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UW teams were first introduced as the Huskies on February 3, 1922, during the halftime intermission of a basketball game vs. Washington State. [54] The newly christened Huskies beat the Cougars, who adopted their nickname in 1919, by a score of 40–10. The "Husky" nickname was the selection of the committee formed to replace "Sun Dodger". [54]
Bob Rondeau, known as the "Voice of the Huskies," announced Washington football for over 30 years until his retirement in 2017. [97] Lou Gellermann, a Husky Hall of Fame rower, served as the UW Football public address announcer from 1985 until 2007. Gellermann welcomed Husky Stadium fans with his signature greeting "Hello, Dawg fans!", to which ...
The 2010 Huskies won just seven games, but Sarkisian’s snazzy West Coast offense, with quarterback Jake Locker in tow, elevated the program from cellar-dweller into the top 25 and paved the way ...
Washington's All-Century basketball team was selected by a fan vote in 2002. Husky fans filled out ballots while attending games at Bank of America Arena or voted via the school's web site. Schrempf received the most votes followed by Todd MacCulloch and Bob Houbregs. [14] Center Bruno Boin (1956–1957, 1959)
Monday's national championship won't be the only time Michigan's Jim Harbaugh has faced Washington. He did so as the Wolverines' quarterback in 1984
The Huskies compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 31 head coaches since it began play during the 1889 season. [1] Jedd Fisch is the current head coach. [2] [3] The Huskies have played more than 1,100 games over 122 seasons. [1]
The Huskies were led by Kalen DeBoer in his second and final season as Washington's head coach, before leaving for Alabama at the end of the season. They played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle . 2023 was Washington's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024.
The Washington Huskies have had 14 live mascots since 1922. The first of the live mascots was Frosty I (1922-30), adopted by the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.He was followed by Frosty II (1930-36), Wasky I (1946-47), Wasky II (1947-54), Ski (1954-58), Denali (1958), King Chinook (1959-68), Regent Denali (1969-81), Sundodger Denali (1981-92), King Redoubt (1992-98), Prince Redoubt (1998), and ...