Top 10 Washington Huskies Quarterbacks since 1970
Herb Nightengale
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#1 Jake Browning 2015-18
In his second year leading the Washington Huskies, Head Coach Chris Peterson turned to heralded freshman Jake Browning to run his offense. It was the first of Browning’s four seasons as UW’s starting quarterback.
The Huskies were 7-6 his freshman season, culminating in a 44-31 win over Southern Mississippi in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Browning finished the season 233 of 369 for 2,955 yards and 16 touchdowns. That included a 405-yard game against Arizona State.
Fortunes picked up for the Washington Huskies over the next three years. They went 12-2 (#4 ranked), 10-3, and 10-4, for a combined 32-9 record. Unfortunately, UW lost all three of the New Year’s six bowl games they played.
In Browning’s sophomore year, the Huskies were 8-1 in the Pac-12 and 12-2 overall. They beat Colorado in the Pac-12 Championship Game to claim another Conference title. The quarterback put on quite the show during the year, throwing for 3,430 and 43 touchdowns against just 9 interceptions. Their season ended with a loss to Alabama in the National Semifinal Game, and UW finished as the #4 ranked team in the polls.
His final two seasons at Washington weren’t as prolific; the Huskies were a combined 20-7. Browning threw for 2,719, and 3,192 yards, respectively, with 35 touchdown passes.
Browning owns several all-time Washington Huskies passing records. He has the most career passing yards, 12,226, and touchdowns, 94. The prolific passer also holds the record for most touchdowns in a season, 43 in 2016. He was the only Huskies quarterback to throw 6 touchdowns in a single game; he did it twice and also had a 5 TD game.
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