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2015 Washington

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Chris Petersen.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 23 Boise State 13–16; won vs. Sacramento State 49–0; won vs. Utah State 31–17; lost vs. California 24–30; won at No. 17 USC 17–12; lost vs. Oregon 20–26; lost at No. 10 Stanford 14–31; won vs. Arizona 49–3; lost vs. No. 13 Utah 23–34; lost at Arizona State 17–27; won at Oregon State 52–7; won vs. No. 20 Washington State 45–10; won vs. Southern Miss 44–31+49−17Lost 13–16 at No. 23 Boise State-3No. 23 Boise StateWon 49–0 vs. Sacramento State+49Sacramento StateWon 31–17 vs. Utah State+14Utah StateLost 24–30 vs. California-6CaliforniaWon 17–12 at No. 17 USC+5No. 17 USCLost 20–26 vs. Oregon-6OregonLost 14–31 at No. 10 Stanford-17No. 10 StanfordWon 49–3 vs. Arizona+46ArizonaLost 23–34 vs. No. 13 Utah-11No. 13 UtahLost 17–27 at Arizona State-10Arizona StateWon 52–7 at Oregon State+45Oregon StateWon 45–10 vs. No. 20 Washington State+35No. 20 Washington StateWon 44–31 vs. Southern Miss+13Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at23Boise StateL 13–⁠1630%
Sep 12vsSacramento StateW 49–⁠083%
Sep 19vsUtah StateW 31–⁠1756%
Sep 26vsCaliforniaL 24–⁠3069%
Oct 8at17USCW 17–⁠1229%
Oct 17vsOregonL 20–⁠2650%
Oct 24at10StanfordL 14–⁠3122%
Oct 31vsArizonaW 49–⁠352%
Nov 7vs13UtahL 23–⁠3444%
Nov 14atArizona StateL 17–⁠2744%
Nov 21atOregon StateW 52–⁠768%
Nov 27vs20Washington StateW 45–⁠1057%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsSouthern MissHeart of Dallas BowlW 44–⁠3155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 44–⁠31 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠244
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1622 +66 this season
SP+ rating
9.7 No. 40 of 128; offense No. 61, defense No. 27, special teams No. 46
SRS
10.7 No. 20 of 128 in FBS
Returning
48% of last season’s EPA, No. 90 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 26 roster talent No. 29 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jonathan Smith
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kwiatkowski
Captains
Deontae Cooper, Travis Feeney, Jeff Lindquist, Jaydon Mickens, Siosifa Tufunga and Tani Tupou
Most valuable player
Myles Gaskin and Travis Feeney
Offense
Single set back
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 128
  • Defense15th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%1.1874th of 128
Defense-0.0441%1.0615th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
-0.07 def		44% off
38% def		—66th off
3rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.4own 322% allowed
Defense2.4own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Browning QB2,955 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Browning QB16 TD
Rushing yardsMyles Gaskin 1,302 yds
Rushing touchdownsMyles Gaskin 14 TD
Receiving yardsJaydon Mickens WR692 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrayden Lenius WR3 TD
InterceptionsSidney Jones DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Jake Browning PRO★★★★No. 73
Benning Potoa’e WDE★★★★No. 219
Austin Joyner CB★★★★No. 232
Henry Roberts OT★★★★No. 250
Trey Adams OT★★★★No. 316
Isaiah Renfro WR★★★★No. 337

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.963
Running backs13.00.882
Receivers23.50.873
Offensive line24.00.902
Defensive line23.50.861
Linebackers13.00.824
Defensive backs14.00.911
Athletes and specialists12.00.774
Whole class113.50.875

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6Travis Feeney OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Dwayne Washington RBDetroit Lions

Roster 105

The 2015 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠23
Oregon7–⁠29–⁠419
Utah6–⁠310–⁠317
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
USC6–⁠38–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠92–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.