UW Football Begins Life In The Big Ten With 35-3 Win Over Weber State

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UW Football Begins Life In The Big Ten With 35-3 Win Over Weber State

September 01, 2024 | Football

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Jonah Coleman rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns, Will Rogers threw for 250 yards and one TD, and Washington cruised past Weber State 35-3 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on Saturday night in Jedd Fisch's debut as the Huskies' new coach.

The Huskies unveiled a fully overhauled coaching staff led by Fisch and a roster featuring just 11 players that remained from the depth chart at the start of last season.

But two important additions to that roster are Rogers and Coleman. And it didn't take long to understand the significance of their presence.

Coleman rushed for a pair of 5-yard touchdowns and a 1-yard score on his way to the third 100-yard rushing game of his career. The previous two came last season at Arizona before Coleman followed Fisch to the Pacific Northwest to continue his career with the Huskies. Coleman became the first Husky to run for 100 yards in his first game in purple and gold since Charlie Mitchell in 1960.

Rogers, who transferred from Mississippi State, completed 20 of 26 passes and threw a 33-yard touchdown to freshman Decker Degraaf late in the first half. Freshman Demond Williams Jr. added his first career TD pass in the fourth quarter hitting Denzel Boston on a 6-yard TD.

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Damon Bankston rushed for 105 yards for the Wildcats, but the 22nd-ranked team in the preseason FCS poll eventually wore down against the depth and size of Washington. Kyle Thompson's 28-yard field goal in the final seconds of the third quarter kept Weber State (0-1) from being shut out.

Washington hosts Eastern Michigan at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium next Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available.

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