Saturday, September 30
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Arizona
No. 7 UW Beats UA 31-24 In Tucson
September 30, 2023 | Football
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 363 yards, Dillon Johnson ran for two touchdowns and No. 7 Washington picked apart Arizona in a 31-24 victory Saturday night.
The Huskies (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) arrived in the desert with more big plays than any other team in the country.
With the Wildcats taking away the deep ball, Penix turned to underneath throws, giving his receivers opportunities to make plays after the catch. They did, following downfield blocking and breaking tackles to turn short throws into chunk plays. Washington's run game provided the finishing touches, scoring all four of the Huskies' touchdowns.
Penix completed 30 of 40 passes in Washington's 12th straight win over two seasons.
Johnson ran in a 4-yard touchdown on the Huskies' opening drive, receiver Germie Bernard scored on 3-yard run and Will Nixon added an 8-yard TD run.
After leading 21-10 at halftime, Washington stuck to the same script to start the second half.
Penix hit Josh Cuevas on a 57-yard pass and Devin Culp made a spectacular 18-yard catch with a defender draped on him, putting the Huskies in scoring position. Johnson finished it off, scoring on 4-yard run to put Washington up 28-10.
With the score 31-17 in the fourth quarter, Vince Nunley came up with his first career interception.
The Huskies have an off week before hosting No. 9 Oregon on Oct. 14 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Time to be announced. Purchase tickets
Follow @UW_Football for updates.
The Huskies (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) arrived in the desert with more big plays than any other team in the country.
With the Wildcats taking away the deep ball, Penix turned to underneath throws, giving his receivers opportunities to make plays after the catch. They did, following downfield blocking and breaking tackles to turn short throws into chunk plays. Washington's run game provided the finishing touches, scoring all four of the Huskies' touchdowns.
Penix completed 30 of 40 passes in Washington's 12th straight win over two seasons.
Johnson ran in a 4-yard touchdown on the Huskies' opening drive, receiver Germie Bernard scored on 3-yard run and Will Nixon added an 8-yard TD run.
After leading 21-10 at halftime, Washington stuck to the same script to start the second half.
Penix hit Josh Cuevas on a 57-yard pass and Devin Culp made a spectacular 18-yard catch with a defender draped on him, putting the Huskies in scoring position. Johnson finished it off, scoring on 4-yard run to put Washington up 28-10.
OH MY, @_DevinCulp_ ?? pic.twitter.com/aUwhJ58T6D
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 1, 2023
With the score 31-17 in the fourth quarter, Vince Nunley came up with his first career interception.
The Huskies have an off week before hosting No. 9 Oregon on Oct. 14 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Time to be announced. Purchase tickets
Follow @UW_Football for updates.
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