UW football

December 30, 2017

Band royalty

For Fiesta Bowl week, we tour campus with seven veterans of the Husky Marching Band.


February 28, 2017

Marching band man, bert pound

Marching band man

Remembering Bert Pound, ’37, who played for the "boys in the boat" and did one-armed push-ups at UW football games.


December 29, 2016

Gilmour Dobie

Gridiron giant

Under head coach Gilmour Dobie, the UW Football team went undefeated for 10 years.


December 15, 2016

Ben Gary

Mr. Fix-it

The repairman behind the Husky Marching Band.


September 1, 2016

Character: Dave Torrell

Dave Torrell is the founding curator of the Husky Fever Hall of Fame, which opened in 2002. There are 500 pieces of memorabilia celebrating 21 sports, plus 200 Husky Hall of Fame inductees.


June 1, 2016

True hued

Brock and Damon Huard both found NFL careers and success after their UW playing days, and both felt drawn to come home.


December 1, 2014

Birth of an anthem

One of the best fight songs of all time turns 100 in 2015.


September 1, 2014

Editor's Eye: Quake

A lot of Husky fans feel something new is in the air, something we haven’t really felt in a long time: hope.


December 1, 2013

A new era

Husky coaching legend Don James died on Oct. 20 at age 80. Paul Strohmeier, ’77, a defensive lineman when James was hired and a graduate- assistant coach under James in 1976, offers a perspective on the beginning of the “Dawgfather” era.


September 1, 2013

Whole new ballgame

After a $261 million privately funded renovation, Husky Stadium reopens Aug. 31, welcoming a fired-up Husky nation mad for football and excited about the prospects for the future.


Homecoming

In a few short days, we get to come home to our spiffed up Husky Stadium, and boy, will that feel amazing.


June 1, 2012

Football and film

From winning a Rose Bowl to an Oscar for documentary filmmaking, being a team player is the secret to success for Ed Cunningham, ’91.


March 1, 2012

Win-win proposition

The renovation of Husky Stadium will attract better players, improve the fan experience and not cost the state a cent.


September 1, 2011

Stadium memories

Venerable Husky Stadium is in need of updating, so after the Nov. 5 game against Oregon, it will close for a year while it undergoes a much-needed makeover.


March 1, 2011

Stadium overhaul

The renovation of Husky Stadium received the green light to proceed when the University of Washington Board of Regents approved the $250 million project in November.


September 1, 2010

Don Coryell, 1924-2010

Don Coryell, ’50, ’51, was a Husky defensive back who went on to become one of the greatest offensive coaches in football history.


Beyond the gridiron

There is more to Jake Locker than just football. As he enters his final year at the UW and readies for a potentially lucrative career in the NFL, he remains a college student at heart.


March 1, 2009

A clean slate

Steve Sarkisian says he wouldn't have come to Washington as the new head football coach if he didn't think the Huskies could win — and win right away.


September 1, 2007

Dawgs bucked the odds

But the nation wasn’t convinced that the Huskies were all that tough during the 1960 season, despite their 9–1 record. On Jan. 2, Minnesota, with an 8–1 record, was a seven-point favorite, perhaps because the Huskies were so battered. But the oddsmakers were wrong.


June 1, 2007

'True Guts'

Taylor Barton, ’03, thought he had a solid plan for his future in the NFL, but between the ages of 20–30, his life shifted from worrying about successfully completing a pass to fighting to stay alive.