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Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Washington, located in Seattle. The school competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

Washington Huskies
UniversityUniversity of Washington
ConferencePac-12 (primary)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (indoor track & field)
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorTroy Dannen[1]
LocationSeattle, Washington
Varsity teams22
Football stadiumHusky Stadium
Basketball arenaAlaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Baseball stadiumHusky Ballpark
Softball stadiumHusky Softball Stadium
Soccer stadiumHusky Soccer Stadium
Other venuesDempsey Indoor
Lloyd Nordstrom Tennis Center
MascotDubs, Harry the Husky
NicknameHuskies
Fight songBow Down to Washington
ColorsPurple and gold[2]
   
Websitegohuskies.com

Washington students, sports teams, and alumni are called Huskies. The husky was selected as the school mascot by the Associated Students of UW in 1922.[3] It replaced the "Sun Dodger", an abstract reference to the local weather that was quickly dropped in favor of something more tangible. The costumed "Harry the Husky" performs at sporting and special events, and a live Alaskan Malamute, currently named Dubs, traditionally leads the football team onto the field at the start of games. The school colors of purple and gold were adopted in 1892 by student vote. The choice was purportedly inspired by the first stanza of Lord Byron's The Destruction of Sennacherib.[4]

On-campus facilities include Husky Stadium (football), Hec Edmundson Pavilion (basketball, gymnastics and volleyball), Husky Ballpark (baseball), Husky Softball Stadium (softball), the Nordstrom Tennis Center, the Dempsey Indoor practice facility, and the Conibear Shellhouse (rowing). Recently added was the Husky Track located just north of the Husky Ballpark. The golf team's home course is at the Washington National Golf Club in Auburn. "Montlake" is used as a metonym for the athletic department and its teams,[5][6] with most on-campus facilities located north of the Montlake Cut and on or near Montlake Boulevard in Seattle.

On August 4, 2023, Washington accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference, effective August 2, 2024.[7]

National Championships edit

The Washington Huskies have won 9 NCAA Championships, 2 unofficial NCAA Football Championships, 1 AIAW championship, and 42 'other' National Championships. The sports are as follows:

NCAA edit

Sport Championships
Women's Volleyball 2005
Women's Cross Country 2008
Softball 2009
Women's Golf 2016
Women's Rowing 1997,1998,2001,2017,2019

NCAA Football edit

Claimed National Championships: 1960, 1991 edit

Unclaimed: 1910, 1984, 1990 edit

Non-NCAA National Championships edit

Sport Championships
Men's Rowing 1923, 1924, 1926, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1964, 1970, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Women's Rowing 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Men's Rifle 1923, 1932
Women's Rifle 1923, 1924, 1925, 1933, 1934
Men's Skiing 1940, 1941, 1942

AIAW edit

Sport Championships
Women's Rowing 1982

Sports sponsored edit

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross country Cross country
Football Golf
Golf Gymnastics
Rowing Rowing
Soccer Soccer
Tennis Softball
Track and field Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

The University of Washington sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA-sanctioned sports, plus men's rowing, primarily competing in the Pac-12 Conference, with men's rowing in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association and both track and field programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

Baseball edit

 
A Huskies pitcher throws to a Stanford batter during a game in 2018
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 (6)
1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Pac-12 Championships (2)
1997, 1998

Men's basketball edit

NCAA Championships
National Champion: (None)
Final Four: 1953
Sweet 16: 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2010
Pac-12 Regular Season Titles (12)
1931, 1934, 1943, 1944 (tie), 1948, 1951, 1953, 1984 (tie), 1985 (tie), 2009, 2012, 2019
Pac-12 Tournament Championships (3)
2005, 2010, 2011

Women's basketball edit

NCAA Championships
National Champion: (None)
Final Four: 2016
Elite Eight: 1990, 2001, 2016
Sweet 16: 1988, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2016, 2017
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

Women's cross country edit

NCAA Championships (1)
2008
NCAA West Region Championships (6)
1989, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Pac-12 Championships (3)
1989, 2008, 2009

Men's cross country edit

Pac-12 Championships (1)
1993
West Regional Champions (1)
2015
NCAA Championships
National Champion: (None)
Top Ten: 2015[8]

Football edit

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

On November 20, 1903 Chief Joseph and his nephew Red Thunder watched a game that ended 2 - 0, a score on safety and Washington victory, and he concluded that "I saw a lot of white men almost fight today. I do not think this good. I feel pleased that Washington won the game. Those men I would think would break their legs and arms, but they did not get mad. I had a good time at the game with my white friends."[9] This both spirited approval and set a precedent for many victories, as 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.[10] From 1907 to 1917, Washington football teams were unbeaten in 64 consecutive games, an NCAA Division I-A record.[10] 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 1981 Rose Bowl, a 23–6 loss. 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, in 1984 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.[11] In 2000, Washington finished with an 11–1 record, and won its seventh Rose Bowl under the leadership of Marques Tuiasosopo.

Washington officially claims two national championships in football: 1960 and 1991.[12] Washington was selected in 1960 by the Helms Athletic Foundation and in 1991 by the Coaches Poll and other selectors.[13][14][15]: 107–109 

National Championships (2)
1960, 1991
Pac-12 titles (18)
1916, 1919, 1925, 1936, 1959 (tie), 1960, 1963, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1992 (tie), 1995 (tie), 2000 (tie), 2016, 2018, 2023
Bowl history
18 wins, 17 losses, 1 tie

Men's golf edit

The men's golf team has won seven Pac-12 Conference championships: 1961, 1963, 1988, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2022. James Lepp won the NCAA (individual) Championship in 2005.

Women's golf edit

The women's golf team won their first NCAA national championship in 2016 by beating Stanford 3–2.[16] 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 through 1981, the first year of the rival NCAA women's golf championship).

Rowing edit

The University of Washington rowing is a longstanding tradition at the UW dating back to 1899.[17] The Washington men's crew won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews, chronicled in the 2023 film The Boys in the Boat.

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

 
Men's crew competing in the 2011 Windermere Cup at the Montlake Cut, Seattle
Women's NWRA Open Championships[18]
Varsity Eight: top college finisher – 1971 (2nd overall), 1972 (4th overall)[19]
Novice Eight: 1979
Varsity Four: 1979
Lightweight Eight: 1971, 1972, 1973
Lightweight Four: 1969, 1970, 1973
Women's Collegiate National Champions (NWRA/USRowing) held 1980–1996[18]
Varsity Eight: 1981, 1982,[a] 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Junior Varsity Eight: 1981, 1982,[a] 1983, 1987, 1989, 1994
Varsity Four: 1980
Lightweight Eight: 1980, 1987
Lightweight Four: 1980
  1. ^ a b Simultaneous AIAW championship, the only one conducted.
Women's NCAA Championships (1997, 1998, 2001, 2017, 2019)[18]
Varsity Eight: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2017, 2019
Junior Varsity Eight: 2002, 2017, 2019, 2021
Varsity Four: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2021
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, 2017, 2018, 2021
Junior Varsity Eight: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Novice Eight: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Varsity 4: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019
Men's IRA Championships[18]
Varsity Eight: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021
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, 2017, 2018, 2021
Freshman Eight/Third Varsity 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, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Men's National Collegiate Rowing Championship held 1982–1996[18]
Varsity Eight: 1984
Men's unofficial national championships[18]
Varsity Eight: 1933,[a] 1977, 1978, 1981
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, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
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, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Third Varsity Eight: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
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, 2019, 2021
Varsity 4: 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
  1. ^ IRA regatta was not held in 1933 due to the Depression. The first college 2000-meter national championship ever held was conducted in June 1933 by local businessmen on the Olympic course in Long Beach, California, as a substitute. Washington raced both Harvard and Yale for the first time at this event and defeated Yale by eight feet to win the championship.[20]

Men's soccer edit

 
Huskies' men's soccer in a huddle during the 2021 season.
Pac-12 Championships (13)
1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2013, 2019, 2020

Softball edit

NCAA Championships (1)
Championships: (2009)
Title games: 1996, 1999, 2009, 2018
Pac-12 Championships (4)
1996, 2000, 2010, 2019

Men's tennis edit

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 edit

Pac-12 Championships
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Volleyball edit

NCAA Championships (1)
2005
Pac-12 Championships
1980, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016

Former sports edit

Swimming edit

 
Photograph of the 1921 swim team by Webster and Stevens

The University of Washington swimming team dates back to 1932 when the men's team was founded. The women's team was founded in 1975. In 2009 the athletic department announced both the men's and women's programs would be eliminated due to a $2.8 million budget cut in the athletic department.[21] In 2000 the it was announced that both the men's and women's team would be cut but an outpouring of mail and phone calls, plus concern in the media about discontinuing the sport, led to a reversal of the decision and both programs were reinstated.[22] In 1975 UW announced it was cutting the men's team, citing financial issues involved in having to implement a new women's program to comply with Title IX and decreasing revenue from a shaky economy and a struggling football team. The men's team was reinstated a couple of months later but with fewer scholarships.[23]

Throughout the history of the swimming programs at UW there were many successful athletes to compete for the huskies. The UW swimming program produced several Olympic medalists. These include Jack Medica, Rick and Lynn Colella, Rick DeMont, Doug Northway, and Robin Backhaus. In the 1970's the men's team had multiple top five finishes at the NCAA championship meet. In 2008, the year before the program was eliminated, the women's team finished 15th while the men's team finished 16th at the NCAA championship.

Wrestling edit

The men's wrestling team at Washington was cut in 1980. The highlight of the program came in 1972 when UW wrestler Larry Owings defeated Dan Gable of Iowa State in the NCAA 142-pound championship. Gable, a senior competing in his final college match, had been undefeated in seven years and 181 matches of high-school and college wrestling. Gable never would lose again, including in the 1972 Olympics when he was unscored upon on his way to a gold medal. The upset over Gable by Owings was called "one of the most unforgettable moments in the history of the sport and possibly all sport" by The Chicago Tribune.[24]

As a team the Huskies won three Pac-8 championships and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA national meet several times. The Amateur Wrestling News rated Washington among the 20 best college programs of the 1970s.[25]

Notable non-varsity sports edit

Boxing edit

Both the men's and women's boxing teams compete in the National Collegiate Boxing Association. The Huskies won the very first NCBA national women's championship in 2014, and won again in 2015 and 2016.[26][27][28]

Rugby edit

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.[29] The Huskies rugby team is partially funded by an endowment from the alumni association.[30]

Lacrosse edit

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 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.[31] The Husky's Lacrosse team is funded by annual dues paid by the players, as well as assistance from the IMA, and fundraisers.

Nickname and mascot edit

 
Unveiling image for Dubs II, UW Mascot

In the university's early history, Washington athletic teams were unnamed.[32] Local sportswriters dubbed the varsity teams the "Vikings", "Indians", "Cougars", and other names in their headlines.[32]

Sun Dodgers edit

On January 28, 1920, the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) chose the Sun Dodgers as the official nickname of varsity athletic teams at the university.[33] The name ranked first from a list of names submitted to the 3,233 voters.[33]

The Sun Dodgers nickname was suggested by students and sportswriters in November 1919 before coming up for the vote.[32][34] The name was derived from Sun Dodger, a campus humor magazine published by the students, and as a tongue-in-cheek allusion to the city of Seattle's rainy weather.[32][34]

The Sun Dodgers were represented by the mascot Sunny Boy, a 3.5 foot gold-painted wooden statue of a Washington undergraduate standing in front of the university's four columns.[35] After being stolen from a fraternity trophy room and missing for decades, Sunny Boy was rediscovered in South Bend and returned to the Huskies prior to the 1948 game versus Notre Dame.[36]

Seattle newspapers ran joint editorials on December 25, 1921, calling for the retirement of "Sun Dodgers" and proposing "Vikings" as a new nickname for Washington's athletic teams.[37][38] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote that Sun Dodgers "lacks punch" and that "nobody knows what it means, anyway."[37] The new name was said to be supported by head football coach Enoch Bagshaw and professor Edmond S. Meany, among other coaches, athletes, and administrators. The newspapers immediately began using "Vikings" in their headlines.[39]

Upon returning to campus following Christmas vacation, students were surprised to learn that their teams had been renamed without consultation.[40] "Vikings" was quickly abandoned.[40] With "Sun Dodgers" having been found unsuitable, a joint committee of students, coaches, faculty, alumni, and businessmen was assembled in order to choose a permanent name for the university's athletic teams.[40]

Huskies edit

UW teams were first introduced as the Huskies on February 3, 1922, during the halftime intermission of a basketball game vs. Washington State.[40] The newly christened Huskies beat the Cougars, who adopted their nickname in 1919, by a score of 40–10.

The "Husky" nickname was the selection of the committee formed to replace "Sun Dodger".[40] Other suggested names considered by the committee were "Wolves", "Malamutes", "Tyees", "Vikings", "Northmen", and "Olympics".[40]

The Husky was likely chosen due to its relative ease to draw, short name for use in newspapers at the time, and it represented the ferocity of the athletic program. The ASUW felt that The Husky was a true representation of the Seattle area because many viewed Seattle as the "Gateway to the Alaskan frontier", a phrase dating back to the Alaskan Gold Rush.[41]

Live mascot edit

Dubs[42] (first of his name) became the Husky mascot in 2009.[43] He is an Alaskan Malamute from Burlington, Washington and was born in November 2008. Following tradition, an online vote was conducted at GoHuskies.com for the name. With more than 20,000 votes cast, "Dubs II" was chosen.[44]

Dubs II was officially unveiled as Dubs' successor on March 23, 2018 (National Puppy Day).[45] He had been selected from a group of 90 puppies to become the 14th live mascot for the University of Washington.[46] Dubs continued to fill in as mascot during the 2018 season, with his final performance leading the team out of the tunnel during Senior Day 2018 (though he later reappeared in a home game against the Oregon Ducks in 2019). Dubs II took over at halftime leading the football team out against the Oregon State Beavers.[47]

Dubs II is present before every home Husky football game.[48]

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Washington Huskies news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Washington Huskies are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Washington located in Seattle The school competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I level as a member of the Pac 12 Conference Washington HuskiesUniversityUniversity of WashingtonConferencePac 12 primary Mountain Pacific Sports Federation indoor track amp field NCAADivision I FBS Athletic directorTroy Dannen 1 LocationSeattle WashingtonVarsity teams22Football stadiumHusky StadiumBasketball arenaAlaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson PavilionBaseball stadiumHusky BallparkSoftball stadiumHusky Softball StadiumSoccer stadiumHusky Soccer StadiumOther venuesDempsey IndoorLloyd Nordstrom Tennis CenterMascotDubs Harry the HuskyNicknameHuskiesFight songBow Down to WashingtonColorsPurple and gold 2 Websitegohuskies wbr comWashington students sports teams and alumni are called Huskies The husky was selected as the school mascot by the Associated Students of UW in 1922 3 It replaced the Sun Dodger an abstract reference to the local weather that was quickly dropped in favor of something more tangible The costumed Harry the Husky performs at sporting and special events and a live Alaskan Malamute currently named Dubs traditionally leads the football team onto the field at the start of games The school colors of purple and gold were adopted in 1892 by student vote The choice was purportedly inspired by the first stanza of Lord Byron s The Destruction of Sennacherib 4 On campus facilities include Husky Stadium football Hec Edmundson Pavilion basketball gymnastics and volleyball Husky Ballpark baseball Husky Softball Stadium softball the Nordstrom Tennis Center the Dempsey Indoor practice facility and the Conibear Shellhouse rowing Recently added was the Husky Track located just north of the Husky Ballpark The golf team s home course is at the Washington National Golf Club in Auburn Montlake is used as a metonym for the athletic department and its teams 5 6 with most on campus facilities located north of the Montlake Cut and on or near Montlake Boulevard in Seattle On August 4 2023 Washington accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference effective August 2 2024 7 Contents 1 National Championships 1 1 NCAA 1 2 NCAA Football 1 2 1 Claimed National Championships 1960 1991 1 2 2 Unclaimed 1910 1984 1990 1 3 Non NCAA National Championships 1 4 AIAW 2 Sports sponsored 2 1 Baseball 2 2 Men s basketball 2 3 Women s basketball 2 4 Women s cross country 2 5 Men s cross country 2 6 Football 2 7 Men s golf 2 8 Women s golf 2 9 Rowing 2 10 Men s soccer 2 11 Softball 2 12 Men s tennis 2 13 Women s tennis 2 14 Volleyball 3 Former sports 3 1 Swimming 3 2 Wrestling 4 Notable non varsity sports 4 1 Boxing 4 2 Rugby 4 3 Lacrosse 5 Nickname and mascot 5 1 Sun Dodgers 5 2 Huskies 5 2 1 Live mascot 6 References 7 External linksNational Championships editThe Washington Huskies have won 9 NCAA Championships 2 unofficial NCAA Football Championships 1 AIAW championship and 42 other National Championships The sports are as follows NCAA edit Sport ChampionshipsWomen s Volleyball 2005Women s Cross Country 2008Softball 2009Women s Golf 2016Women s Rowing 1997 1998 2001 2017 2019NCAA Football edit Claimed National Championships 1960 1991 edit Unclaimed 1910 1984 1990 edit Non NCAA National Championships edit Sport ChampionshipsMen s Rowing 1923 1924 1926 1933 1936 1937 1940 1941 1948 1950 1953 1959 1964 1970 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2021Women s Rowing 1981 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988Men s Rifle 1923 1932Women s Rifle 1923 1924 1925 1933 1934Men s Skiing 1940 1941 1942AIAW edit Sport ChampionshipsWomen s Rowing 1982Sports sponsored editMen s sports Women s sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball Beach volleyballCross country Cross countryFootball GolfGolf GymnasticsRowing RowingSoccer SoccerTennis SoftballTrack and field TennisTrack and field Volleyball Track and field includes both indoor and outdoorThe University of Washington sponsors teams in nine men s and twelve women s NCAA sanctioned sports plus men s rowing primarily competing in the Pac 12 Conference with men s rowing in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association and both track and field programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Baseball edit Main article Washington Huskies baseball nbsp A Huskies pitcher throws to a Stanford batter during a game in 2018Pacific Coast Conference Championships 2 1919 1922Pacific Coast Conference North Division Championships 8 1923 1925 1926 1929 1930 1932 1952 1959Pac 10 North 6 1981 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998Pac 12 Championships 2 1997 1998Men s basketball edit Main article Washington Huskies men s basketball NCAA Championships National Champion None Final Four 1953 Sweet 16 1984 1998 2005 2006 2010 Pac 12 Regular Season Titles 12 1931 1934 1943 1944 tie 1948 1951 1953 1984 tie 1985 tie 2009 2012 2019 Pac 12 Tournament Championships 3 2005 2010 2011Women s basketball edit Main article Washington Huskies women s basketball NCAA Championships National Champion None Final Four 2016 Elite Eight 1990 2001 2016 Sweet 16 1988 1991 1995 2001 2016 2017 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 1985Women s cross country edit NCAA Championships 1 2008NCAA West Region Championships 6 1989 1992 2008 2009 2010 2011Pac 12 Championships 3 1989 2008 2009Men s cross country edit Pac 12 Championships 1 1993West Regional Champions 1 2015NCAA Championships National Champion None Top Ten 2015 8 Football edit Main article Washington Huskies football The university football team s first game was in 1889 On November 20 1903 Chief Joseph and his nephew Red Thunder watched a game that ended 2 0 a score on safety and Washington victory and he concluded that I saw a lot of white men almost fight today I do not think this good I feel pleased that Washington won the game Those men I would think would break their legs and arms but they did not get mad I had a good time at the game with my white friends 9 This both spirited approval and set a precedent for many victories as 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 10 From 1907 to 1917 Washington football teams were unbeaten in 64 consecutive games an NCAA Division I A record 10 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 1981 Rose Bowl a 23 6 loss 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 in 1984 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 11 In 2000 Washington finished with an 11 1 record and won its seventh Rose Bowl under the leadership of Marques Tuiasosopo Washington officially claims two national championships in football 1960 and 1991 12 Washington was selected in 1960 by the Helms Athletic Foundation and in 1991 by the Coaches Poll and other selectors 13 14 15 107 109 National Championships 2 1960 1991 Pac 12 titles 18 1916 1919 1925 1936 1959 tie 1960 1963 1977 1980 1981 1990 1991 1992 tie 1995 tie 2000 tie 2016 2018 2023 Bowl history 18 wins 17 losses 1 tieMen s golf edit The men s golf team has won seven Pac 12 Conference championships 1961 1963 1988 2005 2009 2010 2022 James Lepp won the NCAA individual Championship in 2005 Women s golf edit The women s golf team won their first NCAA national championship in 2016 by beating Stanford 3 2 16 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 through 1981 the first year of the rival NCAA women s golf championship Rowing edit The University of Washington rowing is a longstanding tradition at the UW dating back to 1899 17 The Washington men s crew won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin defeating the German and Italian crews chronicled in the 2023 film The Boys in the Boat The crew s traditional rival has been the other West Coast powerhouse the University of California Golden Bears nbsp Men s crew competing in the 2011 Windermere Cup at the Montlake Cut SeattleWomen s NWRA Open Championships 18 Varsity Eight top college finisher 1971 2nd overall 1972 4th overall 19 Novice Eight 1979 Varsity Four 1979 Lightweight Eight 1971 1972 1973 Lightweight Four 1969 1970 1973Women s Collegiate National Champions NWRA USRowing held 1980 1996 18 Varsity Eight 1981 1982 a 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 Junior Varsity Eight 1981 1982 a 1983 1987 1989 1994 Varsity Four 1980 Lightweight Eight 1980 1987 Lightweight Four 1980 a b Simultaneous AIAW championship the only one conducted Women s NCAA Championships 1997 1998 2001 2017 2019 18 Varsity Eight 1997 1998 2001 2002 2017 2019 Junior Varsity Eight 2002 2017 2019 2021 Varsity Four 1999 2000 2001 2008 2017 2019 2021Women 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 2017 2018 2021 Junior Varsity Eight 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1992 1993 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2014 2017 2018 2019 2021 Novice Eight 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2005 2009 2010 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2021 Varsity 4 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1992 1994 1995 1999 2000 2004 2007 2008 2010 2017 2018 2019Men s IRA Championships 18 Varsity Eight 1923 1924 1926 1936 1937 1940 1941 1948 1950 1970 1997 2007 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2021 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 2017 2018 2021 Freshman Eight Third Varsity 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021Men s National Collegiate Rowing Championship held 1982 1996 18 Varsity Eight 1984Men s unofficial national championships 18 Varsity Eight 1933 a 1977 1978 1981Men 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 2017 2018 2019 2021 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 2017 2018 2019 2021 Third Varsity Eight 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 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 2019 2021 Varsity 4 1978 1979 1989 1990 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2021 IRA regatta was not held in 1933 due to the Depression The first college 2000 meter national championship ever held was conducted in June 1933 by local businessmen on the Olympic course in Long Beach California as a substitute Washington raced both Harvard and Yale for the first time at this event and defeated Yale by eight feet to win the championship 20 Men s soccer edit nbsp Huskies men s soccer in a huddle during the 2021 season Main article Washington Huskies men s soccer Pac 12 Championships 13 1968 1972 1973 1976 1982 1983 1985 1987 1992 1998 1999 2000 2013 2019 2020Softball edit Main article Washington Huskies softball NCAA Championships 1 Championships 2009 Title games 1996 1999 2009 2018 Pac 12 Championships 4 1996 2000 2010 2019Men s tennis edit 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 2005Women s tennis edit Pac 12 Championships 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Volleyball edit Main article Washington Huskies women s volleyball NCAA Championships 1 2005Pac 12 Championships 1980 2004 2005 2013 2015 2016Former sports editSwimming edit nbsp Photograph of the 1921 swim team by Webster and StevensThe University of Washington swimming team dates back to 1932 when the men s team was founded The women s team was founded in 1975 In 2009 the athletic department announced both the men s and women s programs would be eliminated due to a 2 8 million budget cut in the athletic department 21 In 2000 the it was announced that both the men s and women s team would be cut but an outpouring of mail and phone calls plus concern in the media about discontinuing the sport led to a reversal of the decision and both programs were reinstated 22 In 1975 UW announced it was cutting the men s team citing financial issues involved in having to implement a new women s program to comply with Title IX and decreasing revenue from a shaky economy and a struggling football team The men s team was reinstated a couple of months later but with fewer scholarships 23 Throughout the history of the swimming programs at UW there were many successful athletes to compete for the huskies The UW swimming program produced several Olympic medalists These include Jack Medica Rick and Lynn Colella Rick DeMont Doug Northway and Robin Backhaus In the 1970 s the men s team had multiple top five finishes at the NCAA championship meet In 2008 the year before the program was eliminated the women s team finished 15th while the men s team finished 16th at the NCAA championship Wrestling edit The men s wrestling team at Washington was cut in 1980 The highlight of the program came in 1972 when UW wrestler Larry Owings defeated Dan Gable of Iowa State in the NCAA 142 pound championship Gable a senior competing in his final college match had been undefeated in seven years and 181 matches of high school and college wrestling Gable never would lose again including in the 1972 Olympics when he was unscored upon on his way to a gold medal The upset over Gable by Owings was called one of the most unforgettable moments in the history of the sport and possibly all sport by The Chicago Tribune 24 As a team the Huskies won three Pac 8 championships and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA national meet several times The Amateur Wrestling News rated Washington among the 20 best college programs of the 1970s 25 Notable non varsity sports editBoxing edit Both the men s and women s boxing teams compete in the National Collegiate Boxing Association The Huskies won the very first NCBA national women s championship in 2014 and won again in 2015 and 2016 26 27 28 Rugby edit 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 29 The Huskies rugby team is partially funded by an endowment from the alumni association 30 Lacrosse edit 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 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 31 The Husky s Lacrosse team is funded by annual dues paid by the players as well as assistance from the IMA and fundraisers Nickname and mascot edit nbsp Unveiling image for Dubs II UW MascotIn the university s early history Washington athletic teams were unnamed 32 Local sportswriters dubbed the varsity teams the Vikings Indians Cougars and other names in their headlines 32 Sun Dodgers edit On January 28 1920 the Associated Students of the University of Washington ASUW chose the Sun Dodgers as the official nickname of varsity athletic teams at the university 33 The name ranked first from a list of names submitted to the 3 233 voters 33 The Sun Dodgers nickname was suggested by students and sportswriters in November 1919 before coming up for the vote 32 34 The name was derived from Sun Dodger a campus humor magazine published by the students and as a tongue in cheek allusion to the city of Seattle s rainy weather 32 34 The Sun Dodgers were represented by the mascot Sunny Boy a 3 5 foot gold painted wooden statue of a Washington undergraduate standing in front of the university s four columns 35 After being stolen from a fraternity trophy room and missing for decades Sunny Boy was rediscovered in South Bend and returned to the Huskies prior to the 1948 game versus Notre Dame 36 Seattle newspapers ran joint editorials on December 25 1921 calling for the retirement of Sun Dodgers and proposing Vikings as a new nickname for Washington s athletic teams 37 38 The Seattle Post Intelligencer wrote that Sun Dodgers lacks punch and that nobody knows what it means anyway 37 The new name was said to be supported by head football coach Enoch Bagshaw and professor Edmond S Meany among other coaches athletes and administrators The newspapers immediately began using Vikings in their headlines 39 Upon returning to campus following Christmas vacation students were surprised to learn that their teams had been renamed without consultation 40 Vikings was quickly abandoned 40 With Sun Dodgers having been found unsuitable a joint committee of students coaches faculty alumni and businessmen was assembled in order to choose a permanent name for the university s athletic teams 40 Huskies edit UW teams were first introduced as the Huskies on February 3 1922 during the halftime intermission of a basketball game vs Washington State 40 The newly christened Huskies beat the Cougars who adopted their nickname in 1919 by a score of 40 10 The Husky nickname was the selection of the committee formed to replace Sun Dodger 40 Other suggested names considered by the committee were Wolves Malamutes Tyees Vikings Northmen and Olympics 40 The Husky was likely chosen due to its relative ease to draw short name for use in newspapers at the time and it represented the ferocity of the athletic program The ASUW felt that The Husky was a true representation of the Seattle area because many viewed Seattle as the Gateway to the Alaskan frontier a phrase dating back to the Alaskan Gold Rush 41 Live mascot edit Dubs 42 first of his name became the Husky mascot in 2009 43 He is an Alaskan Malamute from Burlington Washington and was born in November 2008 Following tradition an online vote was conducted at GoHuskies com for the name With more than 20 000 votes cast Dubs II was chosen 44 Dubs II was officially unveiled as Dubs successor on March 23 2018 National Puppy Day 45 He had been selected from a group of 90 puppies to become the 14th live mascot for the University of Washington 46 Dubs continued to fill in as mascot during the 2018 season with his final performance leading the team out of the tunnel during Senior Day 2018 though he later reappeared in a home game against the Oregon Ducks in 2019 Dubs II took over at halftime leading the football team out against the Oregon State Beavers 47 Dubs II is present before every home Husky football game 48 References edit University of Washington Appoints Troy Dannen As Director of Athletics University of Washington Athletics October 7 2023 Color Palette University of Washington Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines PDF April 6 2021 Retrieved October 18 2021 Kugiya Hugo June 7 1994 Cloud Of Mystery Shades Sunny Boy The Seattle Times Retrieved March 11 2019 University of Washington Official Athletic Site Traditions University of Washington Athletics February 3 1998 Retrieved March 11 2019 Petersen To Step Down Lake Named New Huskies Head Coach Washington Huskies Retrieved December 2 2019 I will forever be grateful honored and humbled to have had the opportunity to coach our fine young men on Montlake for these past six seasons Allen Percy February 19 2019 The Huskies have returned to prominence in the Pac 12 and so has the roar on Montlake The Seattle Times Retrieved December 2 2019 Washington Huskies Washington Huskies Retrieved August 4 2023 Bruscas Mike Historic Pair Of Top 10s For Huskies At Nationals gohuskies com University of Washington Athletics Chief Joseph watches a University of Washington football game and gives a speech in Seattle on November 20 1903 Retrieved June 2 2023 a b 2014 NCAA Football Record Book PDF NCAA p 117 Retrieved October 17 2014 Caple Jim September 2021 Unbeatable 91 football team inspires first UW Press book on Husky sports UW Magazine University of Washington Magazine Retrieved October 19 2023 UW Football National Championships gohuskies com University of Washington Athletic Communications Office Archived from the original on December 21 2020 Retrieved December 21 2020 Washington officially claims two national championships in football 1960 and 1991 Condotta Bob September 27 2007 1960 Huskies recognized as champs at last The Seattle Times Retrieved December 8 2021 the Helms Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles that assembled a panel of experts to name national champs for football and basketball before dissolving in 1982 Jenkins Dan September 11 1967 This Year The Fight Will Be in the Open Sports Illustrated Chicago IL Time Inc vol 27 no 11 p 33 retrieved March 16 2016 In between the two wire service polls in 1948 the Helms Athletic Foundation decided to name a national champion It also chose to pore back through the years as Parke H Davis had done and name past champions The director of Helms since its beginning Bill Schroeder did the work and he now heads the committee that selects No 1 after the bowl games A committee of one me he says 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records PDF Indianapolis The National Collegiate Athletic Association July 2017 Retrieved July 31 2017 Julianne Alvarez s clutch play propels Huskies to first NCAA title ESPN Associated Press May 26 2016 Lange Greg Rowing begins at University of Washington on December 15 1899 History Link Retrieved February 28 2017 a b c d e f 2022 22 Washington Rowing Record Book PDF University of Washington Retrieved April 8 2022 Private email from USRowing Communications Director January 10 2006 Indianapolis Indiana Husky Crew 1930 39 Washington Rowing Foundation Retrieved April 17 2022 Condotta Bob May 2 2009 UW axes swimming teams Budget trimsIt accounts for 1 2 million of needed cuts The Seattle Times pp C1 Evans Jayda August 30 2000 Hedges reversal saves swimming Washington varsity programs will keep going The Seattle Times pp D1 Condotta Bob May 6 2009 Down The Drain The Seattle Times p C1 Smith Craig February 23 1986 A Legend Survives Wrestling Program Died But Owings Win Over Gable Lives in Mat Fans Minds The Seattle Times Newnham Blaine July 28 1990 Wrestling Interest Spurs Memories of Husky Glory Days The Seattle Times pp B3 2014 National Collegiate Boxing Championships U S Military Academy West Point New York United States CBS Sports Network April 5 2014 Retrieved June 3 2016 2015 Tournament Champions Retrieved August 22 2019 2016 Tournament Champions Retrieved August 22 2019 Husky Rugby Club About http www huskyrugby com p about html This Is American Rugby Interview with University of Washington coach Kevin Swiryn December 4 2012 http www thisisamericanrugby com 2012 12 interview with university of washington html more UW WSU Final Score http mcla us scores games 12202 a b c d New Name For Team Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle November 5 1919 For generations students and football followers of the Pacific coast have attempted to brand athletic teams of the University of Washington with a nickname Due to parental negligence the varsity has won and lost unnamed Now an attempt is going to be made by university students to christen themselves the Sun Dodgers It is thought that this name will stick Sport writers in the past have called the varsity everything from Cougars to Vikings not forgetting Indians and a few more on the way Sun Dodgers is something unusual though perhaps it has not the sanction of the weather man A monthly magazine the Sun Dodger is being published for the students at the university and it is thought this will aid in keeping the name permanent a b Big Vote Marks Student Elections The Seattle Times January 29 1920 students at the University of Washington yesterday cast 3 233 votes in the semi annual campus elections Of a list of names submitted to the voters Sun Dodgers was chosen and this will henceforth be the official designation of varsity athletic teams a b Call Em Sun Dodgers The Spokesman Review Spokane November 9 1919 Retrieved October 20 2022 Sun dodgers That s the name of the University of Washington football team It has been tacked upon them by the sport writers of Seattle and somewhat accepted by the students alumni and public It was derived from the name of a monthly magazine published by the student body In the past sport writers have called the team everything under the sun and without being abused or arrested Marmor Jon September 1 1997 UW s first mascot was a hunk of wood that got around Columns UW Alumni Association Retrieved October 19 2022 Written at South Bend Indiana Sunny Boy Returning to Campus South Bend Sending Washington Mascot Home The Seattle Times Seattle November 24 1948 The victim is a three and a half foot wooden statue which bears the name Sunny Boy At one time Sunny Boy was the mascot of Washington athletic teams For the last 23 years he has adorned a South Bend backyard a b How Does Vikings Sound Sun Dodgers Lacks Punch Seattle Post Intelligencer December 25 1921 Retrieved October 20 2022 Varsity Teams May Be Named Vikings Sun Dodger Nickname Fails to Take With Washington Students and New Cognomen Is Planned Seattle Times December 25 1921 Retrieved October 20 2022 Kitten Is Out of the Bag Sun Dodgers Explained Seattle Post Intelligencer December 27 1921 Retrieved October 20 2022 a b c d e f Husky That s New U W Title The Seattle Times February 4 1922 Retrieved October 20 2022 Mascot History Washington Huskies Retrieved October 31 2023 Dubs University of Washington admit washington edu Retrieved June 30 2017 Goldenshteyn Maks Dubs announced as new live UW mascot The Daily of the University of Washington Retrieved June 30 2017 Welcome Puppy Dubs Go Huskies Retrieved November 28 2018 Say Hello To Dubs II UW s New Mascot Patch com March 24 2018 Retrieved November 28 2018 10 10 would cheer with UW introduces new live mascot Dubs II and he is adorable Seattle Times March 23 2018 Retrieved November 28 2018 Dam Right Seniors close out 2018 home slate with convincing win Daily UW November 17 2018 Retrieved November 28 2018 Pac 12 Networks August 29 2016 Washington s live mascot Dubs energizes Husky fans retrieved June 30 2017 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Washington 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