SEATTLE -- Matters only continue to get worse for Washington and coach Tyrone Willingham.

The losing atmosphere has only increased around a team that is:

Starting 0-5 for the first time in 39 years.

One of only two winless Bowl Subdivision teams in the country.

Owner of the longest current losing streak of any team in the FBS: seven straight dating back to last season, thanks to Army's win over Tulane last weekend.

Without star quarterback Jake Locker, after he broke his thumb trying to be the lead blocker on a reverse.

The loser of three games this year by 30 or more points, including Saturday's 48-14 drubbing at the hands of Arizona.

It's not pretty.

In a rare positive, the Huskies did finally record a sack against the Wildcats, becoming the final team in the country to accomplish the feat. That was about the only bit of good news to come out of the Huskies' loss in the desert on Saturday.

"They say in life that winning is a habit, but also losing is a habit, and we have to make sure those things don't slip in there, that our guys can get back off the mat, get their (energy) up, and concentrate and focus and do the things you have to do to win," Willingham said on Monday. "That's important, we have to do that."

While the long-term prognosis for Willingham's future employment as Washington's head coach continues to get darker with each loss, his short-term future appears secure. Athletic director Scott Woodward told reporters on the sidelines after Saturday's game that despite the lopsided score and 0-5 start he had no intentions of making an in-season move to fire Willingham. While not happy with the losing direction of the program, Woodward said his approach would be giving Willingham the entire season before deciding whether to keep Willingham around for the final year of his contract.

If there was a time to make such a transition, it would be this week with the Huskies having their second weekend off before hosting Oregon State on Oct. 18.