Washington 51, Washington State 33
(AP Photo/Young Kwak)
By CADEN FRANK
Associated Press
PULLMAN, Wash. - Michael Penix Jr. threw for 484 yards and had five total touchdowns and No. 12 Washington reclaimed the Apple Cup with a wild 51-33 victory over Washington State.
A year after the Huskies watched the Cougars celebrate snapping a seven-game losing streak on the turf of Husky Stadium, Washington kept alive its hopes for a New Year's Six bowl game thanks to its standout quarterback and a handful of defensive stops in the second half.
Washington (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12, No. 13 CFP) outscored the Cougars (7-5, 4-5) 23-6 in the second half after a dizzying first half that featured 55 combined points, 630 combined yards of offense and a 28-27 lead for the Huskies at the break.
Rome Odunze had a 5-yard touchdown run in the opening moments of the fourth quarter. Peyton Henry kicked a 20-yard field goal with 5:02 left, and Wayne Taulapapa provided the capper with a 40-yard TD run with 1:28 left.
The Huskies finished with 702 yards of offense against a Washington State defense that led the Pac-12 in scoring defense at under 20 points per game. If not for two second-half turnovers by the Huskies, the margin of victory could have been much larger.
The 84 combined points were the most in the 114 matchups between the rivals.
Washington's victory also sent Utah to the Pac-12 championship game as the opponent for Southern California next week in Las Vegas.
Cameron Ward threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns for Washington State, but the Cougars failed to score on five of their six offensive possessions in the second half.
November 26, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Wash | WashSt |
| WashSt |
FG |
12:18 |
Dean Janikowski 50 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| Wash |
TD |
5:23 |
Ja'Lynn Polk 26 yard TD pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Peyton Henry Extra Point) |
7 |
3 |
| WashSt |
TD |
0:53 |
Cameron Ward 14 yard TD run (Dean Janikowski Extra Point) |
7 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
Wash | WashSt |
| Wash |
TD |
13:27 |
Rome Odunze 47 yard TD pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Peyton Henry Extra Point) |
14 |
10 |
| WashSt |
TD |
11:05 |
Robert Ferrel 34 yard TD pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski Extra Point) |
14 |
17 |
| Wash |
TD |
9:53 |
Michael Penix Jr. 30 yard TD run (Peyton Henry Extra Point) |
21 |
17 |
| WashSt |
TD |
5:07 |
Nakia Watson 15 yard TD pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski Extra Point) |
21 |
24 |
| Wash |
TD |
1:40 |
Michael Penix Jr. 4 yard TD run (Peyton Henry Extra Point) |
28 |
24 |
| WashSt |
FG |
0:00 |
Dean Janikowski 29 yard field goal |
28 |
27 |
| Third Quarter |
Wash | WashSt |
| Wash |
TD |
14:50 |
Jalen McMillan 75 yard TD pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Peyton Henry Extra Point) |
35 |
27 |
| WashSt |
TD |
6:30 |
Nakia Watson 4 yard TD run (Cameron Ward 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
35 |
33 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Wash | WashSt |
| Wash |
TD |
14:30 |
Rome Odunze 5 yard TD run (Peyton Henry Kick Failed) |
41 |
33 |
| Wash |
FG |
5:02 |
Peyton Henry 20 yard field goal |
44 |
33 |
| Wash |
TD |
1:28 |
Wayne Taulapapa 40 yard TD run (Peyton Henry Extra Point) |
51 |
33 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Washington |
Washington State |
| First downs |
31 |
28 |
| Rushing |
14 |
8 |
| Passing |
16 |
15 |
| Penalty |
1 |
5 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
11-13, 85% |
8-20, 40% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
4-6, 67% |
| Rushes-Yards |
24-218 |
36-75 |
| Passing Yards |
484 |
358 |
| Return Yards |
28 |
87 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
25-43-1 |
34-53-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
6-45 |
| Punts |
1 |
4 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
10-104 |
5-40 |
| Washington Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Penix Jr. |
25 |
43 |
484 |
3 |
1 |
| Washington State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Ward |
33 |
52 |
322 |
2 |
0 |
| N. Haberer |
1 |
1 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
| Washington Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| W. Taulapapa |
13 |
126 |
9.7 |
1 |
| C. Davis |
6 |
55 |
9.2 |
0 |
| M. Penix Jr. |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
2 |
| R. Odunze |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
1 |
| W. Nixon |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Washington State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Watson |
15 |
73 |
4.9 |
1 |
| J. Jenkins |
4 |
10 |
2.5 |
0 |
| C. Ward |
16 |
-5 |
-0.3 |
1 |
| Washington Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Odunze |
5 |
157 |
31.4 |
1 |
| J. McMillan |
6 |
150 |
25.0 |
1 |
| J. Polk |
4 |
82 |
20.5 |
1 |
| G. Jackson |
2 |
37 |
18.5 |
0 |
| J. Westover |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| T. Davis |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| D. Culp |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| W. Taulapapa |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| C. Davis |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Q. Moore |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Washington State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Ferrel |
4 |
71 |
17.8 |
1 |
| D. Stribling |
7 |
58 |
8.3 |
0 |
| L. Smithson |
7 |
58 |
8.3 |
0 |
| N. Watson |
7 |
41 |
5.9 |
1 |
| D. Ollie |
2 |
39 |
19.5 |
0 |
| D. Henley |
1 |
36 |
36.0 |
0 |
| L. Victor |
3 |
24 |
8.0 |
0 |
| O. Peters |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| B. Riviere III |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| A. Grover |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Washington Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Washington State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| D. Langford Jr. |
1 |
0 |
| Washington Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. McCallister |
1 |
43 |
43.0 |
| Washington State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| N. Haberer |
4 |
160 |
40.0 |
| Washington Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Washington State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Washington Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| G. Jackson |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
| Washington State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Victor |
4 |
87 |
21.8 |
| Washington Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Washington State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
