The Washington Huskies are the

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teams that represent the

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, located in

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. The school competes at the

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(NCAA) Division I level as a member of the

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. Washington students, sports teams, and alumni are called

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. The

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was selected as the school mascot by the Associated Students of UW in 1922. 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

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, currently named Dubs II, traditionally leads the

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team onto the field at the start of games. The school colors of

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and

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were adopted in 1892 by student vote. The choice was purportedly inspired by the first

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's ''

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'' On-campus facilities include

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(football), Hec Edmundson Pavilion (basketball, gymnastics and volleyball), Husky Ballpark (baseball), Husky Softball Stadium (softball), the

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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

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team's home course is at the Washington National Golf Club in Auburn. "Montlake" is used as a

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for the athletic department and its teams., with most on-campus facilities located north of the Montlake Cut and on or near Montlake Boulevard in Seattle.

Sports sponsored

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

, with men's rowing in the

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and both track and field programs in the

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Football

The university

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

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, currently the second longest winning streak in

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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

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21–20 in the Rose Bowl. The 1960 team finished 10–1, under coach

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, and won its second consecutive Rose Bowl by defeating national champion

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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

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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

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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

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28–17 to win the Orange Bowl. Senior

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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. Washington officially claims two national championships in football: 1960 and 1991. Washington was selected in 1960 by the

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and in 1991 by the

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

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, 2011

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) :1985

Softball

;NCAA Championships (1): :Championships: (

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

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 (6) :1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 ;Pac-12 Championships (2) :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

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;Pac-12 Championships (13) : 1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2013, 2019, 2020

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

Swimming

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The University of Washington had a swimming team. It was disbanded in 2009 due to lack of funding.

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

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in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews. The crew's traditional rival has been the other West Coast powerhouse, the

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Golden Bears. UW Windermere Cup 2011

;Women's NWRA Open Championships :Varsity Eight: top college finisher – 1971 (2nd overall), 1972 (4th overall) :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'' :Varsity Eight: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 :Junior Varsity Eight: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1994 :Varsity Four: 1980 :Lightweight Eight: 1980, 1987 :Lightweight Four: 1980 ;Women's NCAA Championships (1997, 1998, 2001, 2017, 2019) :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 :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'' :Varsity Eight: 1984 ;Men's unofficial national championships :Varsity Eight: 1933, 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

Men's golf

The men's golf team has won seven Pac-12 Conference championships: 1961, 1963, 1988, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2022.

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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

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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 through 1981, the first year of the rival NCAA women's golf championship).

Notable non-varsity sports

Boxing

Both the men's and women's boxing teams compete in the

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. The Huskies won the very first NCBA national women's championship in 2014, and won again in 2015 and 2016.

Rugby

Founded in 1963, the University of Washington Husky Rugby Club plays

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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.

Nickname and mascot

In the university's early history, Washington athletic teams were unnamed. Local

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dubbed the varsity teams the "Vikings", "Indians", "Cougars", and other names in their headlines.

Sun Dodgers

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. The name ranked first from a list of names submitted to the 3,233 voters. The Sun Dodgers nickname was suggested by students and sportswriters in November 1919 before coming up for the vote. 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

's rainy weather. 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. After being stolen from a

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trophy room and missing for decades, Sunny Boy was rediscovered in South Bend and returned to the Huskies prior to the

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game versus Notre Dame. 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. The

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wrote that Sun Dodgers "lacks punch" and that "nobody knows what it means, anyway." The new name was said to be supported by head football coach

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and professor Edmond S. Meany, among other coaches, athletes, and administrators. The newspapers immediately began using "Vikings" in their headlines. Upon returning to campus following Christmas vacation, students were surprised to learn that their teams had been renamed without consultation. "Vikings" was quickly abandoned. 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.

Huskies

UW teams were first introduced as the Huskies on February 3, 1922, during the halftime intermission of a basketball game vs. Washington State. 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". Other suggested names considered by the committee were "Wolves", "Malamutes", "Tyees", "Vikings", "Northmen", and "Olympics". 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.

Live mascot

Dubs (first of his name) became the Husky mascot in 2009. He is an

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. Dubs II was officially unveiled as Dubs' successor on March 23, 2018 (National Puppy Day). He had been selected from a group of 90 puppies to become the 14th live mascot for the University of Washington. 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. Dubs II is present before every home Husky football game.

References

External links

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