2007 Washington Huskies football team

2007 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–9 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lappano (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPLouis Rankin (O)
MVPDaniel Te'o-Nesheim (D)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 USC +   7 2     11 2  
No. 16 Arizona State +   7 2     10 3  
No. 25 Oregon State   6 3     9 4  
No. 23 Oregon   5 4     9 4  
UCLA   5 4     6 7  
Arizona   4 5     5 7  
California   3 6     7 6  
Washington State   3 6     5 7  
Stanford   3 6     4 8  
Washington   2 7     4 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The 2007 Huskies' schedule was ranked as the most difficult in college football by Jeff Sagarin.[1] The Huskies finished with a record of 4–9, their fourth straight losing season.[2] This, combined with the 2007 team having the worst defense in school history,[3] led to the firings of defensive coordinator Kent Baer and special teams coach Bob Simmons at the end of the season.[4]

The Huskies were led by their redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, who made his debut this season, throwing for over 2,000 yards and rushing for 986. Locker accounted for 27 touchdowns. Louis Rankin, who was named the team's offensive most valuable player, rushed for 1,294 yards.[5]

  1. ^ Sagarin, Jeff. "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings." USA Today. December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
  2. ^ Stassen, Chris. "All-Time Records of Washington Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns[permanent dead link]." The Sporting News. December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
  4. ^ Condotta, Bob. "UW starts overhaul of coaching staff." The Seattle Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
  5. ^ ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics.