2007 Washington Huskies football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2007
Team=Washington Huskies


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Conference=Pacific 10 Conference
ShortConference=Pac 10
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Record=4-9
ConfRecord=2-7
HeadCoach=Tyrone Willingham
OffCoach= Tim Lappano
DefCoach= Kent Baer
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena=Husky Stadium
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The 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the college football season of 2007-2008. 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. [Sagarin, Jeff. " [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt07.htm Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings] ." "USA Today". December 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.] The Huskies finished with a record of 4-9, their fourth straight losing season. [Stassen, Chris. " [http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Washington All-Time Records of Washington] ." Retrieved on January 3, 2007.] This, combined with the 2007 team having the worst defense in school history, [" [http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=315477 Huskies in 2007: Locker grows, defense stumbles, coach returns] ." "The Sporting News". December 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.] led to the firings of defensive coordinator Kent Baer and special teams coach Bob Simmons at the end of the season. [Condotta, Bob. " [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2004079234_uwfb18.html UW starts overhaul of coaching staff] ." "The Seattle Times". December 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.]

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. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/teams/stats?teamId=264&year=null&sort=null&abbrev=null ESPN - Washington Huskies Statistics] .]

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = August 31
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Syracuse
opprank =
site_stadium = Carrier Dome
site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 42-12
overtime =
attend =
record = 1-0 (0-0)CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 8
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Boise State
opprank = 20
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 24-10
overtime =
attend = 70,045
record = 2-0 (0-0)CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 15
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Ohio State
opprank = 10
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 34-14
overtime =
attend = 74,927
record = 2-1 (0-0)CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 22
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = UCLA
opprank =
site_stadium = Rose Bowl
site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 44-31
overtime =
attend = 72,124
record = 2-2 (0-1)CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 29
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = USC
opprank = 1
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 27-24
overtime =
attend = 68,654
record = 2-3 (0-2)CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 13
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Arizona State
opprank = 14
site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
site_cityst = Tempe, Arizona
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 44-20
overtime =
attend =
record = 2-4 (0-3)CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 20
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Oregon
opprank = 7
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 55-34
overtime =
attend = 66,481
record = 2-5 (0-4)CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 27
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Arizona
opprank =
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 48-41
overtime =
attend = 61,124
record = 2-6 (0-5)CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 3
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Stanford
opprank =
site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
site_cityst = Palo Alto, California
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 27-9
overtime =
attend =
record = 3-6 (1-5)CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 10
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Oregon State
opprank =
site_stadium = Reser Stadium
site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 29-23
overtime =
attend =
record = 3-7 (1-6)CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 17
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = California
opprank =
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 37-23
overtime =
attend = 60,005
record = 4-7 (2-6)CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 24
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Washington State
opprank =
site_stadium = Husky Stadium
site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
gamename = 100th Apple Cup
tv = FSN
score = 42-35
overtime =
attend = 72,888
record = 4-8 (2-7)CFB Schedule Entry
date = December 1
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Hawaii
opprank = 10
site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 35-28
overtime =
attend =
record = 4-9 (2-7)

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