2010 Washington Huskies football team

2010 Washington Huskies football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 19–7 vs. Nebraska
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Nussmeier (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNick Holt (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(Capacity: 72,500)
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oregon $  9 0   12 1  
No. 4 Stanford %  8 1   12 1  
USC 5 4   8 5  
Washington  5 4   7 6  
Arizona  4 5   7 6  
Arizona State  4 5   6 6  
Oregon State  4 5   5 7  
California  3 6   5 7  
UCLA  2 7   4 8  
Washington State  1 8   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian, the Huskies played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Washington compiled a 6–6 record in the regular season (5–4 in Pac-10, tied for third), and were invited to their first bowl game in eight years. At the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, they upset favored Nebraska 19–7 to finish on a four-game winning streak at 7–6.