2006 Washington Huskies football team

The 2006 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tyrone Willingham, the team compiled a 5–7 record and was ninth in the Pacific-10 Conference. Home games were played on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle.[1]

2006 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2006 record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lappano (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (2nd season)
MVP	Isaiah Stanback (O)
MVP	C.J. Wallace (D)
Captains	Dashon Goldson Sonny Shackelford Isaiah Stanback C. J. Wallace
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (Capacity: 72,500)

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 USC +		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 California +		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 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

Background

Two years earlier in 2004, the Huskies had a dismal 1–10 season, with their lone victory over San Jose State. With three games remaining, second-year head coach Keith Gilbertson announced his resignation, effective at the end of the season.[2][3][4] Willingham was hired in December after being dismissed from Notre Dame.[5][6]

While Washington saw an overall improvement on the team in 2005, they still struggled to win games, and finished with a 2–9 record. Highlights of the 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

Redshirt freshman tailback J.R. Hasty was expected to have a big impact on the offense, but was declared academically ineligible. Senior Isaiah Stanback and sophomore Johnny Durocher competed for the starting quarterback position. Junior College transfers were Anthony Atkins (DE), Jason Wells (S), and Jordan Murchison (CB). All were expected to fill holes in the team.

Washington did not appear in any pre-season rankings and was predicted to finish last in the Pac-10 media poll.

Pre-season awards

Sporting News Preseason All-Pac-10[7]

• 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 p.m.	San Jose State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 35–29	52,256
September 9	12:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma*	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 20–37	84,577
September 16	12:30 p.m.	Fresno State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 21–20	57,012
September 23	12:30 p.m.	UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	TBS	W 29–19	58,255
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 21–10	55,409
October 7	12:30 p.m.	at No. 2 USC	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 20–26	90,282
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Oregon State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 17–27	62,656
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 24–31 ^OT	58,534
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Arizona State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 23–26	58,822
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	TBS	L 14–34	58,408
November 11	12:30 p.m.	Stanford	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 3–20	55,896
November 18	3:45 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (99th Apple Cup)	FSN	W 35–32	35,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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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NFL Draft

Two Huskies were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Isaiah Stanback	QB	4th	103	Dallas Cowboys
Dashon Goldson	S	4th	126	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. http://gohuskies.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=108
2. "Gilbertson steps aside". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Seattle Times). November 2, 2004. p. C1.
3. Daschel, Nick (November 2, 2004). "Dawgs take Gilbertson off hot seat with contract buyout". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. E1.
4. Korte, Tim (November 2, 2004). "Turner is thinking big for next Husky hire". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
5. "Huskies hire coach". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 2004. p. A6.
6. Korte, Tim (December 13, 2004). "Willingham returns to Pac-10 as Washington's new coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. E1.
7. "Huskies Receive Sporting News' Preseason All-Pac-10 Honors". gohuskies.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2006.
8. ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Oct-27.