2001 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
The 2001 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its third season under head coach Rick Neuheisel , the team compiled an 8-4 record, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference , and was outscored 370 to 353.[ 1]
Running back Willie Hurst and linebacker Ben Mahdavi were selected as the team's most valuable players on offense and defense, respectively.
The season opened with tragedy when 16 UW alumni and fans were killed in a plane crash in the Yucatan Peninsula on September 12.[ 2] Chichen Itza sightseers were participants on a week-long Husky-themed Caribbean cruise with Don James , Sonny Sixkiller and other Husky coaches and players prior to the Washington-Miami game scheduled for Sept. 15 in the Orange Bowl .[ 2] September 11 attacks and rescheduled to November 24.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 12:30 p.m. No. 11 Michigan * No. 15 ABC W 23–1874,080 September 22 12:30 p.m. Idaho * No. 13 FSN W 53–370,145 September 29 2:00 p.m. at California No. 13 FSN W 31–2835,172 October 6 12:30 p.m. USC No. 11 FSN W 27–2472,946 October 13 12:30 p.m. at No. 7 UCLA No. 10 ABC L 13–3570,377 October 20 3:30 p.m. Arizona No. 15 FSN W 31–2871,108 October 27 6:15 p.m. at Arizona State No. 13 FSN W 33–3150,106 November 3 12:30 p.m. No. 10 Stanford No. 11 FSN W 42–2872,090 November 10 12:30 p.m. at Oregon State No. 8 FSN L 24–4936,682 November 17 12:30 p.m. No. 9 Washington State No. 16 ABC W 26–1474,442 November 24 5:00 p.m. at No. 1 Miami * No. 12 ABC L 7–6578,114 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 9 Texas * No. 21 ESPN L 43–4760,548 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Roster
2001 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
15
John Anderson Jr
P
17
Derek McLaughlin Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
NFL draft
Three Huskies were selected in the 2002 NFL draft , which lasted seven rounds (261 selections).
References
^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .^ a b c Marmor, Jon (December 2001). "9/12/2001: Remember the Huskies" . Columns . UW Alumni Association. Retrieved March 31, 2023 . ^ Clark, Bob (November 13, 2002). "Time turns down rivalry's heat" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1C. ^ Clark, Bob (November 16, 2002). "Northwest rivalry resumes, no love lost" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1D. ^ Rosenblatt, Richard (September 16, 2011). "NCAA weighing options" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
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