Top 10 Washington Huskies Quarterbacks since 1970
Herb Nightengale
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#4 Keith Price 2010-13
Jake Locker was a tough act to follow, but Keith Price was more than up to the task. After seeing spot duty as a freshman, he became the Huskies’ starting quarterback in 2011.
UW wasn’t exactly stellar during Price’s tenure. They were 7-6 in his sophomore and junior season, dropping both bowl games. During his senior season, things were much better.
A three-game October losing streak derailed Washington’s Pac-12 title hopes, but they still finished 8-4. That included a 31-16 win over the Taysom Hill-led BYU Cougars in the Fight Hunger Bowl. For the season, Price threw for just under 3,000 yards and had 21 TDs compared to only 6 interceptions.
Price passed Locker, becoming the Washington Huskies’ third all-time passer with 8,921 yards. He’s also second in touchdowns, hitting paydirt 75 times.
#3 Marques Tuiasosopo 1997-2000
Marques Tuiasosopo spent his first two seasons at Washington as Brock Huard’s backup. When Rick Neuheisel took over as head coach in 1999, the strong-armed Samoan became the Huskies’ starter.
That year, UW was 7-5 overall but 6-2 in the Pac-10, which was good for second place. Their season ended with a 24-20 loss to Kansas State in the Holiday Bowl. Tuiasosopo finished with 2,221 passing yards and 12 touchdowns. He also ran for another 541 yards and 6 more scores.
In 2000, Marques’s senior year, the Huskies had an excellent season, going 11-1. Washington beat Purdue in the Rose Bowl 34-24, and Tuiasosopo was the MVP. The Huskies finished the year ranked third in the polls.
He is seventh in passing yardage at Washington with 5,501 yards In rushing yards, Tuiasosopo’s 1,374 yards is number two among Huskies’ quarterbacks.