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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WashingtonAP No. 12 51

AP poll, week 13: Washington No. 12 at Washington State unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Washington came in 14 days into reign #321, which began with a win over Oregon, with one defense already behind it; this was its second defense. Washington went on to defend it 15 more times before Michigan took it on January 8, 2024, 422 days after the reign began.

For Washington State this was its 15th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.

It was the 3rd of 4 belt games between the two; going in, the series stood 1–1; all-time Washington leads 3–1. Every meeting →

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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

Washington State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cameron Ward	33/52	322	6.2	2	0	57.3
Nick Haberer	1/1	36	36.0	0	0	100.0

Washington

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Penix Jr.	25/43	485	11.3	3	1	96.3

Rushing

Washington State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nakia Watson	15	73	4.9	1	20
Jaylen Jenkins	4	10	2.5	0	19
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Cameron Ward	16	-5	-0.3	1	14

Washington

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wayne Taulapapa	13	126	9.7	1	40
Cameron Davis	6	55	9.2	0	26
Michael Penix Jr.	2	34	17.0	2	30
Rome Odunze	1	5	5.0	1	5
Will Nixon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Washington State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Robert Ferrel	4	71	17.8	1	34
De'Zhaun Stribling	7	58	8.3	0	17
Leyton Smithson	7	58	8.3	0	18
Nakia Watson	7	41	5.9	1	15
Donovan Ollie	2	39	19.5	0	26
Daiyan Henley	1	36	36.0	0	36
Lincoln Victor	3	24	8.0	0	10
Orion Peters	1	14	14.0	0	14
Billy Riviere III	1	11	11.0	0	11
Anderson Grover	1	6	6.0	0	6

Washington

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rome Odunze	5	157	31.4	1	48
Jalen McMillan	6	150	25.0	1	75
Ja'Lynn Polk	4	82	20.5	1	41
Giles Jackson	2	37	18.5	0	25
Jack Westover	2	14	7.0	0	12
Taj Davis	1	12	12.0	0	12
Devin Culp	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wayne Taulapapa	1	9	9.0	0	9
Cameron Davis	1	6	6.0	0	6
Quentin Moore	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Defense

Washington State

Player	TOT	SOLO	PD	QB HUR
Armauni Archie	8	7	0	0
Jordan Lee	6	3	0	0
Sam Lockett	5	3	0	0
Daiyan Henley	4	3	0	0
Jaden Hicks	4	2	0	0
Francisco Mauigoa	4	1	0	0
Derrick Langford	3	3	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	3	3	2	0
Travion Brown	3	1	0	0
Amir Mujahid	3	1	0	0
Christian Mejia	2	1	0	1
Ben Wilson	2	1	0	0
Antonio Pule	1	1	0	0
Brennan Jackson	1	0	0	2
Nusi Malani	1	0	0	0
Kyle Thornton	1	0	0	0
Raam Stevenson	1	0	0	0
Joshua Erling	1	0	0	0
Quinn Roff	1	0	0	0
Ron Stone Jr.	0	0	0	1

Washington

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Alphonzo Tuputala	9	7	0	2	0	0
Mishael Powell	8	6	0	0.5	0	0
Alex Cook	6	6	0	1	0	0
Zion Tupuola-Fetui	6	5	1	1	0	0
Jordan Perryman	6	5	0	0	0	0
Dominique Hampton	5	3	0	0	1	0
Asa Turner	5	3	0	1	1	0
Carson Bruener	4	3	0	0	0	0
Kamren Fabiculanan	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Martin	3	2	2	2	0	2
Bralen Trice	3	2	1	1	0	0
Jayvon Parker	3	2	1	1	0	0
Tuli Letuligasenoa	3	1	0	0	0	0
Faatui Tuitele	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kristopher Moll	2	2	1	1	0	0
Richard Newton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Fowler	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Bright	2	0	0	0.5	0	1
Lonyatta Alexander	1	1	0	0	0	0
Voi Tunuufi	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sekai Asoau-Afoa	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Washington State

Player	FUM	REC
Chau Smith-Wade	0	2
Team	1	0
Cameron Ward	1	0

Washington

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cameron Davis	1	1	0

Interceptions

Washington State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Derrick Langford	1	0	0

Washington

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Washington State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Lincoln Victor	4	87	21.8	26	0

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Giles Jackson	2	28	14.0	17	0

Kicking

Washington State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dean Janikowski	2/2	100.0	50	3/3	9

Washington

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Peyton Henry	1/1	100.0	20	6/7	9

Punting

Washington State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nick Haberer	4	160	40.0	0	1	44

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallister	1	43	43.0	0	1	43

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 401404051) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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