I'll be acting as Head Coach Steve Sarkisian. I know it's fun to try and bring a smaller school from the ground up, but I have a short attention span at times and don't feel any real obligation to those dynasties, so I'm going to play as my former school and team in my hometown, the Washington Huskies. Not a great team, not a terrible team, but should be a bit of a challenge in the Pac-12.
Settings Platform: Xbox 360 Rosters: CK11 Sliders: Matt10 Difficulty: Heisman Rules: Simulation-style, use actual playbook, basically play real football. Only recruit in pipeline/border states and/or players with Washington in their top 10. Quarters: 10 minutes
Most everyone knows about the previews for 2011 so far, so I'll go through that quickly just to get a layout in then move on to the team/coach previews and the season.
Steve Sarkisian
2009: 5-7 (4-5 Pac-10, 7th place)
2010: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-10, tied 3rd place), beat Nebraska 19-7 in Holiday Bowl Total: 12-13 (9-9), 1-0 in bowls
Previous experience
Played at BYU, 1995-1996.
Played for Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), 1997-1999.
Quarterbacks coach at El Camino Junior College, 2000.
Offensive assistant at Southern Cal, 2001.
Quarterbacks coach at Southern Cal, 2002-2003.
Quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders, 2004.
Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Cal, 2005-2008.
Sarkisian, hired to be UW's head coach on December 8, 2008, has led the Huskies to marked improvement in all facets of the game, but most effectively in wins and losses. Washington had gone 0-12 in 2008 (11-37 overall from 2005-2008 under Tyrone Willingham) and 7-16 with coach Keith Gilbertson from 2003-2004. In those six seasons, UW was just 18-53 without a single bowl appearance.
After a five-win improvement to 5-7 in 2009, Sarkisian led the Huskies to their first postseason bowl game since the 2002 Sun Bowl and their first bowl victory since the 2001 Rose Bowl. He prefers to run a pro-style offense and call his own plays with input from current offensive coordinator/QB coach Doug Nussmeier and runs a 4-3 defense and allows Nick Holt to handle most all duties on that unit.
The Skinny: Life after Jake Locker begins with Keith Price, who started one game in place of the injured Locker. Unfortunately, he was thrown into the fire at Autzen Stadium against the #1 Oregon Ducks, where he went 14-28 for 127 yards, a TD, and no interceptions. Touted Nick Montana lost the competition for the starting gig during spring practice, but is waiting in the wings should Price falter.
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Running Backs
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
1
Chris Polk - TB
5-11
220
Jr*
Redlands, CA
94
87 spd, 94 acc, 88 btk, 88 elu
24
Jesse Callier
5-10
205
So
Downey, CA
85
87 spd, 93 acc, 84 btk, 86 elu
23
Johri Fogerson
6-1
207
Sr
Kent, WA
80
86 spd, 76 acc, 76 btk, 80 elu
32
Deontae Cooper
6-0
200
Fr*
Perris, CA
75
90 spd, 90 acc, 70 btk, 88 elu
25
Bishop Sankey
5-9
183
Fr
Spokane, WA
73
94 spd, 89 acc, 68 btk, 83 elu
12
Kyle Lewis
6-1
185
Fr
Downey, CA
73
83 spd, 78 acc, 76 btk, 64 elu
48
Jonathan Amosa - FB
5-11
223
Jr
Seattle, WA
77
79 spd, 83 btk, 75 rbk, 73 pbk
35
Dezden Petty
6-2
230
Fr
Gardena, CA
67
74 spd, 66 btk, 71 rbk, 68 pbk
The Skinny: Chris Polk is one of the most unheralded backs in the country, coming off a 1,415-yard season, which concluded with 284 yards against the rival Cougars and 177 yards against Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. He may not have breakaway speed, but churns out the tough yards consistently. Callier and Cooper provide a bit of a change of pace with their speed and cutting ability. Fogerson missed most of 2010 due to injury, but provides good size and receiving ability out of the backfield. Sankey could challenge to help out the Huskies’ return teams. Jonathan Amosa is a former walk-on linebacker moved to provide depth after graduation, injury, and transfer depleted the fullback position. He won’t be expected to touch the ball too often.
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Wide Receivers
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
15
Jermaine Kearse - WR
6-2
205
Sr
Lakewood, WA
92
96 spd, 82 acc, 87 cth, 96 rte
9
Devin Aguilar - WR
6-0
188
Sr
Denver, CO
84
90 spd, 80 acc, 82 cth, 90 rte
2
Kasen Williams
6-2
197
Fr
Sammamish, WA
78
85 spd, 92 acc, 79 cth, 89 rte
8
Kevin Smith
6-0
200
So
Compton, CA
76
90 spd, 97 acc, 68 cth, 80 rte
7
Cody Bruns
5-11
200
Sr
Prosser, WA
76
90 spd, 78 acc, 77 cth, 78 rte
3
James Johnson
6-0
201
Jr
Valley Center, CA
73
88 spd, 82 acc, 70 cth, 85 rte
19
DiAndre Campbell
6-1
185
Fr*
Oakland, CA
75
84 spd, 86 acc, 74 cth, 89 rte
86
Marvin Hall
5-10
175
Fr
Los Angeles, CA
69
90 spd, 72 acc, 70 cth, 77 rte
82
Josh Perkins
6-3
200
Fr
Cerritos, CA
66
87 spd, 78 acc, 71 cth, 76 rte
The Skinny: Kearse and Aguilar will be one of the top starting tandems in the conference. Jermaine Kearse is a big-play threat who had games of four TDs vs. Oregon State and three TDs against Syracuse. Kasen Williams was the first player from the state of Washington to be named MaxPrep.com’s National Athlete of the Year. Kevin Smith showed a lot of quickness in the return game last year as a freshman and will look to translate that into the passing game this year. Cody Bruns can run, throw, and catch as a jack-of-all-trades, while James Johnson looks to bounce back to the form he showed as a true freshman when he caught 39 passes.
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Tight Ends
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
84
Michael Hartvigson - TE
6-6
246
Fr*
Bothell, WA
74
76 spd, 70 cth, 76 cit, 62 rbk
88
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
6-6
250
Fr
Fox Island, WA
74
83 spd, 75 cth, 65 cit, 71 rbk
81
Marlion Barnett
6-2
215
So*
Corona, CA
69
83 spd, 73 cth, 71 cit, 59 rbk
The Skinny: Hartvigson and Seferian-Jenkins are both big bodied tight ends who are equally adept at getting off the line to catch passes and clearing out defenders to open holes in the running game. After a lack of production from the position in 2010, the Huskies appear to be well-equipped to run a lot of two-tight end sets this season.
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Tackles
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
56
Senio Kelemete - LT
6-4
289
Sr
Seattle, WA
89
83 awr, 84 pbk, 84 rbk, 84 str
59
Ben Riva - RT
6-6
275
Fr*
Seattle, WA
75
72 awr, 75 pbk, 78 rbk, 82 str
67
Skyler Fancher
6-5
303
Sr*
Sammamish, WA
74
64 awr, 77 pbk, 78 rbk, 81 str
72
Micah Hatchie
6-5
274
Fr*
Haleiwa, HI
66
48 awr, 73 pbk, 72 rbk, 79 str
77
Dexter Charles
6-5
290
Fr
Stanwood, WA
66
58 awr, 68 pbk, 69 rbk, 83 str
The Skinny: Kelemete is a potential all-conference performer and was named one of team captains for 2010, and likely will again in 2011. Ben Riva impressed the coaching staff with his smarts and run blocking and appears to have beaten out Skyler Fancher for the right tackle job. Hatchie shows a lot of promise, and will have an opportunity to improve his understanding of his assignments.
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Guards
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
75
Erik Kohler - LG
6-5
306
So
Camarillo, CA
80
69 awr, 80 pbk, 80 rbk, 89 str
69
Colin Porter - RG
6-4
307
So
Bothell, WA
79
66 awr, 79 pbk, 81 rbk, 90 str
70
James Atoe
6-6
355
Fr*
The Dalles, OR
74
60 awr, 72 pbk, 83 rbk, 88 str
64
Colin Tanigawa
6-3
310
Fr*
Pasadena, CA
71
66 awr, 74 pbk, 80 rbk, 92 str
78
Mike Criste
6-5
280
Fr*
Mission Viejo, CA
70
58 awr, 76 pbk, 75 rbk, 82 str
The Skinny: Kohler and Porter were both touted freshmen who got some time in the lineup last year and look primed to start the next three years. Atoe, Tanigawa, and Criste are all redshirt freshman who provide depth in a very young position for the Dawgs.
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Centers
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
73
Drew Schaefer - C
6-4
281
Jr*
Sammamish, WA
86
86 awr, 87 pbk, 84 rbk, 87 str
63
Dan Kanczugowski
6-4
327
Jr*
Edmonds, WA
83
68 awr, 76 pbk, 82 rbk, 92 str
The Skinny: Schaefer did a solid job in his first year as a starter in 2010 and will look to improve on that. Kanczugowski saw a lot of action as a blocking tight end last season, but has yet to log much time on the offensive line.
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Defensive Ends
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
52
Hau’oli Jamora - LE
6-3
238
So
Laie, HI
83
80 acc, 76 str, 85 tkl, 83 bsh
92
Everrette Thompson - RE
6-6
244
Sr
Renton, WA
81
81 acc, 82 str, 80 tkl, 83 bsh
22
Josh Shirley
6-3
225
Fr*
Fontana, CA
76
88 acc, 71 str, 76 tkl, 75 bsh
11
Talia Crichton
6-3
246
Jr
Lakewood, CA
75
83 acc, 78 str, 80 tkl, 72 bsh
93
Andrew Hudson
6-3
231
Fr*
Redlands, CA
65
80 acc, 72 str, 74 tkl, 69 bsh
The Skinny: Jamora was a revelation to UW last year, starting the final seven games and totaling 39 tackles and 8 TFL. Everrette Thompson has split time at DE and DT over the past three years but will spend most of his time at RE. Shirley was impressive as a speed rusher off the edge during his redshirt year and in spring practice and may see spot duty on passing downs. Crichton has logged 10 starts over the past two years and provides good depth.
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Defensive Tackles
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
74
Alameda Ta’amu - DT
6-3
330
Sr
Kent, WA
89
71 acc, 91 str, 86 tkl, 87 bsh
55
Sione Potoa’e - DT
6-2
285
So
Fort Lewis, WA
77
81 acc, 85 str, 74 tkl, 76 bsh
98
Semisi Tokolahi
6-2
297
Jr
Hilo, HI
77
79 acc, 84 str, 80 tkl, 77 bsh
97
Lawrence Lagafuaina
6-0
344
Fr*
Aiea, HI
75
73 acc, 91 str, 74 tkl, 76 bsh
71
Danny Shelton
6-3
300
Fr
Auburn, WA
72
74 acc, 82 str, 73 tkl, 76 bsh
The Skinny: Ta’amu is the boulder in the middle of the Husky defense. If he can continue to improve on his 2010 season, he should be on the All-Pac-12 team. Potoa’e, Tokolahi, and Lagafuaina will all rotate at the other tackle spot, depending on the matchups presented. Shleton is a four-star recruit that will redshirt to improve with the current depth at DT.
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Outside Linebackers
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
37
Princeton Fuimaono - LOLB
6-0
215
So
Long Beach, CA
76
88 spd, 58 awr, 82 tkl, 75 bsh
35
Garret Gilliland - ROLB
6-0
215
So
Anaheim, CA
74
86 spd, 64 awr, 79 tkl, 75 bsh
51
Jordan Wallace
6-0
225
Jr
Sacramento, CA
70
77 spd, 75 awr, 76 tkl, 78 bsh
58
Jamaal Kearse
6-2
230
Fr*
Lakewood, WA
72
86 spd, 65 awr, 72 tkl, 69 bsh
43
Cooper Pelluer
6-3
221
So
Sammamish, WA
71
81 spd, 57 awr, 75 tkl, 70 bsh
10
John Timu
6-1
205
Fr
Long Beach, CA
70
74 spd, 70 awr, 80 tkl, 75 bsh
The Skinny: Another extremely young position for Washington, as they lost Mason Foster (the nation’s second leading tackler in 2010) and Victor Aiyewa, who led the Pac-10 in tackles for loss last year, to graduation. Fuimaono and Gilliland each started one game as true freshmen injury replacements last year and have the lead to start full-time in 2011. Wallace, Kearse, and Pelleur are all close behind and could challenge for their own playing time while helping out on special teams.
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Middle Linebackers
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
31
Cort Dennison - MLB
6-1
236
Sr*
Salt Lake City, UT
89
82 spd, 91 awr, 91 tkl, 83 bsh
3
Thomas Tutogi
6-1
251
So
Chula Vista, CA
76
86 spd, 70 awr, 82 tkl, 76 bsh
54
Tim Tucker
6-1
221
So*
Harbor City, CA
69
76 spd, 64 awr, 76 tkl, 73 bsh
The Skinny: Cort Dennison will be the undisputed leader of the linebacking corps. He has the size, speed, smarts, and tackling ability to possibly lead the conference in stops. Tutogi is a junior college transfer with three years of eligibility left who could also challenge for playing time at one of the OLB spots.
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Cornerbacks
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
6
Desmond Trufant - CB
6-0
177
Jr
Tacoma, WA
83
90 spd, 94 mcv, 84 zcv, 82 tkl
28
Quinton Richardson - CB
6-0
200
Sr*
Renton, WA
82
85 spd, 88 mcv, 90 zcv, 74 tkl
18
Gregory Ducre
5-10
170
So
Los Angeles, CA
74
97 spd, 78 mcv, 80 zcv, 66 tkl
27
Adam Long
5-10
168
Jr*
Los Angeles, CA
74
94 spd, 80 mcv, 83 zcv, 67 tkl
26
Anthony Gobern
5-11
189
Jr*
Fair Oaks, CA
72
86 spd, 84 mcv, 85 zcv, 64 tkl
4
Antavious Sims
6-2
205
Jr
Ventura, CA
69
88 spd, 80 mcv, 76 zcv, 62 tkl
34
Marcus Peters
6-1
174
Fr
Oakland, CA
68
86 spd, 71 mcv, 72 zcv, 60 tkl
The Skinny: Trufant and Richardson improved by leaps and bounds as last season wore on and give the Huskies two experienced corners who can play man-to-man when defensive coordinator Nick Holt decides to blitz. Ducre had a few good moments as a freshman, while Long and Gobern have not provided much outside of special teams coverage. Sims is another junior college transfer that was recruited as an athlete and could also see time at QB or WR eventually.
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Safeties
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
29
Nate Fellner - FS
6-1
201
Jr
Fresno, CA
88
90 spd, 78 tkl, 90 mcv, 94 zcv
1
Sean Parker - SS
5-10
200
So
Los Angeles, CA
76
95 spd, 72 tkl, 85 mcv, 88 zcv
14
Taz Stevenson
6-0
200
So
Mililani, HI
74
89 spd, 72 tkl, 81 mcv, 80 zcv
13
Will Shamburger
6-0
190
So*
Compton, CA
71
89 spd, 75 tkl, 71 mcv, 77 zcv
20
Justin Glenn
5-11
203
Jr*
Mukilteo, WA
71
85 spd, 76 tkl, 75 mcv, 79 zcv
44
James Sample
6-2
195
Fr
Sacramento, CA
70
85 spd, 73 tkl, 68 mcv, 81 zcv
The Skinny: Nate Fellner notched five interceptions and 79 tackles in 2010, starting all 13 games as a sophomore. Sean Parker was a highly anticipated recruit who acted as the nickel back and will replace three-year starter Nate Williams at strong safety. He’ll see competition from Will Shamburger and Taz Stevenson at that spot. Justin Glenn was a big contributor in 2009 until breaking his leg at Notre Dame and looks to get back to that form after fully recovering.
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Kickers
Ht
Wt
Cls
Hometown
Ovr
Attributes
17
Erik Folk - K
5-11
197
Sr*
Woodand Hills, CA
83
90 kpw, 80 kac
94
Kiel Rasp - P
6-3
215
Sr*
Seattle, WA
78
87 kpw, 72 kac
The Skinny: Folk has made several big kicks in his two years as the UW placekicker, including game winners in each of the last two contests with USC. He’s 31-of-41 on FGs in his career. Rasp replaced the injured Will Mahan admirably with a 43.8-yard average last year.
Seattle Times Husky Football
Date: August 26, 2011
Seattle, WA
The Huskies kick off the 2011 season in their own special way, inviting players, coaches, and supporters of the program together for an evening of dinner, drinks, questions, answers, and announcements.
Among the announcements were the captains for your 2011 Washington Huskies: junior tailback Chris Polk, senior tackle Senio Kelemete, senior defensive tackle Alameda Ta'amu, and senior middle linebacker Cort Dennison. While the players were not available for interviews, head coach Steve Sarkisian fielded several questions:
On his feelings for what kind of team this will be heading into 2011:
Well, we feel like down the stretch to close last year, we played really sound defensive football and were able to run the ball. If you're capable of doing those two things, you can compete with and beat anybody in the conference or the country. I think you'll see a lot more of that type of football this season from us.
On losing Jake Locker to the NFL:
Jake was a great player, really improved a lot over the last couple years and it was an absolute joy being able to come out here and coach #10 every day at practice the last two seasons. Him coming back and maybe losing some of his draft stock but doing what he felt was the right thing to do meant a lot to me and to most of you fans in Seattle. It'll be difficult without having him there under center every Saturday, but we feel like we have a couple talented players ready to step up and take over that mantle of being the leader of this team.
On the 2011 captains:
It wouldn't have been difficult for me to name five, six, seven guys to be our captains, I feel like we have a strong group, but the players and coaches voted and four names kept coming up on pretty much every ballot. One, Chris Polk. What can you say? The kid has been amazing his first two years here and has a chance to become our all-time leading rusher with another strong season. Senio Kelemete was a captain last year and is the anchor of our offensive line. Alameda Ta'amu showed what kind of player he is and can be in the Holiday Bowl against Nebraska. And Cort Dennison may not be the biggest or fastest, but boy does he get the job done in the middle. A really great honor for all four of those young men.
On getting back to the Rose Bowl:
That's our goal every year. I don't believe in being content with 7-6 or 8-5 or just qualifying for a bowl game or any of that. I think with the new conference alignment, 12 strong teams, and a conference championship game, whoever ends up coming out of this league has a really strong chance to play for the national championship. That's our goal here. Will it be this year? I'm not going to make any promises on that, but I do promise we will work hard towards that goal each and every day.
Note: since UW is scheduled to open the season against FCS Eastern Washington, and playing FCS games are boring and just there to pad stats, I switched the schedule to play Idaho in Week 1.
Matchup Preview | September 3, 2011
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Idaho Vandals (2010: 6-7, 2-5 Away)
Washington Huskies (2010: 7-6, 3-3 Home)
2010 Offensive Stats Comparison
26.6
Points Per Game
21.8
386.8
Total Yards
362.6
89.8
Rushing Yards
172.2
296.9
Passing Yards
190.4
2010 Defensive Stats Comparison
28.3
Points Per Game
29.3
419.2
Total Yards Allowed
384.8
187.8
Rushing Yards Allowed
190.4
231.4
Passing Yards Allowed
194.4
Game Notes
Washington leads the all-time series 35-2-2... The Huskies won the last meeting, 42-23, in Seattle on 9/12/09... The win snapped a 15-game losing streak for the Dawgs, who had gone winless in 2008... This was the first victory in Steve Sarkisian's head coaching career... UW defensive coordinator Nick Holt was the Head Coach for the Vandals from 2004-2005.
Huskies win opener, 47-28
Seattle Times, September 4, 2011
Seattle, WA -- The Washington Huskies began the season 1-0 for the first time since 2007, as they defeated the Idaho Vandals 47-28 at Husky Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Thanks largely to 156 yards rushing and four touchdowns from junior Chris Polk, the Dawgs were able to pull away for a comfortable win.
After falling behind 27-7 late in the third quarter, Idaho used several big plays to fight their way back into the game. Arizona State transfer Ryan Bass broke three tackles en route to a 47-yard touchdown run and helped the Vandals convert a Keith Price fumble into points by hauling in a 16-yard screen pass for a score to trim the deficit to six.
Sophomore Jesse Callier made the biggest play of his young Husky career on the ensuing kickoff though, finding a seam in the wedge and busting through to the left sideline for a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. It was the Huskies first score on a kick return since 2007, when Louis Rankin took the opening kickoff of the Apple Cup all the way back.
Idaho refused to give up though, marching down the field in just three plays, including a 52-yard pass to Justin Veltung. Quarterback Brian Reader found backup halfback Princeton McCarty wide open down the middle for a 27-yard touchdown on the very next play to make it a 34-28 game.
Chris Polk took over from there, carrying the ball on five straight plays and finishing off the drive with a 33-yard touchdown run behind center Drew Schaefer and right guard Colin Porter. After a defensive stop, he'd add his fourth and final score on a seven-yard run with just over two minutes to play.
Head Coach Steve Sarkisian On his overall thoughts of the game:
Idaho is a decent football team, they've got a very good quarterback, a talented wide receiver, and a running back who has gone through some Pac-10 wars, so we didn't take them lightly. I'm a little disappointed in our defense, we missed a few assignments and that created some big plays for them. Hopefully we can get those figured out this week.
On Keith Price:
I don't like to use the term 'manage the game' because that has kind of become an insult to quarterbacks, but that's almost what he did. If something wasn't there, he didn't force anything. Probably could have avoided a couple of those sacks by throwing the ball away, but he didn't make any terrible decisions. Made a couple big plays too, that throw on the touchdown to Kearse was fantastic and he was able to spread the ball around.
On Chris Polk's day:
He makes it easy on a head coach or on the guy calling the plays. Always falling forward, always picking the right hole to run through.
On what the defense needs to do to improve:
Just being in the right place at the right time. I talked to [defensive coordinator] Nick [Holt], and thought we made good calls. Once or twice we were in a cover-three and for some reason Quinton [Richardson] was up on the line pressing their receiver and not getting back in his zone. I liked the pressure we got from the defensive line. Our seniors, Alameda Ta'amu and Everrette Thompson were in the backfield a lot and meant we didn't have to blitz.
Junior tailback Chris Polk On his thoughts:
The offensive line made it pretty easy for me today, man. Seems like most of the time I was able to get through to the linebackers before anyone laid a paw on me. Pretty easy grabbing four, five, six yards a pop when they do that.
On Keith Price:
He did a great job taking what was given, he made a couple nice calls at the line too. One time, they had the line stacked and instead of sending me right up at 'em, he switched out and made a nice play to Jermaine [Kearse].
On Jesse Callier's kickoff return:
They were creeping back in the game. What a big play. Dude's fast. Good vision. What a way to score your first touchdown. My first TD was a little one-yard run and I can hardly forget it. Can't imagine what he's thinking after that big return. Probably thinks he should get some more of my carries now!
September 3, 2011 - IDAHO at WASHINGTON
TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Idaho Vandals (0-1)
0
7
14
7
28
Washington Huskies (1-0)
3
10
21
13
47
Team Stats Comparison
IDA
UW
366
Total Offense
421
61
Rushing Yards
207
305
Passing Yards
214
15
First Downs
19
4
Punt Return Yards
28
130
Kick Return Yards
140
500
Total Yards
589
1
Turnovers
0
4/13
3rd Down Converstion
5/14
0/1
4th Down Conversion
0/1
0/0
2-Point Conversion
0/1
3 (2/0)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
4 (3/1)
4-27
Penalties
3-35
28:47
Posession Time
31:13
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
IDA
UW
3:44
Erik Folk 56 yard FG
0
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
IDA
UW
7:25
Taylor Elmo 10 yard pass from Brian Reader (Trey Farquhar kick)
7
3
3:20
Chris Polk 4 yard run (Erik Folk kick)
7
10
0:15
Erik Folk 41 yard FG
7
13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
IDA
UW
6:05
Chris Polk 2 yard run (Erik Folk kick)
7
20
3:55
Jermaine Kearse 61 yard pass from Keith Price (Erik Folk kick)
7
27
3:08
Ryan Bass 47 yard run (Trey Farquhar kick)
14
27
0:47
Ryan Bass 16 yard pass from Brian Reader (Trey Farquhar kick)
21
27
0:35
Jesse Callier 97 yard kickoff return (Erik Folk kick)
21
34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
IDA
UW
9:18
Princeton McCarty 27 yard pass from Brian Reader (T. Farquhar kick)
Week 1 – NCAA News
- G.J. Kinne found Damaris Johnson on a four-yard touchdown pass with just 55 seconds left to lead Tulsa over #1 Oklahoma, 27-26, in a monster upset to kick off the 2011 season.
- Center Ben Habern of OU will be out 3-4 weeks due to a strained Achilles tendon.
- Florida State rolled up 595 yards of offense to avoid a similar fate, as they beat UL-Monroe 48-7.
- Jeff Demps scored four first-half touchdowns as the Gators crushed FAU.
- Garrett Gilbert quieted the Texas critics with a 355-yard, 5 TD performance to rebound from a miserable 2010 season.
- Brandon Weedin struggled under center for Oklahoma State, completing just 22-of-51 passes, but the Cowboys still squeaked past UL-Lafayette, 13-7.
- Dayne Crist ran for a score and threw four others, including two to Michael Floyd (10 rec, 209 yds), as the Irish routed USF in their opener. Floyd was injured on his final catch of the day though, straining his back. Initial results have him missing 8-10 weeks.
- The Boise State Broncos notched their first win over an SEC opponent, as they traveled to Georgia and knocked off the Bulldogs 35-14. Kellen Moore threw 3 TDs and the Bronco defense held UGA to just 227 yards of offense.
- Georgia senior CB Brandon Boykin tore an abdominal muscle in the loss and should miss 9-10 weeks.
- Texas A&M handled SMU, but a torn Achilles will sideline MLB Kyle Mangan for the rest of the year.
- Utah State put up quite a fight, but ended up falling to the defending National Champion Auburn Tigers 44-29. Barrett Trotter, Cam Newton’s replacement, threw for 301 yards and 4 touchdowns on the evening.
- Arkansas lost DT Dequinta Jones for 9-12 weeks to a dislocated elbow in their 40-3 win over FCS West.
- Sophomore QB Chase Rettig (broken ribs, 4 weeks) and junior T Emmett Cleary (foot stress fracture, 9 weeks) will both miss significant playing time for Boston College.
- Miami will be without All-America candidate OLB Sean Spence for 4-6 weeks with a broken wrist.
- Penn State suffered a rash of injuries in their 51-7 win over FCS Midwest. A broken collarbone will shelve MLB Michael Mauti for the rest of the year. DE Jack Crawford will miss 7-8 weeks because of a broken ankle, while T Chima Okoli will miss the same amount of time with a torn triceps.
Week 1 – Pac-12 News
- Brock Osweiler (6 TD passes) and Arizona State dominated FCS West en route to a 70-3 victory. Deantre Lewis added 172 yards on the ground.
- Matt Barkley threw three touchdown passes, two to wideout Robert Woods, as USC cruised by Minnesota. The Trojans will be without OLB Shane Horton for 3-4 weeks due to a PCL strain.
- The UCLA offense surprised people by putting up 31 points, but couldn’t stop Case Keenum and the Cougars. Keenum finished with 515 yards and 7 TDs in the air.
- Bruins RB Johnathan Franklin will miss 3-4 weeks with turf toe.
- Fresno State scored the final 10 points of their contest with Cal to topple the Bears 38-28. Robbie Rouse ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns.
- Cal also lost standout DE Trevor Guyton for 11-12 weeks with broken ribs suffered during the game.
- The Buffaloes were able to stifle Hawai’i’s vaunted passing attack, holding them to just three points in their first Pac-12 contest.
- Oregon won their big showdown with #4 LSU, but lost CB/PR Cliff Harris for 6-8 weeks with a dislocated elbow.
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Erik Folk 56 yard FG
Taylor Elmo 10 yard pass from Brian Reader (Trey Farquhar kick)
