November 11, 2023 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 35–28, at home over Utah.

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Recap

Washington's defense held up when it mattered most to preserve the belt with a 35-28 victory over Utah in a high-scoring affair. The Huskies and Utes traded touchdowns throughout, with Michael Penix Jr. leading Washington's aerial attack and connecting repeatedly with Rome Odunze for three scores. Utah kept pace behind Bryson Barnes and a pair of touchdown runs from Ja'Quinden Jackson, but Washington's balanced approach—including Dillon Johnson's two rushing touchdowns and three field goals from Grady Gross—proved decisive. The game featured several momentum swings, including a chaotic third-quarter interception by Alphonzo Tuputala that he fumbled back to Utah, but Washington weathered Utah's late pushes to maintain control of the belt.

Rome Odunze's 34-yard touchdown reception in Q2 gave Washington a crucial lead while Utah was surging
Dillon Johnson's 5-yard rushing touchdown in Q2 extended Washington's lead to double digits late in the half
Ja'Quinden Jackson's second rushing touchdown with 0:57 left in Q2 kept Utah within striking distance heading into halftime
Rome Odunze's 33-yard touchdown reception in Q3 gave Washington breathing room despite the failed two-point conversion

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

WashingtonUtah

Total yards457382

Rushing yards125115

Passing yards332267

First downs2617

3rd down conv.5/145/11

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards11–1008–97

Time of possession34:5825:02

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 9:01	Washington	+22 yd	Tybo Rogers run for 22 yds to the UTAH 37 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:06	Washington	+2 yd	Michael Penix Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q1 4:48	Utah	+41 yd	Bryson Barnes pass complete to Devaughn Vele for 41 yds to the WASH 22 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:37	Utah	+2 yd	Ja'Quinden Jackson run for 2 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Q1 0:19	Washington	+41 yd	Grady Gross 41 yd FG GOOD
Q1 3:11	Washington	+30 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 30 yds to the UTAH 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:52	Utah	+8 yd	Bryson Barnes pass complete to Sione Vaki for 8 yds Sione Vaki fumbled, recovered by UTAH Sione Vaki (11:32) Shotgun Barnes,Bryson pass complete short left to Vaki,Sione for 8 yards to the WASH29 fumbled by Vaki,Sione at WASH29 forced by Jackson,Elijah recovered by UTAH Vaki,Sione at WASH29, End Of Play.
Q2 9:00	Utah	+6 yd	Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miki Suguturaga for 6 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Q2 7:49	Washington	+28 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Jack Westover for 28 yds to the UTAH 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:59	Washington	+34 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 34 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 5:59	Utah	+53 yd	Bryson Barnes pass complete to Sione Vaki for 53 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Q2 5:50	Utah	+41 yd	Cole Becker kickoff for 62 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 41 yds to the WASH 44
Q2 5:34	Washington	+28 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Germie Bernard for 28 yds to the UTAH 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 3:17	Washington	+5 yd	Dillon Johnson run for 5 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 1:09	Utah	+68 yd	Bryson Barnes pass complete to Devaughn Vele for 68 yds to the WASH 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:57	Utah	+7 yd	Ja'Quinden Jackson run for 7 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Q2 0:48	Utah	+31 yd	Cole Becker kickoff for 60 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 31 yds to the WASH 36
Q3 14:54	Utah	+32 yd	Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 32 yds to the WASH 33 Washington Penalty, Offensive Holding (Makell Esteen) to the WASH 14
Q3 14:46	Washington	+28 yd	Dillon Johnson run for 28 yds to the WASH 42 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:02	Washington	+38 yd	Grady Gross 38 yd FG GOOD
Q3 9:57	Washington	+44 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 44 yds to the UTAH 21 for a 1ST down Utah Penalty, Defensive Holding (Levani Damuni) declined for a 1ST down
Q3 4:09	Washington	+33 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 33 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Q3 0:30	Utah	+0 yd	Bryson Barnes pass intercepted Alphonzo Tuputala fumbled, recovered by UTAH Michael Mokofisi (00:46) Shotgun Barnes,Bryson pass intercepted by Tuputala,Alphonzo at WASH23 Tuputala,Alphonzo return 76 yards to the UTAH01 fumbled by Tuputala,Alphonzo at UTAH01 recovered by UTAH Mokofisi,Michael at UTAH01, End Of Play. The previous play is under review. The ruling on the field is confirmed.
Q3 0:24	Utah	+1 yd	Ja'Quinden Jackson run for 1 yd for a SAFETY
Q4 1:38	Washington	+2 yd	Grady Gross 32 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Connor O'Toole (01:46) Gross,Grady field goal attempt from 32 yards NO GOOD blocked by O'Toole,Connor (H: McCallister,Jack, LS: Green,Jaden), clock 01:38 recovered by UTAH Fotu,Tevita at UTAH16 Fotu,Tevita return 2 yards to the UTAH18 (Green,Jaden). , Tevita Fotu return for 2 yds to the UTAH 18
Q4 0:44	Utah	+0 yd	Bryson Barnes pass intercepted
Q4 0:44	Utah	+0 yd	Bryson Barnes pass intercepted

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	24/42	332	7.9	2	0	88.6
Bryson BarnesUtah	17/30	267	8.9	2	2	77.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dillon JohnsonWashington	23	104	4.5	1	28
Tybo RogersWashington	2	24	12.0	0	22
Will NixonWashington	1	13	13.0	0	13
TeamWashington	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	5	-14	-2.8	1	3
Bryson BarnesUtah	6	39	6.5	0	12
Jaylon GloverUtah	8	37	4.6	0	14
Ja'Quinden JacksonUtah	10	29	2.9	2	7
Money ParksUtah	1	15	15.0	0	15
TeamUtah	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Sione VakiUtah	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rome OdunzeWashington	3	111	37.0	2	44
Jack WestoverWashington	7	64	9.1	0	28
Germie BernardWashington	6	63	10.5	0	28
Ja'Lynn PolkWashington	4	55	13.8	0	30
Dillon JohnsonWashington	2	28	14.0	0	15
Devin CulpWashington	2	11	5.5	0	8
Devaughn VeleUtah	5	145	29.0	0	68
Sione VakiUtah	4	67	16.8	1	53
Landen KingUtah	2	20	10.0	0	15
Money ParksUtah	2	17	8.5	0	11
Ja'Quinden JacksonUtah	2	8	4.0	0	8
Miki SuguturagaUtah	1	6	6.0	1	6
Munir McClainUtah	1	4	4.0	0	4

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Edefuan UlofoshioWashington	6	3	0	1	0
Dominique HamptonWashington	5	4	0	0	1
Vincent NunleyWashington	5	3	0	0	1
Carson BruenerWashington	5	2	0	0.5	0
Elijah JacksonWashington	4	4	0	0	0
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	4	3	0	0	0
Jabbar MuhammadWashington	4	3	0	0	0
Tuli LetuligasenoaWashington	3	1	0	0.5	0
Bralen TriceWashington	2	2	0	1	0
Thaddeus DixonWashington	2	2	0	0	0
M.J. AleWashington	2	1	0	0	0
Mishael PowellWashington	2	1	0	1	0
Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington	2	0	0	0	0
Faatui TuiteleWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Jaden GreenWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Voi TunuufiWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Drew FowlerWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Ralen GoforthWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob LaneWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Levani DamuniUtah	12	9	0	0	0
Karene ReidUtah	9	5	0	1	0
Cole BishopUtah	7	3	0	0	0
Miles BattleUtah	6	5	0	0	0
Zemaiah VaughnUtah	6	5	0	1	0
Sione VakiUtah	4	4	1	1	1
JaTravis BroughtonUtah	3	3	0	0	0
Connor O'TooleUtah	3	1	0	0	0
Jonah EllissUtah	2	2	0	0	0
Nate RitchieUtah	2	1	0	0	0
Tao JohnsonUtah	2	1	0	0	0
Luca CaldarellaUtah	2	1	0	0	0
Justin MedlockUtah	1	1	0	0	0
Simonte PepaUtah	1	1	0	0	0
Smith SnowdenUtah	1	1	0	0	0
Dijon StanleyUtah	1	1	0	0	0
Junior TafunaUtah	1	0	0	0	0
Keanu TanuvasaUtah	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	1	1	0
TeamWashington	1	0	0
Sione VakiUtah	1	0	0
Michael MokofisiUtah	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	1	76	0
Dominique HamptonWashington	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Daniyel NgataWashington	3	96	32.0	41
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	18	18.0	18
Mikey MatthewsUtah	3	43	14.3	17
Levani DamuniUtah	1	12	12.0	12

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady GrossWashington	2/3	66.7	41	3/3	9
Cole BeckerUtah	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Denzel BostonWashington	2	4	2.0	2	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallisterWashington	4	162	40.5	1	1	44
Jack BouwmeesterUtah	5	206	41.2	0	0	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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