November 26, 2022 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 51–33, on the road at Washington State.

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Recap

Washington dominated the Alamo Bowl matchup against Washington State with a balanced offensive attack, racking up 703 total yards while holding the Cougars to 433. Michael Penix Jr. was the star of the show, engineering multiple scoring drives throughout the game, including a spectacular 75-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan in the third quarter that gave the Huskies decisive momentum. Despite Cameron Ward's solid performance for Washington State and a two-point conversion on a Nakia Watson touchdown run in the third quarter, the hosts couldn't keep pace with Penix's efficiency and Washington's superior third-down conversion rate of 11-13. Washington's defense forced two critical turnovers, including an interception in the third quarter that resulted in a touchback, and the Huskies' offense answered nearly every Washington State score with drives of their own, particularly in the second quarter when they scored four touchdowns to pull away decisively.

Michael Penix Jr.'s 75-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan in Q3 -- extended Washington's lead to a commanding margin
Michael Penix Jr.'s two rushing touchdowns in Q2 (30 yards and 4 yards) -- exemplified the Huskies' balanced attack and scoring efficiency
Penix's interception in Q3 resulting in a touchback -- gave Washington State good field position but the Huskies' defense held firm
Rome Odunze's two 47+ yard touchdown receptions in Q2 -- established Washington's dominant passing game that Washington State's secondary couldn't contain

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

Washington StateWashington

Total yards433703

Rushing yards75218

Passing yards358485

First downs2830

3rd down conv.8/2011/13

Turnovers02

Penalties–yards5–4010–104

Time of possession33:2826:32

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 12:18	Washington State	+50 yd	Dean Janikowski 50 yd FG GOOD
Q1 5:23	Washington	+26 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 26 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q1 3:34	Washington State	+36 yd	Nick Haberer pass complete to Daiyan Henley for 36 yds to the Wash 30 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:53	Washington State	+14 yd	Cameron Ward run for 14 yds for a TD, (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Q2 14:06	Washington	+25 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Giles Jackson for 25 yds to the WshSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:27	Washington	+47 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 47 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q2 12:17	Washington State	+26 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Donovan Ollie for 26 yds to the Wash 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:05	Washington State	+34 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Robert Ferrel for 34 yds for a TD, (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Q2 10:21	Washington	+26 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 26 yds to the WshSt 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:41	Washington	+30 yd	Michael Penix Jr. 30 Yd Run (Peyton Henry Kick)
Q2 9:36	Washington	+26 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 61 yds , Lincoln Victor return for 26 yds to the WshSt 30
Q2 5:07	Washington State	+15 yd	Nakia Watson 15 Yd pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski Kick)
Q2 5:00	Washington	+48 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 48 yds to the WshSt 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:40	Washington	+4 yd	Michael Penix Jr. run for 4 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q2 0:00	Washington State	+29 yd	Dean Janikowski 29 yd FG GOOD
Q3 14:50	Washington	+75 yd	Jalen McMillan 75 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Peyton Henry Kick)
Q3 11:15	Washington	+6 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Cameron Davis for 6 yds Cameron Davis fumbled, recovered by WshSt Chau Smith-Wade
Q3 11:49	Washington	+26 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 26 yds to the WshSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:38	Washington State	-3 yd	run for a loss of 3 yards to the WshSt 47 fumbled, recovered by WshSt Cameron Ward
Q3 6:30	Washington State	+4 yd	Nakia Watson run for 4 yds for a TD, (C. Ward Run For Two-point Conversion)
Q3 2:35	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted, touchback.
Q3 4:29	Washington	+23 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 23 yds to the WshSt 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:58	Washington	+41 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 41 yds to the WshSt 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:30	Washington	+5 yd	Rome Odunze run for 5 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry PAT MISSED)
Q4 8:54	Washington	+26 yd	Cameron Davis run for 26 yds to the Wash 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:13	Washington	+30 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 30 yds to the WshSt 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 5:02	Washington	+20 yd	Peyton Henry 20 yd FG GOOD
Q4 4:57	Washington	+26 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 64 yds , Lincoln Victor return for 26 yds to the WshSt 27
Q4 1:28	Washington	+40 yd	Wayne Taulapapa run for 40 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cameron WardWashington State	33/52	322	6.2	2	0	57.3
Nick HabererWashington State	1/1	36	36.0	0	0	100.0
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	25/43	485	11.3	3	1	96.3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nakia WatsonWashington State	15	73	4.9	1	20
Jaylen JenkinsWashington State	4	10	2.5	0	19
TeamWashington State	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Cameron WardWashington State	16	-5	-0.3	1	14
Wayne TaulapapaWashington	13	126	9.7	1	40
Cameron DavisWashington	6	55	9.2	0	26
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	2	34	17.0	2	30
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	5	5.0	1	5
Will NixonWashington	1	0	0.0	0	0
TeamWashington	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Robert FerrelWashington State	4	71	17.8	1	34
De'Zhaun StriblingWashington State	7	58	8.3	0	17
Leyton SmithsonWashington State	7	58	8.3	0	18
Nakia WatsonWashington State	7	41	5.9	1	15
Donovan OllieWashington State	2	39	19.5	0	26
Daiyan HenleyWashington State	1	36	36.0	0	36
Lincoln VictorWashington State	3	24	8.0	0	10
Orion PetersWashington State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Billy Riviere IIIWashington State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Anderson GroverWashington State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rome OdunzeWashington	5	157	31.4	1	48
Jalen McMillanWashington	6	150	25.0	1	75
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	4	82	20.5	1	41
Giles JacksonWashington	2	37	18.5	0	25
Jack WestoverWashington	2	14	7.0	0	12
Taj DavisWashington	1	12	12.0	0	12
Devin CulpWashington	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wayne TaulapapaWashington	1	9	9.0	0	9
Cameron DavisWashington	1	6	6.0	0	6
Quentin MooreWashington	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Armauni ArchieWashington State	8	7	0	0	0	0
Jordan LeeWashington State	6	3	0	0	0	0
Sam LockettWashington State	5	3	0	0	0	0
Daiyan HenleyWashington State	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jaden HicksWashington State	4	2	0	0	0	0
Francisco MauigoaWashington State	4	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick LangfordWashington State	3	3	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-WadeWashington State	3	3	0	0	2	0
Travion BrownWashington State	3	1	0	0	0	0
Amir MujahidWashington State	3	1	0	0	0	0
Christian MejiaWashington State	2	1	0	0	0	1
Ben WilsonWashington State	2	1	0	0	0	0
Antonio PuleWashington State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brennan JacksonWashington State	1	0	0	0	0	2
Nusi MalaniWashington State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle ThorntonWashington State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Raam StevensonWashington State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua ErlingWashington State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Quinn RoffWashington State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Stone Jr.Washington State	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	9	7	0	2	0	0
Mishael PowellWashington	8	6	0	0.5	0	0
Alex CookWashington	6	6	0	1	0	0
Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington	6	5	1	1	0	0
Jordan PerrymanWashington	6	5	0	0	0	0
Dominique HamptonWashington	5	3	0	0	1	0
Asa TurnerWashington	5	3	0	1	1	0
Carson BruenerWashington	4	3	0	0	0	0
Kamren FabiculananWashington	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah MartinWashington	3	2	2	2	0	2
Bralen TriceWashington	3	2	1	1	0	0
Jayvon ParkerWashington	3	2	1	1	0	0
Tuli LetuligasenoaWashington	3	1	0	0	0	0
Faatui TuiteleWashington	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kristopher MollWashington	2	2	1	1	0	0
Richard NewtonWashington	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drew FowlerWashington	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cam BrightWashington	2	0	0	0.5	0	1
Lonyatta AlexanderWashington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Voi TunuufiWashington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sekai Asoau-AfoaWashington	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Chau Smith-WadeWashington State	0	0	2
TeamWashington State	1	0	0
Cameron WardWashington State	1	0	0
Cameron DavisWashington	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Derrick LangfordWashington State	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Lincoln VictorWashington State	4	87	21.8	26	0
Giles JacksonWashington	2	28	14.0	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dean JanikowskiWashington State	2/2	100.0	50	3/3	9
Peyton HenryWashington	1/1	100.0	20	6/7	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nick HabererWashington State	4	160	40.0	0	1	44
Jack McCallisterWashington	1	43	43.0	0	1	43

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

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