind N @ 7 mph
* Game attendance: 70,572
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Aaron Goldsmith, Danny Kanell and A. J. Hawk

### At Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Washington | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Stanford | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: November 10, 2017
* Game time: 7:45 p.m.
* Game weather: 56° • Partly cloudy • Wind NW @ 3 mph
* Game attendance: 44,589
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis

### Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utah | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| No. 16 Washington | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 18, 2017
* Game time: 7:36 p.m.
* Game weather: 45° • Partly cloudy • No wind
* Game attendance: 65,767
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich

### Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 15 Washington | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 25, 2017
* Game time: 5:15 p.m.
* Game weather: 49° • Light rain • No wind
* Game attendance: 71,265
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Bruce Feldman

### vs Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Washington | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 9 Penn State | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ
* Date: December 30, 2017
* Game time: 1:10 p.m.
* Game weather: 70° • Indoors
* Game attendance: 61,842
* Referee: Mike Defee (Big 12)
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill

## Awards and honors
### Coaches

Pete Kwiatkowski – Defensive coordinator
* Broyles Award : Semi-Finalist

### Offense

Dante Pettis – Wide receiver – Senior
* Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player) : Finalist

### Special teams

Dante Pettis – Return specialist – Senior
* Jet Award (top return specialist) : Winner

### All-Pac-12 Individual awards

Vita Vea – Defensive tackle – Junior
* Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
* Morris Trophy

### Pac-12 All-Conference Team

First team
* Dante Pettis – Wide receiver/Return specialist – Senior
* Kaleb McGary – Offensive tackle – Junior
* Coleman Shelton – Center – Senior
* Vita Vea – Defensive tackle – Junior
* Taylor Rapp – Safety – Sophomore
Second team
* Myles Gaskin – Running back – Junior
* Will Dissly – Tight end – Senior
* Greg Gaines – Defensive tackle – Junior
* Keishawn Bierria – Linebacker – Senior
* Ben Burr-Kirven – Linebacker – Junior
* Jojo McIntosh – Safety – Junior
Honorable mention
* Salvon Ahmed – Running back – Freshman
* Tevis Bartlett – Linebacker – Junior
* Jake Browning – Quarterback – Junior
* Myles Bryant – Cornerback – Sophomore
* Nick Harris – Guard – Sophomore

## NFL Scouting Combine

Seven members of the 2017 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine held between February 27 and March 5, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
| # | Name | POS | HT | WT | Arms | Hands | 40 | Bench press | Vert jump | Broad jump | 3-cone drill | 20-yd shuttle | 60-yd shuttle |
| LB04 | Keishawn Bierria | LB | 6'2" | 223 | 31+1⁄8" | 9+3⁄8" | 4.79 | 21 reps | 30.5" | 117" | 7.26 | – | – |
| RB06 | Lavon Coleman | RB | 5'11" | 223 | 30+1⁄2" | 9+1⁄4" | 4.65 | 23 reps* | 33" | 120" | – | – | – |
| TE05 | Will Dissly | TE | 6'4" | 267 | 32" | 10+1⁄4" | 4.87 | 15 reps | 28" | 111" | 7.07* | 4.40 | 12.12* |
| WO27 | Dante Pettis | WR | 6'1" | 192 | 32+1⁄4" | 9+1⁄2" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| OL39 | Coleman Shelton | OL | 6'4" | 295 | 31+1⁄2" | 8+1⁄2" | 5.21 | – | 26.5" | 110" | 7.62 | 4.59 | – |
| DL22 | Vita Vea | DT | 6'4" | 344 | 32+5⁄8" | 10" | 5.10 | 41 reps* | – | – | – | – | – |
| LB39 | Azeem Victor | LB | 6'1" | 230 | 33" | 9+3⁄8" | 4.72 | 19 reps | 32.5" | 115" | 7.20 | 4.40 | – |
* Top position performer

## NFL draft

The 2018 NFL draft was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 26 through April 28, 2018. The following Washington players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL Team |
| Vita Vea | DT | 1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Dante Pettis | WR | 2 | 44 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Will Dissly | TE | 4 | 120 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Azeem Victor | ILB | 6 | 216 | Oakland Raiders |
| Keishawn Bierria | ILB | 6 | 217 | Denver Broncos |
| Lavon Coleman | RB | UDFA | — | Houston Texans |
| Coleman Shelton | OL | UDFA | — | San Francisco 49ers |
| Ezekiel Turner | S | UDFA | — | Arizona Cardinals |