hmmm.. not sure how common this is, but 5 of Washington's games are against teams with a bye week before their game. 3 of them at Washington.. including Rutgers at Washington. Seems like a lot to have 5 of 12 games where your opponent has a bye week.
Looking a bit more I see like 3 or 4 with 3 opponents with byes before their games.. so, yeah, 5 really stands out.
Only Minnesota has a bye leading up to our game @Rutgers.. kinda important game given the difficult schedule.