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2021 Washington

4–⁠8 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by Jimmy Lake, then Bob Gregory (interim, final 3 games).

Schedule and results

Washington in 2021, game by game: lost vs. Montana 7–13; lost at Michigan 10–31; won vs. Arkansas State 52–3; won vs. California 31–24; lost at Oregon State 24–27; lost vs. UCLA 17–24; won at Arizona 21–16; won at Stanford 20–13; lost vs. No. 7 Oregon 16–26; lost vs. Arizona State 30–35; lost at Colorado 17–20; lost vs. Washington State 13–40+49−27Lost 7–13 vs. Montana-6MontanaLost 10–31 at Michigan-21MichiganWon 52–3 vs. Arkansas State+49Arkansas StateWon 31–24 vs. California+7CaliforniaLost 24–27 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 17–24 vs. UCLA-7UCLAWon 21–16 at Arizona+5ArizonaWon 20–13 at Stanford+7StanfordLost 16–26 vs. No. 7 Oregon-10No. 7 OregonLost 30–35 vs. Arizona State-5Arizona StateLost 17–20 at Colorado-3ColoradoLost 13–40 vs. Washington State-27Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMontanaL 7–⁠1380%
Sep 11atMichiganL 10–⁠3141%
Sep 18vsArkansas StateW 52–⁠367%
Sep 25vsCaliforniaW 31–⁠2467%
Oct 2atOregon StateL 24–⁠2748%
Oct 16vsUCLAL 17–⁠2457%
Oct 22atArizonaW 21–⁠1672%
Oct 30atStanfordW 20–⁠1346%
Nov 6vs7OregonL 16–⁠2644%
Nov 13vsArizona StateL 30–⁠3552%
Nov 20atColoradoL 17–⁠2059%
Nov 26vsWashington StateL 13–⁠4052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 40–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 8th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
258–⁠272
Coach
Jimmy Lake, then Bob Gregory (interim, final 3 games)
Elo
1466 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 83 of 130; offense No. 101, defense No. 45
SRS
−3.0 No. 84 of 130 in FBS
Returning
83% of last season’s EPA, No. 51 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 35 roster talent No. 18 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
John Donovan
Defensive coordinators
Bob Gregory and Ikaika Malloe
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 130
  • Defense62nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0543%1.16103rd of 130
Defense0.1345%1.0562nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.13 def		43% off
44% def		—108th off
64th 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
Offense3.8own 2718% allowed
Defense3.7own 3015% caused

CORE rating -10.9, 102nd of 130 (offense -9.6, defense 1.3).

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 yardsDylan Morris QB2,458 yds
Passing touchdownsDylan Morris QB14 TD
Rushing yardsSean McGrew RB434 yds
Rushing touchdownsSean McGrew RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJalen McMillan WR470 yds
Receiving touchdownsRome Odunze WR4 TD
TacklesJackson Sirmon LB91 tkl
SacksFaatui Tuitele DL3 sacks
InterceptionsAsa Turner DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Sam Huard QB★★★★★No. 12
Owen Prentice OL★★★★No. 184
Jabez Tinae WR★★★★No. 298
Will Latu ATH★★★★No. 300
Emeka Megwa ATH★★★★No. 312

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.994
Running backs13.00.858
Receivers14.00.902
Offensive line23.50.884
Defensive line43.00.868
Defensive backs33.00.869
Athletes and specialists33.70.880
Whole class153.40.883

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 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 1Trent McDuffie CBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Kyler Gordon CBChicago Bears
Rd 4Cade Otton TETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Luke Wattenberg CDenver Broncos

Roster 119

The 2021 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2021 portal
Brendan Radley-Hiles CB★★★from Oklahoma
Jeremiah Martin WDE★★★from Texas A&M
Patrick O’Brien PRO★★★from Colorado State
Giles Jackson WR★★★★from Michigan

Transfers out 10

Puka Nacua WR★★★★to BYU
Ethan Garbers PRO★★★to UCLA
Ty Jones WR★★★to Fresno State
Jacob Sirmon QB★★★to Central Michigan
Austin Osborne WR★★★★no new school on file
Brandon McKinney S★★★★to Utah
Josh Calvert ILB★★★★to Utah
Marquis Spiker WR★★★★to Nevada
Isaiah Strong CB★★★no new school on file
Jordan Chin WR★★★no new school on file

2021 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah8–⁠110–⁠412
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠422
UCLA6–⁠38–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
Washington State6–⁠37–⁠6
Oregon State5–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠55–⁠7
USC3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington3–⁠64–⁠8
Colorado3–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠73–⁠9
Arizona1–⁠81–⁠11

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