List of Washington Huskies head football coaches

The Washington Huskies college football team represents the University of Washington in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Huskies compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 31 head coaches since it began play during the 1889 season.^[1] Jedd Fisch is the current head coach.^[2][3]

The Huskies have played more than 1,100 games over 122 seasons.^[1] In that time, twelve coaches have led the Huskies in postseason bowl games: Enoch Bagshaw, James Phelan, Ralph Welch, Jim Owens, Don James, Jim Lambright, Rick Neuheisel, Steve Sarkisian, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Petersen, Kalen DeBoer, and Fisch.^[4] Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Gil Dobie, Claude J. Hunt, Phelan and Bradshaw captured a combined four as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and Owens, James, Lambright, and Neuheisel won a combined 11 as a member of the Pac-10.^[5] Don James won a national championship with the Huskies in 1991.^[6]

James is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 153 victories during his 18 years with the program.^[1] Dobie, who was undefeated during his nine seasons with Washington, has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game at .975.^[1] Stub Allison has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than three games, with .167.^[1] Of the 30 different head coaches who have led the Huskies, Dobie,^[7] Phelan,^[8] Darrell Royal,^[9] Owens,^[10] and James^[11] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.