SEATTLE – University of Washington head football coach Keith Gilbertson and his staff will step down after the season, The Herald has learned.
A source in the athletic department confirmed the move Monday morning, saying Gilbertson, 56, and university officials mutually agreed to the resignation Sunday night.
A news conference on the matter is set for 2:30 p.m. today.
The Huskies fell to 1-7 Saturday after a 31-6 loss to Oregon. Washington has games left with Arizona and Cal at home, then the Apple Cup against Washington State Nov. 20.
A Snohomish native, Gilbertson was a part of the UW coaching staff on three separate occasions. Under Don James, he was a graduate assistant in 1976 and offensive coordinator for James from 1989 to 1991. He returned in 1999 as offensive line coach under Rick Neuheisel and later became his offensive coordinator.
Gilbertson was named head coach in 2003 after Neuheisel was fired. That season, Washington finished 6-6.
Gilbertson was 28-9 in three seasons as head coach at Idaho, including two Big Sky Conference titles. He went on to coach four seasons at Cal, where he was fired after compiling a 20-26 record. Gilbertson is 7-13 at Washington
Gilbertson was an assistant with the Seattle Seahawks from 1996 to 1998 before returning to Washington for a third time.
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