List of Washington Huskies head football coaches

The Washington Huskies college football team represents the University of Washington in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Huskies compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 29 head coaches since it began play during the 1889 season.[1] Hired in December 2019 after the departure of Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake is Washington's current head coach.

The Huskies have played more than 1,100 games over 122 seasons.[1] In that time, eight coaches have led the Huskies in postseason bowl games: Enoch Bagshaw, James Phelan, Ralph Welch, Jim Owens, Don James, Jim Lambright, Rick Neuheisel, and Steve Sarkisian.[2] Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Gil Dobie, Claude J. Hunt, Phelan and Bradshaw captured a combined four as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and Owens, James, Lambright, and Neuheisel won a combined 11 as a member of the Pac-10.[3] During his tenure James won a national championships with the Huskies.[4]

James is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 153 victories during his 18 years with the program.[1] Dobie has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .975.[1] Stub Allison has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .167.[1] Of the 29 different head coaches who have led the Huskies, Dobie,[5] Phelan,[6] Darrell Royal,[7] Owens,[8] and James[9] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5]
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC
[A 6]
CC NC Awards
1 W. B. Goodwin 1892–1893 7 2 4 1 0.357 0
2 Charles Cobb 1894 3 1 1 1 0.500 0
3 Ralph Nichols 1895–1896
1898
12 7 4 1 0.625 0
4 Carl L. Clemans 1897 3 1 2 0 0.333 0
5 A. S. Jeffs 1899 6 4 1 1 0.750 0
6 J. S. Dodge 1900 5 1 2 2 0.400 0
7 Jack Wright 1901 6 3 3 0 0.500 0
8 James Knight 1902–1904 20 15 4 1 0.775 0
9 Oliver Cutts 1905 9 5 2 2 0.667 0
10 Victor M. Place 1906–1907 19 8 5 6 0.579 0
11 Gil Dobie 1908–1916 61 58 0 3 0.975 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0
12 Claude J. Hunt 1917
1919
10 6 3 1 0.650 2 2 1 0.500 0 0 0 1 0
13 Tony Savage 1918 2 1 1 0 0.500 1 1 0 0.500 0 0 0 0 0
14 Stub Allison 1920 6 1 5 0 0.167 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0
15 Enoch Bagshaw 1921–1929 91 63 22 6 0.725 25 21 4 0.540 1 0 1 1 0
16 James Phelan 1930–1941 110 65 37 8 0.627 51 31 8 0.611 0 1 0 1 0
17 Ralph Welch 1942–1947 50 27 20 3 0.570 17 16 2 0.514 0 1 0 0 0
18 Howard Odell 1948–1952 50 23 25 2 0.480 17 18 2 0.486 0 0 0 0 0
19 John Cherberg 1953–1955 30 10 18 2 0.367 7 13 2 0.364 0 0 0 0 0
20 Darrell Royal 1956 10 5 5 0 0.500 4 4 0 0.500 0 0 0 0 0
21 Jim Owens 1957–1974 187 99 82 6 0.545 60 58 2 0.508 2 1 0 3 1 1960
22 Don James 1975–1992 212 153 57 2 0.726 98 37 2 0.723 10 4 0 6 1 1991 AFCA Coach of the Year (1977)[13]
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1991)[14]
FWAA Coach of the Year (1991)[15]
George Munger Award (1991)[16]
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (1991)[17]
Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1980, 1990, 1991)[17]
23 Jim Lambright 1993–1998 70 44 25 1 0.636 31 16 1 0.656 1 3 0 1 0
24 Rick Neuheisel 1999–2002 49 33 16 0.673 23 9 0.719 1 3 1 0
25 Keith Gilbertson 2003–2004 23 7 16 0.304 4 12 0.250 0 0 0 0
26 Tyrone Willingham 2005–2008 48 11 37 0.229 6 29 0.171 0 0 0 0
27 Steve Sarkisian 2009–2013 63 34 29 0.540 24 21 0.533 1 2 0 0 0
28 Chris Petersen 2014–2019 67 47 20 0.701 32 15 0.681 1 3 3 2 0
29 Jimmy Lake 2020– 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

  1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[10]
  2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[11]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[12]
  5. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 college football season.
  6. Divisional champions have advanced to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 2011 season. Since that time, Washington has competed as a member of the Pac-12 North.

References

General

  • "Washington Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  • 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book (PDF). Seattle, Washington: Washington Athletics Communications Office. 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2012.

Specific

  1. 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book, p. 173
  2. 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book, p. 177
  3. 2011 Washington Football Information Guide & Record Book, pp. 183–204
  4. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records. NCAA.org. pp. 68–77. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  5. "Gil "Gloomy Gil" Dobie". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  6. "Jim Phelan". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  7. "Darrell Royal". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  8. "Jim Owens". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  9. "Don James". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  10. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  11. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  12. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  13. "Past National COTY Winners". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  14. "Past National COTY Winners". Paul "Bear" Bryant Award. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  15. "All-time Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Winners". Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  16. "George Munger Award College Coach of the Year". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  17. 2012 Pac-12 Conference Football Media Guide. Pac-12 Communications Department. 2012. p. 119.
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