| 2021 Washington Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division | North Division |
| Record | 4–8 (3–6 Pac-12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Donovan (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No.22Oregonxy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No.12Utah xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State† | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Jimmy Lake for the first ten games. The team announced a new head coach, Kalen DeBoer, on November 30. The Huskies played their home games at Husky StadiuminSeattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9(FCS) Montana* | No. 20 |
| P12N | L 7–13 | 64,053 |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | atMichigan* |
| ABC | L 10–31 | 108,345 | |
| September 18 | 1:15 p.m. | Arkansas State* |
| P12N | W 52–3 | 58,772 | |
| September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | California |
| P12N | W 31–24 OT | 60,104 | |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | atOregon State |
| P12N | L 24–27 | 33,733 | |
| October 16 | 5:30 p.m. | UCLA |
| FOX | L 17–24 | 62,266 | |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | atArizona |
| ESPN2 | W 21–16 | 30,880 | |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | atStanford |
| FS1 | W 20–13 | 28,014 | |
| November 6 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 4Oregon |
| ABC | L 16–26 | 63,193 | |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona State |
| FS1 | L 30–35 | 57,858 | |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | atColorado |
| P12N | L 17–20 | 41,284 | |
| November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| FS1 | L 13–40 | 68,077 | |
Homecoming | |||||||
Montana Grizzlies vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 9 (FCS) Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| No. 20 Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Entering the season ranked 20th in the nation, UW struggled immensely in their opener against FCS opponent Montana en route to a shocking 13–7 defeat at the hands of the Grizzlies. Despite entering as 23.5-point favorites over the Griz, the Huskies' offense was shut out for the final 55 minutes of the game, as starting quarterback Dylan Morris tossed 3 picks and zero touchdowns. The Huskies only had 291 yards of total offense. The upset marked only the second time in 20 meetings all-time between the schools that Montana had ever beaten Washington and was also Montana's first win in the series in over 100 years, dating back to 1920. In addition to being the first time that UW has lost to an FCS opponent, it was also only the fifth instance of an FCS team beating an Top-25 FBS team.
Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Wolverines | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
atMichigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
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Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 14 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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California Golden Bears vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
atReser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
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UCLA Bruins vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bruins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
atArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
atStanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
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Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 4 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Huskies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Huskies | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Washington Huskies at Colorado Buffaloes – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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Washington State Cougars vs Washington Huskies – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cougars | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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| Washington | AP | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| C | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| Name | Position | Alma mater |
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| Jimmy Lake | Head coach (fired mid season) | Eastern Washington (1999) |
| Junior Adams | Wide receivers coach (became offensive coordinator mid season) | Montana State (2004) |
| Keith Bhonapha | Running backs coach /special teams coordinator | Hawai'i (2003) |
| Terrence Brown | Assistant defensive backs coach | Stanford (2013) |
| Derham Cato | Tight ends coach | Dartmouth (2010) |
| John Donovan | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (fired mid season) | Johns Hopkins (1996) |
| Bob Gregory | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach | Washington State (1987) |
| Will Harris | Defensive backs coach | USC (2009) |
| Scott Huff | Offensive line coach | Boise State (2002) |
| Ikaika Malloe | Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach | Washington (1997) |
| Rip Rowan | Defensive line coach | Austin Peay State (2014) |
| Tim Socha | Head strength and conditioning coach | Minnesota (1999) |
| Aaron Knotts | Chief of staff | Miami (OH) (1999) |
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