November 12, 2022 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Washington takes the belt, 37–34, on the road at Oregon.

Home · Defending Holder

OregonAP No. 6 34

Away · New Holder

WashingtonAP No. 24 37

AP poll, week 11: Washington No. 24 at Oregon No. 6 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Washington took the belt here, ending Oregon’s run of 56 days and 6 defenses (reign #320) and starting reign #321. It lasted 422 days and 17 defenses, until Michigan took it on January 8, 2024.

For Washington this was its 24th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 10 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 4th of 6 belt games between the two; going in, Washington led the belt series 3–0; all-time Washington leads 6–0. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

In a high-scoring battle at Autzen Stadium, Washington claimed the College Football Belt with a 37-34 victory over Oregon in a back-and-forth affair that saw both offenses consistently find the end zone. The Ducks struck first with Wayne Taulapapa's 13-yard touchdown run in the opening minutes, but Oregon answered with Bo Nix's 10-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter to take the lead. The third quarter became a shootout, with both teams trading touchdowns as Michael Penix Jr. led Washington's aerial assault—including a massive 76-yard scoring strike to Ja'Lynn Polk—while Nix countered with a 46-yard touchdown pass to Dont'e Thornton and a 67-yard bomb to Troy Franklin. In the decisive fourth quarter, Washington's Penix connected with Taj Davis for a 62-yard touchdown, and Peyton Henry's final 43-yard field goal with 51 seconds remaining proved to be the difference-maker in securing the belt for the Huskies.

Michael Penix Jr.'s 76-yard TD pass to Ja'Lynn Polk in Q3 gave Washington momentum in the scoring exchange
Taj Davis' 62-yard touchdown reception in Q4 put Washington ahead with just over three minutes remaining
Peyton Henry's 43-yard field goal with 0:51 remaining sealed Washington's belt-winning victory
Bo Nix's 67-yard TD pass to Troy Franklin in Q3 kept Oregon in the game but proved not quite enough

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

OregonWashington

Total yards592522

Rushing yards312114

Passing yards280408

First downs3223

3rd down conv.7/145/9

Turnovers11

Penalties–yards7–515–25

Time of possession34:3125:29

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 9:36	Washington	+13 yd	Wayne Taulapapa run for 13 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q1 9:36	Washington	+28 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 58 yds , Kris Hutson return for 28 yds to the Oregn 35
Q1 5:14	Oregon	+43 yd	Camden Lewis 43 yd FG GOOD
Q1 9:36	Oregon	+20 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Troy Franklin for 20 yds to the Wash 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:57	Washington	+30 yd	Peyton Henry 30 yd FG GOOD
Q2 14:48	Washington	+33 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 64 yds , Kris Hutson return for 33 yds to the Oregn 34
Q2 10:10	Oregon	+3 yd	run for 3 yds to the Wash 1 fumbled, recovered by Wash Alphonzo Tuputala
Q2 14:48	Oregon	+21 yd	Bucky Irving run for 21 yds to the Wash 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:03	Oregon	+10 yd	Bo Nix run for 10 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 1:46	Washington	+27 yd	Peyton Henry 27 yd FG GOOD
Q2 4:02	Washington	+34 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 34 yds to the Oregn 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:00	Oregon	+54 yd	Camden Lewis 54 yd FG MISSED
Q3 13:16	Oregon	+46 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Dont'e Thornton for 46 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 9:21	Washington	+3 yd	Cameron Davis run for 3 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q3 9:16	Washington	+24 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 65 yds , Kris Hutson return for 24 yds to the Oregn 24
Q3 6:24	Oregon	+29 yd	Noah Whittington run for 29 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 5:30	Washington	+76 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 76 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q3 3:40	Oregon	+67 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Troy Franklin for 67 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q4 14:27	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted
Q3 3:34	Washington	+21 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 21 yds to the Oregn 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 3:54	Oregon	+26 yd	Camden Lewis 26 yd FG GOOD
Q4 14:27	Oregon	-1 yd	Bucky Irving run for a loss of 1 yard to the Oregn 41 Bucky Irving fumbled, recovered by Oregn Kris Hutson
Q4 3:07	Washington	+62 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Taj Davis for 62 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q4 0:51	Washington	+43 yd	Peyton Henry 43 yd FG GOOD

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Oregon

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Bo Nix	19/27	280	10.4	2	0	90.9
Ty Thompson	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	3.1

Washington

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Penix Jr.	26/35	408	11.7	2	1	93.9

Rushing

Oregon

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mar'Keise Irving	19	143	7.5	0	21
Noah Whittington	20	108	5.4	1	29
Bo Nix	9	59	6.6	1	13
Team	1	3	3.0	0	3
Christian Gonzalez	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ty Thompson	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Washington

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wayne Taulapapa	10	70	7.0	1	16
Cameron Davis	10	24	2.4	1	7
Michael Penix Jr.	2	20	10.0	0	15

Receiving

Oregon

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Troy Franklin	5	139	27.8	1	67
Kris Hutson	7	56	8.0	0	12
Dont'E Thornton	1	46	46.0	1	46
Mar'Keise Irving	5	35	7.0	0	10
Terrance Ferguson	1	4	4.0	0	4

Washington

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen McMillan	8	122	15.3	0	34
Ja'Lynn Polk	3	95	31.7	1	76
Taj Davis	1	62	62.0	1	62
Rome Odunze	6	56	9.3	0	13
Cameron Davis	5	31	6.2	0	19
Jack Westover	2	25	12.5	0	16
Devin Culp	1	17	17.0	0	17

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Defense

Oregon

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Christian Gonzalez	10	7	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	8	2	0	0	0
Trikweze Bridges	4	3	0	0	0
Noah Sewell	4	2	0.5	0	1
DJ Johnson	4	0	0.5	0	0
Bennett Williams	3	3	0	1	0
Casey Rogers	3	1	0	0	0
Keyon Ware-Hudson	3	1	0.5	0	0
Mase Funa	2	2	0	0	0
Dontae Manning	2	2	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	2	1	0	0	0
Steve Stephens	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan Addison	1	1	0	1	0
Justin Flowe	1	0	0.5	0	0

Washington

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Asa Turner	12	4	0	0	0
Alphonzo Tuputala	8	3	0	0	0
Kristopher Moll	6	4	0	0	0
Alex Cook	6	3	0	0	0
Mishael Powell	6	3	0	0	0
Edefuan Ulofoshio	6	2	0	0	0
Cam Bright	5	3	0	0	0
Dominique Hampton	5	2	0	0	0
Tuli Letuligasenoa	5	1	0	0	0
Elijah Jackson	4	3	0	0	0
Jeremiah Martin	3	2	0.5	0.5	0
Sav'ell Smalls	3	1	0	0	0
M.J. Ale	2	1	0	0	0
Carson Bruener	2	1	0	0	1
Jaivion Green	2	1	0	0	0
Bralen Trice	2	0	0.5	0.5	1
Jordan Perryman	1	1	0	0	0
Richard Newton	1	1	0	0	0
Faatui Tuitele	1	1	0	0	0
Drew Fowler	1	1	0	0	0
Jaden Green	1	1	0	0	0
Jacob Bandes	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Oregon

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	1	0
Mar'Keise Irving	1	0	0

Washington

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Alphonzo Tuputala	0	0	2

Interceptions

Oregon

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jeffrey Bassa	1	0	0

Washington

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kris Hutson	3	85	28.3	33	0
Sean Dollars	1	9	9.0	9	0

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cameron Davis	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Oregon

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Camden Lewis	2/3	66.7	43	4/4	10

Washington

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Peyton Henry	3/3	100.0	43	4/4	13

Punt Returns

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josh Delgado	1	0	0.0	0	0

Washington

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Oregon

No recorded stats in this category.

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallister	1	37	37.0	0	0	37

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401404037) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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