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2026 Washington

4–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Jedd Fisch. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠3, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2026, game by game: won vs. Washington State 24–10; won vs. Utah State 16–14; won vs. Eastern Washington 48–16; lost vs. Minnesota 24–27; lost at No. 18 USC 21–25; lost vs. No. 20 Iowa 24–41; won at Purdue 38–26+32−17Won 24–10 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateWon 16–14 vs. Utah State+2Utah StateWon 48–16 vs. Eastern Washington+32Eastern Washing…Lost 24–27 vs. Minnesota-3MinnesotaLost 21–25 at No. 18 USC-4No. 18 USCLost 24–41 vs. No. 20 Iowa-17No. 20 IowaWon 38–26 at Purdue+12Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsWashington StateW 24–⁠1068%
Sep 12vsUtah StateW 16–⁠1482%
Sep 19vsEastern WashingtonW 48–⁠1692%
Sep 26vsMinnesotaL 24–⁠2772%
Oct 3at18USCL 21–⁠2540%
Oct 9vs20IowaL 24–⁠4153%
Oct 16atPurdueW 38–⁠2659%
Oct 31atNebraskaPreview42%
Nov 7vsPenn StatePreview60%
Nov 14atMichigan StatePreview66%
Nov 21vsIndianaPreview32%
Nov 28atOregonPreview28%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 19
Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 15th in Big Ten
AP now
No. 19 in the week 2 poll; peak No. 17
Points
195–⁠159
Coach
Jedd Fisch
Elo
1595 −20 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 51 of 138; offense No. 59, defense No. 32, special teams No. 70
SRS
−2.4 No. 76 of 138 in FBS
Returning
54% of last season’s EPA, No. 50 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 13 roster talent No. 24 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Walters

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 138
  • Defense34th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted85th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1042%1.2578th of 138
Defense0.0340%1.2934th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.12 def		40% off
44% def		—85th off
79th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense50%8.1 yds12%2.8020%
Defense43%7.5 yds12%2.5025%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.3own 2715% allowed
Defense3.3own 3019% caused

CORE rating -2.9, 77th of 138 (offense -1.8, defense 1.1).

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 yardsDemond Williams Jr. QB1,396 yds
Passing touchdownsDemond Williams Jr. QB8 TD
Rushing yardsBrian Bonner Jr. RB296 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnsu Sanoe RB2 TD
Receiving yardsDezmen Roebuck WR484 yds
Receiving touchdownsDezmen Roebuck WR3 TD
TacklesAlex McLaughlin S48 tkl
SacksAlex McLaughlin S2.5 sacks
InterceptionsAlex McLaughlin S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Kodi Greene OT★★★★★No. 26
Brian Bonner Jr. RB★★★★No. 94
Rahsjon Duncan CB★★★★No. 121
Gavin Day S★★★★No. 154
Derek Colman-Brusa DE★★★★No. 158
J.D. Hill DL★★★★No. 160
Jordan Clay WR★★★★No. 193
Trez Davis WR★★★★No. 205

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.888
Running backs23.50.918
Receivers53.60.900
Offensive line33.70.904
Defensive line63.30.894
Linebackers23.50.890
Defensive backs53.60.902
Athletes and specialists33.00.854
Whole class273.40.894

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.

Roster 101

The 2026 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 52 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 14

The 2026 portal
Kolt Dieterich OT★★★★from Sam Houston
Emmanuel Karnley CB★★★from Virginia
Christian Moss WR★★★from Kennesaw State
Jayden Limar RB★★★from Oregon
Bodpegn Miller WR★★★from Ohio State
Kai McClendon DL★★★from Mississippi State
Logan George DE★★★from Ohio State
Darin Conley DL★★★from Ball State
DeSean Watts DL★★★from Sacramento State
Elijah Brown QB★★★from Stanford
Trevion Cooley RB★★★from Troy
Hunter McKee K★★★from Eastern Washington

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

Demond Williams Jr. QB★★★★returned to Washington
Adam Mohammed RB★★★★to California
Raiden Vines-Bright WR★★★to Arizona State
Deven Bryant LB★★★to USC
Paki Finau OL★★★to BYU
Armon Parker DL★★★to Maryland
Bryce Butler DL★★★to Texas Tech
Caleb Smith DL★★★to Alabama
Leroy Bryant CB★★★to Stanford
Marcus Harris WR★★★to UCLA
Dominic Macon DL★★★to Oklahoma State
Dyson McCutcheon S★★★to Middle Tennessee

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA4–⁠06–⁠0
Ohio State4–⁠06–⁠1
USC3–⁠16–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠16–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠15–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠15–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠14–⁠2
Minnesota2–⁠14–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠14–⁠2
Nebraska2–⁠25–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠23–⁠4
Michigan1–⁠24–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠23–⁠3
Rutgers1–⁠22–⁠4
Washington1–⁠34–⁠3
Penn State0–⁠43–⁠4
Michigan State0–⁠42–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠42–⁠5

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