October 28, 2023 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 42–33, on the road at Stanford.

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WashingtonAP No. 5 42

AP poll, week 9: Washington No. 5 at Stanford unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Washington came in 350 days into reign #321, which began with a win over Oregon, with 10 defenses already behind it; this was its 11th defense. Washington went on to defend it 6 more times before Michigan took it on January 8, 2024, 422 days after the reign began.

For Stanford this was its 18th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 5 times before.

It was the 5th of 5 belt games between the two; going in, the series stood 2–2; all-time Washington leads 3–2. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Washington's defense held firm in the second half to preserve the belt with a 33-42 victory at Stanford. The Huskies struck first with Jack Westover's early touchdown run, but Stanford answered with Ashton Daniels' short TD run and added two field goals to take a 13-7 halftime lead. Washington's offense exploded in the second half, with Michael Penix Jr. leading an aerial assault featuring a stunning 92-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Lynn Polk in the second quarter and Rome Odunze hauling in three touchdown receptions across the game. Despite Stanford's late-game resilience and a Justin Lamson rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, Washington's balanced passing attack proved too much to overcome, with Penix Jr. completing passes to five different receivers for scores.

Ja'Lynn Polk's 92-yard touchdown reception late in Q2 gave Washington momentum and a lead they wouldn't relinquish
Michael Penix Jr.'s three touchdown passes to Rome Odunze provided consistent scoring threats throughout the game
Stanford's failed two-point conversion in Q3 after Elic Ayomanor's touchdown catch kept Washington's lead intact
Penix Jr.'s interception with 1:36 remaining threatened to hand the belt to Stanford but came too late to change the outcome

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

StanfordWashington

Total yards495460

Rushing yards12891

Passing yards367369

First downs2623

3rd down conv.5/166/13

Turnovers02

Penalties–yards8–747–78

Time of possession34:4025:20

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 6:26	Washington	+1 yd	Jack Westover run for 1 yd for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 15:00	Stanford	+20 yd	Ashton Daniels pass complete to Sam Roush for 20 yds to the WASH 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:24	Stanford	+5 yd	Ashton Daniels run for 5 yds for a TD (Joshua Karty KICK)
Q2 9:20	Washington	+7 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 7 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 12:00	Washington	+29 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Devin Culp for 29 yds to the STAN 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:09	Washington	+92 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 92 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK) (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 5:09	Stanford	+30 yd	Ashton Daniels pass complete to Tiger Bachmeier for 30 yds to the WASH 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:09	Stanford	+11 yd	Ashton Daniels run for 11 yds to the WASH 28 Ashton Daniels fumbled, recovered by STAN Bryce Farrell for a 1ST down
Q2 1:05	Stanford	+23 yd	Joshua Karty 23 yd FG GOOD
Q2 0:00	Stanford	+47 yd	Joshua Karty 47 yd FG GOOD
Q2 0:41	Stanford	+24 yd	Ashton Daniels run for 24 yds to the WASH 31 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:00	Washington	+20 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 20 yds to the WASH 30
Q3 10:01	Stanford	+39 yd	Ashton Daniels pass complete to Elic Ayomanor for 39 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Q3 5:23	Washington	+23 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 23 yds to the STAN 10 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:55	Washington	+10 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 10 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q3 3:55	Stanford	+53 yd	Ashton Daniels pass complete to Elic Ayomanor for 53 yds to the WASH 18 for a 1ST down
Q3 1:17	Stanford	+2 yd	Ashton Daniels run for 2 yds for a TD (Joshua Karty KICK)
Q3 1:12	Washington	+25 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 25 yds to the WASH 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:14	Washington	+24 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Devin Culp for 24 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q4 11:37	Washington	+7 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 7 yds Rome Odunze fumbled, recovered by STAN Mitch Leigber [SG] PENIX JR., Michael pass short to the left complete for 7 yards to ODUNZE, Rome caught at the STA14, ODUNZE, Rome fumbled at STA10 forced by TAFITI, Tevarua, recovered by STA LEIGBER, Mitch at the STA12, returned 5 yards to the STA17 (CUEVAS, Josh;TAFITI, Tevarua), clock 11:37.
Q4 11:37	Stanford	+44 yd	Ashton Daniels pass complete to Jackson Harris for 44 yds to the WASH 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:46	Stanford	+2 yd	Justin Lamson 2 Yd Run (Joshua Karty Kick)
Q4 5:05	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted, touchback.
Q4 1:36	Washington	+13 yd	Dillon Johnson 13 Yd Run (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

Stanford

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ashton Daniels	31/50	367	7.3	1	0	71.1
Tiger Bachmeier	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0

Washington

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Penix Jr.	21/38	369	9.7	4	1	54.4

Rushing

Stanford

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ashton Daniels	18	81	4.5	2	24
E.J. Smith	5	18	3.6	0	7
Justin Lamson	3	12	4.0	1	9
Casey Filkins	5	9	1.8	0	4
Sedrick Irvin	2	8	4.0	0	7
Bryce Farrell	2	0	0.0	0	1

Washington

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dillon Johnson	18	84	4.7	1	13
Tybo Rogers	2	12	6.0	0	10
Will Nixon	1	6	6.0	0	6
Sam Adams II	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jack Westover	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Michael Penix Jr.	1	-12	-12.0	0	0

Receiving

Stanford

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elic Ayomanor	9	146	16.2	1	53
Tiger Bachmeier	10	95	9.5	0	30
Jackson Harris	1	44	44.0	0	44
Sam Roush	3	43	14.3	0	20
Bryce Farrell	2	18	9.0	0	16
E.J. Smith	4	11	2.8	0	7
Jayson Raines	1	7	7.0	0	7
Casey Filkins	1	3	3.0	0	3

Washington

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ja'Lynn Polk	5	148	29.6	2	92
Rome Odunze	6	89	14.8	1	25
Devin Culp	3	55	18.3	1	29
Germie Bernard	3	43	14.3	0	16
Jack Westover	3	24	8.0	0	14
Sam Adams II	1	10	10.0	0	10

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Defense

Stanford

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Alaka'i Gilman	9	4	0	0	1	0
Collin Wright	6	5	0	0	0	0
Tevarua Tafiti	6	3	0	0	0	2
Wilfredo Aybar	4	2	1	2	0	0
Gaethan Bernadel	4	1	0	0	0	0
Mitch Leigber	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jshawn Frausto-Ramos	3	2	0	0	0	0
Scotty Edwards	3	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Franklin	3	1	0	0	0	0
Zahran Manley	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tristan Sinclair	2	1	0	0	0	0
Lance Keneley	2	1	0	0	0	0
Omari Porter	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Roush	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Buckey	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron Morris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ernest Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Rose	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Kasemervisz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tobin Phillips	0	0	0	0	1	2

Washington

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Edefuan Ulofoshio	12	10	0	0	0	0
Jabbar Muhammad	8	7	1	1	1	0
Carson Bruener	8	5	0	0.5	1	0
Alphonzo Tuputala	8	4	0.5	0.5	0	0
Ralen Goforth	7	3	0	1	0	0
Dominique Hampton	5	5	0	0	1	0
Mishael Powell	5	3	0	0.5	1	0
Bralen Trice	4	2	1	1	0	4
Jaivion Green	3	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	0
M.J. Ale	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sekai Asoau-Afoa	2	0	0	0	0	1
Faatui Tuitele	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Cuevas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Fowler	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Makell Esteen	1	0	0	0	2	0
Voi Tunuufi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Bandes	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Stanford

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ashton Daniels	1	0	0
Mitch Leigber	0	0	1

Washington

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rome Odunze	1	1	0

Interceptions

Stanford

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Zahran Manley	1	0	0

Washington

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Stanford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bryce Farrell	2	31	15.5	17	0

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Will Nixon	1	20	20.0	20	0

Kicking

Stanford

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joshua Karty	2/2	100.0	47	3/3	9

Washington

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady Gross	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punt Returns

Stanford

No recorded stats in this category.

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Denzel Boston	3	24	8.0	16	0

Punting

Stanford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aidan Flintoft	5	199	39.8	0	2	47

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallister	5	208	41.6	0	1	46

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 401524042) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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