Washington Huskies

Varsity athletic teams

The University of Washington sponsors teams in ten men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports:

^‡ = Men's rowing/crew is sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, not by the NCAA.

^# =The Indoor track & field teams compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

* = Beach volleyball is a fully sanctioned NCAA sport which had its first national championship in the spring of 2016.

Husky Athletic Village

The development of the Husky Athletic Village begins with the construction of the new Husky Stadium. Husky Stadium serves as the first and primary income source of a completely remodeled athletic district, which includes a new $20 million Husky Ballpark, a new track and field stadium, renovated soccer stadium, $62 million basketball operations and practice facility, and recently completed projects such as the Husky Legends Center, a state-of-the-art golf training facility, the Dempsey Indoor track and field facility, the Conibear Shellhouse as well as the Alaska Airlines Arena renovation. Along with new facilities, a master plan has been created outlining future and existing space for projects, open space, plantings, parking, as well as a general concept for street and walking grids. All existing and future projects will be set up in a "village"-type atmosphere, where fans and athletes can walk along tree-lined sidewalks from one facility to the next. This major remodel of the athletic village is coinciding with construction for an underground station for a northern extension of the Link Light Rail system, and a planned replacement of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge.

Football

The University football team's first game was in 1889.

From 1907 to 1917, Washington football teams were unbeaten in 64 consecutive games, an NCAA Division I-A record. During this period, Washington won 40 games in a row under coach Gil Dobie, currently the second longest winning streak in NCAA Division I-A history. In 1916, Dobie finished his remarkable coaching career at Washington with an undefeated 58-0-3 record.

The 1925 team posted an undefeated record but lost to Alabama 21-20 in the Rose Bowl. The 1960 team finished 10-1, under coach Jim Owens, and won its second consecutive Rose Bowl by defeating national champion Minnesota 17-7 (the national champion was declared before the bowl games in 1960). Coach Owens served from 1957 to 1974. Don James became head coach in 1975 and transformed the team into a national power while compiling a 153-57-2 record. James' first successful year was in 1977 with the team quarterbacked by Warren Moon culminating in a 27-20 victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Washington and Michigan played again in the Rose Bowl in 1981 resulting in a Michigan win 23-11. The next year, the Huskies returned to the Rose Bowl and defeated Iowa 28-0, the last Rose Bowl shutout and the only shutout in the past half century. Following a two-year hiatus during which cross-state rival WSU prevented the Huskies from Rose Bowl appearances by defeating them in the last game of the 1982 and 1983 seasons, Washington posted an 11-1 record and beat Oklahoma 28-17 to win the Orange Bowl. Senior running back, Jacque Robinson won the MVP award and was the first player to win MVP awards for both the Orange and Rose Bowls.

The 1991 team is considered to be the best Washington Husky football team and among the best in college football history. The team went undefeated, winning against opponents by an average score of 42-9 in regular season, including wins over No. 9 Nebraska, No. 7 California and a 34-14 win over No. 4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. In 2000, Washington finished with an 11-1 record, and won its seventh Rose Bowl under the leadership of Marques Tuiasosopo. In 2009, under first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian, the Huskies snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 42-23 victory over Idaho. The following week, Washington crushed the spirits of then-No. 3 USC, winning 16-13 on a last-second field goal. The Huskies rose to No. 25 in the polls after the victory but lost six of their next eight games to fall to 5-7 prior to a season finale showdown against No. 19-ranked California, where the Huskies won 42-10.

National Championships Awarded or Claimed (4)

1960 (Helms), 1985 (B(QPRS), FN, NCF), 1990 (Rothman/FACT), 1991 (CNN and FWAA)

Pac-12 Titles (16)

1916, 1919, 1925, 1936, 1959 (tie), 1960, 1963, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1992 (tie), 1995 (tie), 2000 (tie), 2016

Bowl History

18 wins, 17 losses, 1 tie

Men's basketball

NCAA Championships

(None) Final Four: 1953 Sweet 16: 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2010

Pac-12 Regular Season Titles (11)

1931, 1934, 1943, 1944 (tie), 1948, 1951, 1953, 1984 (tie), 1985 (tie), 2009, 2012

Pac-12 Tournament Championships (3)

2005, 2010, 2011

Women's basketball

NCAA Championships

(None) Final Four: 2016 Elite Eight: 1990, 2001, 2016 Sweet 16: 1988, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2016

NWBL (Coast Division) Regular Season Titles (1)

1978

NorPac Regular Season Titles (2)

1985, 1986

Pac-10 Regular Season Titles (3)

1988, 1990(t), 2001(t)

NorPac Tournament Championships (1)

1985

Softball

NCAA Championships (1)

Championships: (2009) Title games: 1996, 1999, 2009

Pac-12 Championships (3)

1996, 2000, 2010

Baseball

Pacific Coast Conference Championships (2)

1919, 1922

Pacific Coast Conference North Division Championships (8)

1923, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1952, 1959

Pac-10 North

1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998

Women's cross country

NCAA Championships (1)

2008

NCAA West Region Championships (5)

1989, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Pac-12 Championships (2)

2008, 2009

Men's cross country

Pac-12 Championships (1)

1993

West Regional Champions (1)

2015

8th NCAA National Championships

2015

Men's soccer

Pac-12 Championships (13)

1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2013

Men's tennis

Pac-12 Championships (39)

1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005

Women's tennis

Pac-12 Championships

1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Volleyball

NCAA Championships (1)

2005

Pac-12 Championships

1980, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016

Rowing

The University of Washington rowing is a longstanding tradition at the UW dating back to 1899. The Washington men's crew won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews.

The crew's traditional rival has been the other West Coast powerhouse, the University of California Golden Bears.

Women's NCAA Championships (1997, 1998, 2001)

Varsity Eight: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 (Plus eight more before the NCAA took over jurisdiction for women's rowing, including 5 in a row from 1981-1985) Junior Varsity Eight: 2002 Varsity Four: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008

Women's Pac-12 Championships

Varsity Eight: 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Junior Varsity Eight: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014 Freshman Eight: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 Varsity 4: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010

Men's IRA Championships

Varsity Eight: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Junior Varsity Eight: 1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1972, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Freshman Eight: 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Men's National Collegiate Rowing Championship (1982-1996)

Varsity Eight: 1984

Men's Pac-12 Championships

Varsity Eight: 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Junior Varsity Eight: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Freshman Eight: 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Varsity 4: 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

Men's golf

The men's golf team has won six Pac-12 Conference championships: 1961, 1963, 1988, 2005, 2009, 2010. James Lepp won the NCAA (individual) Championship in 2005.

Women's golf

The women's golf team won their first NCAA national championship in 2016 by beating Stanford 3–2. In 1961 Judy Hoetmer won the women's national intercollegiate individual golf championship (an event conducted by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports, which evolved into the current NCAA women's golf championship).

Rugby

Founded in 1963, the University of Washington Husky Rugby Club plays college rugby in Division 1 in the Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference against local rivals such as Washington State and Oregon. The Huskies won the Northwest championship in 1996, 2002, 2004 and 2005 and the D1AA Varsity Cup in 2014. The Huskies are led by head coach Brian Schoener, who formerly played for the U.S. national rugby team, by former U.S. national team player Kevin Swiryn, and by Director of Rugby Mike Alfstad. The Huskies rugby team is partially funded by an endowment from the alumni association.

Lacrosse

The University of Washington Husky Lacrosse Club plays college lacrosse in the Division 1 of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) against local rivals such as Washington State, Oregon, Oregon St. and Western Washington. The Huskies have made the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL) playoffs 5 of the last 6 years. The Lacrosse team plays their home games on the IMA fields, and are regularly attended and popular amongst UW students; especially when in-state rival, Washington St. comes into town. The Husky's Lacrosse team is funded by annual dues paid by the players, as well as assistance from the IMA, and fundraisers.

NCAA team championships

Washington has won 7 NCAA team national championships.

Women's (7)

Cross Country (1): 2008

Rowing (3): 1997, 1998, 2001

Volleyball (1): 2005

Softball (1): 2009

Golf (1): 2016

see also:

Pac-12 Conference national championships

List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships

Other national team championships

Below are 28 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA:

Men’s

Football (2): 1960, 1991

Rowing (19): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1984, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Women’s

Rowing (7): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988

see also:

List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships