2014 Washington Huskies football team

2014 Washington Huskies football
2014 Washington Huskies football
Cactus Bowl, L 22–30 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	8-6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chris Petersen (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jonathan Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kwiatkowski (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Dwayne Washington (O)
MVP	Shaq Thompson, Hau’oli Kikaha (D); Travis Feeney (ST)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 2 Oregon x$^	8	–	1	13	–	2
Stanford	5	–	4	8	–	5
Washington	4	–	5	8	–	6
California	3	–	6	5	–	7
Oregon State	2	–	7	5	–	7
Washington State	2	–	7	3	–	9
South Division
No. 19 Arizona x	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 UCLA	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 12 Arizona State	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 20 USC	6	–	3	9	–	4
No. 21 Utah	5	–	4	9	–	4
Colorado	0	–	9	2	–	10
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Chris Petersen, in his first year at UW after eight seasons as head coach at Boise State. Washington was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the Huskies played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium, in the University District of Seattle. They finished the season 8–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Source:^[1]

Name	Position	Seasons at Washington	Alma mater
Chris Petersen	Head coach	1st	UC Davis (1988)
Pete Kwiatkowski	Defensive coordinator	1st	Boise State (1990)
Jonathan Smith	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	1st	Oregon State (2001)
Bob Gregory	Assistant head coach/linebackers	1st	Washington State (1987)
Chris Strausser	Associate head coach/offensive line	1st	Chico State (1989)
Keith Bhonapha	Running backs/recruiting coordinator	1st	Hawaii (2003)
Jeff Choate	Special teams coordinator/defensive line	1st	Western Montana (1993)
Jimmy Lake	Defensive backs	1st	Eastern Washington (2000)
Jordan Paopao	Tight ends	4th	San Diego (2006)
Brent Pease	Receivers	1st	Montana (1987)

Roster

2014 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`85`	David Ajamu	Fr
OL	`70`	James Atoe	Sr
OL	`60`	Shane Brostek	Jr
HB	`18`	Derrick Brown	Jr
TB	`24`	Jessie Callier	Sr
QB	`11`	K. J. Carta-Samuels	Fr
OL	`76`	Dexter Charles	Jr
TB	`22`	Lavon Coleman	Fr
TB	`32`	Deontae Cooper	Sr
OL	`55`	Dane Crane	Fr
OL	`78`	Mike Criste	Sr
WR	`15`	Darrell Daniels	So
OL	`62`	Ross Dolbec	Jr
TB	`34`	Jomon Dotson	Fr
OL	`52`	Jake Eldrenkamp	So
OL	`69`	Cory Fuavai	So
WR	`16`	Marvin Hall	Jr
TE	`84`	Michael Hartvigson	Sr
OL	`72`	Micah Hatchie	Sr
OL	`63`	Taylor Hindy	So
OL	`71`	Matt James	Fr
FB	`35`	Ralph Kinne	Fr
OL	`73`	Andrew Kirkland	Fr
OL	`67`	Michael Kneip	So
WR	`81`	Brayden Lenius	Fr
QB	`5`	Jeff Lindquist	So
TB	`30`	Gavin McDaniel	Fr
WR	`4`	Jaydon Mickens	Jr
QB	`10`	Cyler Miles	So
WR	`86`	Taelon Parson	So
TE	`82`	Joshua Perkins	Jr
WR	`87`	Dante Pettis	Fr
OL	`68`	Morgan Richey	Fr
WR	`80`	Max Richmond	Fr
OL	`59`	Ben Riva	Sr
WR	`1`	John Ross III	So
WR	`89`	Neel Salukhe	So
TE	`88`	Drew Sample	Fr
OL	`79`	Coleman Shelton	Fr
OL	`75`	Jessie Sosebee	Fr
OL	`64`	Colin Tanigawa	Sr
TB/WR	`23`	Kendyl Taylor	So
OL	`65`	Siosifa Tufunga	Jr
OL	`74`	John Turner	Fr
TB	`12`	Dwayne Washington	So
WR	`2`	Kasen Williams	Sr
QB	`3`	Troy Williams	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`32`	Budda Baker	Fr
CB	`9`	Brandon Beaver	So
LB	`25`	Keishawn Bierria	Fr
DE	`96`	Shane Bowman	Fr
DB	`40`	Aaron Chapman	Fr
CB	`35`	Brian Clay	Jr
LB	`34`	Sean Constantine	Fr
DE	`98`	Will Dissly	Fr
CB	`26`	Travell Dixon	Sr
LB	`54`	Ronnie Espedal	Fr
LB	`41`	Travis Feeney	Jr
DE	`95`	Jarett Finau	Jr
DT	`99`	Greg Gaines	Fr
CB	`3`	Darren Gardenhire	Fr
CB	`31`	Naijiel Hale	Fr
DE	`80`	Evan Hudson	Sr
DE	`92`	Jaylen Johnson	Fr
CB	`24`	Sidney Jones	Fr
CB	`6`	Jermaine Kelly	Fr
DE	`8`	Hau'oli Kikaha	Sr
CB	`20`	Kevin King	So
DB	`37`	Jonathan Kwon	Sr
DT	`97`	Lawrence Lagafuaina	Sr
LB	`47`	Scott Lawyer	Jr
CB	`19`	Brandon Lewis	Fr
LB	`16`	Drew Lewis	Fr
LB	`42`	Cory Littleton	Jr
DE	`5`	Joe Mathis	So
DL	`58`	Kaleb McGary	Fr
S	`14`	Joseph McIntosh	Fr
S	`38`	Kyle Nelson	Fr
LB	`29`	Connor O'Brien	Fr
CB	`21`	Marcus Peters	Jr
LB	`54`	Matt Preston	Fr
DT	`11`	Elijah Qualls	Fr
LB	`53`	Eric Rauch	Fr
DB	`14`	Hayden Schuh	So
DL	`57`	Drew Schultz	Sr
DL	`71`	Danny Shelton	Sr
DE	`22`	Josh Shirley	Sr
CB	`43`	Caleb Taylor	Fr
LB	`7`	Shaq Thompson	Jr
LB	`10`	John Timu	Sr
DL	`90`	Taniela Tupou	Jr
DT	`66`	Damion Turpin	So
DL	`50`	Vita Vea	Fr
LB	`36`	Azeem Victor	Fr
S	`39`	Thomas Vincent	Jr
S	`27`	Trevor Walker	So
LB	`53`	Jake Wambaugh	Fr
S	`15`	Lavon Washington	Fr
LB	`28`	Psalm Wooching	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`49`	Weston Blackburn	Jr
P	`45`	Korey Durkee	Jr
LS	`51`	Luke Hutchinson	Fr
PK	`49`	Mitch Johnson	So
LS	`77`	Ryan Masel	Jr
PK	`48`	Cameron Van Winkle	So
P/PK	`43`	Tristan Vizcaino	Fr

Head coach

Chris Petersen
1st year at Washington
alma mater: UC Davis

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Keith Bhonapha
   running backs/recruiting coordinator
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Hawaii
Jeff Choate
   special teams coordinator/defensive line
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Western Montana
Bob Gregory
   assistant head coach/linebackers
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Washington State
Pete Kwiatkowski
   defensive coordinator
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Boise State
Jimmy Lake
   defensive backs
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Eastern Washington
Jordan Paopao
   tight ends
   4th year at Washington
   alma mater: San Diego
Brent Pease
   receivers
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Montana
Jonathan Smith
   offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Oregon State
Chris Strausser
   offensive line
   1st year at Washington
   alma mater: Chico State
Tim Socha
strength and conditioning Coach
Mike McHugh
director of football operations
Rich Rasmussen
director of player personnel
Gerald Alexander
graduate assistant
D'Andre Goodwin
graduate assistant
Conor Knowles
graduate assistant
Joshua Taufalele
graduate assistant
Ben Thienes
graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2013

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Budda Baker Defensive Back	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Feb 4, 2014
Budda Baker Defensive Back	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
K. J. Carta-Samuels Quarterback	San Jose, CA	Bellarmine Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jan 22, 2014
K. J. Carta-Samuels Quarterback	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaleb McGary Offensive Tackle	Tacoma, WA	Fife High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Feb 3, 2014
Kaleb McGary Offensive Tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Naijiel Hale Defensive Back	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 1, 2014
Naijiel Hale Defensive Back	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shane Bowman Defensive End	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Jan 20, 2014
Shane Bowman Defensive End	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jomon Dotson Running Back	American Canyon, CA	American Canyon High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jan 22, 2014
Jomon Dotson Running Back	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Greg Gaines Defensive tackle	La Habra, CA	La Habra High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jan 19, 2014
Greg Gaines Defensive tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darren Gardenhire Safety	Long Beach, CA	Cabrillo High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 16, 2013
Darren Gardenhire Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt James Offensive Tackle	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Coeur d'Alene High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Jul 30, 2013
Matt James Offensive Tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaylen Johnson Defensive End	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 28, 2014
Jaylen Johnson Defensive End	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sidney Jones Cornerback	West Covina, CA	West Covina High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 27, 2014
Sidney Jones Cornerback	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brayden Lenius Wide Receiver	West Hills, CA	Chaminade High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
Brayden Lenius Wide Receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Lewis Cornerback	Elk Grove, CA	Pleasant Grove High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jan 8, 2014
Brandon Lewis Cornerback	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Drew Lewis Safety	Sammamish, WA	Eastlake High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jun 29, 2013
Drew Lewis Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
JoJo McIntosh Safety	West Hills, CA	Chaminade High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Dec 17, 2013
JoJo McIntosh Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dante Pettis Wide Receiver	San Juan Capistrano, CA	JSerra Catholic High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 23, 2014
Dante Pettis Wide Receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lavon Washington Safety	Oakland, CA	McClymonds High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 29, 2013
Lavon Washington Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Drew Sample Tight End	Bellevue, WA	Newport High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 22, 2013
Drew Sample Tight End	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaimie Bryant Defensive tackle	Olympia, WA	Tumwater High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Apr 25, 2012
Jaimie Bryant Defensive tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tristan Vizcaino Kicker	Chino Hills, CA	Damien High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 20, 2014
Tristan Vizcaino Kicker	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
John Turner Offensive Tackle	Los Angeles, CA	Loyola High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 27, 2013
John Turner Offensive Tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jesse Sosebee Offensive Tackle	Huntington Beach, CA	Edison High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jan 21, 2014
Jesse Sosebee Offensive Tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Will Dissly Defensive End	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 26, 2014
Will Dissly Defensive End	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Devin Burleson Offensive Tackle	Palmdale, CA	Highland High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
Devin Burleson Offensive Tackle	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 35 Rivals: 37 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 45
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 25	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	CBSSN	W 17–16	36,411
September 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 (FCS) Eastern Washington*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 59–52	62,861
September 13	1:00 p.m.	Illinois*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	W 44–19	62,325
September 20	3:00 p.m.	Georgia State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 45–14	64,608
September 27	1:15 p.m.	No. 16 Stanford		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	L 13–20	66,512
October 11	3:00 p.m.	at California		Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 31–7	44,449
October 18	5:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	FS1	L 20–45	57,858
October 25	7:45 p.m.	No. 14 Arizona State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 10–24	64,666
November 1	10:00 a.m.	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 38–23	35,633
November 8	4:00 p.m.	No. 18 UCLA		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	L 30–44	65,547
November 15	12:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FOX	L 26–27	47,757
November 22	7:30 p.m.	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 37–13	65,036
November 29	7:30 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	FS1	W 31–13	32,952
January 2, 2015	7:15 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Cactus Bowl)	ESPN	L 22–30	35,409
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

@ Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Huskies	7	10	0	0	17
Rainbow Warriors	10	0	3	3	16

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	17	14	7	52
Huskies	24	13	7	15	59

Illinois

Illinois (2–0) at Washington (2–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	3	9	7	0	19
• Huskies	21	17	0	6	44

Date: September 13
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 62,325
Television network: FOX

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Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	0	0	14
Huskies	0	0	21	24	45

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	10	0	7	20
Huskies	0	13	0	0	13

@ California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	14	0	3	31
Golden Bears	0	0	7	0	7

@ Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	0	7	7	20
#9 Ducks	7	21	7	10	45

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Sun Devils	0	10	0	14	24
Huskies	0	0	7	3	10

@ Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	10	14	7	38
Buffaloes	10	10	3	0	23

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	14	17	10	3	44
Huskies	3	7	10	10	30

@ Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	10	9	0	26
#17 Wildcats	7	14	0	6	27

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	7	6	0	13
Huskies	14	3	6	14	37

@ Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	10	7	31
Cougars	0	0	0	13	13

Cactus Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	14	6	20
Cowboys	14	10	3	3	30

Notes

February 6, 2014 – Cyler Miles and Damore’ea Stringfellow were suspended indefinitely for violating team rules^[3]

References

^ "Football Coaches". University of Washington Athletics. 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "Thompson Leads Huskies to 44-19 Rout of Illini". ESPN. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ Caple, Christian (February 6, 2014). "UW Football Players Cyler Miles, Damore'ea Stringfellow Suspended Indefinitely". The Bellingham Herald. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

[uwchs14-1] "Football Coaches". University of Washington Athletics. 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[2] "Thompson Leads Huskies to 44-19 Rout of Illini". ESPN. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[3] Caple, Christian (February 6, 2014). "UW Football Players Cyler Miles, Damore'ea Stringfellow Suspended Indefinitely". The Bellingham Herald. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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