In its eighteenth and final season under head coach Don James, the defending national champion Huskies won their first eight games[1] and took the Pacific-10 Conference title for the third consecutive season.

[2] Attempting to win a third straight Rose Bowl,[3] the Huskies lost to Michigan Wolverines football team by seven points and finished with a 9–3 record.

Hoffmann, Mark Brunell, Lincoln Kennedy, and Shane Pahukoa were the team captains.

[7][8][9] During the game, ESPN measured the noise level at over 130 decibels, well above the threshold of pain.

[10][11][12][13] The following Washington players were selected in the 1993 NFL draft: Source:[14]