2010 Washington Huskies football team The 2010 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team ' s head coach was Steve Sarkisian . The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle , Washington , and were members of the Pacific 10 Conference . They finished the season 7 – 6 , 5 – 4 in Pac - 10 play and were invited to the Holiday Bowl , their first bowl game in eight years , where they defeated Nebraska 19 – 7 . Preseason . Heisman hopeful Jake Locker decided to return to Washington for his senior season . In 2009 , Locker passed for 2 , 800 yards and 21 touchdowns . Had he decided to enter the NFL Draft after his junior year , many draft analysts predicted he would have been a Top 5 pick . Sophomore running back Chris Polk is primed for another 1 , 000 yard rushing season . Polk had had the best freshman season ever for a Husky running back in 2009 with 1 , 113 yards , averaging 4 . 9 yards per carry . He also scored 5 touchdowns . Polk surpassed 100 yards rushing in 4 of the final 5 games of the season , just missing in the season finale against California ( 94 yards ) . Game notes . Nebraska . This will be the 8th time these teams have met for non - conference play , with the series currently tied at 3 - 3 - 1 . Nebraska owns the overall scoring edge at 146 - 109 , and also the last victory , a 55 - 7 triumph in front of a sold - out home stadium crowd in 1998 . This is the start of a home and home series with the Huskies visiting Nebraska next year at Memorial Stadium . USC . Washington upset 18th - ranked USC for two consecutive years , winning at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum by kicking a last - second 30 - yard field goal . Coach Steve Sarkisian has returned to his former school and win again . Erik Folk , who hit the game - winning field goal , was named Pac - 10 special teams player of the week . He went 4 - for - 4 field goals and two PAT attempts . Last year , Folk kicked a 22 - yarder to defeat the Trojans 16 - 13 . Oregon State . Jake Locker threw a career - high five touchdown passes , two in overtime to Jermaine Kearse , and the Huskies stopped the Beavers 2 - point conversion in double overtime to keep their bowl hopes alive . Chris Polk ran for 105 yards on 25 carries for the Huskies . Beavers running back Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 140 yards on 32 carries and three touchdowns . He also caught four passes for 49 yards and a 10 - yard TD catch in the first overtime . The Beavers were playing their first game since Rodgers ' brother , James , was lost for the season because of a serious knee injury . The game came down to the Beavers final possession in the second overtime . On 4th down from the UW 4 yard line , Beaver quarterback Ryan Katz ' s pass for John Reese fell to the turf in the end zone . The Huskies stormed the field , only then to realize a late flag from back judge Johnny Jenkins was for pass interference against the Huskies ' Desmond Trufant . Jacquizz Rodgers then scored from the 2 on the next play to pull Oregon State to 35 - 34 . Beavers coach Mike Riley called timeout and decided to go for two . But Katz ' s throw fell out of Joe Halahuni ' s hands as he was hit by linebacker Cort Dennison and Washington ' s celebration was on again . Washington snapped a six - game losing streak to the Beavers . California . Washington scored from the one - yard line without time left in the regulation to defeat Cal and took the Golden Bears out of a bowl game . Chris Polk ran the ball in . Giorgio Tavecchio kicked two field goals for Cal , 53 yards and 47 yards . For Washington , D ' Andre Goodwin scored on a 80 - yard pass from Jake Locker and Erik Folk kicked a 37 - yard field goal . Cal scored a touchdown in the third quarter when Cameron Jordan took a fumble into the end zone for 21 yards . Washington State . Chris Polk rushed 29 times for a career - high 284 yards and two touchdowns . The win gave the Huskies a 6 - 6 record on the season , sending Washington to a bowl game for the first time since the 2002 Sun Bowl . Nebraska ( Holiday Bowl ) . This was the second time this season that the Huskies played Nebraska . The first meeting ended in a 56 - 21 win for the Cornhuskers . Game Starters . % - started as third or fourth wide receiver ^ - started as second tight end