The Washington Huskies football program will have two more representatives in the College Football Hall of Fame.

The National Football Foundation announced Jan. 14 that former Huskies head coach Chris Petersen and offensive lineman Olin Kreutz will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony will take place on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas.

"The University of Washington is proud to have two inductees in the 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame class," Washington athletic director Pat Chun said in a news release. "On behalf of all Huskies, we congratulate Olin Kreutz and (coach) Chris Petersen, who represent excellence at every level of the game. From dominant performance and longevity to leadership, integrity and lasting impact, their careers helped set the standard of excellence with Washington football. We look forward to celebrating their inductions this year."

Petersen coached the Huskies from 2014-19 after an eight-season stint with the Boise State Broncos from 2006-13.

While heading the Washington football program, Petersen posted a 55-26 overall record and a 34-20 record in Pac-12 competition. He had a winning record in every season in the Pacific Northwest.

Petersen helped guide Washington to its first College Football Playoff appearance in 2016 under the old four-team format.

Petersen stepped down as the Huskies head coach after the 2019 season.

Washington ended respective seasons in the Associated Press Top 25 poll three times under Petersen: 2016 (No. 4); 2017 (No. 16) and 2018 (No. 13). 

Including his tenure at Boise State, Petersen had a 147-38 record in 14 seasons as a head coach at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level and guided his teams to a bowl game every year.

Kreutz, a center, helped captain Washington's offensive line in the mid-90s.

Kreutz played three seasons for the Huskies from 1995-97 and earned a litany of honors en route to a successful NFL career.

Kreutz earned a letter in his true freshman season in '95 and was named the team's most outstanding freshman. Washington finished tied for a Pac-10 championship that season.

Kreutz started all 24 possible games in '96-97 and was first-team All-Pac-10 both years. He was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Morris Trophy (annually awarded to the Pac-12's best offensive and defensive lineman) in 1997.

Kreutz was picked in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He played 14 seasons in the NFL with the Bears and New Orleans Saints, where he was a two-time first-team All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler. He was named to the NFL's 2000's All-Decade team and was an NFL Hall of Fame semifinalist in 2020.

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