UW Set For 100th Meeting With Beavers
November 16, 2015 | Football
THE GAME: The Washington football team (4-6 overall, 2-5 in the Pac-12) plays its final road game of the regular season this Saturday as the Huskies travel to Reser Stadium in Corvallis to face Oregon State (2-8 overall, 0-7 Pac-12) in the 100th meeting between the two Northwest foes. The game kicks off at 3:00 p.m. and airs on Pac-12 Network. Washington must win its final two games to qualify for a bowl berth for a sixth straight season. After the OSU game, the Dawgs close out the regular season with the 108th Apple Cup vs. Washington State on Fri., Nov. 27.
QUICK HITTERS: The Huskies have outscored their opponents 111-35 in the third quarter this season ... Washington leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense and red-zone defense ... UW opponents have scored just 14 touchdowns in 34 red-zone attempts (41.2 percent), best in the Pac-12 (next best is Stanford, at 50 percent (16-for-32)) ... Dante Pettis is the Pac-12 leader in punt returns with an average of 13.0 yard per return ... Travis Feeney is second the Pac-12 in sacks (7.0) and in tackles for loss (14.5) ... Cory Littelton is sixth in sacks and eighth in TFLs ... Feeney also shares the lead (with teammate Sidney Jones) in forced fumbles, with three ... Washington has played 10 true freshmen this season: OL Trey Adams, LB Tevis Bartlett, QB Jake Browning, LB Ben Burr-Kirven, TB Myles Gaskin, DB Austin Joyner, WR Chico McClatcher, DB Jordan Miller, WR Quinten Pounds and WR Isaiah Renfro ... Washington's current roster includes 52 freshmen (true and redshirt) and 24 sophomores, as compared to 13 seniors ... 33 Huskies made their home debut in the UW's win over Sacramento State ... Browning was the first true freshman ever to start a season opener at quarterback for Washington ... he was the first true freshman QB to start in any game since Marques Tuiasosopo vs. Oregon in 1997, which was until this year, the only true freshman QB start in modern UW history ... Browning's 368 passing yards vs. Utah State were most ever by a UW freshman (true or redshirt) ... Gaskin, who rushed for more than 100 yards in three straight games, is the first true freshman ever at the UW to break the century mark in back-to-back games (much less three in a row) ... his 155 vs. Oregon were second-most ever by a UW true freshman ... Gaskin needs 144 more yards to become the 18th Husky ever (and first true freshman) to rush for 1,000.
TELEVISION: The Washington-OSU game will air live on Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Glenn Parker (analyst) and Jill Savage (sidelines) providing the commentary.
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 18 Northwest radio stations. Longtime play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The OSU broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (137) and XM (197) satellite radio.
HUSKIES vs. BEAVERS HISTORY: Washington holds a 61-34-4 record in the all-time series against Oregon State, having won the 19 of the last 27 meetings and 29 of the last 38, dating back to 1975. The series against the Beavers is the second-longest (to Stanford) active series in Washington football history in terms of years and third-longest in terms of total meetings (to Oregon and Washington State). The teams first met on Dec. 4, 1897, with Oregon State earning a 16-0 home win. That game was Washington's second-ever against a major college. The next OSU-UW game didn't come until 1902, a 16-6 UW win. Last year, Cyler Miles led UW to a 37-13 win, completing 18-of-23 passes for 253 yards and two TDs. Two seasons ago in Corvallis, Washington rushed for 537 yards and seven TDs en route to a 69-27 win. Three Husky backs ran for more than 100 yards (Bishop Sankey, 179; Deontae Cooper, 166; Dwayne Washington, 141) in Miles' first UW start. Three seasons ago in Seattle, Washington handed a 6-0 OSU squad its first loss in a 20-17 victory at CenturyLink Field. The winning score came on a 30-yard field goal from Travis Coons with one minute, 20 seconds remaining. In 2011 at OSU, the Beavers upset the UW with a 38-21 victory. In 2010 in Seattle, Washington won 35-34 in two overtimes, denying a two-point conversion for the winning play. Jake Locker tied a school record with five TD passes, including four to Jermaine Kearse. In 2009 at OSU, the Beavers got 159 rushing yards from Jacquizz Rodgers to roll to a 48-21 win over the Huskies. In 2008 in Seattle, James Rodgers rushed for 110 yards on only three carries and Lyle Moevao was 18-for-22 for 191 yards to lead OSU past the UW, 34-13. The 2007 game in Corvallis was memorable for an injury to Locker, controversial calls from referees and five Alexis Serna field goals in a 29-23 Beavers win. In 2006 in Seattle, QB Isaiah Stanback's college career came to an end with a devastating foot injury and the Huskies' lost, 27-17. In 2005, the Beavers got six field goals from Serna in an 18-10 win over Washington. In 2004 at Husky Stadium, OSU picked up its second win in four seasons against the UW with a 29-14 win, the Beavers first at Husky Stadium since 1985. Serna kicked a then-school-record five field goals to provide the winning margin. In 2003 in Corvallis, Charles Frederick piled up a school-record 371 all-purpose yards, scoring three touchdowns, as the Huskies cruised to a 38-17 win. The Beavers' next-most recent win (prior to 2004) in the series came in Corvallis on Nov. 10, 2001, when the Beavers broke a 13-game losing streak to the Huskies. That day, an unranked OSU team trounced No. 8 Washington, 49-24, the first Beaver win (home or away) since the 1985 Husky Stadium game. Several other recent meetings have come down to the wire. In 2000, Ryan Cesca missed a game-tying field goal in the closing seconds as the Huskies held on for a 33-30 win. In 1998, the Beavers went for a two-point conversion with no time left. The pass attempt was batted down by Husky safety Nigel Burton and the Huskies won, 35-34.
WASHINGTON-OREGON STATE TIES: Husky offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith was a standout QB at Oregon State (1999-2002), where he set school records for career passing yards and TDs. Washington offensive line coach Chris Strausser was a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State in 1990-91. Fifth-year OSU receivers coach Brent Brennan was a graduate assistant at the UW in 1999 while OSU DBs coach Derrick Odum and Husky d-line coach Jeff Choate were on the same staff at Utah State in the early 2000s. Oregon State's current roster includes 10 players who graduated from Washington high schools: OL Drew Clarkson (Camas), TE Kellen Clute (Mt. Spokane), WR Rahmel Dockery (Curtis), OL Mason Johnson (Kentlake), OL Josh Mitchell (Mount Si), QB Nick Mitchell (Mount Si), LB Caleb Saulo (Kentlake), TE Caleb Smith (Kentridge) and TE Dustin Stanton (Lakewood). Washington's current roster includes just three players from the state of Oregon: TE Connor Griffin (Lake Oswego), OL Jared Hilbers (Beaverton) and OL Andrew Kirkland (Jesuit).
DAWGS AND THE NORTHWEST: Washington's most-played rivalries are against the other three other northwest Pac-12 schools. The Huskies have faced Washington State 107 times, Oregon in 107 games and Oregon State on 99 occasions. Washington owns the advantage in all three series. The Huskies lead the Ducks 58-45-5, Washington State 69-32-6 and Oregon State 61-34-4. Combined, Washington has a 188-111-15 (.623) record against its northwest rivals. Washington has played all three of the Northwest teams in a season on 86 prior occasions. Over those 86 seasons in which Oregon, OSU and WSU were all on the UW schedule, the Dawgs have swept all three 28 times. In the meantime, the Huskies have lost to all three in the same season on only seven occasions.
DEFENSE: UW enters the week ranked atop the Pac-12 in scoring defense (19.6 points per game) and red-zone defense (79.4 percent), and second in total defense (362.3 yards per game). Through 10 games, the UW has not allowed more than 34 points to any opponent and have held five to 17 or fewer. The UW held Boise State to 16 points, 22.3 below its season average; USC to 12, 23.8 shy of its; and Arizona to three, 38.8 under the average. Opponents have scored touchdowns on just 14 of 34 attempts from inside the red zone (41.2) percent), by far the best such percentage in the Pac-12.
QUICK HITTERS: The Huskies have outscored their opponents 111-35 in the third quarter this season ... Washington leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense and red-zone defense ... UW opponents have scored just 14 touchdowns in 34 red-zone attempts (41.2 percent), best in the Pac-12 (next best is Stanford, at 50 percent (16-for-32)) ... Dante Pettis is the Pac-12 leader in punt returns with an average of 13.0 yard per return ... Travis Feeney is second the Pac-12 in sacks (7.0) and in tackles for loss (14.5) ... Cory Littelton is sixth in sacks and eighth in TFLs ... Feeney also shares the lead (with teammate Sidney Jones) in forced fumbles, with three ... Washington has played 10 true freshmen this season: OL Trey Adams, LB Tevis Bartlett, QB Jake Browning, LB Ben Burr-Kirven, TB Myles Gaskin, DB Austin Joyner, WR Chico McClatcher, DB Jordan Miller, WR Quinten Pounds and WR Isaiah Renfro ... Washington's current roster includes 52 freshmen (true and redshirt) and 24 sophomores, as compared to 13 seniors ... 33 Huskies made their home debut in the UW's win over Sacramento State ... Browning was the first true freshman ever to start a season opener at quarterback for Washington ... he was the first true freshman QB to start in any game since Marques Tuiasosopo vs. Oregon in 1997, which was until this year, the only true freshman QB start in modern UW history ... Browning's 368 passing yards vs. Utah State were most ever by a UW freshman (true or redshirt) ... Gaskin, who rushed for more than 100 yards in three straight games, is the first true freshman ever at the UW to break the century mark in back-to-back games (much less three in a row) ... his 155 vs. Oregon were second-most ever by a UW true freshman ... Gaskin needs 144 more yards to become the 18th Husky ever (and first true freshman) to rush for 1,000.
TELEVISION: The Washington-OSU game will air live on Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Glenn Parker (analyst) and Jill Savage (sidelines) providing the commentary.
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 18 Northwest radio stations. Longtime play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. The OSU broadcast of the game will also air on Sirius (137) and XM (197) satellite radio.
HUSKIES vs. BEAVERS HISTORY: Washington holds a 61-34-4 record in the all-time series against Oregon State, having won the 19 of the last 27 meetings and 29 of the last 38, dating back to 1975. The series against the Beavers is the second-longest (to Stanford) active series in Washington football history in terms of years and third-longest in terms of total meetings (to Oregon and Washington State). The teams first met on Dec. 4, 1897, with Oregon State earning a 16-0 home win. That game was Washington's second-ever against a major college. The next OSU-UW game didn't come until 1902, a 16-6 UW win. Last year, Cyler Miles led UW to a 37-13 win, completing 18-of-23 passes for 253 yards and two TDs. Two seasons ago in Corvallis, Washington rushed for 537 yards and seven TDs en route to a 69-27 win. Three Husky backs ran for more than 100 yards (Bishop Sankey, 179; Deontae Cooper, 166; Dwayne Washington, 141) in Miles' first UW start. Three seasons ago in Seattle, Washington handed a 6-0 OSU squad its first loss in a 20-17 victory at CenturyLink Field. The winning score came on a 30-yard field goal from Travis Coons with one minute, 20 seconds remaining. In 2011 at OSU, the Beavers upset the UW with a 38-21 victory. In 2010 in Seattle, Washington won 35-34 in two overtimes, denying a two-point conversion for the winning play. Jake Locker tied a school record with five TD passes, including four to Jermaine Kearse. In 2009 at OSU, the Beavers got 159 rushing yards from Jacquizz Rodgers to roll to a 48-21 win over the Huskies. In 2008 in Seattle, James Rodgers rushed for 110 yards on only three carries and Lyle Moevao was 18-for-22 for 191 yards to lead OSU past the UW, 34-13. The 2007 game in Corvallis was memorable for an injury to Locker, controversial calls from referees and five Alexis Serna field goals in a 29-23 Beavers win. In 2006 in Seattle, QB Isaiah Stanback's college career came to an end with a devastating foot injury and the Huskies' lost, 27-17. In 2005, the Beavers got six field goals from Serna in an 18-10 win over Washington. In 2004 at Husky Stadium, OSU picked up its second win in four seasons against the UW with a 29-14 win, the Beavers first at Husky Stadium since 1985. Serna kicked a then-school-record five field goals to provide the winning margin. In 2003 in Corvallis, Charles Frederick piled up a school-record 371 all-purpose yards, scoring three touchdowns, as the Huskies cruised to a 38-17 win. The Beavers' next-most recent win (prior to 2004) in the series came in Corvallis on Nov. 10, 2001, when the Beavers broke a 13-game losing streak to the Huskies. That day, an unranked OSU team trounced No. 8 Washington, 49-24, the first Beaver win (home or away) since the 1985 Husky Stadium game. Several other recent meetings have come down to the wire. In 2000, Ryan Cesca missed a game-tying field goal in the closing seconds as the Huskies held on for a 33-30 win. In 1998, the Beavers went for a two-point conversion with no time left. The pass attempt was batted down by Husky safety Nigel Burton and the Huskies won, 35-34.
WASHINGTON-OREGON STATE TIES: Husky offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith was a standout QB at Oregon State (1999-2002), where he set school records for career passing yards and TDs. Washington offensive line coach Chris Strausser was a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State in 1990-91. Fifth-year OSU receivers coach Brent Brennan was a graduate assistant at the UW in 1999 while OSU DBs coach Derrick Odum and Husky d-line coach Jeff Choate were on the same staff at Utah State in the early 2000s. Oregon State's current roster includes 10 players who graduated from Washington high schools: OL Drew Clarkson (Camas), TE Kellen Clute (Mt. Spokane), WR Rahmel Dockery (Curtis), OL Mason Johnson (Kentlake), OL Josh Mitchell (Mount Si), QB Nick Mitchell (Mount Si), LB Caleb Saulo (Kentlake), TE Caleb Smith (Kentridge) and TE Dustin Stanton (Lakewood). Washington's current roster includes just three players from the state of Oregon: TE Connor Griffin (Lake Oswego), OL Jared Hilbers (Beaverton) and OL Andrew Kirkland (Jesuit).
DAWGS AND THE NORTHWEST: Washington's most-played rivalries are against the other three other northwest Pac-12 schools. The Huskies have faced Washington State 107 times, Oregon in 107 games and Oregon State on 99 occasions. Washington owns the advantage in all three series. The Huskies lead the Ducks 58-45-5, Washington State 69-32-6 and Oregon State 61-34-4. Combined, Washington has a 188-111-15 (.623) record against its northwest rivals. Washington has played all three of the Northwest teams in a season on 86 prior occasions. Over those 86 seasons in which Oregon, OSU and WSU were all on the UW schedule, the Dawgs have swept all three 28 times. In the meantime, the Huskies have lost to all three in the same season on only seven occasions.
DEFENSE: UW enters the week ranked atop the Pac-12 in scoring defense (19.6 points per game) and red-zone defense (79.4 percent), and second in total defense (362.3 yards per game). Through 10 games, the UW has not allowed more than 34 points to any opponent and have held five to 17 or fewer. The UW held Boise State to 16 points, 22.3 below its season average; USC to 12, 23.8 shy of its; and Arizona to three, 38.8 under the average. Opponents have scored touchdowns on just 14 of 34 attempts from inside the red zone (41.2) percent), by far the best such percentage in the Pac-12.
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