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THE GAME: The Washington soccer team opens the 2022 season this Saturday, September 3, with the program’s first-ever game against Kent State. The game also marks the beginning of the Kalen De Boer era at UW as the 30th Husky head coach makes his Montlake debut. Kick-off for the season opener at Alaska Airlines Field in Husky Stadium is 7:30 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on FS1 television. The Huskies open the 2022 season with four consecutive home games as this Saturday’s game will be followed by visits from Portland State on September 10 and Michigan State on September 17, for the Pac-12 opener on September 24.

FAST HITTERS: Washington’s next home game win marks the program’s 400th win at the 102-year-old Husky Stadium…not counting the pandemic-shortened 2020 season—when due to cancellations, the entire UW schedule consisted of just four games, all of them home – the last time the Huskies opened a season with four consecutive home games was in 1976, when the Dawgs opened against Virgina, Colorado, Indiana and Minnesota… the current UW rosters feature players listing hometowns from 16 different states.. the Husky roster includes 31 new entrants in 2022; Here’s a breakdown: 20 freshmen, two junior college transfers, and nine four-year college transfers…of the 114 players on the roster, 55 are listed as freshmen (17) or red shirt freshmen (38) with more once 27 sophomores…that means 82 out of 114 players (72 percent) are eligible for three or more years to go into the 2022 season…Washington has 12 players who are only eligible for one more year.

HOME OPENERS: The Huskies are 96-29-5 in home openers (whether it’s the first game of the season or not), a .758 percentage. Washington did not play any home games in the 1890 or 1893 seasons. That figure includes a 28-game run of home opener wins that ran from 1908 to 1935. Before Washington went down to the Air Force in the 1999 home opener, Washington had won 13 consecutive games since he took over. on September 7, 1985 in the state of Oklahoma. The Huskies had won their last 11 home openers, dating back to a loss to No. 11 LSU in 2009, prior to a loss to Montana in last season’s debut.

TELEVISION: The Washington-Kent State game will air on FS1, with Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis calling the action. Fans with the right subscription can also watch FoxSports.com.

RADIO: All Washington football games are broadcast on the Washington Sports Network from Learfield, featuring: Tony Castricone (play by play), former Husky tight end Cameron Cleeland (analyst) and former UW basketball player Elise Woodward (sideline) on the line. Radio coverage begins four hours before kick-off on the network’s flagship station — Seattle’s SportsRadio KJR 93.3 FM — with “Husky Gameday” live from The Zone for Husky home games. Statewide coverage on the 12-station Washington Sports Network begins two hours before kick-off. The entire broadcast is available worldwide on the Huskies Gameday mobile app and the Varsity app. The UW broadcast of this game will also air on Sirius Channel 83 and XM Channel 83. In addition, the Husky Football Coaches Show will air every Wednesday (starting Aug. 24) during the season at 6:00 p.m. PT.

HUSKIES vs. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN CONFERENCE: Washington has never had to deal with Kent State in the long history of the two programs. In fact, the Huskies have very little experience with Mid-American Conference teams. The UW has won all three matches against current members of the MAC (all three were also members at the time of their matches against UW). All three UW games vs. MAC teams came over a nine-year span between 1984 and 1991, and they were all comfortable Husky home wins. The Huskies defeated Miami (Ohio), 55-7, in 1984; Bowling Green, 48-0, in 1986; and Toledo, 48-0, in 1991.

Washington has a very strong connection to the Kent State football program in that Don James spent four seasons as the head coach of the Golden Eagles (1971-74) before starting his storied 16-year career as the head coach of Washington (1977-74). 1992) began. ). Former UW athletic director Mike Lude was AD in Kent State when James was coach, eventually following the Dawgfather to Montlake, where he served as AD for 14 yards (1976-1991).

EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH: Thanks in part to the extensive eligibility that has resulted from the pandemic, Washington’s 2021 roster is remarkable for both his youth and experience, all at once. The roster includes 18 individuals who started at least one game on offense and another 18 on defense. All in all, those 35 players (one of them, Alex Cook, has started on offense and on defense) have started 248 games (147 on offense, 101 on defense). And that doesn’t take into account the handful of veterans who were perennial starters in their previous school, nor specialists, who are also seasoned starters in their positions.

That said, the UW roster only features 12 players in their final year of eligibility: CB Jordan PerrymanLB Cam ClearSIDE Jeremiah Martins Alex CookWR Brennan Holmeshorsepower Peyton HenryOL Jaxson KirklandOL Henry BainivaluOL Corey Lucianop Kevin RyanLB Kristopher Mol and RB Wayne Taulapapa. Of the 114 players on the current roster, 55 are listed as freshmen (17) or red shirt freshmen (38), while 27 more are sophomores. That means 82 out of 114 players (72 percent) will be eligible to enter the 2022 season for three or more years.

Season openers: Washington is 89-37-6 all-time in season openers, for a score of .697. Since 1989, Washington has set a record 19-13 in season openers – 12-2 at home, 7-9 on the road, 0-2 neutral site. In the 31-season span, dating back to 1989, the Huskies have opened against a ranked team 13 times (5-8): against No. 15 Stanford in 1993 (W, 31-14), to No. 17 USC in 1994 (L, 24-17), ranked No. 20 Arizona State in 1996 (L, 45-42), vs. 19 BYU in 1997 (W, 42-20) ranked No. 8 Arizona State in 1998 (W , 42-38), vs. No. 11 Michigan in 2001 (W, 23-18), No. 12 Michigan in 2002 (L, 31-29), No. 2 Ohio State in 2003 (L, 28-9), No. 21 Oregon in 2008 (L, 44-10), versus No. 11 LSU in 2009 (L, 31-23), versus No. 19 Boise State in 2013 (W, 38-6), at No. 23 Boise State in 2015 ( L, 16-13), neutral vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2018 (L, 21-16).

HOME vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Washington has been very hard to beat in home, non-conference games for the past few decades. Returning to (and including) the 1981 season, the Huskies set a 72-14 record against non-Pac-10/Pac-12 foes at Husky Stadium. Those 14 losses have come to Montana (2021), Nebraska (2010), LSU (2009), BYU (2008), Oklahoma (2008), Ohio State (2007), Notre Dame (2005), Fresno State (2004), Nevada (2003), Air Force (1999), Nebraska (1997), Notre Dame (1995), Colorado (1989) and Oklahoma State (1985). Notable victories on that stretch include victories over No. 19 Boise State in 2013, No. 22 Boise State in 2007, No. 11 Michigan in 2001, No. 4 Miami in 2000 and No. 12 Nebraska in 1992. Prior to the 2004 Loss to Nevada, Washington had not lost a home game to a non-league opponent since falling 31-21 against Air Force on September 18, 1999. The Huskies had won 10 such games before that Nevada loss. UW had broken a 20-game home, non-conference win streak last year.

THE PAC-12: Prior to the 2011 season, the Pac-10 conference added Utah and Colorado to expand into the Pac-12. Washington, which along with California is one of two schools to participate in the conference since its founding in 1915, plays in the Pac-12 North, along with the other three Northwest schools (Oregon, OSU, WSU) and Stanford and Cal . Under the current system, each school plays against all five divisions, plus four of the six teams in the other division each season. The first two seasons, the Huskies didn’t face UCLA or the state of Arizona. In 2013 and 14, the Huskies did not play against Utah or USC. In 2015 in 2016, neither UCLA nor Colorado were on the UW schedule, while the Huskies did not face USC and Arizona in 2017 or 2018. The 2019 season marked the start of a new cycle, with rotation going back to where it started. Therefore, the 2019 and 2020 Huskies planned do not include UCLA and the state of Arizona. In 2021 and 2002, Washington will not play against USC and Utah.

HUSKY STADIUM RENOVATION: Husky Stadium underwent a major renovation from November 2011 to August 2013, when the entire lower bowl and south upper deck were demolished and replaced. The new facility features a new state-of-the-art football operations center (weight room, training room, locker room, meeting rooms, coaches’ offices) on the west side, many more premium seating options and a new playing surface. Husky Stadium had a track until 2011, so seats that were once far from the field, especially to the west, are much closer to the action. UW has been home 43-16 since Husky Stadium reopened.

ALASKA AIRLINES FIELD IN HUSKY STADIUM: The Oregon game on November 5, 2011, was the last game at Husky Stadium prior to major renovations completed in the summer of 2013. The Huskies reopened their home turf with a 38-6 win over then-No. 19 Boise State on August 31, 2013. The 2021 season marks the 101st season of play at Husky Stadium. The facility’s original construction was completed in 1920 when Washington played one game in the new campus facility. UW’s record in Husky Stadium stands at 399-185-21 (0.677).