2015 Washington Huskies football team

The 2015 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach was Chris Petersen. Washington was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium, in the University District of Seattle. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie fourth place in the North Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Southern Miss.

2015 Washington Huskies football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2015 record7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJonathan Smith (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPMyles Gaskin (O)
MVPTravis Feeney (D)
Ben Burr-Kirven (ST)
CaptainDeontae Cooper
Travis Feeney
Jeff Lindquist
Jaydon Mickens
Siosifa Tufunga
Taniela Tupou
Home stadiumAlaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
(Capacity: 70,083)
Uniform
2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 3 Stanford x$  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 19 Oregon  7 –2     9 –4  
Washington State  6 –3     9 –4  
California  4 –5     8 –5  
Washington  4 –5     7 –6  
Oregon State  0 –9     2 –10  
South Division
USC xy  6 –3     8 –6  
No. 17 Utah x  6 –3     10 –3  
UCLA  5 –4     8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5     6 –7  
Arizona  3 –6     7 –6  
Colorado  1 –8     4 –9  
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Huskies 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 PetersenHead coach2ndUC Davis (1988)
Pete KwiatkowskiDefensive Coordinator2ndBoise State (1990)
Jonathan SmithOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2ndOregon State (2001)
Bob GregoryAssistant Head Coach/Linebackers2ndWashington State (1987)
Chris StrausserAssociate Head Coach/Offensive Line2ndChico State (1989)
Keith BhonaphaRunning Backs/Recruiting Coordinator2ndHawaii (2003)
Jeff ChoateSpecial Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line2ndWestern Montana (1993)
Jimmy LakeDefensive Backs2ndEastern Washington (2000)
Jordan PaopaoTight Ends5thSan Diego (2006)
Brent PeaseReceivers2ndMontana (1987)

Roster
2015 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 72 Trey Adams Fr
TE 85 David Ajamu  So
WR 19 Andre Baccellia Fr
WR 23 Drew Before Jr
QB 14 Anthony Berg Jr
TE 94 James Boker Sr
OL 60 Shane Brostek  Jr
QB 3 Jake Browning Fr
OL 77 Devin Burleson Fr
QB 11 K.J. Carta-Samuels  Fr
OL 76 Dexter Charles  Sr
TB 22 Lavon Coleman  So
TB 6 Deontae Cooper  Sr
OL 55 Dane Crane  So
WR 15 Darrell Daniels Jr
TB 34 Jomon Dotson  Fr
OL 52 Jake Eldrenkamp  Jr
OL 69 Cory Fuavai  Jr
WR 89 John Gardner  Fr
RB 9 Myles Gaskin Fr
WR 16 Marvin Hall Sr
OL 70 Jared Hilbers Fr
OL 71 Matt James  Fr
FB 35 Ralph Kinne  So
OL 73 Andrew Kirkland  So
OL 67 Michael Kneip  Jr
WR 81 Brayden Lenius So
QB 5 Jeff Lindquist  Jr
WR 28 Nik Little Jr
TB 30 Gavin McDaniel  Fr
WR 4 Jaydon Mickens Sr
TE 84 Michael Neal Fr
WR 86 Taelon Parson So
TE 82 Joshua Perkins  Sr
WR 87 Dante Pettis So
WR 21 Quinten Pounds Fr
WR 29 Josh Rasmussen Fr
WR 18 Isaiah Renfro Fr
WR 80 Max Richmond  Fr
OL 59 Henry Roberts Fr
QB 10 Tony Rodriguez Jr
WR 1 John Ross III So
WR 89 Neel Salukhe So
TE 88 Drew Sample  Fr
OL 79 Coleman Shelton  So
OL 75 Jessie Sosebee  Fr
OL 64 Colin Tanigawa  Sr
OL 74 John Turner  Fr
TB 12 Dwayne Washington  Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 32 Budda Baker So
LB 17 Tevis Bartlett Fr
CB 9 Brandon Beaver  Jr
LB 15 DJ Beavers Fr
DB 12 Ian Biddle  Fr
LB 7 Keishawn Bierria  So
DE 96 Shane Bowman  Fr
LB 25 Ben Burr-Kirven Fr
DB 22 Dustin Bush Fr
DL 57 John Clark Fr
CB 35 Brian Clay  Sr
LB 34 Sean Constantine  So
DE 98 Will Dissly So
LB 41 Travis Feeney  Sr
DE 95 Jarett Finau  Sr
DT 99 Greg Gaines  Fr
CB 3 Darren Gardenhire So
CB 31 Naijiel Hale So
DE 92 Jaylen Johnson  Fr
CB 24 Sidney Jones So
CB 4 Austin Joyner Fr
CB 20 Kevin King Jr
LB 47 Scott Lawyer  Sr
CB 19 Brandon Lewis  Fr
LB 42 Cory Littleton Sr
DE 5 Joe Mathis Jr
DL 91 Ricky McCoy Fr
DL 58 Kaleb McGary  Fr
S 14 Joseph McIntosh  Fr
DB 23 Jordan Miller Fr
LB 29 Connor O'Brien  So
DE 8 Benning Potoa'e Fr
LB 54 Matt Preston  Fr
DT 11 Elijah Qualls  So
DB 38 Hayden Schuh Jr
DL 97 Jason Scrempos Fr
DL 72 Bryce Sterk Fr
DL 90 Taniela Tupou  Sr
DT 66 Damion Turpin  Jr
S 24 Ezekiel Turner So
DL 50 Vita Vea  Fr
DB 39 Sean Vergara  Fr
LB 36 Azeem Victor  So
S 27 Trevor Walker Jr
LB 53 Jake Wambaugh Fr
S 15 Lavon Washington  Fr
LB 28 Psalm Wooching  Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 49 AJ Carty Fr
P 45 Korey Durkee Sr
LS 51 Luke Hutchinson  So
PK 49 Mitch Johnson  Jr
LS 77 Ryan Masel Sr
PK 48 Cameron Van Winkle Jr
P/PK 43 Tristan Vizcaino So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Keith Bhonapha
       Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Hawaii
  • Jeff Choate
       Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Western Montana
  • Bob Gregory
       Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Washington State
  • Pete Kwiatkowski
       Defensive Coordinator
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Boise State
  • Jimmy Lake
       Defensive Backs
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Eastern Washington
  • Jordan Paopao
       Tight Ends
       5th year at Washington
       Alma mater: San Diego
  • Brent Pease
       Receivers
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Montana
  • Jonathan Smith
       Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Oregon State
  • Chris Strausser
       Offensive Line
       2nd year at Washington
       Alma mater: Chico State
  • Tim Socha
       Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Mike McHugh
       Director of Football Operations
  • Rich Rasmussen
       Director of Player Personnel
  • Gerald Alexander
       Graduate Assistant
  • Kirby Moore
       Graduate Assistant
  • Hansen Sekona
       Graduate Assistant
  • Joshua Taufalele
       Graduate Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2015

Recruiting class

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:15 p.m.at No. 23 Boise State*
ESPNL 13–1636,836
September 1211:00 a.m.Sacramento State*
P12NW 49–055,010
September 192:00 p.m.Utah State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
P12NW 31–1759,464
September 262:00 p.m.California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
P12NL 24–3061,066
October 86:00 p.m.at No. 17 USC
ESPNW 17–1263,623
October 177:30 p.m.Oregon
ESPN2L 20–2669,285
October 247:30 p.m.at No. 10 Stanford
ESPNL 14–3150,424
October 318:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FS1W 49–350,667
November 74:30 p.m.No. 13 Utah
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FOXL 23–3461,420
November 1412:00 p.m.at Arizona State
P12NL 17–2751,695
November 213:00 p.m.at Oregon State
P12NW 52–734,390
November 2712:30 p.m.No. 20 Washington State
FOXW 45–1070,438
December 2611:20 a.m.vs. Southern Miss*
ESPNW 44–3120,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Boise State
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 3 10 13
#23 Broncos 6 10 0 0 16
See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Sacramento State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Huskies 0 28 21 0 49
See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Utah State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 10 0 7 17
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

California
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 3 17 7 3 30
Huskies 7 0 14 3 24
See also: 2015 California Golden Bears football team

at USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 3 7 7 17
#17 Trojans 3 3 0 6 12
See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team

Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 6 10 7 3 26
Huskies 0 3 10 7 20
See also: 2015 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry

at Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 7 7 14
#10 Cardinal 7 10 14 0 31
See also: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 0 0 0 3
Huskies 7 14 21 7 49
See also: 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Utes 0 24 0 10 34
Huskies 3 10 7 3 23
See also: 2015 Utah Utes football team

at Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 7 0 0 17
Sun Devils 0 3 7 17 27
See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

at Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 28 17 7 0 52
Beavers 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Cougars 3 0 7 0 10
Huskies 7 10 7 21 45
See also: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

vs. Southern Miss (Heart of Dallas Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 7 10 13 44
Golden Eagles 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl

Postseason

2016 NFL Draft

The 2016 NFL Draft was held at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on April 28 through April 30, 2016. The following Washington players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Travis Feeney OLB 6th 220 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dwayne Washington RB 7th 236 Detroit Lions
Marvin Hall WR UDFA — Oakland Raiders
Cory Littleton OLB UDFA — Los Angeles Rams
Jaydon Mickens WR UDFA — Oakland Raiders
Joshua Perkins TE UDFA — Atlanta Falcons
Taniela Tupou DT UDFA — Seattle Seahawks

References
  1. "Football Coaches". University of Washington Athletics. 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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