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List of Washington Huskies head football coaches

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List of Washington Huskies head football coaches

The Washington Huskies college football team represents the University of Washington in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). 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. Jedd Fisch is the current head coach. The Huskies have played more than 1,100 games over 122 seasons. In that time, eleven coaches have led the Huskies in postseason bowl games: Enoch Bagshaw, James Phelan, Ralph Welch, Jim Owens, Don James, Jim Lambright, Rick Neuheisel, Steve Sarkisian, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Petersen, and Kalen DeBoer. Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Gil Dobie, Claude J. Hunt, Phelan and Bradshaw captured a combined four as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and Owens, James, Lambright, and Neuheisel won a combined 11 as a member of the Pac-10. Don James won a national championship with the Huskies in 1991. James is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 153 victories during his 18 years with the program. Dobie, who was undefeated during his nine seasons with Washington, has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game at .975. Stub Allison has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than three games, with .167. Of the 30 different head coaches who have led the Huskies, Dobie, Phelan, Darrell Royal, Owens, and James have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Tables

Key to symbols in coaches list · Key
No.
No.
General
No.
General
Order of coaches
Overall
GC
Overall
Games coached
Conference
CW
Conference
Conference wins
Postseason
PW
Postseason
Postseason wins
DC
DC
General
DC
General
Division championships
Overall
OW
Overall
Overall wins
Conference
CL
Conference
Conference losses
Postseason
PL
Postseason
Postseason losses
CC
CC
General
CC
General
Conference championships
Overall
OL
Overall
Overall losses
Conference
CT
Conference
Conference ties
Postseason
PT
Postseason
Postseason ties
NC
NC
General
NC
General
National championships
Overall
OT
Overall
Overall ties
Conference
C%
Conference
Conference winning percentage
General
General
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Overall
O%
Overall
Overall winning percentage
General
Overall
Conference
Postseason
No.
Order of coaches
GC
Games coached
CW
Conference wins
PW
Postseason wins
DC
Division championships
OW
Overall wins
CL
Conference losses
PL
Postseason losses
CC
Conference championships
OL
Overall losses
CT
Conference ties
PT
Postseason ties
NC
National championships
OT
Overall ties
C%
Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
O%
Overall winning percentage
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5] · Coaches
No coach
No coach
No.
0
Name
No coach
Season(s)
1889–1890
GC
2
OW
0
OL
1
OT
1
O%
0.250
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
W. B. Goodwin
W. B. Goodwin
No.
1
Name
W. B. Goodwin
Season(s)
1892–1893
GC
7
OW
2
OL
4
OT
1
O%
0.357
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Charles Cobb
Charles Cobb
No.
2
Name
Charles Cobb
Season(s)
1894
GC
3
OW
1
OL
1
OT
1
O%
0.500
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Ralph Nichols
Ralph Nichols
No.
3
Name
Ralph Nichols
Season(s)
1895–18961898
GC
12
OW
7
OL
4
OT
1
O%
0.625
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Carl L. Clemans
Carl L. Clemans
No.
4
Name
Carl L. Clemans
Season(s)
1897
GC
3
OW
1
OL
2
OT
0
O%
0.333
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
A. S. Jeffs
A. S. Jeffs
No.
5
Name
A. S. Jeffs
Season(s)
1899
GC
6
OW
4
OL
1
OT
1
O%
0.750
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
J. S. Dodge
J. S. Dodge
No.
6
Name
J. S. Dodge
Season(s)
1900
GC
5
OW
1
OL
2
OT
2
O%
0.400
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Jack Wright
Jack Wright
No.
7
Name
Jack Wright
Season(s)
1901
GC
6
OW
3
OL
3
OT
0
O%
0.500
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
James Knight
James Knight
No.
8
Name
James Knight
Season(s)
1902–1904
GC
20
OW
15
OL
4
OT
1
O%
0.775
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Oliver Cutts
Oliver Cutts
No.
9
Name
Oliver Cutts
Season(s)
1905
GC
9
OW
5
OL
2
OT
2
O%
0.667
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Victor M. Place
Victor M. Place
No.
10
Name
Victor M. Place
Season(s)
1906–1907
GC
19
OW
8
OL
5
OT
6
O%
0.579
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
0
Awards
Gil Dobie†
Gil Dobie†
No.
11
Name
Gil Dobie†
Season(s)
1908–1916
GC
61
OW
58
OL
0
OT
3
O%
0.975
CW
3
CL
0
CT
0
C%
1.000
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
Claude J. Hunt
Claude J. Hunt
No.
12
Name
Claude J. Hunt
Season(s)
19171919
GC
10
OW
6
OL
3
OT
1
O%
0.650
CW
2
CL
2
CT
1
C%
0.500
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
Tony Savage
Tony Savage
No.
13
Name
Tony Savage
Season(s)
1918
GC
2
OW
1
OL
1
OT
0
O%
0.500
CW
1
CL
1
CT
0
C%
0.500
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Stub Allison
Stub Allison
No.
14
Name
Stub Allison
Season(s)
1920
GC
6
OW
1
OL
5
OT
0
O%
0.167
CW
0
CL
3
CT
0
C%
000
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Enoch Bagshaw
Enoch Bagshaw
No.
15
Name
Enoch Bagshaw
Season(s)
1921–1929
GC
91
OW
63
OL
22
OT
6
O%
0.725
CW
33
CL
19
CT
4
C%
0.625
PW
1
PL
0
PT
1
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
James Phelan†
James Phelan†
No.
16
Name
James Phelan†
Season(s)
1930–1941
GC
110
OW
65
OL
37
OT
8
O%
0.627
CW
51
CL
31
CT
8
C%
0.611
PW
0
PL
1
PT
0
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
Ralph Welch
Ralph Welch
No.
17
Name
Ralph Welch
Season(s)
1942–1947
GC
50
OW
27
OL
20
OT
3
O%
0.570
CW
17
CL
16
CT
2
C%
0.514
PW
0
PL
1
PT
0
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Howie Odell
Howie Odell
No.
18
Name
Howie Odell
Season(s)
1948–1952
GC
50
OW
23
OL
25
OT
2
O%
0.480
CW
17
CL
18
CT
2
C%
0.486
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
John Cherberg
John Cherberg
No.
19
Name
John Cherberg
Season(s)
1953–1955
GC
30
OW
10
OL
18
OT
2
O%
0.367
CW
7
CL
13
CT
2
C%
0.364
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Darrell Royal†
Darrell Royal†
No.
20
Name
Darrell Royal†
Season(s)
1956
GC
10
OW
5
OL
5
OT
0
O%
0.500
CW
4
CL
4
CT
0
C%
0.500
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Jim Owens†
Jim Owens†
No.
21
Name
Jim Owens†
Season(s)
1957–1974
GC
187
OW
99
OL
82
OT
6
O%
0.545
CW
60
CL
58
CT
2
C%
0.508
PW
2
PL
1
PT
0
DC
CC
3
NC
1 – 1960
Awards
UPI Pacific Coast Coach of the Year (1959, 1960)
Don James†
Don James†
No.
22
Name
Don James†
Season(s)
1975–1992
GC
212
OW
153
OL
57
OT
2
O%
0.726
CW
98
CL
37
CT
2
C%
0.723
PW
10
PL
4
PT
0
DC
CC
6
NC
1 – 1991
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (1977)Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1991)FWAA Coach of the Year (1991)George Munger Award (1991)Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (1991)Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1980, 1990, 1991)
Jim Lambright
Jim Lambright
No.
23
Name
Jim Lambright
Season(s)
1993–1998
GC
70
OW
44
OL
25
OT
1
O%
0.636
CW
31
CL
16
CT
1
C%
0.656
PW
1
PL
3
PT
0
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
Rick Neuheisel
Rick Neuheisel
No.
24
Name
Rick Neuheisel
Season(s)
1999–2002
GC
49
OW
33
OL
16
OT
O%
0.673
CW
23
CL
9
CT
C%
0.719
PW
1
PL
3
PT
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
Keith Gilbertson
Keith Gilbertson
No.
25
Name
Keith Gilbertson
Season(s)
2003–2004
GC
23
OW
7
OL
16
OT
O%
0.304
CW
4
CL
12
CT
C%
0.250
PW
0
PL
0
PT
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham
No.
26
Name
Tyrone Willingham
Season(s)
2005–2008
GC
48
OW
11
OL
37
OT
O%
0.229
CW
6
CL
29
CT
C%
0.171
PW
0
PL
0
PT
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Steve Sarkisian
Steve Sarkisian
No.
27
Name
Steve Sarkisian
Season(s)
2009–2013
GC
63
OW
34
OL
29
OT
O%
0.540
CW
24
CL
21
CT
C%
0.533
PW
1
PL
2
PT
DC
0
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Marques Tuiasosopo
Marques Tuiasosopo
No.
Int
Name
Marques Tuiasosopo
Season(s)
2013
GC
1
OW
1
OL
0
OT
O%
1.000
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
1
PL
0
PT
DC
CC
NC
Awards
Chris Petersen
Chris Petersen
No.
28
Name
Chris Petersen
Season(s)
2014–2019
GC
81
OW
55
OL
26
OT
O%
0.679
CW
34
CL
20
CT
C%
0.630
PW
2
PL
4
PT
DC
3
CC
2
NC
0
Awards
Jimmy Lake
Jimmy Lake
No.
29
Name
Jimmy Lake
Season(s)
2020–2021
GC
13
OW
7
OL
6
OT
O%
0.538
CW
6
CL
4
CT
C%
0.600
PW
0
PL
0
PT
DC
1
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
Bob Gregory
Bob Gregory
No.
Int
Name
Bob Gregory
Season(s)
2021
GC
3
OW
0
OL
3
OT
O%
000
CW
0
CL
3
CT
C%
000
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
Awards
Kalen DeBoer
Kalen DeBoer
No.
30
Name
Kalen DeBoer
Season(s)
2022–2023
GC
28
OW
25
OL
3
OT
O%
0.893
CW
16
CL
2
CT
C%
0.889
PW
2
PL
1
PT
DC
CC
1
NC
0
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (2023)AP Coach of the Year (2023)Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2023)George Munger Award (2023)Home Depot Coach of the Year (2023)Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2023)Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
Jedd Fisch
Jedd Fisch
No.
31
Name
Jedd Fisch
Season(s)
2024–present
GC
13
OW
6
OL
7
OT
O%
0.462
CW
4
CL
5
CT
C%
0.444
PW
0
PL
1
PT
DC
CC
0
NC
0
Awards
No.
Name
Season(s)
GC
OW
OL
OT
O%
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
CC
NC
Awards
0
No coach
1889–1890
2
0
1
1
0.250
0
1
W. B. Goodwin
1892–1893
7
2
4
1
0.357
0
2
Charles Cobb
1894
3
1
1
1
0.500
0
3
Ralph Nichols
1895–18961898
12
7
4
1
0.625
0
4
Carl L. Clemans
1897
3
1
2
0
0.333
0
5
A. S. Jeffs
1899
6
4
1
1
0.750
0
6
J. S. Dodge
1900
5
1
2
2
0.400
0
7
Jack Wright
1901
6
3
3
0
0.500
0
8
James Knight
1902–1904
20
15
4
1
0.775
0
9
Oliver Cutts
1905
9
5
2
2
0.667
0
10
Victor M. Place
1906–1907
19
8
5
6
0.579
0
11
Gil Dobie†
1908–1916
61
58
0
3
0.975
3
0
0
1.000
0
0
0
1
0
12
Claude J. Hunt
19171919
10
6
3
1
0.650
2
2
1
0.500
0
0
0
1
0
13
Tony Savage
1918
2
1
1
0
0.500
1
1
0
0.500
0
0
0
0
0
14
Stub Allison
1920
6
1
5
0
0.167
0
3
0
000
0
0
0
0
0
15
Enoch Bagshaw
1921–1929
91
63
22
6
0.725
33
19
4
0.625
1
0
1
1
0
16
James Phelan†
1930–1941
110
65
37
8
0.627
51
31
8
0.611
0
1
0
1
0
17
Ralph Welch
1942–1947
50
27
20
3
0.570
17
16
2
0.514
0
1
0
0
0
18
Howie Odell
1948–1952
50
23
25
2
0.480
17
18
2
0.486
0
0
0
0
0
19
John Cherberg
1953–1955
30
10
18
2
0.367
7
13
2
0.364
0
0
0
0
0
20
Darrell Royal†
1956
10
5
5
0
0.500
4
4
0
0.500
0
0
0
0
0
21
Jim Owens†
1957–1974
187
99
82
6
0.545
60
58
2
0.508
2
1
0
3
1 – 1960
UPI Pacific Coast Coach of the Year (1959, 1960)
22
Don James†
1975–1992
212
153
57
2
0.726
98
37
2
0.723
10
4
0
6
1 – 1991
AFCA Coach of the Year (1977)Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1991)FWAA Coach of the Year (1991)George Munger Award (1991)Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (1991)Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1980, 1990, 1991)
23
Jim Lambright
1993–1998
70
44
25
1
0.636
31
16
1
0.656
1
3
0
1
0
24
Rick Neuheisel
1999–2002
49
33
16
0.673
23
9
0.719
1
3
1
0
25
Keith Gilbertson
2003–2004
23
7
16
0.304
4
12
0.250
0
0
0
0
26
Tyrone Willingham
2005–2008
48
11
37
0.229
6
29
0.171
0
0
0
0
27
Steve Sarkisian
2009–2013
63
34
29
0.540
24
21
0.533
1
2
0
0
0
Int
Marques Tuiasosopo
2013
1
1
0
1.000
1
0
28
Chris Petersen
2014–2019
81
55
26
0.679
34
20
0.630
2
4
3
2
0
29
Jimmy Lake
2020–2021
13
7
6
0.538
6
4
0.600
0
0
1
0
0
Int
Bob Gregory
2021
3
0
3
000
0
3
000
30
Kalen DeBoer
2022–2023
28
25
3
0.893
16
2
0.889
2
1
1
0
AFCA Coach of the Year (2023)AP Coach of the Year (2023)Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2023)George Munger Award (2023)Home Depot Coach of the Year (2023)Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2023)Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
31
Jedd Fisch
2024–present
13
6
7
0.462
4
5
0.444
0
1
0
0

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    https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/sporting-news-coach-year-washingtons-kalen-deboer-20-year-overnight-success/f17336e319b61d59926305eb
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    https://pac-12.com/news/2022/12/6/2022-pac-12-football-performance-awards-presented-nextiva-and-all-conference.aspx
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