Late TD Lifts No. 7 UW To Wild 36-33 Win Over UO

Saturday, October 14

Seattle, WA

12:30 PM

University of Washington

6-0 , 3-0

Oregon

5-1 , 2-1

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Oregon

Washington

October 14, 2023 | Football

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SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze with 1:38 remaining and Camden Lewis missed a 43-yard field goal attempt on the final play as No. 7 Washington held off No. 8 Oregon 36-33 on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in another wild chapter to their heated rivalry.

The 115th matchup between the rivals was the first that featured both teams ranked in the top 10, along with a couple of Heisman-contending quarterbacks.

And it lived up to the hype as perhaps the biggest of all-time between the Pacific Northwest foes in front of a sold-out crowd of 71,321.

Penix needed just two plays to go 53 yards in 33 seconds after Oregon was stopped on fourth-and-three at the Washington 47 with 2:11 remaining. Penix threw a 35-yard strike to Ja'Lynn Polk between two defenders, then hit Odunze on a back-shoulder throw at the goal line to give Washington (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) the lead.

It was Penix's fourth touchdown pass of the game and his second time connecting with Odunze, who had eight catches for 128 yards.

Insane.

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Nix had one last chance to get the Ducks (5-1, 2-1) into field goal range and reached the Washington 25 with 17 seconds left. Nix missed with his next two passes and on the final play of the game Lewis pushed the kick to the right setting off a wild celebration of purpled-clad fans pouring onto the field.

Oregon rallied from an 11-point deficit early in the second half and took a 33-29 lead on Jordan James' 10-yard TD run with 12:58 remaining. Washington was on the verge of an answer but was stopped inside the Oregon 2.

Oregon converted a pair of third downs, including a 25-yard catch by Troy Franklin. But the Ducks were stopped on fourth-and-three just inside midfield when Nix's pass for Tez Johnson fell incomplete. It was the third time in the game the Ducks failed on fourth down, the previous two coming inside the Washington 10-yard line, including the final play of the first half.

Penix finished 22 of 37 for 302 yards. He threw 26-yard touchdowns to Polk and Giles Jackson during a wild first half where the teams combined for five-straight touchdown drives.

The Huskies' defense stood tall on a fourth-and-goal from the three-yard line on the final play of the first half as Dominique Hampton batted away a pass.

Midway through the third quarter, Oregon again went for it on fourth-and-three from the Washington nine and Nix's pass for Franklin fell incomplete.

The Huskies host Arizona State next Saturday on homecoming weekend. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available.

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