Washington dominated Colorado from start to finish, with the Huskies' defense and special teams setting the tone early. Wayne Taulapapa scored on Washington's opening drive with an 8-yard TD run, and the momentum never shifted as Michael Penix Jr. connected with Jalen McMillan for a 27-yard touchdown just minutes later. Colorado managed only a safety late in the second quarter when a run play went for 31 yards in the wrong direction, but Washington answered immediately with Cameron Davis scoring on a 4-yard run before halftime. The third quarter saw Washington's ground game take over, with Taulapapa breaking off a 57-yard run to set up another Davis touchdown, followed by Richard Newton punching in a 2-yard score, and though Colorado found the end zone with a 69-yard touchdown pass to Montana Lemonious-Craig late in the quarter, it was too little too late. Dylan Morris entered in the fourth quarter and led Washington to another touchdown, putting the final nail in the coffin in a complete defensive and offensive performance that kept the belt firmly in Seattle.
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.