2017 Washington Huskies football team

2017 Washington Huskies football
2017 Washington Huskies football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Penn State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
Record	10–3 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chris Petersen (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jonathan Smith (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kwiatkowski (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jimmy Lake (2nd; 4th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Myles Gaskin (O); Vita Vea (D)
MVP	Dante Pettis (ST)
Captain	Keishawn Bierria; Coleman Shelton
Home stadium	Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy	7	–	2	9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x	7	–	2	10	–	3
Washington State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	4	–	5	7	–	6
California	2	–	7	5	–	7
Oregon State	0	–	9	1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
Arizona State	6	–	3	7	–	6
Arizona	5	–	4	7	–	6
UCLA	4	–	5	6	–	7
Utah	3	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Chris Petersen led the team in his fourth season as head coach. Washington competed as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Stanford. Due to their head-to-head loss to Stanford, they did not represent the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Penn State.