The 2023 Washington Huskies football team represented the

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as a member of the

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during the

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. The Huskies were led by Kalen DeBoer in his second and final season as Washington's head coach, before leaving for

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at the end of the season. They played their home games at

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. 2023 was Washington's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the

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in 2024. With their win over Washington State, the Huskies became the first team to go undefeated in Pac-12 play since the league expanded to 12 teams in 2011. It was Washington's 13th undefeated regular season and 8th perfect regular season, their first since 1991. After beating the

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on December 1, 2023, in the

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, Washington also set a program record for wins during a season, their thirteen wins beating the previous record of twelve originally set by their undefeated

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national championship team and tied by the

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team. Washington was ranked No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and played against

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in the 2024 Sugar Bowl. They won that game, 37–31, becoming the second Pac-12 team to win a

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game, and advanced to the 2024 CFP National Championship game against No. 1

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, where they lost 34–13.

Preseason

Transfers

Recruiting

The Huskies signed a total of 19 recruits.

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Boise State

vs Tulsa

at Michigan State

vs California

at Arizona

vs No. 8 Oregon

vs Arizona State

at Stanford

at USC

vs No. 18 Utah

at No. 11 Oregon State

vs Washington State

vs No. 5 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship Game)

vs No. 3 Texas ( Sugar Bowl-CFP Semifinal)

vs No. 1 Michigan ( CFP National Championship)

Rankings

Awards and honors

Individual awards

All-Pac-12 team

All-Americans

References

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Washington Huskies football seasons Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Sugar Bowl champion seasons

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2023 in Seattle