University of Washington
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No. 10 UW Tops Boise State 56-19 Behind Penix's Five TDs
September 02, 2023 | Football
Penix kicked off his final college season and a Heisman Trophy campaign with a terrific passing performance completing 29 of his 40 passes and throwing touchdowns to four receivers.
After posting the second-most yards passing in the country last year, Penix picked up right where he left off.
Penix threw four of his five touchdowns in the second quarter when the Huskies scored 28 points. He connected with Jalen McMillan on two of his TD passes, and McMillan added a 19-yard touchdown run off a direct snap on the first play of the fourth quarter to give Washington a 42-19 lead.
McMillan finished with eight receptions for 95 yards and touchdowns of seven and 38 yards. And he completed one pass for nine yards on a trick play.
Rome Odunze had seven catches for 132 yards and a five-yard TD catch in the third quarter. Ja'Lynn Polk added three receptions for 101 yards and a score. And tight end Jack Westover had a 20-yard TD catch late in the first half.
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The five TDs matched Penix's previous high set during a 2020 game against Ohio State while he was still at Indiana. He finished one TD pass shy of Washington's school record of six set by Jake Browning during the 2016 season.
Mountain West preseason favorite Boise State's Taylen Green threw for 244 yards, including a 50-yard screen pass touchdown to Ashton Jeanty early in the second half that pulled the Broncos within 28-19. But Green was intercepted twice and could not keep up with Washington.
Washington rolled up 206 total yards, including 180 through the air in the second quarter. Penix threw a seven-yard TD to McMillan less than a minute into the quarter and then hit a flurry of big plays to break the game open.
Penix's final six completions of the second quarter were all for 20 yards or more, including a 38-yard TD strike to McMillan, a 44-yard TD to Polk and a 20-yard TD pass to Westover with 1:27 left in the half.
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Team Stats
BSU 6, UW 0
BSU - Jeanty,Ashton 7 yd run (), 10 plays, 90 yards, TOP 04:41
BSU 6, UW 7
UW - McMillan,Jalen 7 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:30
BSU 9, UW 7
BSU - Dalmas,Jonah 39 yd field goal 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 02:03
BSU 9, UW 14
UW - McMillan,Jalen 38 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:44
BSU 9, UW 21
UW - Polk,Ja'Lynn 44 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 2 plays, 73 yards, TOP 00:43
BSU 9, UW 28
UW - Westover,Jack 20 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:43
BSU 12, UW 28
BSU - Dalmas,Jonah 34 yd field goal 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:19
BSU 19, UW 28
BSU - Jeanty,Ashton 50 yd pass from Green,Taylen (Dalmas,Jonah kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:11
BSU 19, UW 35
UW - Odunze,Rome 5 yd pass from Penix Jr.,Michael (Gross,Grady kick) 4 plays, 81 yards, TOP 02:03
BSU 19, UW 42
UW - McMillan,Jalen 19 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:53
BSU 19, UW 49
UW - Johnson,Dillon 1 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:45
BSU 19, UW 56
UW - Cuevas,Josh 31 yd pass from Morris,Dylan (Gross,Grady kick) 2 plays, 36 yards, TOP 00:44
