September 2, 2023 Week 1 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 56–19, at home over Boise State.

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Recap

Washington's defense and offense overwhelmed Boise State from start to finish in a dominant 56-19 belt-defense victory. After Boise State struck first with a 7-yard Ashton Jeanty touchdown run, the Huskies erupted behind Michael Penix Jr., who engineered a devastating passing attack that produced four touchdowns in the second quarter alone, including scoring strikes to Jalen McMillan (twice), Ja'Lynn Polk, and Jack Westover. Boise State managed a pair of field goals and a second-half touchdown pass from Taylen Green to Jeanty, but Washington's balanced assault—490 passing yards and relentless efficiency on third down—proved impossible to contain. The Huskies added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to cruise to an easy conference road victory and maintain their grip on the lineal championship.

Michael Penix Jr. to Jalen McMillan 7-yard TD pass (Q2 14:09) — Washington's first score broke the ice after Boise State's opening drive touchdown
Penix to Ja'Lynn Polk 44-yard TD pass (Q2 5:06) — Part of Washington's devastating four-score second-quarter explosion that put the game out of reach
Taylen Green interception to Kamren Fabiculanan (Q2 2:10) — Turnover halted Boise State momentum and led directly to Washington's fourth touchdown drive
Ashton Jeanty 50-yard TD reception from Green (Q3 12:49) — Boise State's only second-half touchdown, but too little too late as Washington had already built a commanding lead

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

WashingtonBoise State

Total yards568402

Rushing yards78138

Passing yards490264

First downs2221

3rd down conv.4/106/17

Turnovers02

Penalties–yards5–603–29

Time of possession29:4830:12

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 15:00	Boise State	+51 yd	Jonah Dalmas kickoff for 65 yds , Germie Bernard return for 51 yds to the BOIS 49
Q1 6:24	Boise State	+40 yd	Taylen Green pass complete to Stefan Cobbs for 40 yds to the WASH 39 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:42	Boise State	+7 yd	Ashton Jeanty 7 Yd Run (Jonah Dalmas PAT failed)
Q2 14:09	Washington	+7 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 7 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q1 1:58	Washington	+35 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 35 yds to the BOIS 34 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:57	Washington	+26 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 26 yds to the BOIS 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:49	Boise State	+48 yd	Taylen Green pass complete to Ashton Jeanty for 48 yds to the WASH 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:06	Boise State	+39 yd	Jonah Dalmas 39 yd FG GOOD
Q2 11:19	Washington	+21 yd	Will Nixon run for 21 yds to the BOIS 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:43	Washington	+20 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Dillon Johnson for 20 yds to the BOIS 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:52	Washington	+38 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 38 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 5:06	Washington	+44 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 44 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 5:15	Washington	+29 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 29 yds to the BOIS 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:00	Washington	+21 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 63 yds , Kaden Dudley return for 21 yds to the BOIS 23
Q2 2:10	Boise State	+0 yd	Taylen Green pass intercepted Kamren Fabiculanan return for no gain to the BOIS 40
Q2 2:01	Washington	+20 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 20 yds to the BOIS 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:27	Washington	+20 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jack Westover for 20 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 1:21	Washington	+20 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 60 yds , Kaden Dudley return for 20 yds to the BOIS 25
Q2 0:02	Boise State	+34 yd	Jonah Dalmas 34 yd FG GOOD
Q3 12:49	Boise State	+50 yd	Taylen Green pass complete to Ashton Jeanty for 50 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Q3 10:38	Washington	+50 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 50 yds to the BOIS 5 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:38	Washington	+5 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 5 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q4 14:54	Washington	+19 yd	Jalen McMillan run for 19 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q3 2:20	Washington	+24 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 24 yds Rome Odunze fumbled, forced by Jaylen Clark, recovered by WASH Rome Odunze for a 1ST down
Q4 6:57	Washington	+1 yd	Dillon Johnson run for 1 yd for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q4 11:48	Washington	+27 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Germie Bernard for 27 yds to the BOIS 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 4:47	Boise State	+33 yd	Taylen Green pass intercepted Carson Bruener return for 33 yds to the BOIS 36
Q4 4:03	Washington	+31 yd	Dylan Morris pass complete to Josh Cuevas for 31 yds for a TD (Grady Gross 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
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	29/40	450	11.3	5	0	92.7
Dylan MorrisWashington	1/1	31	31.0	1	0	100.0
Jalen McMillanWashington	1/1	9	9.0	0	0	88.2
Taylen GreenBoise State	19/39	244	6.3	1	2	43.8
Maddux MadsenBoise State	3/7	20	2.9	0	0	31.9
TeamBoise State	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Will NixonWashington	6	48	8.0	0	21
Jalen McMillanWashington	1	19	19.0	1	19
Dillon JohnsonWashington	7	12	1.7	1	4
Daniyel NgataWashington	1	5	5.0	0	5
TeamWashington	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	2	-2	-1.0	0	4
Sam Adams IIWashington	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
George HolaniBoise State	10	51	5.1	0	11
Ashton JeantyBoise State	10	44	4.4	1	9
Taylen GreenBoise State	5	31	6.2	0	13
Maddux MadsenBoise State	3	12	4.0	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rome OdunzeWashington	7	132	18.9	1	29
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	3	101	33.7	1	50
Jalen McMillanWashington	8	95	11.9	2	38
Jack WestoverWashington	5	59	11.8	1	20
Germie BernardWashington	3	47	15.7	0	27
Josh CuevasWashington	1	31	31.0	1	31
Dillon JohnsonWashington	3	20	6.7	0	20
Devin CulpWashington	1	5	5.0	0	5
Ashton JeantyBoise State	4	109	27.3	1	50
Eric McAlisterBoise State	7	69	9.9	0	19
Stefan CobbsBoise State	6	56	9.3	0	40
Billy BowensBoise State	3	23	7.7	0	11
George HolaniBoise State	2	7	3.5	0	6

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Dominique HamptonWashington	7	4	0	0	0
Edefuan UlofoshioWashington	6	5	1	1	0
Asa TurnerWashington	5	4	0	2	0
Elijah JacksonWashington	4	4	0	0	0
Deven BryantWashington	4	4	0	0	0
Ralen GoforthWashington	4	0	0	0	0
Bralen TriceWashington	3	2	0	0	0
Carson BruenerWashington	3	2	0	0	0
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	3	1	0	0	0
Jacob BandesWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Kamren FabiculananWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Darren BarkinsWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Lance HoltzclawWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington	2	0	0	0	0
Davon BanksWashington	2	0	0	0	4
Drew FowlerWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Jabbar MuhammadWashington	1	1	0	0	1
Dyson MccutcheonWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Maurice HeimsWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Tristan DunnWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Tuli LetuligasenoaWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Mishael PowellWashington	0	0	0	0	1
Alexander TeubnerBoise State	11	8	0	0	1
DJ SchrammBoise State	7	4	0	1	0
Jaylen ClarkBoise State	6	5	0	2	0
Kaonohi KanihoBoise State	4	3	0	0	0
Andrew SimpsonBoise State	4	2	1	1	0
Rodney RobinsonBoise State	4	1	0	0	0
Demitri WashingtonBoise State	3	2	0	0	0
Seyi OladipoBoise State	3	2	0	1	1
Jake RippBoise State	3	2	0	0	0
Jayden VirginBoise State	3	1	0	0	0
Zion WashingtonBoise State	2	2	0	0	0
Ty BenefieldBoise State	2	2	0	0	0
Herbert Gums Jr.Boise State	2	1	0	0.5	0
Ahmed HassaneinBoise State	2	0	0	0.5	0
Taylen GreenBoise State	1	1	0	0	0
Sheldon NewtonBoise State	1	1	0	0	0
A'Marion McCoyBoise State	1	1	0	0	0
Marco NotarainniBoise State	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
TeamWashington	1	0	0
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Carson BruenerWashington	1	33	0
Kamren FabiculananWashington	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Germie BernardWashington	2	63	31.5	51
Richard NewtonWashington	2	20	10.0	16
Jack WestoverWashington	1	15	15.0	15
Kaden DudleyBoise State	3	56	18.7	21
Cole WrightBoise State	1	9	9.0	9

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady GrossWashington	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8
Jonah DalmasBoise State	2/2	100.0	39	1/2	7

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalen McMillanWashington	2	6	3.0	5	0
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	4	4.0	4	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallisterWashington	5	209	41.8	0	3	48
James Ferguson-ReynoldsBoise State	7	365	52.1	1	1	62

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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