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2002 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2002
team	Washington Huskies
sport	football
image	Washington Huskies logo.svg
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	7–6
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Rick Neuheisel
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Keith Gilbertson
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	Spread
def_coach	Tim Hundley
dc_year	4th
def_scheme	Multiple
stadium	Husky Stadium
mvp	Cody Pickett (offense)
mvp2	Ben Mahdavi (defense)
captain	Paul Arnold
captain2	Ben Mahdavi
captain3	Jafar Williams
captain4	Elliot Zajac
bowl	[Sun Bowl](2002-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	L 24–34 vs. [Purdue](2002-purdue-boilermakers-football-team)

The 2002 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Rick Neuheisel, the team compiled a 7–6 record, finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored opponents 398 to 342. Cody Pickett and Ben Mahdavi were selected as the team's most valuable player offensive and defensive players, respectively.

Schedule

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Northwest Championship

Main article: Northwest Championship

Following the UCLA game, the Huskies had a 4–5 record, 1–4 against Pac-10 opponents, and had lost 4 of the last 5 games. The Huskies were at serious risk of a losing season, their first since 1974, and of missing a bowl game.

Through rare happenstance, Washington was scheduled to play the three other Pacific Northwest schools in order to end the season. Neuheisel, sensing an opportunity to motivate his team, declared that despite the thus far disappointing season the Huskies were still fighting to win the "Northwest Championship" by sweeping Oregon State, Oregon, and Washington State in their remaining games.

It was a successful rallying cry, and the Huskies first beat Oregon State. The next week they won at Autzen Stadium, their first win against Oregon at home since 1996. The Huskies capped the season with a triple-overtime victory over No. 3 Washington State in the Apple Cup, claiming the Northwest Championship with back-to-back-to-back wins over the other northwest schools.

Roster

Keith Gilbertson (OC, TE)
Tim Hundley (DC, OLB)
Steve Axman (AHC, QB)
Randy Hart (DL)
Bobby Hauck (DB)
Chuck Heater (RB)
Cornell Jackson (ILB)
Bobby Kennedy (WR)
Brent Myers (OL)

Team players in the NFL

No Washington players were selected in the 2003 NFL draft. The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Kevin Ware	Tight end	[Washington Redskins](2003-washington-redskins-season)

References

(November 16, 2002). "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 23, 2002). "Apple Cup preview: WSU". Spokesman-Review.
Condotta, Bob. (October 12, 2004). "Huskies eyeing mythical Northwest title". The Seattle Times.
Condotta, Bob. (November 21, 2012). "Ten years ago, Huskies won a wild Apple Cup in Pullman". The Seattle Times.
Maisel, Ivan. (November 25, 2002). "Tale Of Two T-Shirts". ESPN.com.
Jude, Adam. (October 5, 2016). "Silence was Golden, and purple: Remembering when UW last won at Oregon in 2002". The Seattle Times.

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