2015 Washington Huskies football team

The 2015 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach was Chris Petersen. Washington was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium, in the University District of Seattle. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie fourth place in the North Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Southern Miss.

2015 Washington Huskies football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 44–31 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chris Petersen (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jonathan Smith (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kwiatkowski (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVPs	Myles Gaskin (offense) Travis Feeney (defense) Ben Burr-Kirven (special teams)
Captains	Deontae Cooper Travis Feeney Jeff Lindquist Jaydon Mickens Siosifa Tufunga Tani Tupou
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 3 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 19 Oregon		7	–	2					9	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					9	–	4
California		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon State		0	–	9					2	–	10
South Division
USC xy		6	–	3					8	–	6
No. 17 Utah x		6	–	3					10	–	3
UCLA		5	–	4					8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	7
Arizona		3	–	6					7	–	6
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	9
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

Source:^[1]

Name	Position	Seasons at Washington	Alma mater
Chris Petersen	Head coach	2nd	UC Davis (1988)
Pete Kwiatkowski	Defensive coordinator	2nd	Boise State (1990)
Jonathan Smith	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	2nd	Oregon State (2001)
Bob Gregory	Assistant head coach/linebackers	2nd	Washington State (1987)
Chris Strausser	Associate head coach/offensive line	2nd	Chico State (1989)
Keith Bhonapha	Running backs/recruiting coordinator	2nd	Hawaii (2003)
Jeff Choate	Special teams coordinator/defensive line	2nd	Western Montana (1993)
Jimmy Lake	Defensive backs	2nd	Eastern Washington (2000)
Jordan Paopao	Tight ends	5th	San Diego (2006)
Brent Pease	Receivers	2nd	Montana (1987)

Roster

2015 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 72 Trey Adams Fr TE 85 David Ajamu  So WR 19 Andre Baccellia Fr WR 23 Drew Before Jr QB 14 Anthony Berg Jr TE 94 James Boker Sr OL 60 Shane Brostek  Jr QB 3 Jake Browning Fr OL 77 Devin Burleson Fr QB 11 K. J. Carta-Samuels  Fr OL 76 Dexter Charles  Sr TB 22 Lavon Coleman  So TB 6 Deontae Cooper  Sr OL 55 Dane Crane  So WR 15 Darrell Daniels Jr TB 34 Jomon Dotson  Fr OL 52 Jake Eldrenkamp  Jr OL 69 Cory Fuavai  Jr WR 89 John Gardner  Fr RB 9 Myles Gaskin Fr WR 16 Marvin Hall Sr OL 70 Jared Hilbers Fr OL 71 Matt James  Fr FB 35 Ralph Kinne  So OL 73 Andrew Kirkland  So OL 67 Michael Kneip  Jr WR 81 Brayden Lenius So QB 5 Jeff Lindquist  Jr WR 28 Nik Little Jr TB 30 Gavin McDaniel  Fr WR 4 Jaydon Mickens Sr TE 84 Michael Neal Fr WR 86 Taelon Parson So TE 82 Joshua Perkins  Sr WR 87 Dante Pettis So WR 21 Quinten Pounds Fr WR 29 Josh Rasmussen Fr WR 18 Isaiah Renfro Fr WR 80 Max Richmond  Fr OL 59 Henry Roberts Fr QB 10 Tony Rodriguez Jr WR 1 John Ross III So WR 89 Neel Salukhe So TE 88 Drew Sample  Fr OL 79 Coleman Shelton  So OL 75 Jessie Sosebee  Fr OL 64 Colin Tanigawa  Sr OL 74 John Turner  Fr TB 12 Dwayne Washington  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 32 Budda Baker So LB 17 Tevis Bartlett Fr CB 9 Brandon Beaver  Jr LB 15 DJ Beavers Fr DB 12 Ian Biddle  Fr LB 7 Keishawn Bierria  So DE 96 Shane Bowman  Fr LB 25 Ben Burr-Kirven Fr DB 22 Dustin Bush Fr DL 57 John Clark Fr CB 35 Brian Clay  Sr LB 34 Sean Constantine  So DE 98 Will Dissly So LB 41 Travis Feeney  Sr DE 95 Jarett Finau  Sr DT 99 Greg Gaines  Fr CB 3 Darren Gardenhire So CB 31 Naijiel Hale So DE 92 Jaylen Johnson  Fr CB 24 Sidney Jones So CB 4 Austin Joyner Fr CB 20 Kevin King Jr LB 47 Scott Lawyer  Sr CB 19 Brandon Lewis  Fr LB 42 Cory Littleton Sr DE 5 Joe Mathis Jr DL 91 Ricky McCoy Fr DL 58 Kaleb McGary  Fr S 14 Joseph McIntosh  Fr DB 23 Jordan Miller Fr LB 29 Connor O'Brien  So DE 8 Benning Potoa'e Fr LB 54 Matt Preston  Fr DT 11 Elijah Qualls  So DB 38 Hayden Schuh Jr DL 97 Jason Scrempos Fr DL 72 Bryce Sterk Fr DL 90 Taniela Tupou  Sr DT 66 Damion Turpin  Jr S 24 Ezekiel Turner So DL 50 Vita Vea  Fr DB 39 Sean Vergara  Fr LB 36 Azeem Victor  So S 27 Trevor Walker Jr LB 53 Jake Wambaugh Fr S 15 Lavon Washington  Fr LB 28 Psalm Wooching  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 49 AJ Carty Fr P 45 Korey Durkee Sr LS 51 Luke Hutchinson  So PK 49 Mitch Johnson  Jr LS 77 Ryan Masel Sr PK 48 Cameron Van Winkle Jr P/PK 43 Tristan Vizcaino So	Head coach Chris Petersen    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: UC Davis Coordinators/assistant coaches Keith Bhonapha    running backs/recruiting coordinator    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Hawaii Jeff Choate    special teams coordinator/defensive line    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Western Montana Bob Gregory    assistant head coach/linebackers    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Washington State Pete Kwiatkowski    defensive coordinator    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Boise State Jimmy Lake    defensive backs    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Eastern Washington Jordan Paopao    tight ends    5th year at Washington    alma mater: San Diego Brent Pease    receivers    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Montana Jonathan Smith    offensive coordinator/quarterbacks    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Oregon State Chris Strausser    offensive line    2nd year at Washington    alma mater: Chico State Tim Socha    strength and conditioning Coach Mike McHugh    director of football operations Rich Rasmussen    director of player personnel Gerald Alexander    graduate assistant Kirby Moore    graduate assistant Hansen Sekona    graduate assistant Joshua Taufalele    graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 6, 2015

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2015)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake Browning Quarterback	Folsom, CA	Folsom High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 31, 2014
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Austin Joyner Athlete	Marysville, WA	Marysville-Pilchuck High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jan 4, 2015
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Benning Potoa'e Defensive End	Lakewood, WA	Lakes High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jan 22, 2015
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Henry Roberts Offensive Tackle	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	274 lb (124 kg)	Sep 3, 2014
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Trey Adams Offensive Tackle	Wenatchee, WA	Wenatchee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 31, 2014
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Chico McClatcher Athlete	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
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Isaiah Renfro Wide Receiver	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 21, 2014
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DJ Beavers Linebacker	Encino, CA	Crespi High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 21, 2014
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Myles Gaskin Runningback	Seattle, WA	O'Dea High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 2, 2014
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Andre Baccellia Wide Receiver	Westlake Village, CA	Westlake High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 8, 2014
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Tevis Bartlett Athlete	Cheyenne, WY	East High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 18, 2014
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Ben Burr-Kirven Linebacker	Atherton, CA	Sacred Heart Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 17, 2014
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Jared Hilbers Offensive Tackle	Beaverton, OR	Beaverton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 30, 2014
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Kyler Manu Linebacker	Pocatello, ID	Highland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 18, 2014
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Ricky McCoy Defensive Line	Fresno, CA	Roosevelt High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 15, 2014
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Jordan Miller Cornerback	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 19, 2014
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Quinten Pounds Athlete	Cypress, CA	Cypress High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Oct 29, 2014
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Jason Scrempos Defensive End	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 16, 2014
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Jusstis Warren Linebacker	Tacoma, WA	Lincoln High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 16, 2014
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Michael Neal Tight End	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 19, 2014
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Ezekiel Turner Safety	Pasadena, MD	Los Angeles Pierce College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
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Myles Rice Defensive End	Richmond, TX	Bush High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 2, 2014
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Bryce Sterk Defensive End	Lynden, WA	Lynden High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 25, 2015
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AJ Carty Long snapper	Anaheim, CA	Servite High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 28, 2014
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Nik Little Wide Receiver	Huntington Beach, CA	Golden West Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 18, 2015
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Tony Rodriguez Quarterback	San Francisco, CA	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 5, 2015
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 23    Rivals: 30    247Sports: 27
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:15 p.m.	at No. 23 Boise State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	L 13–16	36,836
September 12	11:00 a.m.	Sacramento State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 49–0	55,010
September 19	2:00 p.m.	Utah State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 31–17	59,464
September 26	2:00 p.m.	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 24–30	61,066
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 17 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 17–12	63,623
October 17	7:30 p.m.	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–26	69,285
October 24	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	L 14–31	50,424
October 31	8:00 p.m.	Arizona	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	W 49–3	50,667
November 7	4:30 p.m.	No. 13 Utah	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	L 23–34	61,420
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 17–27	51,695
November 21	3:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 52–7	34,390
November 27	12:30 p.m.	No. 20 Washington State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	FOX	W 45–10	70,438
December 26	11:20 a.m.	vs. Southern Miss*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPN	W 44–31	20,229
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	3	10	13
#23 Broncos	6	10	0	0	16

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	28	21	0	49

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	10	0	7	17
Huskies	3	14	14	0	31

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	17	7	3	30
Huskies	7	0	14	3	24

See also: 2015 California Golden Bears football team

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	7	7	17
#17 Trojans	3	3	0	6	12

See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	6	10	7	3	26
Huskies	0	3	10	7	20

See also: 2015 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry

At Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	7	7	14
#10 Cardinal	7	10	14	0	31

See also: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	0	0	3
Huskies	7	14	21	7	49

See also: 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Utes	0	24	0	10	34
Huskies	3	10	7	3	23

See also: 2015 Utah Utes football team

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	7	0	0	17
Sun Devils	0	3	7	17	27

See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	28	17	7	0	52
Beavers	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Cougars	3	0	7	0	10
Huskies	7	10	7	21	45

See also: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

Vs. Southern Miss (Heart of Dallas Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	7	10	13	44
Golden Eagles	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl

Postseason

2016 NFL draft

The 2016 NFL draft was held at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on April 28 through April 30, 2016. The following Washington players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Travis Feeney	OLB	6th	220	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dwayne Washington	RB	7th	236	Detroit Lions
Marvin Hall	WR	UDFA	—	Oakland Raiders
Cory Littleton	OLB	UDFA	—	Los Angeles Rams
Jaydon Mickens	WR	UDFA	—	Oakland Raiders
Joshua Perkins	TE	UDFA	—	Atlanta Falcons
Taniela Tupou	DT	UDFA	—	Seattle Seahawks