November 19, 2022 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 54–7, at home over Colorado.

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WashingtonAP No. 15 54

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Colorado 7

AP poll, week 12: Colorado unranked at Washington No. 15 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Washington came in 7 days into reign #321, which began with a win over Oregon, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. Washington went on to defend it 16 more times before Michigan took it on January 8, 2024, 422 days after the reign began.

For Colorado this was its 7th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.

This is the only time Colorado and Washington have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

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.

Wayne Taulapapa's 8-yard TD run on Washington's opening drive set the tone for a dominant first quarter
Michael Penix Jr. to Jalen McMillan 27-yard TD pass extended Washington's lead early and showcased the passing attack
Wayne Taulapapa's 57-yard run in Q3 broke open the game and led to another Washington touchdown
Colorado's lone touchdown—a 69-yard pass to Montana Lemonious-Craig—came too late to matter in the lopsided affair

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

WashingtonColorado

Total yards575202

Rushing yards28079

Passing yards295123

First downs2910

3rd down conv.6/113/12

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards5–354–40

Time of possession32:4727:13

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 5:18	Washington	+8 yd	Wayne Taulapapa run for 8 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q1 5:11	Washington	+21 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 60 yds , Nikko Reed return for 21 yds to the Colo 26
Q1 3:35	Colorado	+31 yd	Trent Carrizosa punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Colo 38 , Jalen McMillan returns for 31 yds to the Colo 38
Q1 2:49	Washington	+27 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 27 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q1 2:44	Colorado	+26 yd	Alex Fontenot run for 26 yds to the Wash 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:33	Washington	+2 yd	Wayne Taulapapa run for 2 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q2 10:25	Colorado	+31 yd	J.T. Shrout pass complete to Jack Hestera for 31 yds to the Wash 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:32	Washington	+24 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Devin Culp for 24 yds to the Colo 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:55	Washington	+48 yd	Peyton Henry 48 yd FG MISSED
Q2 1:32	Colorado	+31 yd	run for 31 yds for a SAFETY
Q2 1:25	Colorado	+28 yd	Cole Becker kickoff for 53 yds , Giles Jackson return for 28 yds to the Colo 45
Q2 0:15	Washington	+4 yd	Cameron Davis run for 4 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q2 0:00	Washington	+33 yd	Peyton Henry 33 yd FG GOOD
Q3 14:54	Colorado	+30 yd	Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds , Giles Jackson return for 30 yds to the Wash 30
Q3 14:54	Washington	+57 yd	Wayne Taulapapa run for 57 yds to the Colo 6 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:51	Washington	+6 yd	Cameron Davis run for 6 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q3 5:59	Washington	+20 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Richard Newton for 20 yds to the Colo 21 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:11	Washington	+2 yd	Richard Newton run for 2 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q3 2:03	Washington	+26 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 60 yds , Nikko Reed return for 26 yds to the Colo 31
Q3 1:45	Colorado	+69 yd	J.T. Shrout pass complete to Montana Lemonious-Craig for 69 yds for a TD, (Cole Becker KICK)
Q4 14:07	Washington	+23 yd	Dylan Morris run for 23 yds to the Wash 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:07	Washington	+21 yd	Dylan Morris pass complete to Griffin Waiss for 21 yds to the Colo 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:07	Washington	+25 yd	Dylan Morris pass complete to Quentin Moore for 25 yds to the Colo 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:10	Washington	+15 yd	Dylan Morris pass complete to Sam Adams II for 15 yds for a TD, (Addison Shrock KICK)
Q4 7:21	Colorado	+0 yd	J.T. Shrout pass intercepted
Q4 8:03	Washington	+35 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 64 yds , Dante Capolungo return for 35 yds to the Colo 36

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

Washington

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Penix Jr.	19/31	229	7.4	1	0	59.2
Dylan Morris	4/7	66	9.4	1	1	78.4

Colorado

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
JT Shrout	6/18	120	6.7	1	1	8.8
Drew Carter	1/4	3	0.8	0	0	15.3

Rushing

Washington

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wayne Taulapapa	11	107	9.7	2	57
Cameron Davis	12	59	4.9	2	10
Dylan Morris	4	32	8.0	0	23
Giles Jackson	2	26	13.0	0	18
Richard Newton	6	21	3.5	1	8
Jay'Veon Sunday	1	19	19.0	0	19
Sam Adams II	2	10	5.0	0	9
Will Nixon	1	7	7.0	0	7
Michael Penix Jr.	2	6	3.0	0	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Brennan Holmes	1	-6	-6.0	0	0

Colorado

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alex Fontenot	11	71	6.5	26
Drew Carter	5	16	3.2	18
Anthony Hankerson	6	13	2.2	8
Deion Smith	6	9	1.5	5
Jayle Stacks	2	3	1.5	2
JT Shrout	2	-2	-1.0	2
Team	1	-31	-31.0	0

Receiving

Washington

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen McMillan	8	98	12.3	1	27
Ja'Lynn Polk	3	39	13.0	0	16
Quentin Moore	1	25	25.0	0	25
Devin Culp	1	24	24.0	0	24
Griffin Waiss	1	21	21.0	0	21
Richard Newton	1	20	20.0	0	20
Jack Westover	1	18	18.0	0	18
Rome Odunze	2	17	8.5	0	9
Sam Adams II	1	15	15.0	1	15
Taj Davis	1	9	9.0	0	9
Denzel Boston	1	5	5.0	0	5
Giles Jackson	2	4	2.0	0	2

Colorado

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Montana Lemonious-Craig	1	69	69.0	1	69
Jack Hestera	2	36	18.0	0	31
Alex Fontenot	1	7	7.0	0	7
R.J. Sneed	1	6	6.0	0	6
Michael Harrison	1	3	3.0	0	3
Brady Russell	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Defense

Washington

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Alex Cook	6	4	0	0	0
Carson Bruener	5	4	0	2	1
Alphonzo Tuputala	5	3	0	0	0
Jacob Bandes	3	3	1	1	0
Drew Fowler	3	3	0	0	0
Maurice Heims	3	2	1	2	0
Asa Turner	3	2	0	0	0
Sean Toomey-Stout	3	2	0	0	0
Edefuan Ulofoshio	2	2	0	0	0
Elijah Jackson	2	2	0	0	0
Bralen Trice	2	0	0	0	0
Team	1	1	0	1	0
Richard Newton	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Westover	1	1	0	0	0
Zion Tupuola-Fetui	1	1	0	0	0
Tuli Letuligasenoa	1	1	0	0	0
Jeremiah Martin	1	1	0	1	0
Daniel Heimuli	1	1	0	1	0
Taj Davis	1	1	0	0	0
Makell Esteen	1	1	0	0	0
Dyson Mccutcheon	1	1	0	0	1
Jaivion Green	1	1	0	0	0
Austin Harnetiaux	1	1	0	0	0
Dominique Hampton	1	0	0	0	0
Faatui Tuitele	1	0	0	0	0
Bradley McGannon	1	0	0	0	0
Styles Siva-Tu'u	1	0	0	0	0
Kamren Fabiculanan	0	0	0	0	1

Colorado

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Simeon Harris	8	6	0	0
Nikko Reed	6	5	0	1
Kaylin Moore	5	5	0	0
Josh Chandler	5	4	0	0
Quinn Perry	5	2	0	0
Chance Main	4	4	0	0
Jeremy Mack Jr.	3	2	0	0
Tyrin Taylor	3	1	0	0
Terrance Lang	2	2	0	0
Jalen Sami	2	2	0	0
Devin Grant	2	2	1	0
Trevor Woods	2	2	0	1
Jason Oliver	2	2	0	0
Guy Thomas	2	1	0	0
Robert Barnes	2	1	0	0
Na'im Rodman	2	1	0	0
Tyas Martin	2	1	0	0
Jaylen Striker	2	1	0	0
Jaylon Jackson	1	1	0	0
Justin Jackson	1	1	0	0
Ben Finneseth	1	1	0	0
Isaac Hurtado	1	1	0	0
Trent Carrizosa	1	1	0	0
Aubrey Smith	1	0	0	0

Fumbles

Washington

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Will Nixon	0	0	1

Colorado

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	2	0	0
Nikko Reed	1	1	0

Interceptions

Washington

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Makell Esteen	1	0	0

Colorado

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Josh Chandler	1	-1	0

Kick Returns

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Giles Jackson	2	58	29.0	30	0

Colorado

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nikko Reed	5	79	15.8	26
Dante Capolungo	1	35	35.0	35
Charlie Offerdahl	1	13	13.0	13
Erik Olsen	1	9	9.0	9

Kicking

Washington

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Peyton Henry	1/2	50.0	33	6/6	9
Addison Shrock	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Colorado

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cole Becker	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalen McMillan	1	31	31.0	31	0

Colorado

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kevin Ryan	1	37	37.0	0	0	37

Colorado

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Trent Carrizosa	5	175	35.0	0	3	41

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 401404042) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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