Karen DeVore is next.
As the University of Washington’s 30th-generation football coach, it’s time for the new leader to take his team out on a test drive against Kent State University at Husky Stadium on Saturday night to see what he has to offer.
Fans want a glimpse of the much-hyped and powerful attack. It should be fun to watch and is a huge improvement on the Lake/Donovan pro-style offense that hasn’t worked properly for a long time.
Still new to the Power 5 football level, DeBoer brings a reputation for success wherever he goes, including bowl game-winning Fresno State, who finished 10-3 last season .
The coach’s approach to the first outing in Montlake, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., is fairly straightforward.
“Honestly, the most important thing is finding a way to win,” says DeBoer. “This is the most important thing. Find a way.”
Counting transfers coming in and retention players moving up, DeBoer and his staff assemble a team with 13 new starters out of 22 positions. He has the group selected in the middle of the pack for the Pac-12 conference. He should have a much better lineup than the one that forced a coaching change and stumbled upon a disastrous 4-8 show that helped bring this guy to Seattle: 8 wins or he A nine-win season isn’t out of the question either.
Of all the UW coaches that came before him, 19 won their debut games, 8 lost, and 2 were tied. Only four of the last 12 coaches have won the season opener.
Don James is the most successful Husky coach.
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It doesn’t matter who you play against. Usually this first outing is never easy. Don James, in the first timeout he lost by more than three touchdowns. Chris Petersen beat his far inferior opponent by one point. Jim Owens remained tied.
The matchup between the University of Washington and Kent State marks the nostalgic combination of the two schools where James, who died in 2013 at the age of 79, was hired as the university’s head coach. In the evening, I’m sure you’ll remember him somehow. A statue of him remains as an ornament on his tasteful hood outside Husky Stadium.
History says the Huskies should do well against Mid-American Conference teams after winning big in their last three matchups against league members: Miami, Ohio (53-7) in 1984 and Bowling Green (1986). 48-0), Toledo 1991 (48-0). However, Kent State University he was on the bowl team a year ago.
“Respect all and have no fear,” DeBoer said of his message to the team.
On the coaching ladder, UW has had its fair share of showman coaches like Rick Neuheisel, Steve Sarkisian and Jimmy Lake, who like to point the camera lens in their faces and enjoy the spotlight on Huskies. It was, but not for the more laid-back DeVore.
Darrell Royal, Owens, James and Petersen were far more conservative types who either won with toughness or paid attention to detail, but Royal becomes a giant of Texas coaching. It didn’t take root long ago, and DeBoer is leaning in that direction.
Jim Owens became the first Husky coach to tie in 1957.
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If there is a previous Husky coach DeBoer might look like, it’s the great Gil Dobie. It doesn’t mean this new guy will go undefeated at UW, but DeBoer compiled a 67-3 record in his first head coaching job. NAIA Sioux Falls.
No, more than 100 years apart as Husky football leaders, DeBoer and Dobie share the same geographical roots: DeBoer hails from South Dakota, where he was born and raised. Dobby grew up in neighboring Minnesota and came to the Huskies as a coach from the school in what is now known as North Dakota, from the other Dakota state.
After a month of spring practice and another month of fall camp, DeBoer and his coaching staff took a look at how these players reacted after being asked to get fit and trained in practice. I’m ready to see what you do.
“I think it’s time to play a game to see where we are,” he said, “so we can keep taking those steps.”
Husky coaching debut
1892, WB Goodwin — After the UW team went without a coach for two seasons, Goodwin took over as the school’s first official sideline leader and got off to a rough start in a 28-0 home loss to the Seattle Athletic Club. (circle)
1894, C. Cobb — Cobb, who coached for just one season, faced Seattle’s Port Townsend Athletic Club in a 14-14 standoff. (T)
1895, Ralph Nichols — After spending the last three seasons as a guard at UW, Nicholls took over as coach and led the club to a 12-0 home win over the Seattle Athletic Club in their first game. (circle)
1897, Karl “Clem” Clemens — Former Stanford team captain Clemens played his first game as UW coach in a 10-0 home victory over the Seattle YMCA. (circle)
1899, AS Jeffs — After one season at UW, Jeffs led his team to a 16-0 home victory over Port Townsend High School as the century drew to a close. (circle)
1900, JS Dodge — The former Indiana team captain coached UW for one season, winning its debut at home in a 5-0 win over Seattle High School. (circle)
1901, Charles “Jack” Wright — A former Columbia player, Wright coached UW for just one season and became the first to lose his debut in a 10-0 decision at home to Whitman. (Big)
1902, James Knight — The former Princeton and Michigan player has been busy at UW, coaching football, rowing and track. He outscored the All-Seattle team 12-0 at home in his grid debut. (circle)
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1905, Oliver Katz — He hails from Purdue University and coached UW for one season, winning on his debut with an 11-0 home win over the USS Chicago team. (circle)
1906, Victor Place — Former Dartmouth tackle and team captain Place, who defeated the USS Philadelphia team 5-0 at home in his first Husky expedition, stayed for two seasons to become a coach at Notre Dame. (circle)
1908, Gil Doby — Of course, Dobby won the season opener at home, beating nearby Lincoln High School 22-0. He has never lost in UW, going 58-0-3. He came to school from what is now North Dakota. (circle)
1917, Claude Hunt — Hunt, like former Depot player and current receiver coach Jamarcus Shepard, opened with a 14-6 victory over Whitman in Seattle as the United States embroiled in World War I. (circle)
1918, Tony Savage — Now that Hunt is battling abroad, Lincoln High School coach Savage filled in a two-game season, beating Oregon State 6-0 at home and winning on his debut. (circle)
1920, Leonard “stub” Allison — Allison, who coached the last UW team known as the Sanddgers, beat Whitman 33-14 in his debut seven weeks before Husky Stadium opened. (circle)
1921 Enoch Bagshawe — Former UW back Bagshaw went from Everett High to the Huskies in a 24-7 win at home to the IX Corps. (circle)
1930, Jimmy Phelan — Former Notre Dame QB Phelan became the second Purdue coach to match Katz to take over at UW. He made his debut in his 48–0 win at home to Whitman. (circle)
1942, Ralph “Plague” Welch — He came to UW as part of Phelan’s staff and replaced him in a 27-0 home victory over College of the Pacific as World War II began to escalate. (circle)
1948 Howie Odell — he arrived from Yale and embraced the Heinrich-McElhenney era, but lost his debut at home to Minnesota, 20-0, before any superstars were available. (Big)
1953, John Cherberg — another former Husky, who rose from Odell’s assistant to coach and lost the first game at home to Colorado, 21-20. (Big)
1956, Darrell Royal — The short-term Hall of Fame coach hails from Mississippi, where he coached for one season before heading to Texas after beating Idaho 53-21 at home in his debut. (circle)
1957, Jim Owens — At just 30, the youngest Husky coach in a century ended his first game against Colorado in a 6-6 draw at home. Coaches used to say that a tie was like kissing his sister. (T)
1975, Don James — The unnamed Kent State coach got off to a rocky start with a 35-12 loss to Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, before becoming the all-time winningest UW football player. It was the first time a Husky coach had debuted on the road. (Big)
1993, Jim Lambright — After the conference sanctions sparked by James’ resignation in one of the most difficult times in the program’s history, Lambright’s 31-14 home victory over Stanford gave everyone a respite. rice field. (circle)
Former Husky coaches Steve Sarkisian and Rick Neuheisel went head to head.
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1999, Rick Neuheisel — Promising a new and exciting era for Husky football, Neuheisel escorted the team to BYU in a 35-28 loss at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. (Big)
2003 Keith Gilbertson — Talk about a tough first outing. After reluctantly taking the job after Neuheisel’s dismissal, Gilbertson took the Huskies to Ohio State where they lost 28-9 in front of 105,078 Buckeyes fans. rice field. (Big)
2005, Tyrone Willingham — At then-Quest Field, a neutral downtown location, Willingham got off to a slow start as UW lost to Air Force 20-17 in front of a small Seattle crowd of 26,482 . (Big)
2009, Steve Sarkisian — Sarkisian had a tough opening night task as new coach: The hosts showed off LSU. His Huskies lost him 31-23 to his SEC team at Husky Stadium. (Big)
Jimmy Lake and Chris Petersen each served as Huskies head coaches.
2014, Chris Petersen — With high hopes for this debut, Petersen and the Husky family traveled to Hawaii and narrowly secured a 17-16 win on the island. (circle)
2020, Jimmy Lake — Inside a virtually empty Husky Stadium without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lake directed the Huskies to a 27-21 opening day victory over Oregon State. (circle)
2022, Karen DeBoer — The new coach will begin his tenure for the Huskies at home against Kent State on Saturday night. (?)
All-time record: 19-8-2
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