2012 HUSKY FOOTBALL. Contacts: Jeff Bechthold (206)

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1 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2012 HUSKY FOOTBALL 2012 HUSKY SCHEDULE / RESULTS Sept. 1 SAN DIEGO ST. (Pac-12 Networks) W, Sept. 8 at LSU (ESPN) 4:00 p.m. Sept. 15 PORTLAND STATE (FX) 1:00 p.m. Sept. 27 STANFORD (ESPN) 6:00 p.m. Oct. 6 at Oregon TBD Oct. 13 USC TBD Oct. 20 at Arizona TBD Oct. 27 OREGON STATE TBD Nov. 2 at California (ESPN2) 6:00 p.m. Nov. 10 UTAH TBD Nov. 17 at Colorado TBD Nov. 23 at WSU (FX or FOX) 12:30 p.m. all times are Pacific 2012 PAC-12 STANDINGS Contacts: Jeff Bechthold (206) bechtold@uw.edu NORTH Pac-12 Overall Oregon Stanford Washington Oregon State California Washington State SOUTH Pac-12 Overall Arizona Arizona State UCLA USC Utah Colorado WEEK TWO PAC-12 GAMES Fri: Utah at Utah State, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Eastern Wash. at WSU, 12 p.m. (Pac-12 WA) Sacramento St. at Coloardo, 12 p.m. (Pac-12 MT) Southern Utah at California, 12 p.m. (Pac-12 BA) USC at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Wisconsin at Oregon State,1 p.m. (FX) Fresno State at Oregon, 3:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Net) Washington at LSU, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Nebraska at UCLA, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Duke at Stanford, 7:30 p.m. (Pac-12 BA) Illinois at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Oklahoma State at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. (Pac-12 AZ) WASHINGTON at #3/1 LSU Dawgs Make First Trip To SEC Country Since 1983 THE GAME: The Washington football team (1-0) travels to face LSU (1-0) this Saturday, the first time the Huskies have played a road game in the Southeastern Conference since the UW visited Baton Rouge in The Huskies did, however, open the Steve Sarkisian era vs. the Tigers in Seattle in LSU enters the week ranked No. 1 in the USA Today coaches poll while holding down the No. 3 spot in the AP Top 25 (new polls this week won t be released until Tuesday due to games on Sunday and Monday). Washington received votes in both preseason polls, earning the No. 26 spot from the coaches and No. 27 in the AP. Kickoff at Tiger Stadium is set for 6:00 p.m. CT/4:00 p.m. PT, and the game will air live on ESPN television. Washington opened the 2012 season last Saturday night at CenturyLink Field in Seattle by beating San Diego State, In Baton Rouge, LSU handled North Texas, 41-14, in its opener last Saturday. Following the trip to LSU, the Huskies return home for their next two games. The Dawgs host Portland State on Sept. 15 (FX television) and then take on Stanford in a Thursday night, ESPN game on Sept. 27. QUICK SNAPS: Washington had six true freshmen see action in the season-opener last Saturday vs. San Diego State: LS Ryan Masel, WR Jaydon Mickens, WR Kendyl Taylor, S Shaq Thompson, DE Pio Vatuvei and TB Erich Wilson II... both Mickens and Thompson started the game... sophomore TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins set a new career-high with nine receptions vs. SDSU while quarterback Keith Price set a new career-high for completions, with at one stretch early in the SDSU game, Price completed 12 straight passes... he remains the most accurate passer in UW history... junior CB Tre Watson, a former walkon transfer from Central Washington University, was awarded a scholarship prior to the season opener... he started the SDSU game and had a 34-yard interception on the first drive of the game... a total of 16 players made their UW debut vs. San Diego State, including starters Travis Feeney, Watson, Thompson and Mickens. TELEVISION: The Washington-LSU game will air live to a national audience on ESPN with Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color) and Holly Rowe (sidelines) providing the commentary. The game will also be available on other ESPN platforms, including (depending on a number of variables particular to each viewer) espn3.com and the Watch ESPN app. RADIO: The Washington IMG College Network, with its flagship station KJR 950-AM/102.9 FM, will carry the live broadcast of every football game on 18 Northwest radio stations. Longtime playby-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The game will also air nationally on Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood One) with Chuck Cooperstein and Tony Boselli on the call. The LSU broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (94) and XM (199) satellite radio. WASHINGTON at LSU Saturday, Sept. 8, :00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. CT Radio: 950 KJR-AM, FM and the Washington IMG College Network Television: ESPN Monday: Press conference, 2:00 p.m. Founder s Club Practice closed to media Tuesday: Pac-12 Coaches Teleconference 9:55 a.m. (Sarkisian: 10:35 a.m.) Practice: 11:45 a.m. (defensive coaches & bigs interviews after) Media Schedule for the Week: Wednesday: Practice: 11:45 a.m. (offensive coaches, skills & Coach Sarkisian interviews after) Thursday: Practice closed to media (Coach Sarkisian in media work at approximately 11:30 a.m.) Friday: no media availability

2 Page 2 THE HEAD COACH: In a frequently-told tale, Husky football coach Steve Sarkisian recalls his days as a young assistant traveling to face Washington at Husky Stadium. During the drive across Lake Washington, with the iconic home of the Dawgs towering ahead, Sarkisian marveled aloud at the city, the stadium and the atmosphere surrounding the UW program. A decade or so later, Sarkisian is in charge of the Washington football program he was admiring that day. And in just two years, he has re-established the kind of tough, exciting environment that was then, and is again now, so closely associated with the Husky football. The 2011 season, Sarkisian s third as head coach, provided more highlights for his up-andcoming program. The Husky offense posted one of its most prolific seasons ever, scoring 434 points over the course of the season, the most by a UW squad since the 1991 national championship team and the second-most in school history. The Huskies scored nearly 12 more points per game than they did the previous year. They also had marked improvement in passing yards (65 more yards per game) and total offense (47 more yards per game), while the team s third-down percentage improved vastly over the previous season, from 32 to 46 percent. Sarkisian coached his team to a third straight win over Washington State in the annual Apple Cup to remain undefeated against the UW s in-state rival and to wrap up a 7-5 regular-season record and 5-4 mark in the Pac-12 North. The Huskies secured a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the No. 2 game in the Pac-12 bowl lineup. In 2010, Sarkisian s second season in Seattle, the Huskies made another clear step forward. The Dawgs went 7-6 overall and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference with a 5-4 record. Then, in the Holiday Bowl, Washington provided one of the bowl season s top games, beating an 18th-ranked Nebraska squad, The win over the Cornhuskers was the last of a series of exciting, gutsy victories in The season included three Husky wins decided on the very last play of the game (Oregon State, USC and Cal), plus another in which the winning score came inside the final minute (WSU). Sarkisian was introduced as the new head coach of the Washington football team on Dec. 8, From the start, Sarkisian made it clear that he didn t think it would take long to turn the program around and get it back to the high level of success that UW football has enjoyed throughout its history. In his first season, 2009, he seemed to prove that he was right. Washington, which posted a winless season for the first time in school history the year before Sarkisian signed on, surged to a 5-7 record in 2009, an improvement of five victories over the previous year. No BCS-conference school in the nation could boast such improvement in terms of wins in And, Sarkisian s Husky squad pulled off that feat against a schedule that included 10 opponents who ended the season bowl-eligible. Sarkisian came to the UW with a wealth of experience as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. His string of success is nearly unprecedented as, during his time at USC, he coached two Heisman Trophy winners and oversaw one of the nation s most consistent and dominant offenses. Sarkisian spent 2007 and 2008 as the Trojans assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. He had also previously served as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach ( ), quarterbacks coach ( ) and as an offensive assistant (2001) at USC, for a total of seven seasons there. During his seven seasons as a member of the Trojans staff, the team posted a combined record. As offensive coordinator, his record was Aside from his various roles at USC, Sarkisian also spent one season as quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders in 2004 and as QBs coach at El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., in 2000, his first coaching job. Sarkisian starred at the quarterback position at the prep, collegiate and pro levels. After his standout career at Brigham Young University, he was played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League for three seasons ( ). He had a record-setting two-year ( ) career at BYU, playing under legendary coach Lavell Edwards. Sarkisian completed 549-of-824 passes (66.6 percent) for 7,755 yards and 55 touchdowns in his career. His career passing efficiency rating ranked third on the all-time NCAA list. As a senior in 1996, he led the nation in passing efficiency (173.6, No. 7 all-time) as the Western Athletic Conference champion Cougars went 14-1 and won the 1997 Cotton Bowl. He was the WAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1996, and earned second-team All-America honors. Sarkisian transferred to BYU from El Camino Junior College, where he played two seasons ( ). He was a first-team Junior College All- America selection as a sophomore and earned all-conference honors in 1993 as a 2012 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL MEDIA RESOURCES MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE ON UWTV: This season UWTV, the on-campus television station for the University of Washington, will be carrying the weekly football press conferences LIVE featuring Husky head coach Steve Sarkisian. UWTV s coverage will be live and available via satellite for stations wishing to use video clips from the presser in their coverage of UW football. Most Monday press conferences are at noon, though there are exceptions. PAC-12 TELECONFERENCE: All 12 Pac-12 coaches are available on a weekly teleconference, each Tuesday morning. The schedule varies, but this week, the call begins at 9:55 a.m. PT and Coach Sarkisian will be on the call at 10:35 a.m. PT. Contact the Pac-12 office at (925) to obtain the number to join in. GOHUSKIES.COM: Everything you need to know about Husky football can be found on the UW s official athletics site, gohuskies.com. On the front page, look for Football under the Sports menu and follow the links for all the information. RADIO ON THE SiriusXM SATELLITE: Many Pac-12 football games this season will air on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. The UW-LSU game will air on Sirius 94 and XM 199 (LSU broadcast). Go to for more information. COACH S SHOW: The Coach Sarkisian Show, with play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau, KJR afternoon host Mike Gastineau and head coach Steve Sarkisian, will air each Monday on KJR 950-AM and FM from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and will originate live from the Joey Restaurant on Lake Union (901 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle). The coach s shows, which air live across the entire Washington IMG College Network, are open to the public. WASHINGTON IMG COLLEGE NETWORK: The following stations make up the 18-station Washington IMG College Network, covering three states: WASHINGTON: Seattle (flagship) KJR 950 AM Seattle (flagship) KNBQ FM Aberdeen KXRO 1320 AM Anacortes KWLE 1340 AM Bellingham KPUG 1170 AM Centralia KELA 1470 AM Kelso/Longview KLOG 1490 AM Mt. Vernon KBRC 1430 AM Omak KOMW 680 AM Port Angeles/Sequim KONP 1450 AM Spokane KTPQ 1280 AM Tacoma KHHO 850 AM Vancouver/Portland KKOV 1550 AM Walla Walla KUJ 1420 AM Wenatchee KPQ 560 AM Wenatchee KZNW 1340 AM Yakima KUTI 1460 AM ALASKA: Juneau KJNO 630 AM freshman. He also played baseball at El Camino in He originally enrolled at USC as a baseball player, spending the fall of 1992 on the Trojans roster before transferring. Sarkisian was a standout football and baseball player at West Torrance (Calif.) High. He earned his bachelor s degree in sociology from BYU in 1997 after receiving his associate s degree in general studies from El Camino in Sarkisian was born March 8, He and his wife, Stephanie, have two daughters, Ashley and Taylor, and a son, Brady. Sarkisian s Coaching Career: Year Team Pos. Record Bowl 2000 El Camino JC QBs Coach 8-2 CHIPs For Kids 2001 USC Offensive Asst. 6-6 Las Vegas 2002 USC QBs Coach 11-2 Orange 2003 USC QBs Coach 12-1 Rose 2004 Oakland Raiders QBs Coach USC Asst. Head Coach/QBs 12-1 Rose 2006 USC Asst. Head Coach/QBs 11-2 Rose 2007 USC Asst. HC/Off. Coord./QBs 11-2 Rose 2008 USC Asst. HC/Off. Coord./QBs 11-1 Rose 2009 Washington Head Coach Washington Head Coach 7-6 Holiday 2011 Washington Head Coach 7-6 Alamo 2012 Washington Head Coach 1-0

3 COACHING STAFF: Washington s assistant coaching staff returns entirely includes five new members in 2012, meaning half of the 10 full-time coaches are in their first season at the UW. Nearly all of the nine fulltime assistant coaches have some sort of tie to the Northwest and many played for then-pac-10 football programs. The offensive side of the ball is led by newcomer Eric Kiesau, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach who came to the UW from California. A former QB at Portland State, Kiesau spent the last decade at either Cal or Colorado. He joins three offensive coaches who have been at the UW since Steve Sarkisian was hired. Associate head coach - offense and running backs coach Joel Thomas, in his fourth year at UW, grew up in Port Angeles, Wash., and is a member of the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame. He is still the Vandals all-time leader in carries, rushing yards and rushing TDs. Fellow Idaho grad Dan Cozzetto is in his fourth season as the UW s run game coordinator and offensive line coach. Cozzetto grew up in Spokane, Wash., and was also the Washington line coach in He came to the UW from Arizona State. UW pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach Jimmie Daugherty played QB at Missouri and spent most of his coaching career prior to the UW at the University of San Diego. Assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and special teams coordinator Johnny Nansen is a fourth-year coach at the UW. He grew up in Long Beach, Calif., but played football at Washington State and spent the previous five years at Idaho before moving over to the UW. The four defensive coaches are all new to the UW this year. Coordinator Justin Wilcox grew up in Junction City, Ore., and spent four years as a defensive back at Oregon. He came to the UW from Tennessee and, prior to that, coached at Boise State, among others. His former college roommate, Peter Sirmon, oversees the UW linebackers. A four-year starter at Oregon and a native of Walla Walla, Wash., Sirmon played in the NFL for seven years before moving on to coaching. After stints at Central Washington and Oregon, he worked with Wilcox at Tennessee before coming to Seattle. The new defensive backs coach is Keith Heyward, a four-year letterman at Oregon State. An L.A.-area native, Heyward has coached at OSU six of the last seven seasons. Defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator Tosh Lupoi had spent his entire playing and coaching career at California before moving to the UW this past off-season. A former Cal defensive lineman, he d coached the line at his alma mater the last four years after two seasons as a GA. Washington also has two returning grad assistants and two new ones. Washington s two returners are Jordan Paopao and Donte Williams. Paopao, who works with the tight ends, was a four-year starting center at the University of San Diego while Williams, who prepped at Culver City High in the Los Angeles area, was a defensive back at Syracuse. The newcomers are Eric Guttorp, a Seattle native who wrapped up his career as a UW kicker last season, and Andrew Rolin, who played and coached at USD alongside Paopao and Dougherty before heading north to Seattle this off-season. VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDELINE: While the Huskies full-time coaching staff doesn t include any UW graduates, nearly all of them have some tie to the state or to the Northwest and a surprising number have actually played for their alma mater against the Dawgs. Head man Steve Sarkisian s only loss in a 14-1 season as a senior at BYU in 1996 came to the UW at Husky Stadium. New defensive coaches Justin Wilcox and Peter Sirmon both faced the Huskies during their playing careers at Oregon from 1996 to Former Washington State linebacker Johnny Nansen, now the Huskies recruiting coordinator and special teams coach, was on the opposite sideline for several Apple Cups in the early-to-mid 1990s and new defensive backs coach Keith Heyward played in a few barnburners vs. the UW for Oregon State from 1997 to More recently, defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi squared off with the Huskies during his time as a d-lineman at California at the start of the last decade. And while neither offensive line coach Dan Cozzetto nor running backs coach Joel Thomas ever faced Washington during their careers at Idaho, both grew up in the Evergreen State. Finally, new offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau has also never played against Washington, but did play his college football just across the border at Portland State. HUSKIES vs. TIGERS HISTORY: Washington and LSU have played one another just twice in their histories, with LSU winning both. On Sept. 24, 1983, an unranked Tigers squad handed ninth-ranked Washington a defeat in front of 82,390 fans (largest in LSU history to that point) in Baton Rouge. The Huskies entered the game 2-0 after a shutout of Northwestern and a thrilling, 25-24, win over Michigan in Seattle. LSU took a 17-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back, leading 34-7 before the Huskies' second TD early in the fourth. The Huskies couldn t get the ball moving on the ground with RB Jacque Robinson as they netted just 28 yards rushing for the game. The Huskies did find out though that they could move on the Tigers through the air, but every time the Huskies got a drive going, out came a penalty flag, as they where whistled for nine penalties for 107 yards. LSU s Dalton-James gang (Dalton Hilliard and Garry James) combined to rush for 226 yards and sophomore QB Jeff Wickersham added a career-high 259 passing yards and a touchdown. Wickersham also recorded two more touchdowns running the ball, both of them on play-action rollouts. His 259 yards passing were the second most in LSU school history. Washington s two scores came on a two-yard run by Robinson, which made the score 10-7 LSU, and when Steve Pelluer scored on a one-yard QB sneak four minutes into the fourth quarter, cutting the Tigers lead to at that point. Pelluer connected on 27-of-42 passes for a career-high 312 yards. In 2009, the Steve Sarkisian era opened when 11th-ranked LSU visited Husky Stadium for the season opener. In what was mostly a tight game, LSU pulled away for a win. Jordan Jefferson threw for three TDs, including two to Terrance Toliver, to lead the way for the visitors. Washington's Jake Locker passed for 321 yards and two scores on 25-of-45 passing. Chris Polk rushed for 90 yards in the loss. HUSKIES vs. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE: Washington has played only five of the 14 current SEC teams. In a total of 11 meetings, three were in bowl games and three more were vs. Texas A&M prior to the Aggies moving to their new conference. In those 11 games, the Huskies are 2-9. Here's the breakdown: 0-4 vs. Alabama; 1-0 vs. Florida; 0-1 vs. Mississippi State; 0-2 vs. LSU; 1-2 vs. Texas A&M. WASHINGTON-LSU TIES: Unsurprisingly for two teams so far apart, there isn t much crossover between the UW and LSU football rosters and coaching staffs. However, UW athletic director Scott Woodward is a Baton Rouge native, LSU graduate and former administrator at LSU while Cheryl Taplin, UW coach Steve Sarkisian s assistant, was a three-time NCAA champion and 16-time All-America sprinter at LSU. None of the members of the two coaching staffs have ever served on a staff together, though several LSU coaches were at Tennessee in the years just prior to the arrival of current UW defensive coaches Justin Wilcox and Peter Sirmon, who spent the last two years at UT. As far as players go, there are none from Louisiana on the UW roster, but there is one Washingtonian on the LSU squad: RS-Fr. FB Devante Meullion, who went to Chief Sealth. He is, in fact, the only player from anywhere west of Texas on the LSU roster. The Huskies roster is, no surprise, dominated by players from the west coast. The only player from anywhere near LSU is Georgia native Antavius Sims UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 3

4 THE PAC-12: Last season, the Pac-10 Conference added Utah and Colorado to expand to the Pac-12. Washington, which along with California is one of two schools who have been in the conference since its founding in 1915, plays in the Pac-12 North, along with the other three Northwest schools (Oregon, OSU, WSU) and Stanford and California. Under current plans, each school will play all five division rivals, plus four of six teams in the other division each season. This year (and last), the Huskies will not face UCLA or Arizona State. Prior to last year, the last time that Washington didn t face UCLA in a season was in 1992 (when the Pac-10 schedule was eight games). The UW didn t face Arizona State in 2003 or CAPTAINS: At the Huskies annual Raise the Woof! preseason celebration, the captains for the 2012 season were unveiled. This season, thanks to a tie in the player voting, five captains were selected. On offense, junior quarterback Keith Price (Compton, Calif.) and senior center Drew Schaefer (Sammamish, Wash.) were honored. On defense, three players were selected: junior safety Sean Parker (Los Angeles), sophomore linebacker John Timu (Long Beach, Calif.) and senior cornerback Desmond Trufant (Tacoma). All five players are serving as UW captain for the first time as all four of the Huskies captains in 2011 have departed. DECADE AFTER DECADE: Washington has won a conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl in each of the last nine decades, dating back to the 1920s when Washington won the berth in 1923 and In the 1930s, the Dawgs won the 36 title. In the 40s, Washington earned the trip in 1943 and then barely slipped in under the wire in the 1950s, winning the 1959 crown. The Huskies won two Rose Bowl berths in the 1960s and and one in the 1970s (1977). Titles in 1980 and 1982 did it for that decade and three straight trips to Pasadena to begin the 1990s covered that 10-year span. In the 2000s, UW was the first team to earn Rose Bowl berths in nine straight decades. USC joined the Dawgs in that distinction in 2004 after their New Year s Day appearance in Pasadena. THE 100-YARD FACTOR: Since the 1947 season, Washington is (.758) when a Husky player rushes for 100 yards in a game. Last season, the Huskies went 6-4 in such games as Chris Polk rushed for 100 or more in 10 of 13 games. TEAM NOTES HUSKY STADIUM RENOVATION: Husky Stadium is currently undergoing a massive renovation which began last November following the Oregon game. The Seattle icon was first opened in Upper decks were added in the 1950s (south) and 1980s (north). Renovations will completely remake the lower bowl and the south deck. The stadium track will be removed and an operations center for the football team will be built into the west end. For much more information, including a virtual look from every seat in the new stadium, photo galleries, live construction cams, and more, go to huskystadium.com. HISTORIC HUSKY STADIUM: The Oregon game on Nov. 5, 2011, marked the final game in Husky Stadium prior to major renovations that will be completed in time for the 2013 season. The 2011 season marked the 92nd season of play in Husky Stadium. Original construction on the facility was completed in 1920 when Washington played one game in the new campus facility. Thanks to several major renovations, Husky Stadium s seating capacity increased to 72,500. UW s all-time record in Husky Stadium stands at (.673). Washington will re-open the stadium vs. Boise State on Aug. 31, FAMILY TIES: As is the case with most seasons of Husky football, there are a number of players on the Washington football team related to either current or former Huskies. LB Jamaal Kearse is the younger brother of former WR Jermaine Kearse, who finished his career last season. RS-freshman safety Evan Zeger s father, John, played safety at the UW, lettering in 1980 and 1981, while sophomore WR Kasen Williams dad, Aaron was a four-year letterman ( ) wide receiver for the Huskies. Freshman OL Shane Brostek is the son of Husky All-America center Bern Brostek ( ). Senior DL Talia Crichton, is a cousin of former DE Daniel Te o- Nesheim. Junior quarterback Keith Price is a cousin of former UW tailback Jelani Harrison. A little further afield, sophomore TE Michael Hartvigson is a cousin to former UW baseball pitchers Chad and Grant Hartvigson. Incidentally, at least three Huskies have close family ties to Washington State. LB Nate Fellner is the grandson of former WSU head coach Jim Sweeney. Cooper Pelluer s father, Scott, played at WSU, as did Husky cornerback Desmond Trufant s brother Marcus. Pelluer s uncle Steve, however, was a UW QB and his father Scott was an assistant coach at UW. HISTORY LESSON: Successfully rushing the football and winning go hand-in-hand for the Huskies. Since 1990, UW has rushed for 200 yards in a game 77 times. The Huskies record stands at (.851) in those contests. Since 1995, UW is (.810) when rushing for 200 yards. PLAYING AT CENTURYLINK FIELD: Washington will play the entire 2012 home season at CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC soccer. CenturyLink Field is located in the SoDo District of Seattle, just south of downtown (hence, SoDo). The stadium was opened in 2002 on the site of the old Kingdome. Washington has played two games there, prior to this season. In 2005, the UW opened the season with a road game vs. Air Force (the game was Air Force s home game, but moved to the neutral site), falling to the Falcons, Last year, in a bid to give the Husky Stadium renovation project a head start, the Huskies played the annual Apple Cup game at CenturyLink Field, beating Washington State, 38-21, in front of 64,559 fans. The stadium, operated by First & Goal, Inc., has a FieldTurf playing surface and a football capacity of 67,000. RANDOM NOTES: Washington s roster includes player from eight different states (based on where the player completed high school): Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawai i, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington... Washington has a long tradition of great Polynesian players; this year s roster includes 19 players of Samoan, Tongan or Hawai ian descent: James Atoe, Jonathan Amosa, Jesse Callier, Talia Crichton, Jarett Finau, Cory Fuavai, Princeton Fuimaono, Micah Hatchie, Hau oli Jamora, Lawrence Lagafuaina, Sione Potoa e, Danny Shelton, John Timu, Semisi Tokolahi, Siosifa Tufunga, Taniela Tupou, Thomas Tutogi, Pio Vatuvei and Psalm Wooching. Page UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL

5 OFFENSIVE POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES * QUARTERBACKS * #17 Keith Price, Jr., 6-1, 202 Career-high 25 completions in win over SDSU (25-for-35, 222 yds. 1 TD, 0 INT)... played in all 13 and started 12 at QB last season... set UW single-season records for TD passes (33), completion percentage (.669) and pass efficiency (161.09)... 3,063 yards were second-most in UW history... seven in the nation in pass efficiency last season... had yd. games for-37 for 438 yds., 4 TDs and 3 rush TDs in Alamo Bowl... 7 total TDs tied NCAA record for a bowl game yds. were second-most in UW history... other top games last season: 18-for-25 for 315 yds., 4 TDs, 1 INT in win over Hawai i for-37 for 274 yds., 4 TDs, 2 INT at Nebraska for-25 for 292 yds., 3 RDs, 0 INTs vs. Cal for-29 for 291 yds., 3 TDs, 0 INTs vs. WSU... played in 8 of 13 games in 2010, starting at Oregon... redshirted 2009 season... completed 143- of-200 for 2,260 yards, 24 TDs and 6 INTs in 2008 at St. John Bosco... cousin of former Husky TB Jelani Harrison. Career Highs: 37 att., 25 comp., 438 pass yds., 4 pass TDs, 3 rush TDs. #6 Derrick Brown, RS-Fr., 6-3, 245 Redshirted last season as a true freshman, suiting up and traveling for every game... North County Times Offensive Player of the Year in led Vista Murrieta to 13-2 record as a senior... passed for 1,601 yards and rushed for 1,037 as a senior. #10 Cyler Miles, Fr., 6-4, 222 True freshman QB was named first-team all-state (all levels) by Denver Post as a jr. and sr.... co-mvp of the U.S. Army All-America Bowl (7-for-8 for 155 yds., 1 pass TD, 1 rush TD). #5 Jeff Lindquist, Fr., 6-3, 234 True freshman QB was KingCo 3A/2A Offenisve player of the year as a senior... also first-team all-state... 1,098 passing yards and 826 rushing yards as a senior... co-mvp of Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. #14 Thomas Vincent, RS-Fr., 6-0, 201 Walkon RS-freshman enrolled in spring, could play on special teams... 1A all-state all-purpose and league MVP as a senior... passed for 1,843 yards and rushed for 1,509 as a senior at King s. PRICE ON THE CHARTS: Husky QB Keith Price set a number of records last season, most notably the season records for touchdown passes, completion percentage and pass efficiency. He also entered the 2012 season ranked No. 1 in career completion percentage and efficiency and is climbing the career TD chart. Here s a look at where Price ranks on several UW single-season and career top-10 lists: Season Passing Yards Name PA PC PCT TD YDS 1. Cody Pickett (2002) , Keith Price (2011) , Cody Pickett (2003) , Jake Locker (2009) , Cary Conklin (1989) , Cody Pickett (2001) , Damon Huard (1995) , Billy Joe Hobert (1991) , Tom Flick (1980) , Marques Tuiasosopo (1999) ,418 Career Yards Per Attempt Name PA Yds. Avg. 1. Bob Schloredt ( ) 130 1, Keith Price ( ) 434 3, Greg Collins ( ) 181 1, Tod Hullin ( ) 219 1, Damon Huard ( ) 790 5, Tom Flick ( ) 471 3, Isaiah Stanback ( ) 523 3, Brock Huard ( ) 875 6, M. Tuiasosopo ( ) 817 5, Don Heinrich ( ) 610 4, Season Completion Percentage Name Year Passing Pct. 1. Keith Price Steve Pelluer Damon Huard Don Heinrich Tom Flick Billy Joe Hobert Brock Huard Hugh Millen Cody Pickett Damon Huard Career Completion Percentage Name Comp.-Att. Pct. 1. Keith Price ( ) Damon Huard ( ) Tom Flick ( ) Cody Pickett ( ) 821-1, Billy Joe Hobert ( ) Steve Pelluer ( ) Hugh Millen ( ) Marques Tuiasosopo ( ) Brock Huard ( ) Don Heinrich ( ) Season Passing Efficiency Name Year Rating 1. Keith Price Brock Huard Damon Huard Don Heinrich Billy Joe Hobert Warren Moon Tom Flick Cody Pickett Jake Locker Isaiah Stanback Career Passing Efficiency Name (Years) Rating 1. Keith Price ( ) Damon Huard ( ) Tom Flick ( ) Brock Huard ( ) Billy Joe Hobert ( ) Cody Picket ( ) Mark Brunell ( ) Isaiah Stanback ( ) Marques Tuiasosopo ( ) Don Heinrich ( , 52) Season Touchdown Passes Name Year TDs 1. Keith Price Cody Pickett Brock Huard Billy Joe Hobert Jake Locker Career Touchdown Passes Name TDs 1. Cody Pickett ( ) Jake Locker ( ) 53 Brock Huard ( ) Keith Price ( ) 36 Damon Huard ( ) UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 5

6 Page 6 OFFENSIVE POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES * RUNNING BACKS * TB - #25 Bishop Sankey, So., 5-10, 200 Rushed for 66 yds. and 1 TD on 22 car. vs. SDSU... played in 12 of 13 as a true freshman in carries for 71 yds. and a TD vs. Colorado... 4A all-state and 2-time Seattle Times all-state selection... Greater Spokane League MVP in set GSL record with 4,355 career rush yds.... broke league record with 359 yards in game vs. Mead... rushed for 2,518 as a senior, also a GSL record. Career Highs: 22 car., 71 yds., 1 TD. TB - #24 Jesse Callier, Jr., 5-10, 211 Started vs. SDSU, but injured knee early in game... played in all 13 games last season as No. 2 TB and as one of UW s primary kick returners... enters 2012 ranked No. 2 on UW career kick return yds. list with 1, had 2 games with 10 carries last year rushes for 47 yds. vs. EWU for 81 yds. vs. Colorado... scored a TD on a blocked punt early in Apple Cup win over WSU... played in all 13 as a true freshman in yards on 77 carries in rushed for 107 yds. on 10 carries vs. UCLA (2010)... enrolled in spring, rushed for 3,010 yds. and 43 TDs as a sr. at Warren HS... led California in rushing yds.... 6,529 rush yards in 3-year career... older brother, James, played FB at San Jose State. Career Highs: 10 car., 107 yds., 1 TD. TB - #20 Erich Wilson II, Fr., 5-10, car. for 22 yds. vs. SDSU... true freshman from Serra HS in Bay Area... broke school s single-season rushing yds. record on final carry, finishing with 2,106 in broke Serra s career TD record, formerly held by Lynn Swann, with San Mateo County Player of the Year. TB - #26 Willis Wilson, So., 5-9, 188 First career carry vs. SDSU... joined team as a walkon in named UW s Scout Teamer of the Year in A all-state as a senior at Lakes HS... rushed for 1,425 and 22 TDs as a HS senior. FB - #48 Jonathan Amosa, Sr., 5-11, yd. rec. vs. SDSU... played in 10 of 13 games, starting 3, last season... scored 1st UW TD of season with 7-yd. rec. vs. EWU... no carries in made the move from LB to FB in spring of former walkon earned a scholarship prior to 2010 season. FB - #35 Cole Sager, Sr., 5-10, 218 Played on special teams vs. SDSU... played in all 13 on special teams in 2011, totaling 8 tackles... had 3 stops in Hawai i game and 2 each vs. Colo. and Ariz.... played in the last 9 games of the 2010 season... saw action in final 8 games of the 2009 season as a true freshman walkon, mostly on special teams. FB/TB - #34 Dezden Petty, RS-Fr., 5-11, 225 Redshirted 2011 as true freshman... could see action at TB or FB... 2nd-team All-CIF L.A. City Section as a senior... also played QB and LB in HS. * WIDE RECEIVERS * #2 Kasen Williams, So., 6-2, rec. for 75 yds. and a TD vs. SDSU... played in all 13, starting 3, last year... also UW s main punt returner... scored a TD in first game (EWU)... 5 rec. for 74 yds. and 2 TDs in Apple Cup win over WSU... season-highs for rec. (6) and yds. (79) vs. Oregon... 6 TD receptions tied for 2nd on team... named Parade National Player of the Year as a senior at Skyline HS... also MaxPreps.com s National Athlete of the Year (all sports)... Gatorade State Player of the Year in both football and track... named Seattle Times boys athlete of the year last 3 years of high school... played in 4 state title games in HS, winning 3 state football crowns rec. for 4,121 yds. and 56 TDs in HS career... swept the state s 4A long jump, triple jump and high jump titles as a HS senior... father, Aaron, was a 4-year letterman WR at UW ( ). Career Highs: 6 rec., 79 yds., 2 TDs. #4 Jaydon Mickens, Fr., 5-10, 170 Started career debut vs. SDSU (2 rec. for 16 yds.)... freshman from L.A. s Dorsey High also figures to make an impact in return game... all-city running back as a HS senior... played QB, RB and WR at Dorsey... co-mvp of Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Career Highs: 2 rec., 16 yds. #23 Kendyl Taylor, Fr., 5-10, rec. for 6 yds. in win over SDSU... Arizona s Division I Player of the Year (rivals) and first-tea all-state WR as a senior... 1,132 rec. yds. and 558 rush yds. as a senior, helping Hamilton to 13-1 record... part of a 53-game win streak in HS... father, Keith, played in NFL, as did uncle John and brother, Kerry. Career Highs: 1 rec., 6 yds. #7 Cody Bruns, Sr., 5-11, 183 Redshirted 2011 season and thus returns as 2012 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL 5th-yr. senior in played in 12 of 13, starting vs. Arizona, in served as team s primary punt returner and holder... broke clavicle at WSU, but returned to play in Holiday Bowl... played in 8 of 12 games in completed a 38-yard pass vs. Cal in played in 7 games as true freshman in finished Prosser HS career with 310 rec. for 5,178 yds. and 72 TDs, all state records... rec. and yds. were second-most in history for 11-man FB. Career Highs: 3 rec., 43 yds. #8 Kevin Smith, Jr., 5-11, rec. for 20 yds. vs. SDSU... played in 12 of 13 last year, missing only Alamo Bowl due to injury in practice that week... could be limited at start of 2012 season due to injury... had 15 receptions and had 37 kick returns last season yd. KOR avg. was 7th-best in UW history... rushed for a 22-yd. TD vs. Colo.... played in 10 of 13 as a true freshman, missing other 3 with injury... started 2 games... returned 15 kicks... Pioneer League MVP at Centennial HS in Compton, Calif.... led team to first outright league title in 49 years. Career Highs: 3 rec., 53 yds. #19 DiAndre Campbell, So., 6-1, 198 Played in 12 of 13 last year, mainly on special teams... had 2 catches, 1 each vs. EWU and Arizona... redshirted true freshman season in st-team all-league WR and 2nd-team All-East Bay DB as a senior at Oakland Tech in Career Highs: 1 rec., 10 yds. #3 James Johnson, Sr., 6-1, 197 Injured wrist in training camp and won t be ready at start of season... played in 11 of 13, starting 4, last year... 6 rec. for 108 yds. and 2 TDs (all season highs) at Nebraska... slowed by injury as a sophomore in 2010, playing in 7 of 13 games... started 7 of 12 and played in every game as a true freshman in started in the 09 season opener vs. LSU, leading team with 6 rec. for 63 yds.... scored on 17-yd. TD on first career catch vs. LSU... first UW true freshman WR ever to score in first 2 games of freshman year... set a CIF San Diego Section record with 2,930 career rec. yards. Career Highs: 7 rec., 108 yds., 2 TDs. #27 William Chandler, Jr., 6-0, 186 Spent last year as UW s holder... earned 2nd-team Academic All-Pac earned a scholarship prior to start of season... saw first career action as holder at WSU in joined the team as a freshman walkon in won state titles at Skyline HS in 2007 and #11 Jamaal Jones, RS-Fr., 6-1, 188 Redshirted in missed sr. year at Graham-Kapowsin HS due to injury... all-league WR as a Jr. and So. #15 Antavius Sims, Jr., 6-0, 199 JC transfer joined UW in spring... played QB at Ventura College... passed for 1,956 and rushed for 1,014 in * TIGHT ENDS * #88 Austin Seferian-Jenkins, So., 6-6, 266 Career-high 9 rec. for 82 yds. vs. SDSU... had a terrific true-freshman season in 2011, earning honorable mention All-Pac played in all 13, starting rec. yds. were 2nd-most in UW history for a true freshman (any position) and 3rd-most by a UW TE (any class)... 6 TD rec. ranked 6th in UW history for a TE... 3 rec. for 91 yds. and 1st TD vs. Hawai i... 4 rec. for 52 yds. and 2 TDs vs. Cal... 2 TDs at OSU... 5 rec. for 77 yds. at Stanford... played 17 games for UW s Pac-12 champion basketball team after football ended... 4A all-state selection as a junior and senior... finished Gig Harbor HS career with 126 receptions... enrolled at UW in spring, ranked by several services as No. 2 TE recruit in the country. Career Highs: 9 rec., 91 yds., 2 TDs. #84 Michael Hartvigson, So., 6-6, catch for 5 yds. in start vs. SDSU... played in 13 games, starting 7, at TE in rec. for the season... had a TD at Oregon... played in first 4 games of 2010 before injury kept him out of last 9... was granted a medical redshirt for helped Bothell to 12-1 mark in cousins Chad and Grant Hartvigson played baseball at UW. Career Highs: 2 rec., 16 yds., 1 TD. #80 Evan Hudson, So., 6-5, 262 Saw action at TE vs. SDSU... earned a scholarship prior to 2011 season... played in 10 of 13, starting at Oregon... caught 1 pass, a 2-yd. TD at Stanford... redshirted in also redshirted as a pitcher on UW baseball team in helped Bothell to 12-1 record as HS senior. #82 Joshua Perkins, RS-Fr., 6-3, 216 Redshirted as a freshman receiver in moved to H-back/TE in fall, caught 70 passes for 1,082 yds. as a senior at Gahr HS in Cerritos, Calif.

7 OFFENSIVE / DEFENSIVE POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES * OFFENSIVE LINEMEN * T - #59 Ben Riva, So., 6-6, 302 Started at RT vs. SDSU, but hurt arm... played in 10 of 13 last year, mostly on PAT/FG... redshirted as a true freshman in A all-state and Metro League OL of the year as a senior at O Dea in T - #72 Micah Hatchie, So., 6-5, 293 Started at LT vs. SDSU... layed in all 13 games, on both PAT/FG and at T on offense, in redshirted as a true freshman in all-state OL as a senior at Waialua HS in T - #78 Mike Criste, So., 6-5, 695 Saw significant action at RT vs. SDSU after Riva injury... acked up at C, but saw no game action, in redshirted All-CIF Southern Section as senior at Mission Viejo. G - #75 Erik Kohler, Jr., 6-4, 299 Started at RG vs. SDSU... started all 13 at RT in played in 11 of 13, starting at LG 4 times and at RT once, as a true freshman in helped Oaks Christian to 27-1 record over his final 2 years... all-cif and All-LA Area. G - #64 Colin Tanigawa, So., 6-3, 281 Started at LG vs. SDSU... started first 11 games at LG last season, but broke leg in OSU game and missed last 2... redshirted as a true freshman in All-CIF Southern Section OL as a senior at Loyola HS in G - #70 James Atoe, So., 6-6, 335 Saw action at RG vs. SDSU... played in 3 games as backup G and on PAT/FG last year... redshirted as a true freshman in all-league OL as HS senior... brother, Ryan, played football at Idaho. G - #76 Dexter Charles, RS-Fr., 6-4, 292 Redshirted as a true freshman in all-state (all levels) selection as a senior o-lineman at Stanwood HS. G - #60 Shane Brostek, Fr., 6-4, 280 All-state at Hawai i Prep on the Big Island... also a standout disc and shot thrower... son of UW All-American Bern Brostek. C - #73 Drew Schaefer, Sr., 6-4, 294 Started at C vs. SDSU... entered senior year having started 30 straight... started all 13 at C last year, playing every snap... second-team Academic All-Pac-12 last year... 1 of 2 UW OL to start all 13 in started 11 at C and 2 at RT that year... honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10 in played in all 12 games and started the final 4 games at LT in C - #65 Siosifa Tufunga, RS-Fr., 6-2, 307 Redshirted as a true freshman in played at Long Beach Jordan, a year behind fellow Huskies John Timu and Princeton Fuimaono... Moore League o-lineman of the year as a senior in * DEFENSIVE LINEMEN * #11 Talia Crichton, Sr., 6-3, 264 Started at DE vs. SDSU... played in 11 of 13, starting 3, last year... started the first 6 games of 2010 before injury ended season... career-high 4 tackles at BYU... played in 9 of 12 as a true freshman in started a total of 4 games in League s co-def. lineman of the year at Lakewood (Calif.) HS. #22 Josh Shirley, So., 6-3, 230 Started at RE vs. SDSU, finishing with 4 tackles, including a sack...played in all 13, starting 7, last year total tackles, including 12 for loss and 8.5 sacks... had 3 sacks in the Alamo Bowl... 4 tackles, 2.5 for loss in Apple Cup... redshirted 2010 season... 1 of 12 semifinalists for the high school Butkus Award as a HS senior... played in the U.S. Army All-America game, where he scored on a 77-yard return of a blocked field goal. #93 Andrew Hudson, So., 6-3, 249 Started at DE vs. SDSU (3 tackles, 1 sack)... played in all 13, starting 2, last year... 3 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the Alamo Bowl... season-high 4 tackles at Oregon State... redshirted 2010 season... latest in the recent line of Huskies from Redlands East Valley (Ronnie Fouch, Chris Polk, Marquis Persley)... helped REV to 33-4 record in his three seasons. #71 Danny Shelton, So., 6-1, 317 Started at NT vs. SDSU (2 tackles)... played in all 13, starting vs. WSU, as a true freshman... season-high 5 tackles in Alamo Bowl... at Auburn HS, first-team 4A all-state at both OL and DL as a senior and also all-state OL as a junior... 2-time SPSL OL and DL of the year... also 4A state shotput champion. #98 Semisi Tokolahi, Sr., 6-2, 340 Played in 10 of 13 last year after recovering from late-season injury the year before... started 7 games... in 2010, played in all 12 regular-season games, but missed Holiday Bowl after breaking ankle in WSU game... 3 starts in saw action in 5 of 12 as a true freshman in born in Tonga... Big Island Defensive Player of the Year in 08. #97 Lawrence Lagafuaina, So., 6-0, tackle vs. SDSU... played in 8 of 13 games last season... had a 10-yd. sack and forced fumble (same play) in win at Utah... redshirted 2010 season... league def. player of the year and all-state at Aiea HS. #44 Pio Vatuvei, Fr., 6-2, 281 True freshman saw action vs. SDSU... multiple all-state honors as a senior at Patterson (Calif.) HS... also played FB in high school. #91 Connor Cree, RS-Fr., 6-4, 245 First career action vs. SDSU... redshirted 2011 season as a true freshman... all-league DE and 2nd-team TE as a senior at Skyline... helped lead Spartans to 12-2 record and state title game in #95 Jarett Finau, RS-Fr., 6-2, 260 First career action vs. SDSU... redshirted 2011 season as a true freshman... first-team all-state (all levels)... all-league LB and TE... led Juanita to a 9-2 record and state quarters as a senior in #55 Sione Potoa e, Jr., 6-2, 271 Played in 11 of 13 last year, starting vs. Cal... season-high 3 tackles vs. USC... also played in 11 of 13 as a freshman in started 2 games that year... all-state and South Puget Sound League d-lineman of the year at Lakes HS last year... first 4-year varsity starter at Lakes since #90 Taniela Tupou, RS-Fr., 6-1, 272 Redshirted 2011 season as a true freshman... all-state at DL and second-team at TE as a senior at Archbishiop Murphy... league s Defensive Player of the Year. #52 Hau oli Jamora, So., 6-3, 247 Started first 4 games of last year, but suffered knee injury and has yet to return to full action... had 15 tackles, including 3 TFLs through 4 games last year.. played in all 13 and started in final 7 as a true freshman in totaled 49 tackles, 8 TFLs... 4 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack in Holiday Bowl win over Nebraska... 8 tackles in regular-season games vs. Nebraska, Stanford... won team s Most Outstanding Freshman award... named Hawai i defensive player of the year by Honolulu Star-Bulletin... led Kahuku to 12-1 record and state runner-up in league champ in judo. * LINEBACKERS* #10 John Timu, Fr., 6-1, tackles in start vs. SDSU... played in 12 of 13 games, starting 8, as a true freshman last year... hadn t played in nearly 2 years due to injury... compiled 52 tackles, including 5 TFLs... season-high 8 tackles vs. Oregon and Baylor... greyshirted 2010 season mainly due to injury suffered as HS senior... enrolled at UW in Jan Moore League Player of the Year as a junior quarterback... also played S, P and K for LB Jordan. #41 Travis Feeney, Fr., 6-4, 203 Started at OLB vs. SDSU... finished with 5 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack and a forced fumble... redshirted the 2011 season... moved from safety to LB during fall camp (2012)... first-team All-East Bay as a senior at Pinole Valley HS... led team to record in drafted by Oakland in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB draft, but didn t sign a contract. #37 Princeton Fuimaono, So., 6-1, tackles vs. SDSU... started all 13 at OLB last year... totaled 64 tackles, including 8.5 for loss and 3 sacks last year... season-high 12 tackles at USC... 9 total tackles, 4 TFLs, 1 sack and a fumble recovery in Apple Cup win over WSU... played in all 13 games as a freshman in started at Oregon... season-high 6 tackles at Arizona... first-team all-league LB at Long Beach Jordan, where he also played RB, TE and WR. #50 Thomas Tutogi, So., 6-1, tackle vs. SDSU... played in all 13 games, mainly on special teams, in notched 19 total tackles... blocked a punt that was returned for a TD vs. WSU... season-high 4 tackles at Stanford... JC transfer enrolled at UW in January after just 1 season at Southwestern JC... all-league in tackles, 17.5 for a loss at JC... prepped at Chula Vista HS. #30 Evan Zeger, Fr., 6-2, 210 First career action vs. SDSU... moved from S to LB last spring... redshirted 2011 season as a true freshman... first-team all-state as a senior at Las Vegas Bishop Gorman HS... led Gaels to 4A state title in transferred to Gorman from Seattle-area power Skyline HS, where he d played as a junior... father, John, played safety at UW in early 1980s. #14 Taz Stevenson, So., 6-1, 203 Played in 8 of 13, missing 4 due to injury last year... moved from S to LB in the spring... played in all 13 games as a freshman in 2012 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 7