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2016 Washington

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2016, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 48–13; won vs. Idaho 59–14; won vs. Portland State 41–3; won at Arizona 35–28; won vs. No. 7 Stanford 44–6; won at Oregon 70–21; won vs. Oregon State 41–17; won at No. 17 Utah 31–24; won at California 66–27; lost vs. USC 13–26; won vs. Arizona State 44–18; won at No. 23 Washington State 45–17; won vs. No. 9 Colorado 41–10; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 7–24+49−17Won 48–13 vs. Rutgers+35RutgersWon 59–14 vs. Idaho+45IdahoWon 41–3 vs. Portland State+38Portland StateWon 35–28 at Arizona+7ArizonaWon 44–6 vs. No. 7 Stanford+38No. 7 StanfordWon 70–21 at Oregon+49OregonWon 41–17 vs. Oregon State+24Oregon StateWon 31–24 at No. 17 Utah+7No. 17 UtahWon 66–27 at California+39CaliforniaLost 13–26 vs. USC-13USCWon 44–18 vs. Arizona State+26Arizona StateWon 45–17 at No. 23 Washington State+28No. 23 Washington StateWon 41–10 vs. No. 9 Colorado+31No. 9 ColoradoLost 7–24 vs. No. 1 Alabama-17No. 1 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsRutgersW 48–⁠1374%
Sep 10vsIdahoW 59–⁠1485%
Sep 17vsPortland StateW 41–⁠385%
Sep 24atArizonaW 35–⁠2852%
Sep 30vs7StanfordW 44–⁠643%
Oct 8atOregonW 70–⁠2157%
Oct 22vsOregon StateW 41–⁠1791%
Oct 29at17UtahW 31–⁠2449%
Nov 5atCaliforniaW 66–⁠2771%
Nov 12vsUSCL 13–⁠2669%
Nov 19vsArizona StateW 44–⁠1884%
Nov 25at23Washington StateW 45–⁠1754%
Dec 2vs9ColoradoPac-12 Championship GameW 41–⁠1066%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs1AlabamaPeach BowlL 7–⁠2431%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 24–⁠7 in the Peach Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Pac-12 champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Final: 4

Pac-12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, won the Pac-12 Championship Game

Consensus All-AmericanBudda Baker, DB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
585–⁠248
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1769 +187 this season
SP+ rating
26.7 No. 3 of 128; offense No. 12, defense No. 4, special teams No. 45
SRS
21.9 No. 3 of 128 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 63 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 29 roster talent No. 24 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jonathan Smith
Defensive coordinators
Pete Kwiatkowski and Jimmy Lake
Captains
Darrell Daniels and Kevin King
Most valuable player
John Ross and Budda Baker
Offense
Single set back
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 128
  • Defense6th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2852%1.187th of 128
Defense-0.0737%1.216th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
-0.05 def		51% off
36% def		—7th off
5th 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
Offense4.4own 3114% allowed
Defense2.9own 3018% caused

CORE rating 25.9, 2nd of 128 (offense 12.3, defense -13.6).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Browning QB3,430 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Browning QB43 TD
Rushing yardsMyles Gaskin 1,373 yds
Rushing touchdownsMyles Gaskin 10 TD
Receiving yardsJohn Ross WR1,150 yds
Receiving touchdownsJohn Ross WR17 TD
TacklesBudda Baker DB70 tkl
SacksPsalm Wooching OLB6 sacks
InterceptionsTaylor Rapp DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Byron Murphy Jr. CB★★★★No. 94
Milo Eifler OLB★★★★No. 142
Brandon Wellington OLB★★★★No. 224
Sean McGrew APB★★★★No. 228
Isaiah Gilchrist CB★★★★No. 247
Luke Wattenberg OG★★★★No. 284
Levi Onwuzurike WDE★★★★No. 292

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.842
Running backs14.00.914
Receivers33.00.841
Offensive line23.50.869
Defensive line23.50.879
Linebackers24.00.926
Defensive backs53.40.892
Athletes and specialists23.00.828
Whole class183.40.875

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1John Ross WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Kevin King CBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Budda Baker SArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Sidney Jones CBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Elijah Qualls DTPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 108

The 2016 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠112–⁠24
Colorado8–⁠110–⁠417
USC7–⁠210–⁠33
Washington State7–⁠28–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠310–⁠312
Utah5–⁠49–⁠423
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠74–⁠8
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona1–⁠83–⁠9

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