November 18, 2023 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 22–20, on the road at Oregon State.

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Oregon StateAP No. 10 20

Away · Defending Holder

WashingtonAP No. 5 22

AP poll, week 12: Washington No. 5 at Oregon State No. 10 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Washington came in 371 days into reign #321, which began with a win over Oregon, with 13 defenses already behind it; this was its 14th defense. Washington went on to defend it 3 more times before Michigan took it on January 8, 2024, 422 days after the reign began.

For Oregon State this was its 19th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.

It was the 3rd of 3 belt games between the two; going in, the series stood 1–1; all-time Washington leads 2–1. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Washington's defense and turnover luck proved decisive in this defensive struggle, as the Huskies held the belt despite being outgained 317-272 and dominated in time of possession by Oregon State. Michael Penix Jr. orchestrated two early touchdown drives, connecting with Rome Odunze for a 12-yard score in the first quarter and then running one in from 5 yards out early in the second quarter to build a 20-3 lead. Oregon State battled back with two Damien Martinez rushing touchdowns and field goals from Atticus Sappington, but critical turnovers proved costly: Washington forced three Oregon State turnovers compared to just one of their own, including two interceptions by Jabbar Muhammad that killed potential scoring drives. The Beavers had multiple chances late but couldn't capitalize, leaving Washington with a narrow 20-22 victory to retain the belt.

Penix to Odunze 12-yard TD in Q1 (14:53) - Washington's opening statement that built early momentum
Penix 5-yard TD run in Q2 (9:33) - Extended Washington's lead to 20-3 and proved to be the winning margin
Jabbar Muhammad interceptions in Q2 and Q3 - Two crucial turnovers that stopped Oregon State drives in their tracks
Martinez rushing TDs in Q1 and Q3 - Kept Oregon State in contention but couldn't overcome the turnover differential

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

Oregon StateWashington

Total yards317272

Rushing yards148110

Passing yards169162

First downs2214

3rd down conv.3/126/13

Turnovers31

Penalties–yards8–6510–64

Time of possession37:2722:33

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 14:53	Washington	+25 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 25 yds to the ORST 23 for a 1ST down
Q1 9:55	Washington	+12 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 12 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q1 5:09	Oregon State	+3 yd	Damien Martinez run for 3 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Q1 1:17	Oregon State	+0 yd	Team run for loss of 40 yards, recovered by ORST in endzone for a SAFETY
Q2 11:24	Washington	+43 yd	Dillon Johnson run for 43 yds to the ORST 5 Dillon Johnson fumbled, recovered by ORST Akili Arnold [SG] JOHNSON, Dillon rush up the middle for a gain of 43 yards, JOHNSON, Dillon fumbled at OSU9 forced by OLADAPO, Kitan, recovered by OSU ARNOLD, Akili at the OSU5, returned 0 yards to the OSU5, End of Play, clock 11:24.
Q2 10:36	Oregon State	+14 yd	DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 14 yds Anthony Gould fumbled, recovered by WASH Jabbar Muhammad [SG] UIAGALELEI, DJ pass short to the right complete for 14 yards to GOULD, Anthony caught at the OSU9, GOULD, Anthony fumbled at OSU14 forced by BRUENER, Carson, recovered by UW MUHAMMAD, Jabbar at the OSU19, returned 0 yards to the OSU19, End of Play, clock 10:36.
Q2 9:33	Washington	+5 yd	Michael Penix Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 9:25	Oregon State	+20 yd	Damien Martinez run for 20 yds to the ORST 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:57	Oregon State	+38 yd	Atticus Sappington 38 yd FG GOOD
Q2 0:54	Washington	+32 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 32 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Q2 0:47	Oregon State	+22 yd	DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Silas Bolden for 22 yds to the WASH 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:05	Oregon State	+0 yd	DJ Uiagalelei pass intercepted Jabbar Muhammad return for no gain to the WASH 23
Q3 14:02	Oregon State	+11 yd	DJ Uiagalelei pass intercepted Jabbar Muhammad return for 11 yds to the ORST 22
Q3 11:25	Washington	+39 yd	Grady Gross 39 yd FG MISSED
Q3 11:25	Oregon State	+25 yd	DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Damien Martinez for 25 yds to the ORST 43 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:25	Oregon State	+0 yd	DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for no gain Anthony Gould fumbled, recovered by ORST UIAGALELEI, DJ pass to the right complete for 0 yards to GOULD, Anthony caught at the OSU40, GOULD, Anthony fumbled at OSU43 forced by JACKSON, Elijah out of bounds to the OSU41.
Q3 1:29	Oregon State	+5 yd	Damien Martinez run for 5 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Q4 15:00	Oregon State	+26 yd	DJ Uiagalelei run for 26 yds to the WASH 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:40	Oregon State	+35 yd	Atticus Sappington 35 yd FG GOOD
Q4 10:33	Oregon State	+33 yd	Everett Hayes kickoff for 63 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 33 yds to the WASH 15

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

Oregon State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
D.J. Uiagalelei	15/31	164	5.3	0	2	70.8
Aidan Chiles	1/2	5	2.5	0	0	4.3

Washington

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Penix Jr.	13/28	162	5.8	2	0	85.6

Rushing

Oregon State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Damien Martinez	26	123	4.7	2	20
D.J. Uiagalelei	6	53	8.8	0	26
Anthony Gould	2	17	8.5	0	11
Isaiah Newell	1	4	4.0	0	4
Deshaun Fenwick	3	0	0.0	0	3
Aidan Chiles	1	-9	-9.0	0	0
Team	1	-40	-40.0	0	0

Washington

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dillon Johnson	16	89	5.6	0	43
Michael Penix Jr.	3	22	7.3	1	11
Will Nixon	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tybo Rogers	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	4	-5	-1.3	0	0

Receiving

Oregon State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Silas Bolden	5	64	12.8	22
Damien Martinez	2	44	22.0	25
Anthony Gould	5	34	6.8	14
Jesiah Irish	1	13	13.0	13
Rweha Munyagi Jr.	1	7	7.0	7
Trent Walker	1	6	6.0	6
Jack Velling	1	1	1.0	1

Washington

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rome Odunze	7	106	15.1	2	32
Jack Westover	4	43	10.8	0	19
Giles Jackson	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tybo Rogers	1	3	3.0	0	3

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Defense

Oregon State

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	7	4	0	0	0
Calvin Hart Jr.	4	3	0	0	1
Jermod McCoy	4	3	0	1	0
James Rawls	4	1	0	0	0
Kitan Oladapo	3	3	0	0	0
Joe Golden	3	1	0	0	1
Akili Arnold	3	1	1	0	1
Cory Stover	3	1	0.5	0	0
Oluwaseyi Omotosho	2	2	0	0	0
Jaden Robinson	2	1	0	1	0
Jesiah Irish	1	1	0	0	0
John McCartan	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Velling	1	1	0	0	0
Jake Reichle	1	1	0	0	0
Andre Jordan	1	1	0	1	0
Andrew Chatfield Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Isaac Hodgins	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Kane	1	0	0.5	0	0
Ryan Cooper Jr.	0	0	0	2	0

Washington

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Carson Bruener	14	6	0	0	1	0
Dominique Hampton	11	4	0	0	0	0
Elijah Jackson	7	3	0	1	0	0
Edefuan Ulofoshio	7	1	0	0.5	1	0
Bralen Trice	6	2	1	2.5	1	3
Mishael Powell	4	4	0	0	0	0
Tuli Letuligasenoa	4	2	0	1	0	0
Voi Tunuufi	4	0	0	0.5	0	0
Drew Fowler	3	2	0	0	0	0
Zion Tupuola-Fetui	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Ralen Goforth	3	1	0	1	0	0
Makell Esteen	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sekai Asoau-Afoa	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jacob Bandes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	0
Team	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jabbar Muhammad	1	1	0	0	4	0
Josh Cuevas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Thaddeus Dixon	1	1	0	0	0	0
M.J. Ale	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jaivion Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Lane	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Oregon State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Anthony Gould	2	1	0
Team	1	0	0
Akili Arnold	0	0	1

Washington

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dillon Johnson	1	1	0
Jabbar Muhammad	0	0	1

Interceptions

Oregon State

No recorded stats in this category.

Washington

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jabbar Muhammad	2	11	0

Kick Returns

Oregon State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Silas Bolden	3	57	19.0	28	0

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Daniyel Ngata	4	88	22.0	32	0

Kicking

Oregon State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Atticus Sappington	2/2	100.0	38	2/2	8

Washington

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady Gross	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punt Returns

Oregon State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Anthony Gould	1	11	11.0	11	0

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Germie Bernard	1	11	11.0	11	0

Punting

Oregon State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Josh Green	1	47	47.0	0	0	47

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallister	4	176	44.0	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 401524060) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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