University of Washington
8-0 , 5-0
Stanford
2-6 , 1-5
Penix Jr. Throws 4 TD Passes And No. 5 UW Beats Stanford 42-33
October 28, 2023 | Football
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Penix Jr. threw four touchdown passes and No. 5 Washington held off a fierce comeback attempt to beat Stanford 42-33 on Saturday for its 15th straight win.
A week after being held without an offensive touchdown in a win over Arizona State, the Huskies (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) got their passing game going well enough to hold off the Cardinal (2-6, 1-5) and extend the second longest winning streak in the nation. The Huskies are also 8-0 for the first time since 2016.
Washington was stuck in a tight game entering the fourth quarter, facing a third-and-eight while leading by only two points. Penix then converted with a 15-yard pass to Germie Bernard and then found Devin Culp wide open for a 24-yard score that made it 35-26.
The Cardinal responded with a touchdown of its own and subsequently got the ball back after a Penix interception.Β The Huskies got a key stop on a trick play when receiver Tiger Bachmeier's pass on fourth-and-two from the Stanford 28 was dropped with 3:20 to play.
Dillon Johnson then scored on a 13-yard run to put the game away for Washington.
Penix threw for 369 yards and connected on two TD passes to Ja'Lynn Polk and another to Rome Odunze. Polk finished with 148 yards receiving.
With the score knotted at seven, Washington produced back-to-back TD drives, including a 92-yard pass from Penix to Polk that was the second longest in school history.
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Team Stats
UW 7, STA 0
UW - Westover,Jack 1 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:41
UW 7, STA 7
STA - Daniels,Ashton 5 yd run (Karty,Joshua kick), 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 02:55
UW 14, STA 7
UW - Odunze,Rome 7 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:04
UW 21, STA 7
UW - Polk,Ja'Lynn 92 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 1 plays, 92 yards, TOP 00:14
UW 21, STA 10
STA - Karty,Joshua 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:04
UW 21, STA 13
STA - Karty,Joshua 47 yd field goal 8 plays, 38 yards, TOP 00:41
UW 21, STA 19
STA - Ayomanor,Elic 39 yd pass from Daniels,Ashton () 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 01:16
UW 28, STA 19
UW - Polk,Ja'Lynn 10 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 6 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:28
UW 28, STA 26
STA - Daniels,Ashton 2 yd run (Karty,Joshua kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:38
UW 35, STA 26
UW - Culp,Devin 24 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 01:58
UW 35, STA 33
STA - Lamson,Justin 2 yd run (Karty,Joshua kick), 8 plays, 83 yards, TOP 04:51
UW 42, STA 33
UW - Johnson,Dillon 13 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 4 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:44
