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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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 5:00 p.m. at Syracuse * ESPN W 42–1240,329
September 8 12:30 p.m. No. 20 Boise State * FSN W 24–1070,045
September 15 12:30 p.m. No. 10 Ohio State * ESPN L 14–3374,927
September 22 7:30 p.m. at UCLA FSN L 31–4472,124
September 29 5:00 p.m. No. 1 USC ABC L 24–2768,654
October 13 7:00 p.m. at No. 14 Arizona State FSN L 20–4464,347
October 20 4:30 p.m. No. 7 Oregon FSN L 34–5566,481
October 27 12:00 p.m. Arizona FSN L 41–4861,124
November 3 3:30 p.m. at Stanford FSN W 27–936,570
November 10 7:00 p.m. at Oregon State FSN L 23–2945,629
November 17 12:30 p.m. California ABC W 37–2360,005
November 24 4:00 p.m. Washington State FSN L 35–4272,888
December 1 8:30 p.m. at No. 10 Hawaii * ESPN2 L 28–3550,000
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
2007 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
Nate Williams
Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Ryan Perkins
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
No Huskies were selected in the 2008 NFL draft , which lasted seven rounds (252 selections).
^ Sagarin, Jeff. "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings ." USA Today . December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
^ Stassen, Chris. "All-Time Records of Washington Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine ." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
^ "Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns [permanent dead link ] ." The Sporting News . December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
^ Condotta, Bob. "UW starts overhaul of coaching staff ." The Seattle Times . December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
^ ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics .
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