Saturday, October 13
Eugene, OR
12:30 PM
University of Washington
at
Oregon
No. 7 Dawgs And No. 17 Ducks Ready For 111th Meeting
October 08, 2018 | Football
THE GAME: The Washington football team (3-0 Pac-12, 5-1 overall) travels south to Eugene for its 111th meeting against Oregon (1-1, 4-1). Kickoff on Saturday is 12:30 p.m. PT and the game will air on ABC (or on ESPN2 in some markets outside of the Western U.S.). The Huskies held off UCLA, 31-24, last Saturday in Pasadena while the Ducks enjoyed a week off. UW enters the game ranked No. 7 in both the AP Top 25 and the coaches' poll, while Oregon is ranked No. 17 in both. The following Saturday, the Huskies return to Husky Stadium for a Homecoming date with Colorado (Oct. 20).
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QUICK HITTERS: Jake Browning broke the UW career passing yards record in the BYU game, passing Cody Pickett ... Browning's 10,612 career yards are 13th in Pac-12 history ... with 87 career touchdown passes, he's 8th in Pac-12 history ... Browning is just the sixth player in Pac-12 history to account for 100 touchdowns (102 total: 87 pass, 15 rush) ... Sept.1 vs. Auburn, Myles Gaskin became the UW's all-time leading rusher, moving past Napoleon Kaufman, who had held the record since 1994 ... Gaskin enters the Oregon game with 4,609 yards, 6th-most in Pac-12 history ... Gaskin scored his 54th career touchdown against UCLA, extending his school record ... his 50 career rushing TDs (he has four receiving TDs) rank 5th in Pac-12 history ... Taylor Rapp leads the nation with three fumble recoveries ... against ASU, Ben Burr-Kirven notched 20 tackles, most by a Husky since 1996 ... Burr-Kirven is 3rd in the nation in both forced fumbles and fumble recoveries and third in total tackles ... Burr-Kirven's 74 total tackles are 10 shy of his 13-game total of last year, which led the team ... for the first time since 1995, UW did not have a true freshman play in its season opener ... against North Dakota, however, four true freshmen saw action: DL Tuli Letuligasenoa, LB Jackson Sirmon, LB MJ Tafisi, OLB Zion Tupuola-Fetui ... those four remain the only four true freshmen to play this season, and only in that one game ... only five players made their UW playing debut in the season-opener against Auburn in Atlanta: OL Henry Bainivalu, PK Peyton Henry, OL Jaxson Kirkland (started at RG), OLB Ariel Ngata and TE Cade Otton ... 12 more Huskies saw their first UW action against North Dakota ... UW enters Oregon week ranked No. 3 in scoring defense (13.7), No. 8 in third-down conversions (.518), No. 13 in total defense (304.5), No. 16 in completion percentage (.680), and No. 18 in passing yards allowed (174.7).
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TELEVISION: The Washington-Oregon game will air live to a national audience on ABC with Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sidelines) providing the commentary. The broadcast can also be found on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
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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. First-year play-by-play man Tony Castricone and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The UW broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (148) and XM (198) satellite radio, and is also available via TuneIn.com and the TuneIn app. Also, Touchdown Radio (Roxy Bernstein & Gino Torretta) will carry a nationally-syndicated radio broadcast.
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THE YOUNG AND THE OLD: Washington has been a notably and demonstrably young team the last several years and, while the Huskies have gotten distinctly more experienced across the board, the roster still skews slightly towards youth. The 2018 roster includes 43 freshmen and 21 sophomores, compared to 21 seniors and 28 juniors, meaning just under 57 percent of the players have three or more years of eligibility left. At the same time, Washington has 54returning lettermen and, not counting specialists, 29 different Huskies have started at least one game during their career.
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THE DEFENSE:Β Over the last three years, Washington's defense has been, statistically, the best in the Pac-12 and one of the top units in the nation. The Huskies have led the Pac-12 in total defense for three years in a row, climbing the national rankings each year, capped by a No. 8 national finish last season. The UW has also paced the Pac-12 in scoring defense the last three seasons, finishing fifth in the FBS last season. Last year, the Huskies were also fourth in the nation in rushing defense and fifth in the country in turnover margin.
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ONE-TWO PUNCH ON OFFENSE:Β In seniors Jake Browning and Myles Gaskin, the Huskies return the most prolific quarterback-running back tandem in the nation, in terms of career statistics, at the start of the 2018 season. Gaskin's 4,055 career rushing yards entering the year were most in the nation among returning FBS players, nearly 900 yards ahead of the next-closest (Appalachian State's Jalin Moore, 3,170 yards). Gaskin's 45 career rushing touchdowns were also most in the nation among FBS returners. Gaskin entered his senior season ranked 9th in Pac-12 history in rushing TDs and 11th in rushing yards. He's seeking to become the 10th FBS player ever (and first in Pac-12 history) to rush for 1,000 or more yards in four seasons. Meanwhile, Browning's 9,104 career passing yards entering the year were second-most among all FBS returners, while his 78 career TD passes (already a UW record) were tops in the country. Browning's entered the season ranked No. 12 in Pac-12 history in career TD passes (and only 11 from making the top four), while his yards total ranked No. 27 (about 1,700 yards away from the top 10).
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HUSKIES vs. DUCKS HISTORY:Β Washington leads the all-time series against the Ducks with 60 wins, 45 losses and five ties. In games played in Eugene has the Ducks enjoy a 17-13 edge all-time (Oregon's home games vs. the UW were played in Portland for many years), while the Huskies are 32-21-4 against their cross-border rivals in games played in Seattle. The Ducks have had the edge of late, winning 17 of the last 23 against the Dawgs. Last year, UW's Dante Pettis broke the NCAA record with his ninth career punt return for a TD and the UW held Oregon to just 31 passing yards in a 38-3 UW win. In 2016, the Dawgs broke the Ducks' long win streak in the series with a 70-21 win in Eugene. Jake Browning was 22-for-28 for 304 yards and a school-record six TD passes (plus two rushing TDs) while Myles Gaskin rushed for 197 yards on just 16 carries. Two years ago in Seattle, Oregon won, 26-20, as a third-quarter, 72-yard run from Myles Gaskin and a three-yard pass from Jake Browning to Jaydon Mickens in the fourth brought the UW to within six points. The Ducks, however, intercepted a last-minute pass to preserve the win. In 2014 in Eugene, a 21-point output from Oregon in the second quarter was the major difference in a 45-20 Ducks win.Β In 2013 at Husky Stadium, the Ducks stretched a seven-point lead heading into the fourth quarter into a 45-24 victory. Marcus Mariota passed for 366 yards and three TDs rushed for 88 and one while the Huskies got 167 rushing yards from Bishop Sankey. In 2012 in Eugene, second-ranked Oregon beat No. 23 Washington, 52-21. In 2011, in the final game at the old Husky Stadium, the Ducks beat the UW, 34-17. In 2010 in Eugene, UW QB Keith Price made his first college start in a 53-16 Husky loss. Oregon led 18-16 in the third quarter before pulling away. In 2009 at Husky Stadium, Oregon won, 43-19. In 2008 in Eugene in the season-opener for both teams, Jeremiah Masoli came off the bench and led the Ducks to a 44-10 win. In 2007 in Seattle, the Huskies and Ducks were tied at 31-31 after three quarters before Oregon pulled away in the final period for a 55-34 win. The Huskies' last win over Oregon prior to 2016 was in 2003, when Shelton Sampson and Kenny James both rushed for over 100 yards in a 42-10 Husky victory. Washington and Oregon first met on the football field in 1900, a 43-0 Oregon win in Eugene. The Huskies got their first win in the series in the next meeting, a 6-5 victory in 1903. From 1974 to 1993, Washington won 17 of 20 meetings. The series also features one of the biggest year-to-year turnarounds in college football history as the Ducks beat the Huskies, 58-0, in 1973 and then lost at the UW, 66-0, the following year.
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DAWGS AND THE NORTHWEST: Β Washington's most-played rivalries are against the other three other northwest Pac-12 schools. The Huskies have faced Washington State 110 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 72-32-6 and Oregon State 64-34-4. Combined, Washington has a 196-111-15 (.632) record against its northwest rivals. Washington has played all three of the Northwest teams in a season on 89 prior occasions. Over those 89 seasons in which Oregon, OSU and WSU were all on the UW schedule, the Dawgs have swept all three 30 times (including 2016 and 2017). In the meantime, the Huskies have lost to all three in the same season on only seven occasions.
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QUICK HITTERS: Jake Browning broke the UW career passing yards record in the BYU game, passing Cody Pickett ... Browning's 10,612 career yards are 13th in Pac-12 history ... with 87 career touchdown passes, he's 8th in Pac-12 history ... Browning is just the sixth player in Pac-12 history to account for 100 touchdowns (102 total: 87 pass, 15 rush) ... Sept.1 vs. Auburn, Myles Gaskin became the UW's all-time leading rusher, moving past Napoleon Kaufman, who had held the record since 1994 ... Gaskin enters the Oregon game with 4,609 yards, 6th-most in Pac-12 history ... Gaskin scored his 54th career touchdown against UCLA, extending his school record ... his 50 career rushing TDs (he has four receiving TDs) rank 5th in Pac-12 history ... Taylor Rapp leads the nation with three fumble recoveries ... against ASU, Ben Burr-Kirven notched 20 tackles, most by a Husky since 1996 ... Burr-Kirven is 3rd in the nation in both forced fumbles and fumble recoveries and third in total tackles ... Burr-Kirven's 74 total tackles are 10 shy of his 13-game total of last year, which led the team ... for the first time since 1995, UW did not have a true freshman play in its season opener ... against North Dakota, however, four true freshmen saw action: DL Tuli Letuligasenoa, LB Jackson Sirmon, LB MJ Tafisi, OLB Zion Tupuola-Fetui ... those four remain the only four true freshmen to play this season, and only in that one game ... only five players made their UW playing debut in the season-opener against Auburn in Atlanta: OL Henry Bainivalu, PK Peyton Henry, OL Jaxson Kirkland (started at RG), OLB Ariel Ngata and TE Cade Otton ... 12 more Huskies saw their first UW action against North Dakota ... UW enters Oregon week ranked No. 3 in scoring defense (13.7), No. 8 in third-down conversions (.518), No. 13 in total defense (304.5), No. 16 in completion percentage (.680), and No. 18 in passing yards allowed (174.7).
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TELEVISION: The Washington-Oregon game will air live to a national audience on ABC with Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sidelines) providing the commentary. The broadcast can also be found on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
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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. First-year play-by-play man Tony Castricone and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The UW broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (148) and XM (198) satellite radio, and is also available via TuneIn.com and the TuneIn app. Also, Touchdown Radio (Roxy Bernstein & Gino Torretta) will carry a nationally-syndicated radio broadcast.
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THE YOUNG AND THE OLD: Washington has been a notably and demonstrably young team the last several years and, while the Huskies have gotten distinctly more experienced across the board, the roster still skews slightly towards youth. The 2018 roster includes 43 freshmen and 21 sophomores, compared to 21 seniors and 28 juniors, meaning just under 57 percent of the players have three or more years of eligibility left. At the same time, Washington has 54returning lettermen and, not counting specialists, 29 different Huskies have started at least one game during their career.
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THE DEFENSE:Β Over the last three years, Washington's defense has been, statistically, the best in the Pac-12 and one of the top units in the nation. The Huskies have led the Pac-12 in total defense for three years in a row, climbing the national rankings each year, capped by a No. 8 national finish last season. The UW has also paced the Pac-12 in scoring defense the last three seasons, finishing fifth in the FBS last season. Last year, the Huskies were also fourth in the nation in rushing defense and fifth in the country in turnover margin.
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ONE-TWO PUNCH ON OFFENSE:Β In seniors Jake Browning and Myles Gaskin, the Huskies return the most prolific quarterback-running back tandem in the nation, in terms of career statistics, at the start of the 2018 season. Gaskin's 4,055 career rushing yards entering the year were most in the nation among returning FBS players, nearly 900 yards ahead of the next-closest (Appalachian State's Jalin Moore, 3,170 yards). Gaskin's 45 career rushing touchdowns were also most in the nation among FBS returners. Gaskin entered his senior season ranked 9th in Pac-12 history in rushing TDs and 11th in rushing yards. He's seeking to become the 10th FBS player ever (and first in Pac-12 history) to rush for 1,000 or more yards in four seasons. Meanwhile, Browning's 9,104 career passing yards entering the year were second-most among all FBS returners, while his 78 career TD passes (already a UW record) were tops in the country. Browning's entered the season ranked No. 12 in Pac-12 history in career TD passes (and only 11 from making the top four), while his yards total ranked No. 27 (about 1,700 yards away from the top 10).
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HUSKIES vs. DUCKS HISTORY:Β Washington leads the all-time series against the Ducks with 60 wins, 45 losses and five ties. In games played in Eugene has the Ducks enjoy a 17-13 edge all-time (Oregon's home games vs. the UW were played in Portland for many years), while the Huskies are 32-21-4 against their cross-border rivals in games played in Seattle. The Ducks have had the edge of late, winning 17 of the last 23 against the Dawgs. Last year, UW's Dante Pettis broke the NCAA record with his ninth career punt return for a TD and the UW held Oregon to just 31 passing yards in a 38-3 UW win. In 2016, the Dawgs broke the Ducks' long win streak in the series with a 70-21 win in Eugene. Jake Browning was 22-for-28 for 304 yards and a school-record six TD passes (plus two rushing TDs) while Myles Gaskin rushed for 197 yards on just 16 carries. Two years ago in Seattle, Oregon won, 26-20, as a third-quarter, 72-yard run from Myles Gaskin and a three-yard pass from Jake Browning to Jaydon Mickens in the fourth brought the UW to within six points. The Ducks, however, intercepted a last-minute pass to preserve the win. In 2014 in Eugene, a 21-point output from Oregon in the second quarter was the major difference in a 45-20 Ducks win.Β In 2013 at Husky Stadium, the Ducks stretched a seven-point lead heading into the fourth quarter into a 45-24 victory. Marcus Mariota passed for 366 yards and three TDs rushed for 88 and one while the Huskies got 167 rushing yards from Bishop Sankey. In 2012 in Eugene, second-ranked Oregon beat No. 23 Washington, 52-21. In 2011, in the final game at the old Husky Stadium, the Ducks beat the UW, 34-17. In 2010 in Eugene, UW QB Keith Price made his first college start in a 53-16 Husky loss. Oregon led 18-16 in the third quarter before pulling away. In 2009 at Husky Stadium, Oregon won, 43-19. In 2008 in Eugene in the season-opener for both teams, Jeremiah Masoli came off the bench and led the Ducks to a 44-10 win. In 2007 in Seattle, the Huskies and Ducks were tied at 31-31 after three quarters before Oregon pulled away in the final period for a 55-34 win. The Huskies' last win over Oregon prior to 2016 was in 2003, when Shelton Sampson and Kenny James both rushed for over 100 yards in a 42-10 Husky victory. Washington and Oregon first met on the football field in 1900, a 43-0 Oregon win in Eugene. The Huskies got their first win in the series in the next meeting, a 6-5 victory in 1903. From 1974 to 1993, Washington won 17 of 20 meetings. The series also features one of the biggest year-to-year turnarounds in college football history as the Ducks beat the Huskies, 58-0, in 1973 and then lost at the UW, 66-0, the following year.
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DAWGS AND THE NORTHWEST: Β Washington's most-played rivalries are against the other three other northwest Pac-12 schools. The Huskies have faced Washington State 110 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 72-32-6 and Oregon State 64-34-4. Combined, Washington has a 196-111-15 (.632) record against its northwest rivals. Washington has played all three of the Northwest teams in a season on 89 prior occasions. Over those 89 seasons in which Oregon, OSU and WSU were all on the UW schedule, the Dawgs have swept all three 30 times (including 2016 and 2017). In the meantime, the Huskies have lost to all three in the same season on only seven occasions.
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