2020 Washington Huskies football team

The 2020 Washington Huskies football team was to represent the University of Washington during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team were to be led by first-year head coach Jimmy Lake. The Huskies were to play their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and compete in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Head coachJimmy Lake (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn Donovan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorIkaika Maloe (1st season)
Home stadiumAlaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
(Capacity: 70,083)
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
California   –      –  
Oregon   –      –  
Oregon State   –      –  
Stanford   –      –  
Washington   –      –  
Washington State   –      –  
South Division
Arizona   –      –  
Arizona State   –      –  
Colorado   –      –  
UCLA   –      –  
USC   –      –  
Utah   –      –  
Championship: TBA
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Previous season

Chris Petersen coached his final game against Boise State before retiring at the end of the 2019 season. The Huskies finished 8–5 in 2019, 4–5 in conference play, in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the North Division.[2]

Offseason

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

Recruiting

Transfers

Returning starters

Preseason

Award watch lists

Pac-12 media days

The Preseason Media poll will be released prior to the start of the regular season.

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Spring game

Regular season

Washington's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16.[3] The Huskies had a game scheduled against Michigan on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[4] The Huskies cancelled their other two non-conference games, scheduled against Sacramento State and Utah State, shortly thereafter due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 3at Oregon
October 10Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
October 17at Utah
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
October 23Arizona
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
October 31at California
November 7Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
November 14at USC
November 21Colorado
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
November 27at Washington State

    Game summaries

    Rankings
    Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
    AP  
    Coaches RV  
    CFP Not released Not released

    Statistics

    Awards and honors
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    References
    1. "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
    2. "Go Huskies".
    3. "Washington Football Schedule".
    4. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
    5. Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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