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2019 Washington

8–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Chris Petersen.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2019, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 47–14; lost vs. California 19–20; won vs. Hawai’i 52–20; won at BYU 45–19; won vs. No. 21 USC 28–14; lost at Stanford 13–23; won at Arizona 51–27; lost vs. No. 12 Oregon 31–35; lost vs. No. 9 Utah 28–33; won at Oregon State 19–7; lost at Colorado 14–20; won vs. Washington State 31–13; won vs. No. 18 Boise State 38–7+33−10Won 47–14 vs. Eastern Washington+33Eastern Washing…Lost 19–20 vs. California-1CaliforniaWon 52–20 vs. Hawai’i+32Hawai’iWon 45–19 at BYU+26BYUWon 28–14 vs. No. 21 USC+14No. 21 USCLost 13–23 at Stanford-10StanfordWon 51–27 at Arizona+24ArizonaLost 31–35 vs. No. 12 Oregon-4No. 12 OregonLost 28–33 vs. No. 9 Utah-5No. 9 UtahWon 19–7 at Oregon State+12Oregon StateLost 14–20 at Colorado-6ColoradoWon 31–13 vs. Washington State+18Washington StateWon 38–7 vs. No. 18 Boise State+31No. 18 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern WashingtonW 47–⁠1479%
Sep 7vsCaliforniaL 19–⁠2078%
Sep 14vsHawai’iW 52–⁠2081%
Sep 21atBYUW 45–⁠1962%
Sep 28vs21USCW 28–⁠1469%
Oct 5atStanfordL 13–⁠2363%
Oct 12atArizonaW 51–⁠2760%
Oct 19vs12OregonL 31–⁠3565%
Nov 2vs9UtahL 28–⁠3356%
Nov 8atOregon StateW 19–⁠770%
Nov 23atColoradoL 14–⁠2075%
Nov 29vsWashington StateW 31–⁠1365%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs18Boise StateLas Vegas BowlW 38–⁠738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boise State 38–⁠7 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 4: 22
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 8: 25
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 4th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
416–⁠252
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1703 +51 this season
SP+ rating
18.3 No. 16 of 130; offense No. 24, defense No. 24, special teams No. 2
SRS
14.7 No. 15 of 130 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 86 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 15 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bush Hamdan
Defensive coordinators
Jimmy Lake and Pete Kwiatkowski
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense67th of 130
  • Defense27th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%1.0567th of 130
Defense0.0243%1.0527th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.00 def		45% off
41% def		—62nd off
12th 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
Offense4.0own 3216% allowed
Defense2.5own 2618% caused

CORE rating 5.7, 37th of 130 (offense -1.4, defense -7.2).

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 yardsJacob Eason QB3,132 yds
Passing touchdownsJacob Eason QB23 TD
Rushing yardsSalvon Ahmed RB1,020 yds
Rushing touchdownsSalvon Ahmed RB11 TD
Receiving yardsHunter Bryant TE825 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Fuller WR6 TD
TacklesElijah Molden DB79 tkl
SacksJoe Tryon LB8 sacks
InterceptionsElijah Molden DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Faatui Tuitele DT★★★★No. 83
Jacob Bandes DT★★★★No. 86
Trent McDuffie CB★★★★No. 126
Laiatu Latu WDE★★★★No. 128
Puka Nacua WR★★★★No. 136
Dylan Morris PRO★★★★No. 174
Daniel Heimuli ILB★★★★No. 190
Josh Calvert ILB★★★★No. 222

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.830
Running backs14.00.906
Receivers23.50.912
Offensive line34.00.898
Defensive line63.70.920
Linebackers63.20.865
Defensive backs43.80.885
Athletes and specialists23.50.865
Whole class263.50.887

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 4Jacob Eason QBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Nick Harris CCleveland Browns

Roster 104

The 2019 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠25
Utah8–⁠111–⁠316
USC7–⁠28–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA4–⁠54–⁠8
Washington State3–⁠66–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8

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