September 9, 2023 Week 2 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 43–10, at home over Tulsa.

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Washington 43

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Tulsa 10

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Recap

Washington dominated from the opening drive, with Michael Penix Jr. orchestrating an efficient offense that struck quickly and often. After an early 50-yard penalty-aided drive resulted in a Rome Odunze touchdown, the Huskies extended their lead with a Ja'Lynn Polk rushing touchdown in the first quarter, and continued their assault with a Jalen McMillan touchdown reception and two-point conversion in the second quarter. Tulsa managed only a Chase Meyer field goal in the first half and never seriously threatened, as Washington's defense kept the visitors bottled up with just 318 total yards while Penix completed pass after pass to receivers like Odunze and Bernard. The Huskies sealed the dominant performance with scores in the third quarter before substitutes mopped up late, with an early interception and a McMillan fumble the only blemishes on an otherwise flawless belt-defending effort.

Penix to Odunze for 2-yard TD and 50-yard penalty-aided opening drive set the tone for Washington's offensive dominance
Polk's 27-yard rushing touchdown in Q1 extended the lead and established Washington's balanced attack
McMillan's 9-yard TD reception with two-point conversion in Q2 pushed the lead to insurmountable levels before halftime
Germie Bernard's 7-yard TD reception in Q3 and Odunze's rushing TD late in Q3 put the game completely out of reach

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

WashingtonTulsa

Total yards563318

Rushing yards109168

Passing yards454150

First downs3022

3rd down conv.5/77/17

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards7–937–65

Time of possession29:5630:04

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	Washington	+50 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 35 yds to the TLSA 30 for a 1ST down Tulsa Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Owen Ostroski) to the TLSA 15 for a 1ST down
Q1 12:19	Washington	+2 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 2 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q1 12:19	Tulsa	+32 yd	Cardell Williams pass complete to Braylin Presley for 32 yds to the WASH 40 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:48	Tulsa	+44 yd	Chase Meyer 44 yd FG GOOD
Q1 8:38	Tulsa	+38 yd	Chase Meyer kickoff for 51 yds , Germie Bernard return for 38 yds to the WASH 27 Washington Penalty, Illegal Block (13 Yards) to the WASH 13
Q1 8:38	Washington	+33 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 33 yds to the WASH 49 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:46	Washington	+27 yd	Ja'Lynn Polk run for 27 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 13:50	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted, touchback.
Q2 13:50	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted, touchback.
Q2 8:37	Tulsa	+0 yd	Cardell Williams pass intercepted, touchback.
Q2 8:27	Washington	+26 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 26 yds to the WASH 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 3:55	Washington	+9 yd	Jalen McMillan 9 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Jaden Green Pass to Dylan Morris for Two-Point Conversion)
Q2 1:35	Tulsa	+27 yd	Angus Davies punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WASH 29 Washington Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) to the WASH 29
Q2 1:35	Tulsa	+37 yd	Angus Davies punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WASH 29 Washington Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the WASH 19
Q2 0:03	Washington	+18 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jalen McMillan for 18 yds Jalen McMillan fumbled, recovered by TLSA Reggie Ellis
Q3 11:39	Washington	+30 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Devin Culp for 30 yds to the WASH 48 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:00	Washington	+7 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Germie Bernard for 7 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q3 0:40	Washington	+14 yd	Rome Odunze run for 14 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q4 11:12	Tulsa	+15 yd	Luke McGary 15 Yd pass from Roman Fuller (Chase Meyer Kick)
Q4 11:05	Washington	+36 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Germie Bernard for 36 yds to the TLSA 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:17	Washington	+33 yd	Grady Gross 33 yd FG MISSED
Q4 3:00	Washington	+1 yd	Daniyel Ngata run for 1 yd for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q4 6:51	Washington	+34 yd	Dylan Morris pass complete to Rome Odunze for 34 yds to the TLSA 13 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	QBR
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	28/38	409	10.8	3	1	90.4
Dylan MorrisWashington	2/2	45	22.5	0	0	99.9
Roman FullerTulsa	12/18	85	4.7	1	0	69.9
Cardell WilliamsTulsa	6/14	65	4.6	0	1	25.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Will NixonWashington	6	30	5.0	0	12
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	1	27	27.0	1	27
Daniyel NgataWashington	6	18	3.0	1	9
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	14	14.0	1	14
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	2	11	5.5	0	6
Germie BernardWashington	2	8	4.0	0	8
Sam Adams IIWashington	4	1	0.3	0	2
Jordan FordTulsa	15	67	4.5	0	19
Bill JacksonTulsa	10	55	5.5	0	15
Anthony WatkinsTulsa	11	51	4.6	0	9
Cardell WilliamsTulsa	2	0	0.0	0	5
Braylin PresleyTulsa	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Roman FullerTulsa	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen McMillanWashington	8	120	15.0	1	35
Rome OdunzeWashington	7	107	15.3	1	34
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	5	81	16.2	0	33
Germie BernardWashington	2	43	21.5	1	36
Devin CulpWashington	1	30	30.0	0	30
Will NixonWashington	2	25	12.5	0	18
Denzel BostonWashington	2	23	11.5	0	12
Jack WestoverWashington	1	11	11.0	0	11
Quentin MooreWashington	1	8	8.0	0	8
Sam Adams IIWashington	1	6	6.0	0	6
Braylin PresleyTulsa	3	54	18.0	0	32
Marquis ShouldersTulsa	3	23	7.7	0	10
Devan WilliamsTulsa	2	16	8.0	0	9
Luke McgaryTulsa	1	15	15.0	1	15
Anthony WatkinsTulsa	2	15	7.5	0	9
Jordan FordTulsa	2	9	4.5	0	10
Carl ChesterTulsa	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kamdyn BenjaminTulsa	2	7	3.5	0	5
Ethan HallTulsa	1	3	3.0	0	3
Bill JacksonTulsa	1	1	1.0	0	1

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Edefuan UlofoshioWashington	8	6	0	0	1
Dominique HamptonWashington	6	6	0	0	0
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	5	3	0	0	0
Jabbar MuhammadWashington	4	4	1	1	1
Bralen TriceWashington	4	3	0	1	0
Makell EsteenWashington	3	3	0	0	0
Griffin MillerWashington	3	2	0	0	0
Elijah JacksonWashington	3	1	0	0	0
Tristan DunnWashington	3	1	0	0	0
Ralen GoforthWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Carson BruenerWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Mishael PowellWashington	2	2	0	0	1
Davon BanksWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Tristan WarnerWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Voi TunuufiWashington	2	1	1	1	0
Tuli LetuligasenoaWashington	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	1	1	0	0	0
M.J. AleWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Asa TurnerWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Sekai Asoau-AfoaWashington	1	1	0	1	0
Antonio HillWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Jayvon ParkerWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Jaivion GreenWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Thaddeus DixonWashington	1	1	0	0	1
Kamren FabiculananWashington	1	0	0	0	1
Lance HoltzclawWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Milton Hopkins Jr.Washington	1	0	0	0	0
Kanion WilliamsTulsa	7	3	0	0.5	1
Kendarin RayTulsa	7	2	0	0	0
Keuan ParkerTulsa	5	4	0	0	0
Jaise OliverTulsa	5	3	0	0	0
Demarco JonesTulsa	3	2	0	0	0
Julien SimonTulsa	3	2	0	0	0
Coleton SmithTulsa	3	2	0	0	0
Zaid HamdanTulsa	3	1	0	1	0
Everitt RogersTulsa	3	1	0	0.5	0
Owen OstroskiTulsa	3	1	0	0.5	0
Mitchell KulkinTulsa	2	1	0	0	1
Nunu CampbellTulsa	2	1	0	0	0
Tyree CarlisleTulsa	2	0	0	0	0
Donte BurtonTulsa	1	1	0	0	0
Jayden SimonTulsa	1	1	0	0	0
Dorian HopkinsTulsa	1	1	0	0	0
Zach NeilsenTulsa	1	1	0	0	0
Xavier LanierTulsa	1	0	0	0	0
Reggie EllisTulsa	1	0	0	0	0
Vontroy MaloneTulsa	1	0	0	0.5	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jalen McMillanWashington	1	1	0
Reggie EllisTulsa	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kamren FabiculananWashington	1	0	0
Jaise OliverTulsa	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Germie BernardWashington	2	25	12.5	13	0
Jordan FordTulsa	1	13	13.0	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady GrossWashington	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5
Chase MeyerTulsa	1/1	100.0	44	1/1	4

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalen McMillanWashington	1	6	6.0	6	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Angus DaviesTulsa	3	113	37.7	0	1	54

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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