TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 BACK ON THE BIG STAGE 4 2 ONE-EYED BOB 14 3 CHAMPIONS 24 4 FURTHER CONCERNS 32 5 REBUILDING 36 TIMELINE 42 QUICK STATS 44 QUOTES ANECDOTES 45 GLOSSARY 46 MORE INFORMATION 47 ONLINE RESOURCES 47 INDEX 48 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 48
Quarterback Jake Browning led the Huskies offense in the 2016 season
1 BACK ON THE BIG STAGE THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WAS ON THE RISE AGAIN WHEN THE 2016 SEASON BEGAN SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK JAKE BROWNING WAS BACK AFTER GAINING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AS A TRUE FRESHMAN STARTER COACH CHRIS PETERSEN WAS BEGINNING HIS THIRD SEASON WITH THE HUSKIES AFTER BUILDING A STRONG RÉSUMÉ AT BOISE STATE Washington fans had high hopes Popular opinion in the state and around the sport was that the Huskies were probably a year away from fully realizing their potential Four games in they were undefeated and ranked No 10 in the country Up to that point though none of their victories had been especially impressive Then came the matchup with seventh-ranked Stanford on September 30 The Cardinal had won their last three games against the Huskies They had Heisman Trophy candidate
