2010 Washington Huskies football team

2010 Washington Huskies football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 19–7 vs. Nebraska
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Nussmeier (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNick Holt (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(Capacity: 72,500)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon $   9 0     12 1  
No. 4 Stanford  %   8 1     12 1  
USC   5 4     8 5  
Washington   5 4     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     7 6  
Arizona State   4 5     6 6  
Oregon State   4 5     5 7  
California   3 6     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Washington State   1 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian, the Huskies played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Washington compiled a 6–6 record in the regular season (5–4 in Pac-10, tied for third), and were invited to their first bowl game in eight years. At the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, they upset favored Nebraska 19–7 to finish on a four-game winning streak at 7–6.

  1. ^ "Foster, Kelemete, Locker & Williams Named UW Captains - University of Washington Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2010.