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Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars unveil 2021 football schedule

By Ben Arthur, Seattle P-I

|Updated

The full 2021 football schedules for the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars were unveiled Tuesday.

UW will open Pac-12 play at home, hosting California at Husky Stadium on Sept. 25. The Huskies will face rival Oregon at home Nov. 6, and are also hosting this year’s Apple Cup against Washington State (Nov. 26). The Apple Cup was not played last year due to COVID-19 issues at Washington State, marking the first time the game had been called off since 1944.

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Washington’s non-conference schedule, which had been previously released, kicks off against Montana on Sept. 4.

The Huskies have their bye week after their second conference game, when they play at Oregon State (Oct. 2).

Here is UW’s full schedule. Kickoff times and television information will be released in the summer, according to a press release:

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Sept. 4 (Saturday) → Montana
Sept. 11 (Saturday) → at Michigan
Sept. 18 (Saturday) → Arkansas State
Sept. 25 (Saturday) → California
Oct.. 2 (Saturday) → at Oregon State
Oct. 9 (Saturday) → Bye week
Oct. 16 (Saturday) → UCLA
Oct. 22 (Friday) → at Arizona
Oct. 30 (Saturday) → at Stanford
Nov. 6 (Saturday) → Oregon
Nov. 13 (Saturday) → Arizona State
Nov. 20 (Saturday) → at Colorado
Nov. 26 (Friday) → Washington State

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 05: A general view of helmets worn by the Washington Huskies against the Stanford Cardinal at Husky Stadium on December 05, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 05: A general view of helmets worn by the Washington Huskies against the Stanford Cardinal at Husky Stadium on December 05, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

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Washington State opens up its season in Pullman Sept. 4 against Utah State. They’ll open Pac-12 play against USC, hosting the Trojans at Martin Stadium Sept. 18.

Wazzu’s full schedule:

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Sept. 4 (Saturday) → Utah State
Sept. 11 (Saturday) → Portland State
Sept. 18 (Saturday) → USC
Sept. 25 (Saturday) → at Utah
Oct. 2 (Saturday) → at California
Oct. 9 (Saturday) → Oregon State
Oct. 16 (Saturday) → Stanford
Oct. 23 (Saturday) → BYU
Oct. 30 (Saturday) → at Arizona State
Nov. 6  (Saturday) → Bye week 
Nov. 13 (Saturday) → at Oregon
Nov. 19 (Friday) → Arizona
Nov. 26 (Friday) → at Washington

The Pac-12 Championship Game is scheduled for Dec. 2 in Las Vegas.

Ben Arthur covers the Seattle Seahawks, the Mariners, and other Seattle-area sports for the SeattlePI