2006 Washington Huskies football team

2006 Washington Huskies football

Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2006 record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (2nd year)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (Capacity: 72,500)


2006 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#4 USC §	7	–	2	11	–	2
#14 California §	7	–	2	10	–	3
#21 Oregon State	6	–	3	10	–	4
UCLA	5	–	4	7	–	6
Oregon	4	–	5	7	–	6
Arizona State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Arizona	4	–	5	6	–	6
Washington State	4	–	5	6	–	6
Washington	3	–	6	5	–	7
Stanford	1	–	8	1	–	11

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was former Notre Dame and Stanford coach Tyrone Willingham. Washington played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington.

Background

In 2004 the Huskies had a 1–10 season. Their lone victory over San Jose State led to Head Coach Keith Gilbertson leaving the team. Tyrone Willingham was hired after being dismissed from Notre Dame to lead the Huskies. While Washington saw an overall improvement on the team, they still struggled to win games, finishing with a 2–9 record. Some highlights of the 2005 season were victories over Idaho and Pac-10 foe Arizona, and holding USC to 390 yards, their lowest offensive total of the year.

Pre-season

Head Coach Tyrone Willingham returns for his second year at the helm of the program. Redshirt Freshman J.R. Hasty (TB) was expected to have a big impact on the offensive line before being declared academically ineligible. Senior Isaiah Stanback and Sophomore Johnny Durocher are both challenging for the starting quarterback position. Incoming Junior College transfers are Anthony Atkins (DE), Jason Wells (S), and Jordan Murchison (CB). All are expected to fill holes in the team.

Washington does not appear in any pre-season rankings and was predicted to finish in 10th place in the Pac-10 Conference Media Poll.

Pre-season awards

Sporting News Preseason All-Pac-10^[1]

C.J. Wallace - All-Pac-10 First Team
Sean Douglas - All-Pac-10 First Team
Scott White - All-Pac-10 Second Team
J.R. Hasty - Pac-10 Offensive Newcomer of the Year

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 PM	San Jose State*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		W 35–29	52,256
September 9	12:30 PM	at #15 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 20–37	84,577
September 16	12:30 PM	Fresno State*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	W 21–20	57,012
September 23	12:30 PM	UCLA	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	TBS	W 29–19	58,255
September 30	6:00 PM	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 21–10	55,409
October 7	12:30 PM	at #2 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 20–26	90,282
October 14	3:30 PM	Oregon State	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	L 17–27	62,656
October 21	12:30 PM	at #11 California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 24–31	58,534
October 28	4:00 PM	Arizona State	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	L 23–26	58,822
November 4	12:30 PM	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	TBS	L 14–34	58,408
November 11	12:30 PM	Stanford	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		L 3–20	55,896
November 18	3:45 PM	at Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (99th Apple Cup)	FSN	W 35–32	35,117
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Regular season

San José State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Jose St	6	3	6	14	29
• Washington	7	14	7	7	35

Date: September 2
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	6	0	7	20
• Oklahoma	7	6	17	7	37

Date: September 9
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fresno St	7	0	7	6	20
• Washington	7	7	0	7	21

Date: September 16
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	13	3	3	0	19
• Washington	0	7	7	15	29

Date: September 23
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	0	21	0	0	21
Arizona	0	3	7	0	10

Date: September 30
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	3	7	3	7	20
• USC	7	10	6	3	26

Date: October 7
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

In the fourth quarter, with 2 seconds left on the game clock, the Huskies moved the ball 15 yards shy of the end zone, stopping the clock by getting a first down. Before Isaiah Stanback could hike the ball, the clock ran out and they were unable to get off a final play. It was a controversial moment that many blamed on miscommunication from the officials regarding when the clock would start again.

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oregon St	7	3	10	7	27
Washington	3	14	0	0	17

Date: October 14
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Linebacker Scott White intercepted two passes in the first half, setting up two touchdowns and giving Washington a 17–10 lead by halftime. However, the Huskies struggled in the second half both offensively and defensively. Oregon State quarterback Matt Moore connected with wide receiver Sammie Stroughter to give OSU a 27–17 lead. Late in the fourth quarter, Washington quarterback Isaiah Stanback suffered a Lisfranc fracture in his right foot; the injury requires surgery and Stanback will miss the remainder of the 2006 season.

California

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Washington	3	7	0	14	0	24
• California	0	3	10	11	7	31

Date: October 21
Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Back-up quarterback Carl Bonnell made his first start of the season filling in for the injured Isaiah Stanback. In his first start he threw two touchdown passes including a 40 yard hail mary pass to Marlon Wood to send the game into over time. However, Bonnell also threw five interceptions in regulation, and one in over time.

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Arizona St	0	14	6	0	6	26
Washington	0	3	3	14	3	23

Date: October 28
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	7	7	0	14
• Oregon	7	10	14	3	34

Date: November 4
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	0	3	7	10	20
Washington	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 11
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	0	14	14	7	35
Washington St	0	14	3	15	32

Date: November 18
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
Game start: 6:45 p.m. EST
Television network: FSN

Scoring summary

Q2	WSU	Tardy 15 yard run (Abdollmohammodi kick)	WSU 7–0

Q2	WASH	Ellis 64 yard pass from Bonnell (Braunstein kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	WSU	Frampton 43 yard interception return (Abdollmohammodi kick)	WSU 14–7

Q2	WASH	Rankin 8 yard run (Braunstein kick)	Tie 14–14

Q3	WASH	Reece 69 yard pass from Bonnell (Braunstein kick)	WASH 21–14

Q3	WSU	Abdollmohammodi 32 yard field goal	WASH 21–17

Q3	WASH	Ellis blocked punt returned for touchdown (Braunstein kick)	WASH 28–17

Q4	WSU	Boyd 15 yard pass from Brink (Gibson pass from Brink)	WASH 28–25

Q4	WASH	Rankin 77 yard run (Braunstein kick)	WASH 35–25

Q4	WSU	Gibson 13 yard pass from Brink (Abdollmohammodi kick)	WASH 35–32

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References

↑ "Huskies Receive Sporting News' Preseason All-Pac-10 Honors". gohuskies.com. Retrieved July 12, 2006.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Oct-27.

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