November 25, 2023 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt defended

Washington defends the belt, 24–21, at home over Washington State.

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Recap

Washington held off Washington State 24-21 in a defensive struggle to retain the College Football Belt. The Huskies struck first with a Dillon Johnson 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, but the Cougars answered quickly when Cameron Ward connected with Josh Kelly for a 21-yard score to tie it up. Michael Penix Jr. and Rome Odunze dominated the second and third quarters for Washington, combining for touchdown passes of 40 and 21 yards to build a commanding lead. Washington State kept it close with two late scores from Ward, including a final touchdown to Lincoln Victor with under six minutes remaining, but the Huskies sealed it with a Grady Gross field goal with no time remaining on the clock.

Penix to Odunze 40-yard TD (Q2 5:37) -- gave Washington a 14-7 lead and established early control
Penix to Odunze 21-yard TD (Q3 0:00) -- extended Washington's advantage to 21-14 heading to the fourth quarter
Ward to Victor 8-yard TD (Q4 5:58) -- pulled Washington State to within three points and gave them a late lifeline
Gross 42-yard FG (Q4 0:00) -- final kick secured the belt for Washington on the last play

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

WashingtonWashington State

Total yards306381

Rushing yards10264

Passing yards204317

First downs1722

3rd down conv.6/147/17

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards7–4910–85

Time of possession27:1932:41

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 7:40	Washington	+22 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 22 yds to the WSU 18 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:54	Washington	+1 yd	Dillon Johnson run for 1 yd for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q1 3:49	Washington	+24 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 65 yds , Leyton Smithson return for 24 yds to the WSU 24
Q1 2:34	Washington State	+37 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Kyle Williams for 37 yds to the WASH 21 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:15	Washington State	+21 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Josh Kelly for 21 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Q1 2:06	Washington State	+34 yd	Colton Theaker kickoff for 65 yds , Daniyel Ngata return for 34 yds to the WASH 34
Q2 11:06	Washington	+43 yd	Grady Gross 43 yd FG MISSED
Q2 7:13	Washington State	+0 yd	Cameron Ward pass intercepted Thaddeus Dixon return for no gain to the WSU 49
Q2 5:37	Washington	+40 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 40 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q2 0:28	Washington State	+28 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Lincoln Victor for 28 yds to the WASH 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:08	Washington State	+25 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Kyle Williams for 25 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Q3 14:13	Washington	+0 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass intercepted
Q3 3:49	Washington State	+50 yd	Dean Janikowski 50 yd FG MISSED
Q3 0:00	Washington	+21 yd	Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Rome Odunze for 21 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Q4 14:11	Washington State	+0 yd	Cameron Ward pass intercepted
Q4 14:55	Washington	+23 yd	Grady Gross kickoff for 61 yds , Lincoln Victor return for 23 yds to the WSU 27
Q4 5:58	Washington State	+8 yd	Cameron Ward pass complete to Lincoln Victor for 8 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Q4 1:07	Washington	+23 yd	Rome Odunze run for 23 yds to the WSU 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 0:00	Washington	+42 yd	Grady Gross 42 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	18/33	204	6.2	2	1	53.1
Cameron WardWashington State	32/48	317	6.6	3	2	62.2
Lincoln VictorWashington State	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	4.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dillon JohnsonWashington	21	82	3.9	1	9
Rome OdunzeWashington	1	23	23.0	0	23
Tybo RogersWashington	3	14	4.7	0	11
TeamWashington	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Germie BernardWashington	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Will NixonWashington	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Michael Penix Jr.Washington	2	-9	-4.5	0	0
Nakia WatsonWashington State	11	64	5.8	0	17
Djouvensky SchlenbakerWashington State	2	14	7.0	0	13
John MateerWashington State	2	4	2.0	0	3
Lincoln VictorWashington State	1	1	1.0	0	1
Cameron WardWashington State	11	-19	-1.7	0	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rome OdunzeWashington	7	120	17.1	2	40
Jalen McMillanWashington	5	26	5.2	0	9
Jack WestoverWashington	2	25	12.5	0	19
Germie BernardWashington	2	15	7.5	0	9
Denzel BostonWashington	1	12	12.0	0	12
Dillon JohnsonWashington	1	6	6.0	0	6
Josh KellyWashington State	8	106	13.3	1	21
Lincoln VictorWashington State	11	88	8.0	1	28
Kyle WilliamsWashington State	5	85	17.0	1	37
Isaiah HamiltonWashington State	2	19	9.5	0	16
Billy Riviere IIIWashington State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Nakia WatsonWashington State	4	6	1.5	0	3
Cooper MathersWashington State	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Carson BruenerWashington	14	9	0	0	0
Dominique HamptonWashington	8	5	0	0	1
Alphonzo TuputalaWashington	6	1	1	1	0
Jabbar MuhammadWashington	5	5	0	0	1
Edefuan UlofoshioWashington	5	4	1	1	0
Mishael PowellWashington	4	3	0	0	0
Makell EsteenWashington	3	3	0	1	0
Bralen TriceWashington	3	2	1	1	0
Sekai Asoau-AfoaWashington	3	1	1	1	0
Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington	3	1	0	0	0
Elijah JacksonWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Denzel BostonWashington	2	2	0	0	0
Faatui TuiteleWashington	2	1	0	0	1
M.J. AleWashington	2	0	0	0	0
Lance HoltzclawWashington	1	1	1	1	0
Jacob BandesWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Drew FowlerWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Ralen GoforthWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Tristan DunnWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Tybo RogersWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Thaddeus DixonWashington	1	1	0	0	0
Jacob LaneWashington	1	0	0	0	0
Ron Stone Jr.Washington State	9	5	0	1	0
Kyle ThorntonWashington State	7	5	0	0	0
Sam LockettWashington State	5	5	0	0	0
Brennan JacksonWashington State	5	3	1	1	0
Taariq Al-UqdahWashington State	5	3	0	1	1
Jaden HicksWashington State	4	2	1	1	0
Cam LampkinWashington State	4	1	0	0	0
Kapena GushikenWashington State	2	2	0	0	0
Jamorri ColsonWashington State	2	2	0	0	2
David GustaWashington State	2	1	0	0	0
Na'im RodmanWashington State	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson LataimuaWashington State	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Riviere IIIWashington State	1	1	0	0	0
Joseph RobackWashington State	1	1	0	0	0
Nusi MalaniWashington State	1	0	0	0	0
Quinn RoffWashington State	1	0	0	0	0
Jernias TafiaWashington State	1	0	0	0	0
Khalil LaufauWashington State	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Thaddeus DixonWashington	1	14
Makell EsteenWashington	1	0
Jaden HicksWashington State	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Daniyel NgataWashington	2	42	21.0	34
Leyton SmithsonWashington State	2	43	21.5	24
Lincoln VictorWashington State	1	23	23.0	23

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grady GrossWashington	1/2	50.0	42	3/3	6
Dean JanikowskiWashington State	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Isaiah HamiltonWashington State	1	2	2.0	2	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallisterWashington	6	228	38.0	0	1	46
Nick HabererWashington State	5	202	40.4	0	3	49

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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