PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 484 yards and five touchdowns to finish 12th in the Washington…
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 484 yards and five touchdowns as No. 12 Washington reclaimed the Apple Cup with a 51-33 win over Washington State on Saturday night.
A year after the Huskies watched the Cougars snap a seven-game losing streak on the Husky Stadium turf, Washington kept its New Year’s Day 6 bowl hope alive thanks to its outstanding quarterback and some defensive stops in the second half. .
Washington (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12, No. 13 CFP) outscored the Cougars (7-5, 4-5) 23-6 in the second half after a dizzying 55-point, 630-point first half yards of offense and a 28-27 Huskies lead at halftime.
Rim Odunze had a 5-yard touchdown run in the opening moments of the fourth quarter. Peyton Henry hit a 20-yard field goal with 5:02 left and Wayne Taulapapa secured a 40-yard TD run with 1:28 left.
The Huskies finished with 702 yards against a Washington State defense that led the Pac-12 in defenses held to less than 20 points per game. If not for two Huskies turnovers in the second half, the margin of victory could have been much larger.
The 84 total points were the most in 114 meetings between the rivals.
Washington’s win also sent Utah to the Pac-12 Championship as an opponent for Southern California next week in Las Vegas.
Cameron Ward threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns for Washington State, but the Cougars failed to score on five of their six second-half possessions.
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