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Steve Sarkisian produced his first winning season as University of Washington football coach in 2011. He also earned his second bowl game invitation in his three seasons.
Quarterback Keith Price (17) will lead the Huskies against the Baylor Bears in the 2011 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX. / Kyle Scholzen, Sportspress Northwest
Steve Sarkisian’s Huskies started the season with a 5-1 record, lost a spate of games to nationally ranked teams, including Stanford, Oregon and USC, and recovered to shell Washington State in the Apple Cup to finish at 7-5. 2011 marked the first winning season of the Sarkisian era, after he went 5-7 and 6-6 in his first two seasons. This is how the Huskies, who play Baylor in the Alamo Bowl, fared in 2011, game-by-game:
University of Washington 2011 Schedule/Results
| Date | Opponent | UW Rnk | Opp Rnk | W/L | Score | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3/11 | vs. Eastern Washington | — | — | W | 30-27 | 1-0 |
| 9/10/11 | vs. Hawaii | — | — | W | 40-32 | 2-0 |
| 9/17/11 | at Nebraska | — | 11 | L | 51-38 | 2-1 |
| 9/24/11 | vs. California | — | — | W | 31-23 | 3-1 |
| 10/1/11 | at Utah | — | — | W | 31-14 | 4-1 |
| 10/15/11 | vs. Colorado | — | — | W | 52-24 | 5-1 |
| 10/22/11 | at Stanford | 22 | 6 | L | 65-21 | 5-2 |
| 10/29/11 | vs. Arizona | — | — | W | 42-31 | 6-2 |
| 11/5/11 | vs. Oregon | — | 6 | L | 34-17 | 6-3 |
| 11/12/11 | at Southern Cal | — | 18 | L | 40-17 | 6-4 |
| 11/19/11 | at Oregon State | — | — | L | 38-21 | 6-5 |
| 11/26/11 | vs. Washington St. | — | — | W | 38-21 | 7-5 |
| 12/29/11 | vs. Baylor | — | 15 | — | — | — |
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