Washington — Big Ten
HC
Jedd Fisch · Husky Stadium · Seattle, WA · 70,138 cap
PPA off / def
0.29 / 0.06
2025
Class rank
#13
class of 2026
Returning PPA
54%
returning production
| 2025 |
OSU W 24–6 | away |
| 2018 |
OSU W 28–23 | Columbus |
| 2007 |
OSU W 33–14 | away |
| 2003 |
OSU W 28–9 | Columbus |
| 1995 |
OSU W 30–20 | Columbus |
| 1994 |
OSU L 16–25 | away |
| 1993 |
OSU W 21–12 | Columbus |
| 1986 |
OSU L 7–40 | away |
| 1969 |
OSU W 41–14 | away |
| 1966 |
OSU L 22–38 | Columbus |
| + 3 earlier meetings in archive |
2026 schedule
2025 results (9–4)
Statistical comps — 2025 Washington's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (14 in / 23 out)
Origins
Dobie never lost a game in nine seasons in Seattle — 58-0-3, still the longest unbeaten run any coach has managed. Don James added the 1991 national title with a defense that made the Rose Bowl look routine.
Founded 1861 · Territorial university, founded 28 years before statehood · first football 1889 · defined by Gil Dobie
All-time record
All-time
686–450–32
1915–2025
Win %
60.1%
111 seasons played
Winning seasons
77
69% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | Pac-12 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 | Pac-10 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | Pac-12 |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 | Pac-10 |
| 1984 | 11 | 1 | Pac-10 |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1915 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 331 | 52% |
51% | 10 of 136 | 7.0 | 16% |
| 2nd down | 228 | 54% |
48% | 16 of 136 | 6.4 | 14% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 41 | 68% |
71% | — | 4.1 | 12% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 36 | 39% |
56% | — | 6.8 | 14% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 52 | 29% |
29% | — | 6.2 | 19% |
| 4th down | 16 | 38% |
56% | — | 5.4 | 19% |
140 drives · 41% ended in points · 7.1 plays and 43.0 yards per drive · 1.74 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| CFP | Boise State |
Denzel Boston 78 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross Kick) |
78 | 6.57 |
| 4 | Washington State |
Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Omari Evans for 59 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK) |
59 | 5.73 |
| 12 | Purdue |
(07:15) #4 J.Washington rush right for 68 yards gain to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:05, … |
68 | 5.52 |
| 4 | Washington State |
Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Jonah Coleman for 34 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK) |
34 | 5.19 |
| 12 | Purdue |
(12:07) Shotgun #2 D.Williams Jr. pass complete deep middle to #13 A.Harris caught at PUR1… |
61 | 4.86 |
| 1 | Colorado State |
Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Adam Mohammed for 33 yds to the CSU 38 for a 1ST down |
33 | 4.02 |
| 11 | Wisconsin |
(12:58) Shotgun #2 D.Williams Jr. rush middle for 36 yards gain to the WIS39 (#1 G.Latimer… |
36 | 3.99 |
| 2 | UC Davis |
Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Raiden Vines-Bright for 45 yds to the UCD 12 for a 1S… |
45 | 3.86 |