2004 Washington Huskies football team

The 2004 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second and final season under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the team compiled a 1–10 record, winless in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was outscored 334 to 154.^[1]

2004 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	1–10 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Keith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Pettas (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Kenny James (O)
MVP	Manase Hopoi (D)
Captains	Khalif Barnes Charles Frederick Derrick Johnson Joe Lobendahn Zach Tuiasosopo
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 USC † $		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 9 California		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 19 Arizona State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Oregon State		5	–	3					7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					6	–	6
Oregon		4	–	4					5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Stanford		2	–	6					4	–	7
Arizona		2	–	6					3	–	8
Washington		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 Championships, due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

This was Washington's first losing season since 1976. Following lopsided road losses at USC and Oregon, Gilbertson announced on the first of November that he would step down at the end of the season.^[2][3][4] The Huskies lost the remaining three games; the final loss at Washington State was UW's first Apple Cup defeat in seven years.^[5][6][7] Washington's most recent one-victory season was in 1969. The conference opponent not played this season was Arizona State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:30 p.m.	Fresno State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 16–35	65,345
September 18	4:00 p.m.	UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 31–37	65,235
September 25	11:30 a.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 3–38	80,795
October 2	2:00 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 13–27	27,550
October 9	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 21–6	65,816
October 16	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 14–29	65,351
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 USC	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 0–38	72,855
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	FSN	L 6–31	58,101
November 6	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 13–23	63,225
November 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 12–42	63,451
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	L 25–28	34,334
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

NFL draft

Two Huskies were selected in the 2005 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Khalif Barnes	T	2nd	52	Jacksonville Jaguars
Derrick Johnson	CB	6th	205	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
2. "Gilbertson steps aside". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Seattle Times). November 2, 2004. p. C1.
3. Daschel, Nick (November 2, 2004). "Dawgs take Gilbertson off hot seat with contract buyout". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. E1.
4. Korte, Tim (November 2, 2004). "Turner is thinking big for next Husky hire". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
5. Fox, Tom (November 22, 2004). "Starting a new streak". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
6. Daschel, Nick (November 21, 2004). "Cougs kick UW while it's down". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. D8.
7. "Cougs snap Apple Cup losing skid". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 2004. p. A6.