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Huskies Go Perfect At Home with 54-7 Win Over CU

by gohuskies.com
Nov 19, 2022

SEATTLE (AP) Washington running back Wayne Taulapapa, who transferred from Virginia, rushed for two touchdowns and 107 yards and the No. 15 Huskies beat Colorado 54-7 on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for their fifth straight win.

Taulapapa, who is mourning three of his former Virginia teammates who were fatally shot last weekend, scored from 8 and 2 yards out to get the Huskies (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12) to a 21-0 lead. Cameron Davis added two more scores for Washington, which finished 7-0 at home for just the third time ever and first since 2017.

The victory gave coach Kalen DeBoer nine wins in his first season, a school record. And it kept the Huskies in the race for a berth in the conference title game with one contest to go.

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. passed for 229 yards. In the first quarter he handed the ball off to Jalen McMillan on the double reverse, then eventually found the receiver in the left flat. McMillan weaved through the secondary, breaking four tackles on the way to a 27-yard touchdown for a 14-0 lead. He finished with eight catches for 98 yards.
 

The Huskies led 33-0 at halftime after scoring 12 points in the final 1:21.

Washington held Colorado (1-10, 1-7) to 202 total yards in their fifth straight loss. Colorado didn't pass 100 total yards until quarterback J.T. Shrout found Montana Lemonious-Craig for a 69-yard touchdown with 1:45 left in the third quarter. The seven points matched a season-low for the Buffs.

Fifth-year senior Peyton Henry, who kicked the winning field goal in last week's upset of Oregon, got the largest cheer from the crowd on senior night. Then he broke a scoring record - finishing with a field goal and six extra points to give him a total of 384 career points, topping Jeff Jaeger's record of 380 set from 1983-86.

Washington travels to rival Washington State next Saturday for the Boeing Apple Cup. Game time to be announced.
 

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