2000 Washington Huskies football team

2000 Washington Huskies football
Rose Bowl champions Pacific Ten co-champions
Rose Bowl, W, 34–24, Purdue Boilermakers
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2000 record	11–1–0 (7–1–0 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (c. 72,500, turf)


2000 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#3 Washington †§	7	–	1	11	–	1
#4 Oregon State ‡§	7	–	1	11	–	1
#7 Oregon §	7	–	1	10	–	2
Stanford	4	–	4	5	–	6
UCLA	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
USC	2	–	6	5	–	7
Washington State	2	–	6	4	–	7
California	2	–	6	3	–	8

† – BCS representative as conference champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Huskies won the 2001 Rose Bowl.

Season summary

Washington, under second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, opened the 2000 season with a 44–20 victory over the Idaho Vandals. The Miami Hurricanes traveled to Seattle the next week and senior QB Marques Tuiasosopo threw for 223 yards and ran for 45 as the Huskies handed the #4 Hurricanes their only loss of the season 34–29.

The following week former Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel led his Huskies to Boulder, Colorado to face his former team. The Huskies celebrated their coach's homecoming with a 17–14 victory. Oregon spoiled Washington's hopes for a perfect season with a 23–16 setback but the Huskies responded the next week with a dramatic 33–30 victory over eventual Fiesta Bowl champion Oregon State. The following five weeks saw the Huskies have to battle back from second half deficits in every game, including a 31–28 win over Stanford that was marked with tragedy. Safety Curtis Williams was paralyzed after a neck injury during the game. For the remainder of the season, players and coaches wore the letters "CW" on helmets and uniforms in honor of him. After several second half comebacks, Washington was finally able to win a game easily with a 51–3 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup setting a record for largest margin of victory in the series. With the win over the Cougars, paired with an Oregon State win over Oregon, the Huskies were headed to the Rose Bowl. Marques Tuiasosopo earned Rose Bowl MVP honors as he led Washington to a 34–24 win over Purdue and Drew Brees. The Huskies finished ranked #3 in the polls.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 PM	Idaho*	#14	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	W 44–20	70,117
September 9	12:30 PM	#4 Miami*	#15	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	W 34–29	74,157
September 16	12:30 PM	at Colorado*	#9	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	W 17–14	50,454
September 30	12:30 PM	at #20 Oregon	#6	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ABC	L 16–23	46,153
October 7	7:00 PM	#23 Oregon State	#13	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	W 33–30	73,145
October 14	7:00 PM	at Arizona State	#11	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 21–15	61,370
October 21	3:30 PM	California	#9	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	W 36–24	70,113
October 28	2:00 PM	at Stanford	#9	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	W 31–28	31,300
November 4	12:30 PM	Arizona	#8	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	W 35–32	70,411
November 11	12:30 PM	UCLA	#7	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	W 35–28	71,886
November 18	3:30 PM	at Washington State	#6	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	FSN	W 51–3	33,010
January 1	1:30 PM	vs. #14 Purdue*	#4	Rose Bowl • Los Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 34–24	94,392
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Idaho

Miami (FL)

#4 Miami (FL) at #15 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	3	0	19	7	29
• Washington	7	14	6	7	34

Date: September 9
Location: Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
Game attendance: 74,157

Scoring summary

1	8:19	WASH	Braxton Cleman 3-yard run (John Anderson kick)	Washington 7-0

1	2:25	MIA	Todd Sievers 27-yard field goal	Washington 7-3

2	5:19	WASH	Marques Tuiasosopo 12-yard run (John Anderson kick)	Washington 14-3

2	2:02	WASH	Jeremy Stevens 23-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick)	Washington 21-3

3	7:34	MIA	Reggie Wayne 21-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (two-point conversion failed)	Washington 21-9

3	6:10	WASH	Rich Alexis 50-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Washington 27-9

3	5:23	MIA	Najeh Davenport 8-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Washington 27-15

3	3:50	MIA	James Jackson 8-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)	Washington 27-22

4	14:30	WASH	Pat Condiff 1-yard run (John Anderson kick)	Washington 34-22

4	2:52	MIA	James Jackson 1-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)	Washington 34-29

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Team Players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Marques Tuiasosopo	Quarterback	2	59	Oakland raiders
Elliott Silvers	Tackle	5	132	San Diego Chargers
Jeremiah Pharms	Linebacker	5	134	Cleveland Browns
Hakim Akbar	Defensive Back	5	163	New England Patriots
Chad Ward	Guard	6	170	Jacksonville Jaguars

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Awards and honors

Marques Tuiasosopo, Rose Bowl Player of the Game

References

Washington Huskies football

Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave Loudest CFB Stadium

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Notable players

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