October 21, 2023 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 15–7, at home over Arizona State.

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Recap

Washington's defense proved stifling in this defensive struggle, with the Huskies holding the belt despite a lopsided yardage advantage for Arizona State. The Sun Devils dominated time of possession 37:29 to 22:31 and rushed for 145 yards, but Washington's defense forced four turnovers and limited ASU to just 15 points. Michael Penix Jr. was intercepted twice early in the game, but Washington's kicker Grady Gross made three field goals to secure the 15-7 victory. Arizona State's only touchdown came on a Cameron Skattebo 1-yard run in the second quarter, while ASU's late interception return for a touchdown by Mishael Powell (89 yards in the fourth quarter) and subsequent two-point conversion failure sealed their fate with just minutes remaining.

Grady Gross's three field goals (24, 47, and 24 yards) providing the offensive firepower Washington needed in a low-scoring affair
Michael Penix Jr.'s two first-half interceptions and fumble recovery by ASU that could have derailed Washington but the defense held firm
Cameron Skattebo's 1-yard touchdown run in Q2 giving Arizona State a 7-3 lead but failing to extend it further
Mishael Powell's 89-yard interception return for a touchdown in Q4 that failed on the two-point conversion, representing Arizona State's last real chance to win

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

WashingtonArizona State

Total yards288341

Rushing yards13145

Passing yards275196

First downs1720

3rd down conv.3/115/17

Turnovers41

Penalties–yards5–517–71

Time of possession22:3137:29

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 11:20	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted
Q1 8:12	Arizona State	+31 yd	Dario Longhetto 31 yd FG MISSED
Q1 7:38	Washington	+21 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 21 yds to the WASH 43 for a 1ST down Arizona State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Dashaun Mallory) declined for a 1ST down
Q2 13:19	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted
Q2 14:50	Washington	+21 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jack Westover for 21 yds to the ASU 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:50	Washington	+1 yd	Michael Penix Jr. run for 1 yd to the ASU 47 Michael Penix Jr. fumbled, recovered by ASU Shamari Simmons
Q2 4:22	Arizona State	+1 yd	Cameron Skattebo run for 1 yd for a TD (Dario Longhetto KICK)
Q2 4:16	Arizona State	+20 yd	Dario Longhetto kickoff for 65 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 20 yds to the WASH 20
Q2 0:12	Washington	+24 yd	Grady Gross 24 yd FG GOOD
Q3 14:54	Arizona State	+22 yd	Dario Longhetto kickoff for 59 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 22 yds to the WASH 28
Q3 14:17	Washington	+7 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 7 yds Ja'Lynn Polk fumbled, recovered by ASU C.J. Fite
Q3 3:37	Arizona State	+43 yd	Dario Longhetto 43 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Elijah Jackson
Q4 13:40	Washington	+21 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 21 yds to the ASU 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:28	Washington	+47 yd	Grady Gross 47 yd FG GOOD
Q4 12:16	Arizona State	+34 yd	Trenton Bourguet pass complete to Elijhah Badger for 34 yds to the WASH 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:11	Arizona State	+89 yd	Mishael Powell 89 Yd Interception Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Q4 7:36	Arizona State	+5 yd	Trenton Bourguet run for 5 yds to the ASU 14 Trenton Bourguet fumbled, recovered by ASU DeCarlos Brooks
Q4 3:17	Washington	+24 yd	Grady Gross 24 yd FG GOOD

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	27/42	275	6.5	0	2	41.4
Trenton BourguetArizona State	26/47	196	4.2	0	1	33.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Will NixonWashington	1	13	13.0	0	13
Dillon JohnsonWashington	8	6	0.8	0	13
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
TeamWashington	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
DeCarlos BrooksArizona State	10	63	6.3	0	16
Cameron SkatteboArizona State	11	51	4.6	1	11
Trenton BourguetArizona State	5	22	4.4	0	17
Elijhah BadgerArizona State	2	6	3.0	0	7
Kyson BrownArizona State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Xavier GuilloryArizona State	1	0	0.0	0	0
TeamArizona State	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	9	102	11.3	21
Rome OdunzeWashington	5	82	16.4	21
Jack WestoverWashington	3	34	11.3	21
Denzel BostonWashington	2	16	8.0	9
Giles JacksonWashington	3	16	5.3	7
Will NixonWashington	2	10	5.0	9
Dillon JohnsonWashington	2	9	4.5	5
Devin CulpWashington	1	6	6.0	6
Elijhah BadgerArizona State	8	50	6.3	34
Jalin ConyersArizona State	3	41	13.7	15
Melquan StovallArizona State	3	32	10.7	17
Bryce PierreArizona State	4	29	7.3	13
Cameron SkatteboArizona State	3	25	8.3	14
Troy OmeireArizona State	1	9	9.0	9
DeCarlos BrooksArizona State	1	6	6.0	6
Xavier GuilloryArizona State	3	4	1.3	4

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	TD
Jabbar MuhammadWashington	7	6	2	0	0
Edefuan UlofoshioWashington	7	4	0	0	0
Dominique HamptonWashington	7	3	0	0	0
Asa TurnerWashington	5	2	0	0	0
Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington	4	4	1	0	0
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	4	3	0	0	0
Elijah JacksonWashington	4	3	1	2	0
Jacob BandesWashington	3	3	0	0	0
Carson BruenerWashington	3	3	0	1	0
Ralen GoforthWashington	3	2	0	2	0
Bralen TriceWashington	3	1	0	0	0
Makell EsteenWashington	3	1	0	0	0
Mishael PowellWashington	3	1	0	1	1
Jake JenningsWashington	2	1	0	0	0
Kamren FabiculananWashington	1	1	0	1	0
Drew FowlerWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Sekai Asoau-AfoaWashington	1	0	0	1	0
Voi TunuufiWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Jaivion GreenWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Faatui TuiteleWashington	0	0	0	1	0
Caleb McCulloughArizona State	8	6	1.5	1	0
Edward WoodsArizona State	6	6	1	0	0
Jordan ClarkArizona State	5	5	0	0	0
Alphonso TaylorArizona State	5	5	0	0	0
Ro TorrenceArizona State	3	3	0	0	0
Demetries FordArizona State	2	2	0	0	0
Michael MatusArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Dashaun MalloryArizona State	1	1	1	2	0
Travion BrownArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Anthonie CooperArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Prince DorbahArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Macen WilliamsArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Shamari SimmonsArizona State	1	1	0	1	0
James DjonkamArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Keith AbneyArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Sam BenjaminArizona State	1	1	0	0	0
Elijah O'NealArizona State	1	1	1	0	0
Elijhah BadgerArizona State	1	0	0	0	0
Chris EdmondsArizona State	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier GuilloryArizona State	1	0	0	0	0
Tate RomneyArizona State	1	0	0.5	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	2	1	0
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	1	1	0
Trenton BourguetArizona State	1	0	0
Shamari SimmonsArizona State	0	0	1
C.J. FiteArizona State	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Mishael PowellWashington	1	89	1
Shamari SimmonsArizona State	1	0	0
Ro TorrenceArizona State	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Daniyel NgataWashington	2	42	21.0	22
Elijhah BadgerArizona State	1	12	12.0	12
Michael MatusArizona State	1	4	4.0	4

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady GrossWashington	3/3	100.0	47	0/0	9
Dario LonghettoArizona State	0/2	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Giles JacksonWashington	2	10	5.0	7	0
Dominique HamptonWashington	1	3	3.0	3	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallisterWashington	3	110	36.7	0	39
Dario LonghettoArizona State	2	86	43.0	1	49
Cameron SkatteboArizona State	2	69	34.5	1	40

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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