Offseason
Following the Alamo Bowl coach Sarkisian fired nearly all of his defensive coaches, deciding to retain only defensive line coach/special teams coordinator Johnny Nansen. Shortly thereafter, offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier left the program to accept a similar position at Alabama. Sarkisian filled his defensive staff with Justin Wilcox as defensive coordinator, Peter Sirmon as linebackers coach, Tosh Lupoi as defensive line coach, and Keith Heyward as defensive backs coach. He filled the open offensive coordinator position with former Cal assistant Eric Kiesau. Junior offensive lineman Colin Porter, who had started 19 games in two seasons, was forced to retire from football due to degenerative arthritis in both of his shoulders.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
7:30 p.m. |
San Diego State* |
|
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA |
P12N |
W 21–12 |
53,742 |
September 8 |
4:00 p.m. |
at No. 3 LSU* |
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
ESPN |
L 3–41 |
92,804 |
September 15 |
1:00 p.m. |
Portland State* |
|
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA |
FX |
W 52–13 |
54,922 |
September 27 |
6:00 p.m. |
No. 8 Stanford |
|
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA |
ESPN |
W 17–13 |
55,941 |
October 6 |
7:30 p.m. |
at No. 2 Oregon |
No. 23 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Rivalry) |
ESPN |
L 21–52 |
58,792 |
October 13 |
4:00 p.m. |
No. 13 USC |
|
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA |
FOX |
L 14–24 |
66,202 |
October 20 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Arizona |
|
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
P12N |
L 17–52 |
50,148 |
October 27 |
7:15 p.m. |
No. 7 Oregon State |
|
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA |
P12N |
W 20–17 |
60,842 |
November 2 |
6:00 p.m. |
at California |
|
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
ESPN2 |
W 21–13 |
42,226 |
November 10 |
7:30 p.m. |
Utah |
|
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA |
P12N |
W 34–15 |
60,050 |
November 17 |
10:30 a.m. |
at Colorado |
No. 25 |
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO |
FX |
W 38–3 |
43,148 |
November 23 |
12:30 p.m. |
at Washington State |
No. 25 |
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (105th Apple Cup) |
FOX |
L 28–31 OT |
30,544 |
December 22 |
12:30 p.m. |
vs. No. 20 Boise State* |
|
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Maaco Bowl Las Vegas) |
ESPN |
L 26–28 |
33,217 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
23 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
|
Coaches' |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
|
Harris |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
Not released |
BCS |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
25 |
25 |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
Weekly Starters
The following players were the weekly offensive and defensive game starters.[3]
Opponent |
WR |
LT |
LG |
C |
RG |
RT |
TE |
QB |
TB |
FB |
WR |
San Diego State |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Tanigawa |
Schaefer |
Kohler |
Riva |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Callier |
Hartvigson# |
Mickens |
at LSU |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Tanigawa |
Schaefer |
Atoe |
Kohler |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Taylor^ |
Smith |
Portland State |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Atoe |
Criste |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Hudson# |
Campbell |
Stanford |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Brostek |
Atoe |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Hartvigson# |
Campbell |
at Oregon |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Brostek |
Atoe |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
E. Hudson# |
Campbell |
USC |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Brostek |
Atoe |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Amosa |
Mickens |
at Arizona |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Atoe |
Riva |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey E. |
Hudson |
Mickens |
Oregon State |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Criste |
Riva |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Hartvigson# |
Campbell |
at California |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Criste |
Riva |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Hudson# |
Campbell |
Utah |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Criste |
Riva |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Hudson# |
Campbell |
at Colorado |
Williams |
Hatchie |
Charles |
Schaefer |
Criste |
Riva |
Seferian-Jenkins |
Price |
Sankey |
Mickens^ |
Bruns |
at Washington State |
|
|
|
|
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Boise State |
|
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|
|
|
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Opponent |
DE |
NT |
DE |
RE |
LB |
ILB |
NICKEL |
S |
S |
CB |
CB |
San Diego State |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Shirley |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Shamburger |
Parker |
Trufant |
Watson |
at LSU |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Shirley |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Shamburger |
Parker |
Trufant |
Watson |
Portland State |
Tokolahi |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Shirley |
Fuimaono |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Watson |
Stanford |
Tokolahi |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Crichton |
Tutogi |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Watson |
at Oregon |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Littleton |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Watson |
USC |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Banks% |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Peters |
at Arizona |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Littleton |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Peters |
Oregon State |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Tokolahi% |
Fuimaono |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Peters |
at California |
Crichton |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Tokolahi% |
Fuimaono |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Peters |
Utah |
Shelton |
Schultz |
A. Hudson |
Tokolahi% |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Trufant |
Peters |
at Colorado |
Tokolahi |
Shelton |
A. Hudson |
Shirley |
Feeney |
Timu |
Thompson |
Glenn |
Parker |
Ducre |
Peters |
at Washington State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boise State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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# - started as second tight end, ^ - started as third wide receiver, % - started at defensive tackle |
Roster and coaching staff
2012 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
FB |
48 |
Jonathan Amosa |
Sr |
OL |
70 |
James Atoe |
So |
TB |
38 |
Dominic Boddie |
Fr |
QB |
6 |
Derrick Brown |
RFr |
OL |
60 |
Shane Brostek |
Fr |
WR |
7 |
Cody Bruns |
Sr |
TB |
24 |
Jesse Callier |
Jr |
WR |
19 |
DiAndre Campbell |
RSo |
WR |
27 |
William Chandler |
Jr |
OL |
76 |
Dexter Charles |
RFr |
TB |
32 |
Deontae Cooper |
So |
OL |
78 |
Mike Criste |
RSo |
OL |
74 |
Nathan Dean |
Fr |
OL |
62 |
Ross Dolbec |
RFr |
OL |
52 |
Jake Eldernkamp |
Fr |
OL |
69 |
Cory Fuavai |
Fr |
WR |
16 |
Marvin Hall |
Fr |
TE |
84 |
Michael Hartvigson |
RSo |
OL |
72 |
Micah Hatchee |
RSo |
OL |
63 |
Taylor Hindy |
Fr |
TE |
80 |
Evan Hudson |
RSo |
WR |
3 |
James Johnson |
Sr |
WR |
11 |
Jamaal Jones |
RFr |
TE |
89 |
Alec Kimble |
So |
OL |
75 |
Erik Kohler |
Jr |
QB |
5 |
Jeff Lindquist |
Fr |
RB |
31 |
Ryan McDaniel |
Fr |
WR |
4 |
Jaydon Mickens |
Fr |
QB |
10 |
Cyler Miles |
Fr |
WR |
82 |
Joshua Perkins |
RFr |
TB/FB |
34 |
Dezden Petty |
RFr |
QB |
17 |
Keith Price |
Jr |
OL |
59 |
Ben Riva |
RSo |
TB |
35 |
Cole Sager |
Sr |
TB |
25 |
Bishop Sankey |
So |
OL |
73 |
Drew Schaefer |
Sr |
TE |
88 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
So |
WR |
8 |
Kevin Smith |
Jr |
OL |
64 |
Colin Tanigawa |
RSo |
TB/WR |
23 |
Kendyl Taylor |
Fr |
OL |
61 |
Ben Teichman |
So |
OL |
65 |
Siosifa Tufunga |
RFr |
QB |
14 |
Thomas Vincent |
RFr |
WR |
12 |
Dwayne Washington |
Fr |
WR |
2 |
Kasen Williams |
So |
QB |
16 |
Erik Wilson |
Jr |
TB |
20 |
Erich Wilson II |
Fr |
TB |
29 |
Willis Wilson |
RSo |
FB |
28 |
Psalm Wooching |
Fr |
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DT |
99 |
Josh Banks |
Jr |
CB |
9 |
Brandon Beaver |
Fr |
DE |
91 |
Connor Cree |
RFr |
DE |
11 |
Talia Crichton |
Sr |
CB |
12 |
Travell Dixon |
Jr |
CB |
18 |
Greg Ducre |
Jr |
S |
42 |
Ken Egu |
RSo |
S |
41 |
Travis Feeney |
RFr |
S |
29 |
Nate Fellner |
Sr |
DE |
95 |
Jarett Finau |
RFr |
LB |
37 |
Princeton Fuimaono |
Jr |
LB |
53 |
Garret Gilliland |
Jr |
S |
20 |
Justin Glenn |
Sr |
CB |
26 |
Anthony Gobern |
Sr |
DE |
93 |
Andrew Hudson |
RSo |
DE |
52 |
Hau'oli Jamora |
So |
LB |
58 |
Jamaal Kearse |
RSo |
DL |
97 |
Lawrence Lagafuaina |
RSo |
LB |
47 |
Scott Lawyer |
RFr |
LB |
42 |
Cory Littleton |
Fr |
DB |
27 |
Adam Long |
Sr |
S |
1 |
Sean Parker |
Jr |
LB |
43 |
Cooper Pelluer |
Jr |
CB |
21 |
Marcus Peters |
RFr |
DL |
55 |
Sione Potoa'e |
Jr |
LB |
36 |
Blake Rodgers |
Fr |
S |
5 |
James Sample |
RFr |
DL |
77 |
Drew Schultz |
RSo |
S |
13 |
Will Shamburger |
Jr |
LB |
40 |
Stetson Shearer |
Jr |
DL |
71 |
Danny Shelton |
So |
DE |
22 |
Josh Shirley |
RSo |
DB |
4 |
Antavius Sims |
Jr |
S |
14 |
Taz Stevenson |
Jr |
S |
7 |
Shaq Thompson |
Fr |
LB |
10 |
John Timu |
So |
DT |
98 |
Semisi Tokolahi |
Sr |
CB |
6 |
Desmond Trufant |
Sr |
DL |
90 |
Taniela Tupou |
RFr |
LB |
3 |
Thomas Tutogi |
Jr |
DE |
44 |
Pio Vatuvei |
Fr |
CB |
3 |
Cleveland Wallace |
Fr |
DE |
45 |
Corey Waller |
RFr |
DB |
35 |
Darien Washington |
Fr |
CB |
32 |
Tre Watson |
RJr |
S |
30 |
Evan Zeger |
RFr |
|
Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
LS |
51 |
David Butler |
Jr |
PK |
46 |
Travis Coons |
Jr |
P |
46 |
Korey Durkee |
Fr |
P |
94 |
Knight Laird |
RFr |
PK |
96 |
Santiago Lopez |
Fr |
LS |
77 |
Ryan Masel |
Fr |
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Eric Kiesau
1st season as OC/QC coach 1st year at Washington Alma mater: Portland State
- Justin Wilcox
1st season as DC coach 1st year at Washington Alma mater: Oregon
- Dan Cozzetto
4th season as Run Game Coordinator/OL coach 4th year at Washington Alma mater: Idaho
- Jimmie Dougherty
4th season as WR coach 4th year at Washington Alma mater: Missouri
- Keith Heyward
1st season as DB Coach 1st year at Washington Alma mater: Oregon State
- Tosh Lupoi
1st season as DL Coach/Defensive RG 1st year at Washington Alma mater: California
- Johnny Nansen
4th season as ST/DL coach 4th year at Washington Alma mater: Washington State
- Peter Sirmon
1st season as LB coach 1st year at Washington Alma mater: Oregon
- Joel Thomas
4th season as RB coach 4th year at Washington Alma mater: Idaho
- Jordan Paopao
2nd season as GA coach 2nd year at Washington Alma mater: San Diego
- Donte Williams
2nd season as GA coach 2nd year at Washington Alma mater: Syracuse
[4]
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: September 30, 2012 |
Game summaries
San Diego State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aztecs |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
Huskies |
14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
LSU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
#3 Tigers |
14 |
6 |
14 |
7 |
41 |
Portland State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
Huskies |
14 |
31 |
7 |
0 |
52 |
Stanford
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#8 Cardinal |
3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
Huskies |
3 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 31-yard field goal; WASH – Travis Coons 43-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 28-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Trent Murphy 40-yard interception return (Williamson kick); WASH – Bishop Sankey 61-yard run (Coons kick)
4th quarter scoring: WASH – Kasen Williams 35-yard pass from Keith Price (Coons kick)
Oregon
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Huskies |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
#2 Ducks |
21 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
52 |
USC
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#13 Trojans |
10 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Huskies |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Wildcats |
10 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
52 |
Oregon State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Beavers |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
Huskies |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
California
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Golden Bears |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
8 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
Huskies |
0 |
14 |
13 |
7 |
34 |
Colorado
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
0 |
7 |
17 |
14 |
38 |
Buffaloes |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
#25 Huskies |
0 |
7 |
21 |
0 | 0 |
28 |
Cougars |
3 |
7 |
0 |
18 | 3 |
31 |
Boise State–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
3 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
26 |
#20 Broncos |
9 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
28 |
Notes
- September 4, 2012 — Jesse Callier out of the season due to a torn right knee anterior cruciate ligament; Ben Riva had a fractured forearm.
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