Dawgs Close Out Regular Season With 110th WSU Game
November 20, 2017 | Football
THE GAME: The Washington football team (9-2 overall, 6-2 Pac-12) wraps up the regular season with the 110th edition of the Apple Cup, proudly presented by Boeing. The game against Washington State (also 9-2, 6-2) will kick off at 5:00 p.m. and air on FOX television. The Huskies pulled off a 33-30 win over Utah last Saturday, thanks to a 38-yard field goal from Tristan Vizcaino, and enter the Apple Cup ranked No. 15 in the AP top 25 and No. 14 in the coaches' poll. WSU is ranked 14th by the AP and No. 15 by the coaches, making this just the seven UW-WSU game in which both teams were ranked (1936, 1972, 1981, 1997, 2001, 2016; UW is 4-2 in those previous six).
QUICK SLANTS: Saturday vs. Utah, Jake Browning broke the UW career record for touchdown passes (he now has 77; tied with John Elway for 14th in Pac-12 history) while Myles Gaskin broke the UW career rushing TDs mark (39; 16th in Pac-12 history) ... Gaskin also holds the UW record for career TDs (overall), with 43 ... the UW is 24-4 over its last 28 games ... the UW hasn't allowed more than 30 points in a game since the 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl (a 44-31 win over Southern Miss), a span of 25 games ... Washington is No. 4 in the nation in total defense (271.3 ypg) and is No. 5 in scoring defense (13.0 ppg), No. 4 in rush defense (102.9) and No. 8 in pass defense (168.4 ypg) ... UW is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in all four of those categories ... UW's Dante Pettis broke the NCAA career record for punt return TDs with his ninth, a 64-yarder vs. Oregon ... it was also his fourth of the season and, on that return, he became the Pac-12's all-time leader in punt return yardage ... Pettis is one of only nine FBS players with multiple punt return TDs this year and the only one with more than two ... he leads the nation in punt returns with a 20.5-yard average ... Myles Gaskin has joined Napoleon Kaufman and Chris Polk as the only players in UW history to rush for 1,000 yards or more in three seasons ... UW entered the year with 32 players on the roster who had started at least one game ... since then, 10 more (LB Ben Burr-Kirven; DBs Jordan Miller, Myles Bryant, Byron Murphy and Austin Joyner; WR Jordan Chin; TEs Jacob Kizer and Hunter Bryant; OLB Ryan Bowman and OL Luke Wattenberg) have started a game for the Dawgs, meaning that 42 different current Huskies have started a game ... the Huskies haven't allowed a rush of over 35 yards or a pass longer than 40 this year ... the Huskies have allowed just one scrimmage play of 40 or more yards (that one, 40-yard pass), fewest of all FBS teams ... the UW's three non-conference opponents this season are 4-76 (Rutgers), 7-4 (Montana) and 8-3 (Fresno State), for a combined record of 19-14.
TELEVISION: The Apple Cup game will air live to a national audience on FOX with Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst) and Bruce Feldman (sidelines) on the call.
RADIO: The Washington IMG College Network, with its flagship station KOMO AM-1000 and FM-97.7, will carry the live broadcast of every football game on 17 Northwest radio stations. Longtime play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The home broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (83) and XM (83) satellite radio. Sports Radio USA (Aaron Goldsmith & John Robinson) will also air a national, syndicated broadcast.
HUSKIES vs. COUGARS HISTORY: The Washington-Washington State series dates back to 1900, when the teams played to a 5-5 tie in Seattle. Washington holds a commanding 71-32-6 edge in the 109-game series, including a 39-15 record in Apple Cup games (1962-present). The UW is 40-15-5 against WSU in games played in Seattle, Washington is 11-7 in games played in WSU's Martin Stadium as the first UW-WSU game wasn't played there until 1982. UW is 31-15-1 in away games in the series, including games played in both Spokane and Pullman. The Huskies have won 14 of the last 19 Apple Cups. Last season, Jake Browning completed 22-of-29 passes for 292 yards and three TDs and the UW led, 28-3, after one quarter in a 45-17 UW win. In 2015, Myles Gaskin ran for 138 yards and two TDs, and the Huskies got interception returns for scores from Sidney Jones and Azeem Victor in a 45-10 win. In 2014 in the Palouse, Dwayne Washington rushed for 135 yards, including TD runs of 60 and 51 yards, to lead the UW to a 31-13 win. The Huskies held the Cougars scoreless until five minutes into the fourth quarter. In 2013 in Seattle, the Huskies overcame a 10-3 halftime deficit in a 27-17 victory. Bishop Sankey led the Dawgs with 200 rushing yards on 34 carries while Keith Price completed 15-of-20 for 181 yards. In 2012 in Pullman, WSU overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then won 31-28 in overtime. In 2011 at CenturyLink Field, the UW won, 38-21, behind 291 yards and three TD passes from Price. In 2010, Washington beat the Cougars, 35-28, in a tightly-contested game in Pullman. The winning score came on a 27-yard pass from Jake Locker to Jermaine Kearse with 44 seconds remaining. In 2009, the Huskies posted the first Apple Cup shutout since 1964 with a 30-0 win over the Cougars at Husky Stadium, breaking a two-game losing streak in the series. In 2008 in Pullman, the Cougars prevailed, 16-13, in double overtime. The year before at Husky Stadium, Alex Brink passed for 399 yards and hit Brandon Gibson with a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to lead WSU to a 42-35 win. The Huskies broke another two-game losing streak with a 35-32 win in Pullman in 2006. In 2005 at Martin Stadium, the Cougars beat the Dawgs, 28-25, behind a solid performance from Brink, who threw for two TDs and ran for another. Before that, in 2003, UW pulled a third-straight upset (by AP ranking) in the series when an unranked Husky team notched a 27-19 win over No. 8 Washington State. In 2002 in Pullman, in a game that surely ranks as one of the most memorable ever in the series, Washington shocked the No. 3 Cougars with a triple-overtime, 29-26 win, despite trailing by 10 with only 4:30 to play. In 2001, when the two teams met at Husky Stadium, the 16th-ranked Huskies upset the No. 9 Cougars with a 26-14 win.
DAWGS AND THE NORTHWEST: Washington's most-played rivalries are against the other three other northwest Pac-12 schools. The Huskies have faced Washington State 109 times, Oregon in 110 games and Oregon State on 102 occasions. Washington owns the advantage in all three series. The Huskies lead the Ducks 60-45-5, Washington State 71-32-6 and Oregon State 64-34-4. Combined, Washington has a 195-111-15 (.631) record against its northwest rivals. Washington has played all three of the Northwest teams in a season on 88 prior occasions. Over those 88 seasons in which Oregon, OSU and WSU were all on the UW schedule, the Dawgs have swept all three 29 times (including 2016). In the meantime, the Huskies have lost to all three in the same season on only seven occasions.
APPLE CUP FACTS: A few notes on the Apple Cup, proudly presented by Boeing:
• This year's game will be the 110th meeting between UW and WSU. The Huskies lead 71-32-6. The series began in 1900, when the teams played to a 5-5 tie.
• The UW-WSU game wasn't called the "Apple Cup" until 1962. Prior to 1962, the two teams played for the Governor's Trophy (1931-61).
• Washington has played just 10 overtime games in its history (overtime didn't start until 1996 in college football). Four of those 10 games have come against WSU: 1996 (UW win), 2002 (UW win), 2008 (WSU win), 2012 (WSU win).
• The last five times that the Cougars were ranked in the AP top 25 heading into an Apple Cup, the Huskies have won the game (2001, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016).
• The Huskies have never lost more than two games in a row to WSU. On the other hand, UW has had 9 streaks of three or more wins in the series.
• From 1955 through 1981, the Apple Cup was played in Seattle (odd-numbered years) or Spokane (even-numbered years).
THE PAC-12: Prior to the 2011 season, the Pac-10 Conference added Utah and Colorado to expand to the Pac-12. Washington, which along with California is one of two schools who have been in the conference since its founding in 1915, plays in the Pac-12 North, along with the other three Northwest schools (Oregon, OSU, WSU) and Stanford and California. Under current plans, each school will play all five division rivals, plus four of six teams in the other division each season. The first two seasons, the Huskies did not face UCLA or Arizona State. In 2013 and 14, the Huskies didn't face Utah or USC. In 2015 in 2016, neither UCLA nor Colorado are on the UW schedule, while the Huskies don't face USC and Arizona this year and next.
THE 100-YARD FACTOR: Since the 1947 season, Washington is 211-66-3 (.759) when a Husky player rushes for 100 yards in a game. The Huskies were 8-0 in such games last year, and are 4-1 in 2017.
HISTORY LESSON: Successfully rushing the football and winning go hand-in-hand for the Huskies. Since 1990, UW has rushed for 200 yards in a game 112 times. The Huskies' record stands at 96-16-1 (.854) in those contests. Since 1995, UW is 71-13-1 (.841) when rushing for 200 yards.
HUSKY STADIUM RENOVATION: Husky Stadium underwent a major renovation over from Nov., 2011, through Aug., 2013, as the entire lower bowl and south upper deck were demolished and replaced. The new facility features a new, state-of-the-art football operations center (weight room, training room, locker room, meeting rooms, coaches' offices) in the west end, much more premium seating options and a new playing surface. Husky Stadium had featured a track up until 2011, so seats that were once far from the field, particularly in the west end, are much closer to the action. UW is 27-8 at home since the re-opening of Husky Stadium.
ALASKA AIRLINES FIELD AT HUSKY STADIUM: The Oregon game on Nov. 5, 2011, marked the final game in Husky Stadium prior to major renovations that have now been completed. The Huskies re-opened their home field with a 38-6 win over then-No. 19 Boise State on Aug. 31, 2013. The 2017 season marks the 97th season of play in Husky Stadium. Original construction on the facility was completed in 1920 when Washington played one game in the new campus facility. UW's all-time record in Husky Stadium stands at 383-177-21 (.677).
QUICK SLANTS: Saturday vs. Utah, Jake Browning broke the UW career record for touchdown passes (he now has 77; tied with John Elway for 14th in Pac-12 history) while Myles Gaskin broke the UW career rushing TDs mark (39; 16th in Pac-12 history) ... Gaskin also holds the UW record for career TDs (overall), with 43 ... the UW is 24-4 over its last 28 games ... the UW hasn't allowed more than 30 points in a game since the 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl (a 44-31 win over Southern Miss), a span of 25 games ... Washington is No. 4 in the nation in total defense (271.3 ypg) and is No. 5 in scoring defense (13.0 ppg), No. 4 in rush defense (102.9) and No. 8 in pass defense (168.4 ypg) ... UW is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in all four of those categories ... UW's Dante Pettis broke the NCAA career record for punt return TDs with his ninth, a 64-yarder vs. Oregon ... it was also his fourth of the season and, on that return, he became the Pac-12's all-time leader in punt return yardage ... Pettis is one of only nine FBS players with multiple punt return TDs this year and the only one with more than two ... he leads the nation in punt returns with a 20.5-yard average ... Myles Gaskin has joined Napoleon Kaufman and Chris Polk as the only players in UW history to rush for 1,000 yards or more in three seasons ... UW entered the year with 32 players on the roster who had started at least one game ... since then, 10 more (LB Ben Burr-Kirven; DBs Jordan Miller, Myles Bryant, Byron Murphy and Austin Joyner; WR Jordan Chin; TEs Jacob Kizer and Hunter Bryant; OLB Ryan Bowman and OL Luke Wattenberg) have started a game for the Dawgs, meaning that 42 different current Huskies have started a game ... the Huskies haven't allowed a rush of over 35 yards or a pass longer than 40 this year ... the Huskies have allowed just one scrimmage play of 40 or more yards (that one, 40-yard pass), fewest of all FBS teams ... the UW's three non-conference opponents this season are 4-76 (Rutgers), 7-4 (Montana) and 8-3 (Fresno State), for a combined record of 19-14.
TELEVISION: The Apple Cup game will air live to a national audience on FOX with Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst) and Bruce Feldman (sidelines) on the call.
RADIO: The Washington IMG College Network, with its flagship station KOMO AM-1000 and FM-97.7, will carry the live broadcast of every football game on 17 Northwest radio stations. Longtime play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The home broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (83) and XM (83) satellite radio. Sports Radio USA (Aaron Goldsmith & John Robinson) will also air a national, syndicated broadcast.
HUSKIES vs. COUGARS HISTORY: The Washington-Washington State series dates back to 1900, when the teams played to a 5-5 tie in Seattle. Washington holds a commanding 71-32-6 edge in the 109-game series, including a 39-15 record in Apple Cup games (1962-present). The UW is 40-15-5 against WSU in games played in Seattle, Washington is 11-7 in games played in WSU's Martin Stadium as the first UW-WSU game wasn't played there until 1982. UW is 31-15-1 in away games in the series, including games played in both Spokane and Pullman. The Huskies have won 14 of the last 19 Apple Cups. Last season, Jake Browning completed 22-of-29 passes for 292 yards and three TDs and the UW led, 28-3, after one quarter in a 45-17 UW win. In 2015, Myles Gaskin ran for 138 yards and two TDs, and the Huskies got interception returns for scores from Sidney Jones and Azeem Victor in a 45-10 win. In 2014 in the Palouse, Dwayne Washington rushed for 135 yards, including TD runs of 60 and 51 yards, to lead the UW to a 31-13 win. The Huskies held the Cougars scoreless until five minutes into the fourth quarter. In 2013 in Seattle, the Huskies overcame a 10-3 halftime deficit in a 27-17 victory. Bishop Sankey led the Dawgs with 200 rushing yards on 34 carries while Keith Price completed 15-of-20 for 181 yards. In 2012 in Pullman, WSU overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then won 31-28 in overtime. In 2011 at CenturyLink Field, the UW won, 38-21, behind 291 yards and three TD passes from Price. In 2010, Washington beat the Cougars, 35-28, in a tightly-contested game in Pullman. The winning score came on a 27-yard pass from Jake Locker to Jermaine Kearse with 44 seconds remaining. In 2009, the Huskies posted the first Apple Cup shutout since 1964 with a 30-0 win over the Cougars at Husky Stadium, breaking a two-game losing streak in the series. In 2008 in Pullman, the Cougars prevailed, 16-13, in double overtime. The year before at Husky Stadium, Alex Brink passed for 399 yards and hit Brandon Gibson with a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to lead WSU to a 42-35 win. The Huskies broke another two-game losing streak with a 35-32 win in Pullman in 2006. In 2005 at Martin Stadium, the Cougars beat the Dawgs, 28-25, behind a solid performance from Brink, who threw for two TDs and ran for another. Before that, in 2003, UW pulled a third-straight upset (by AP ranking) in the series when an unranked Husky team notched a 27-19 win over No. 8 Washington State. In 2002 in Pullman, in a game that surely ranks as one of the most memorable ever in the series, Washington shocked the No. 3 Cougars with a triple-overtime, 29-26 win, despite trailing by 10 with only 4:30 to play. In 2001, when the two teams met at Husky Stadium, the 16th-ranked Huskies upset the No. 9 Cougars with a 26-14 win.
DAWGS AND THE NORTHWEST: Washington's most-played rivalries are against the other three other northwest Pac-12 schools. The Huskies have faced Washington State 109 times, Oregon in 110 games and Oregon State on 102 occasions. Washington owns the advantage in all three series. The Huskies lead the Ducks 60-45-5, Washington State 71-32-6 and Oregon State 64-34-4. Combined, Washington has a 195-111-15 (.631) record against its northwest rivals. Washington has played all three of the Northwest teams in a season on 88 prior occasions. Over those 88 seasons in which Oregon, OSU and WSU were all on the UW schedule, the Dawgs have swept all three 29 times (including 2016). In the meantime, the Huskies have lost to all three in the same season on only seven occasions.
APPLE CUP FACTS: A few notes on the Apple Cup, proudly presented by Boeing:
• This year's game will be the 110th meeting between UW and WSU. The Huskies lead 71-32-6. The series began in 1900, when the teams played to a 5-5 tie.
• The UW-WSU game wasn't called the "Apple Cup" until 1962. Prior to 1962, the two teams played for the Governor's Trophy (1931-61).
• Washington has played just 10 overtime games in its history (overtime didn't start until 1996 in college football). Four of those 10 games have come against WSU: 1996 (UW win), 2002 (UW win), 2008 (WSU win), 2012 (WSU win).
• The last five times that the Cougars were ranked in the AP top 25 heading into an Apple Cup, the Huskies have won the game (2001, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016).
• The Huskies have never lost more than two games in a row to WSU. On the other hand, UW has had 9 streaks of three or more wins in the series.
• From 1955 through 1981, the Apple Cup was played in Seattle (odd-numbered years) or Spokane (even-numbered years).
THE PAC-12: Prior to the 2011 season, the Pac-10 Conference added Utah and Colorado to expand to the Pac-12. Washington, which along with California is one of two schools who have been in the conference since its founding in 1915, plays in the Pac-12 North, along with the other three Northwest schools (Oregon, OSU, WSU) and Stanford and California. Under current plans, each school will play all five division rivals, plus four of six teams in the other division each season. The first two seasons, the Huskies did not face UCLA or Arizona State. In 2013 and 14, the Huskies didn't face Utah or USC. In 2015 in 2016, neither UCLA nor Colorado are on the UW schedule, while the Huskies don't face USC and Arizona this year and next.
THE 100-YARD FACTOR: Since the 1947 season, Washington is 211-66-3 (.759) when a Husky player rushes for 100 yards in a game. The Huskies were 8-0 in such games last year, and are 4-1 in 2017.
HISTORY LESSON: Successfully rushing the football and winning go hand-in-hand for the Huskies. Since 1990, UW has rushed for 200 yards in a game 112 times. The Huskies' record stands at 96-16-1 (.854) in those contests. Since 1995, UW is 71-13-1 (.841) when rushing for 200 yards.
HUSKY STADIUM RENOVATION: Husky Stadium underwent a major renovation over from Nov., 2011, through Aug., 2013, as the entire lower bowl and south upper deck were demolished and replaced. The new facility features a new, state-of-the-art football operations center (weight room, training room, locker room, meeting rooms, coaches' offices) in the west end, much more premium seating options and a new playing surface. Husky Stadium had featured a track up until 2011, so seats that were once far from the field, particularly in the west end, are much closer to the action. UW is 27-8 at home since the re-opening of Husky Stadium.
ALASKA AIRLINES FIELD AT HUSKY STADIUM: The Oregon game on Nov. 5, 2011, marked the final game in Husky Stadium prior to major renovations that have now been completed. The Huskies re-opened their home field with a 38-6 win over then-No. 19 Boise State on Aug. 31, 2013. The 2017 season marks the 97th season of play in Husky Stadium. Original construction on the facility was completed in 1920 when Washington played one game in the new campus facility. UW's all-time record in Husky Stadium stands at 383-177-21 (.677).
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