2007 Washington Huskies football team

The 2007 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tyrone Willingham. It played its home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA.

2007 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–9 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Tyrone Willingham (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Lappano (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPLouis Rankin (O)
MVPDaniel Te'o-Nesheim (D)
Captains
  • Juan Garcia
  • Greyson Gunheim
  • Roy Lewis/Louis Rankin
  • Jordan Reffett/Anthony Russo
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 USC +  7 2   11 2  
No. 16 Arizona State +  7 2   10 3  
No. 25 Oregon State  6 3   9 4  
No. 23 Oregon  5 4   9 4  
UCLA  5 4   6 7  
Arizona  4 5   5 7  
California  3 6   7 6  
Washington State  3 6   5 7  
Stanford  3 6   4 8  
Washington  2 7   4 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Huskies' schedule was ranked as the most difficult in college football by Jeff Sagarin. The Huskies finished with a record of 4–9, their fourth straight losing season. This, combined with the 2007 team having the worst defense in school history, led to the firings of defensive coordinator Kent Baer and special teams coach Bob Simmons at the end of the season.

The Huskies were led by their redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, who made his debut this season, throwing for over 2,000 yards and rushing for 986. Locker accounted for 27 touchdowns. Louis Rankin, who was named the team's offensive most valuable player, rushed for 1,294 yards.

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