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2017 Washington

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2017, game by game: won at Rutgers 30–14; won vs. Montana 63–7; won vs. Fresno State 48–16; won at Colorado 37–10; won at Oregon State 42–7; won vs. California 38–7; lost at Arizona State 7–13; won vs. UCLA 44–23; won vs. Oregon 38–3; lost at Stanford 22–30; won vs. Utah 33–30; won vs. No. 14 Washington State 41–14; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 28–35+56−8Won 30–14 at Rutgers+16RutgersWon 63–7 vs. Montana+56MontanaWon 48–16 vs. Fresno State+32Fresno StateWon 37–10 at Colorado+27ColoradoWon 42–7 at Oregon State+35Oregon StateWon 38–7 vs. California+31CaliforniaLost 7–13 at Arizona State-6Arizona StateWon 44–23 vs. UCLA+21UCLAWon 38–3 vs. Oregon+35OregonLost 22–30 at Stanford-8StanfordWon 33–30 vs. Utah+3UtahWon 41–14 vs. No. 14 Washington State+27No. 14 Washington StateLost 28–35 vs. No. 9 Penn State-7No. 9 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atRutgersW 30–⁠1480%
Sep 9vsMontanaW 63–⁠790%
Sep 16vsFresno StateW 48–⁠1690%
Sep 23atColoradoW 37–⁠1056%
Sep 30atOregon StateW 42–⁠784%
Oct 7vsCaliforniaW 38–⁠783%
Oct 14atArizona StateL 7–⁠1381%
Oct 28vsUCLAW 44–⁠2381%
Nov 4vsOregonW 38–⁠380%
Nov 10atStanfordL 22–⁠3052%
Nov 18vsUtahW 33–⁠3078%
Nov 25vs14Washington StateW 41–⁠1469%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs9Penn StateFiesta BowlL 28–⁠3549%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 35–⁠28 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Pac-12 North champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Stanford

Led the nationDante Pettis: punt return average (20.4)

Consensus All-AmericanDante Pettis, APB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 5
Points
471–⁠209
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1721 +42 this season
SP+ rating
22.1 No. 10 of 128; offense No. 8, defense No. 13, special teams No. 103
SRS
20.3 No. 7 of 130 in FBS
Returning
83% of last season’s EPA, No. 15 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 22 roster talent No. 24 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Jonathan Smith and Matt Lubick
Defensive coordinators
Pete Kwiatkowski and Jimmy Lake
Captains
Keishawn Bierria and Coleman Shelton
Most valuable player
Myles Gaskin and Vita Vea
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 130
  • Defense23rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2448%1.178th of 130
Defense-0.0241%1.0323rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
-0.00 def		47% off
40% def		—10th off
22nd 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
Offense4.3own 3414% allowed
Defense2.8own 2919% caused

CORE rating 20.4, 6th of 130 (offense 10.7, defense -9.7).

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 QB2,711 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Browning QB19 TD
Rushing yardsMyles Gaskin 1,380 yds
Rushing touchdownsMyles Gaskin 21 TD
Receiving yardsDante Pettis WR761 yds
Receiving touchdownsDante Pettis WR7 TD
TacklesBen Burr-Kirven LB84 tkl
SacksRyan Bowman LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsByron Murphy DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Salvon Ahmed ATH★★★★No. 111
Hunter Bryant TE★★★★No. 161
Elijah Molden CB★★★★No. 182
Henry Bainivalu OT★★★★No. 193
Ty Jones WR★★★★No. 237
Terrell Bynum WR★★★★No. 240
Keith Taylor CB★★★★No. 249
Brandon McKinney S★★★★No. 261

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.863
Receivers53.60.900
Offensive line33.30.874
Defensive line33.00.859
Linebackers14.00.894
Defensive backs34.00.913
Athletes and specialists14.00.948
Whole class173.50.891

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Vita Vea DTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Dante Pettis WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Will Dissly TESeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Azeem Victor ILBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Keishawn Bierria OLBDenver Broncos

Roster 102

The 2017 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠210–⁠316
Stanford7–⁠29–⁠520
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠37–⁠6
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
California2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠91–⁠11

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