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2020 Washington Huskies football
Pac-12 North Division champion
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–1 (3–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jimmy Lake (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Donovan (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kwiatkowski (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ikaika Malloe (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
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The 2020 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jimmy Lake. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, the Pac-12 announced that football teams would return to play a seven-game conference-only season beginning on November 6, with the conference championship game scheduled for December 18.

The Huskies finished atop the North Division after canceling their game against Oregon, compiling a 3–1 record. On December 14, the Pac-12 announced that the Huskies would not play in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, due to "neither having the minimum 53 scholarship student-athletes available for the game nor the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes at a position group" because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 18, the Huskies announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.

Offseason

Position key

Offseason departures

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Recruiting

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Transfers

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Returning starters

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Preseason

Award watch lists

Pac-12 media days

The Preseason Media poll will be released prior to the start of the regular season.

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

First team

Second team

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

As of November 2, 2020

Depth chart

Schedule

Regular season

Washington's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16. The Huskies had a game scheduled against Michigan on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season. The Huskies canceled their other two non-conference games, scheduled against Sacramento State and Utah State, shortly thereafter due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven game Conference only schedule was announced October 3, 2020.

On November 22, Washington's scheduled game at Washington State for November 27 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Washington State program. Two days later, the Pac-12 announced that Washington would instead host Utah on November 28; the Utes' scheduled game at Arizona State had also been canceled after Arizona State had a COVID-19 outbreak.

Game summaries

At California

Game canceled due to Cal not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

• Date: November 7, 2020
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• TV: ESPN

Oregon State

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: November 14, 2020
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust

Arizona

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Clear • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 253 (Limited in-person attendance)
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich

At Washington State

Game canceled due to Washington State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

• Date: November 27, 2020
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• TV: ESPN

Utah

Due to Arizona State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available due to positive COVID-19 tests Utah was rescheduled to play at Washington. Trailing 21–0 at halftime, Washington scored 24 unanswered points for the eventual 24–21 victory. It has been Washington's largest come-from-behind win since a 1988 game against California.

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: November 28, 2020
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) • Mostly Cloudy• Wind @ 0 mph (0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 259
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ABC): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony

Stanford

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 278
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich

At Oregon

Game canceled due to UW not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

• Date: December 12, 2020
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• TV: FOX

Pac-12 Championship Game at USC

Game canceled due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases. Oregon played in the championship game since they had more conference wins.

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

• Date: December 18, 2020
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
• TV: FOX

Rankings

Statistics

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Awards and honors

Pac-12 Player of the Week

Athlon Sports National Player of the Week

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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18. "Pac-12 statement on Washington at USC Pac-12 Football Championship Game". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Under Pac-12 Football Championship Game policy, the team with the next best record in the North Division, Oregon, will represent the North Division against South Division Champion USC.
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