December 29, 2022 Postseason Neutral site Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 27–20, at a neutral site over Texas.

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Recap

Washington's defense forced an early interception to Quinn Ewers, setting up Peyton Henry's 46-yard field goal for the game's first score. The Huskies struck quickly in the first quarter when Wayne Taulapapa broke through for a 42-yard touchdown run to take a commanding 10-3 lead. Texas answered with a touchdown pass from Ewers to Jonathon Brooks covering 34 yards in the third quarter, but Washington maintained control with touchdown passes from Michael Penix Jr. to Taj Davis and Jalen McMillan in the fourth quarter. Despite Texas mounting a late comeback with a Brooks rushing touchdown and a field goal, the Huskies' 27-20 victory was sealed by superior third-down efficiency (11-20 vs 6-15) and time of possession dominance (35:46 to 24:14), allowing them to hold onto the belt.

Jerrin Thompson's first-quarter interception of Michael Penix Jr., which gave Washington prime field position and led to the opening field goal
Wayne Taulapapa's 42-yard rushing touchdown in Q1 that gave Washington a 10-3 lead and set the tone for the game
Michael Penix Jr.'s touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan in the fourth quarter that pushed Washington's lead to 27-13, effectively sealing the belt defense

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

WashingtonTexas

Total yards440420

Rushing yards15351

Passing yards287369

First downs2519

3rd down conv.11/206/15

Turnovers10

Penalties–yards6–406–45

Time of possession35:4624:14

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 14:53	Washington	+35 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 35 yds to the Texas 40 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:01	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted Jerrin Thompson return for no gain to the Texas 27
Q1 12:40	Texas	+4 yd	Daniel Trejo punt blocked by Edefuan Ulofoshio blocked by Edefuan Ulofoshio
Q1 11:44	Washington	+46 yd	Peyton Henry 46 yd FG GOOD
Q1 11:44	Washington	+20 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 65 yds , Keilan Robinson return for 20 yds to the WASHINGTON 45 TEXAS Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Texas 10
Q1 7:52	Texas	+29 yd	Bert Auburn 29 yd FG GOOD
Q1 9:19	Texas	+27 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Casey Cain for 27 yds to the Wash 10 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:17	Washington	+42 yd	Wayne Taulapapa run for 42 yds for a TD (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q2 0:00	Washington	+24 yd	Peyton Henry 24 yd FG GOOD
Q3 13:48	Texas	+21 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 21 yds to the Wash 34 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:31	Texas	+34 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Jonathon Brooks for 34 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q3 6:44	Washington	+6 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Taj Davis for 6 yds for a TD (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q4 13:08	Washington	+8 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 8 yds for a TD (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q4 13:08	Washington	+20 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 59 yds , Keilan Robinson return for 20 yds to the Texas 26
Q4 9:50	Texas	+3 yd	Jonathon Brooks run for 3 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q4 1:40	Texas	+26 yd	Bert Auburn 26 yd FG GOOD
Q4 3:09	Texas	+23 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Casey Cain for 23 yds to the Wash 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 0:00	Texas	+49 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Casey Cain for 49 yds to the Wash 41 for a 1ST down

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
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	32/54	287	5.3	2	1
TeamWashington	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Quinn EwersTexas	30/46	320	7.0	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wayne TaulapapaWashington	14	103	7.4	1	42
Richard NewtonWashington	11	44	4.0	0	9
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	3	6	2.0	0	4
Keilan RobinsonTexas	8	27	3.4	0	7
Jonathon BrooksTexas	6	18	3.0	1	5
Quinn EwersTexas	4	6	1.5	0	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen McMillanWashington	8	58	7.3	1	14
Rome OdunzeWashington	5	57	11.4	0	18
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	3	45	15.0	0	35
Taj DavisWashington	4	32	8.0	1	11
Jack WestoverWashington	4	32	8.0	0	16
Devin CulpWashington	4	29	7.3	0	9
Quentin MooreWashington	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wayne TaulapapaWashington	3	17	5.7	0	9
Casey CainTexas	4	106	26.5	0	49
Xavier WorthyTexas	7	84	12.0	0	21
Jordan WhittingtonTexas	5	44	8.8	0	13
Keilan RobinsonTexas	6	42	7.0	0	15
Jonathon BrooksTexas	2	37	18.5	1	34
Ja'Tavion SandersTexas	5	36	7.2	0	17
Gunnar HelmTexas	1	19	19.0	0	19
Savion RedTexas	1	1	1.0	0	1

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Bralen TriceWashington	1	1	1	1	0
Voi TunuufiWashington	1	1	1	1	0
Jerrin ThompsonTexas	0	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jerrin ThompsonTexas	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Giles JacksonWashington	1	12	12.0	12	0
Keilan RobinsonTexas	2	40	20.0	20	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Peyton HenryWashington	2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9
Bert AuburnTexas	2/2	100.0	29	2/2	8

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	0	0.0	0	0
Xavier WorthyTexas	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallisterWashington	3	117	39.0	1	2	52
Daniel TrejoTexas	3	145	48.3	1	1	51

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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