# 2022 Washington Huskies football team

The 2022 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pac–12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer, the Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Kent State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | W 45–20 | 56,112 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 52–6 | 57,518 |
| September 17 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 11 Michigan State* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 39–28 | 68,161 |
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 18 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | W 40–22 | 65,438 |
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 15 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ESPN | L 32–40 | 41,343 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 21 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | L 38–45 | 39,244 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Arizona | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 49–39 | 63,189 |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | W 28–21 | 34,601 |
| November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 Oregon State | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 62,142 |
| November 12 | 4:10 p.m. | at No. 6 Oregon | No. 25 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | FOX | W 37–34 | 58,756 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 17 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | W 54–7 | 67,969 |
| November 26 | 7:30 p.m | at Washington State | No. 13 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) | ESPN | W 51–33 | 33,152 |
| December 29 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Texas* | No. 12 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 27–20 | 62,730 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Kent State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Huskies | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,112
* Referee: John Love
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | KENT | WASH |
| First downs | 19 | 29 |
| Total yards | 340 | 525 |
| Rushes/yards | 39–147 | 34–132 |
| Passing yards | 193 | 393 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–29–3 | 29–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:21 | 32:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kent State | Passing | Collin Schlee | 12/24, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Kent State | Rushing | Collin Schlee | 8 carries, 47 yards |
| Kent State | Receiving | Dante Cephas | 6 receptions, 150 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 11 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Portland State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Huskies | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 57,518
* Referee: Jim Wharrie
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Elise Woodward (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
| Statistics | PRST | WASH |
| First downs | 12 | 32 |
| Total yards | 131 | 617 |
| Rushes/yards | 31–81 | 40–241 |
| Passing yards | 50 | 376 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–20–0 | 23–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:21 | 32:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Portland State | Passing | Dante Chachere | 6/17, 50 yards |
| Portland State | Rushing | Jalynnee McGee | 12 carries, 58 yards |
| Portland State | Receiving | Nate Bennett | 3 receptions, 25 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 20/27, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 12 carries, 94 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 4 receptions, 127 yards, TD |

### vs No. 11 Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Spartans | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| Huskies | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,161
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | MSU | WASH |
| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Total yards | 365 | 503 |
| Rushes/yards | 29–42 | 36–106 |
| Passing yards | 323 | 397 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–42–1 | 24–40–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:13 | 29:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Michigan State | Passing | Payton Thorne | 30/42, 323 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Michigan State | Rushing | Jalen Berger | 13 carries, 27 yards |
| Michigan State | Receiving | Keon Coleman | 9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 24/40, 397 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 17 carries, 69 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Ja'Lynn Polk | 6 receptions, 153 yards, 3 TD |

### vs Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| No. 18 Huskies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,218
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | STAN | WASH |
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 372 | 478 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–86 | 32–169 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 309 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–26–1 | 22–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:30 | 33:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 17/26, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 20 carries, 100 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Michael Wilson | 6 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 22/37, 309 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 13 carries, 120 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 8 receptions, 161 yards, TD |

### at UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Huskies | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| Bruins | 9 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: September 30, 2022
* Game time: 7:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,343
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | WASH | UCLA |
| First downs | 24 | 27 |
| Total yards | 410 | 499 |
| Rushes/yards | 23–65 | 39–184 |
| Passing yards | 345 | 315 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–49–2 | 24–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 33/48, 345 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 10 carries, 48 yards |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 24/33, 315 yards, 3 TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Zach Charbonnet | 22 carries, 124 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Jake Bobo | 6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD |

### at Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Huskies | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 39,244
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| Statistics | WASH | ASU |
| First downs | 32 | 23 |
| Total yards | 458 | 397 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–134 | 32–156 |
| Passing yards | 324 | 241 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 34–54–1 | 22–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:57 | 28:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 33/53, 311 yards, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 9 carries, 77 yards, 3 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 9 receptions, 115 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Trenton Bourguet | 15/21, 182 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 23 carries, 111 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Bryan Thompson | 3 receptions, 78 yards |

### vs Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 39 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,189
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | ARIZ | WASH |
| First downs | 31 | 31 |
| Total yards | 526 | 595 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–126 | 29–79 |
| Passing yards | 400 | 516 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–35–0 | 36–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 25/34, 400 yards, 4 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Jonah Coleman | 14 carries, 53 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 7 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 36/44, 516 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 8 carries, 41 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 9 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD |

### at California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: October 22, 2022
* Game time: 7:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Party cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 34,601
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
| Statistics | WASH | CAL |
| First downs | 28 | 18 |
| Total yards | 476 | 306 |
| Rushes/yards | 32–102 | 31–61 |
| Passing yards | 374 | 245 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 36–51–0 | 21–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:25 | 24:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 36/51, 374 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 13 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 8 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| California | Passing | Jack Plummer | 21/34, 245 yards, 3 TD |
| California | Rushing | DeCarlos Brooks | 10 carries, 43 yards |
| California | Receiving | J. Michael Sturdivant | 8 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD |

### vs No. 23 Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 4, 2022
* Game time: 7:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,142
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | OSU | WASH |
| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Total yards | 262 | 398 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–175 | 24–100 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 298 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–19–0 | 30–52–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:46 | 28:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 12/19, 87 yards |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 19 carries, 107 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Damien Martinez | 1 reception, 40 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 30/52, 298 yards, TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 11 carries, 55 yards |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 7 receptions, 102 yards |

### at No. 6 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Huskies | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| No. 6 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,756
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
| Statistics | WASH | ORE |
| First downs | 23 | 32 |
| Total yards | 522 | 592 |
| Rushes/yards | 22–114 | 51–312 |
| Passing yards | 408 | 280 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–35–1 | 19–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:29 | 34:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 26/35, 408 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 10 carries, 70 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 8 receptions, 122 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 19/27, 280 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Bucky Irving | 19 carries, 143 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Troy Franklin | 5 receptions, 139 yards, TD |

### vs Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 17 Huskies | 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 54 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,969
* Referee: Jim Wharrie
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | COL | WASH |
| First downs | 10 | 29 |
| Total yards | 202 | 575 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–79 | 43–280 |
| Passing yards | 123 | 295 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–22–1 | 23–38–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:13 | 32:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | J. T. Shrout | 6/18, 120 yards, TD, INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Alex Fontenot | 11 carries, 71 yards |
| Colorado | Receiving | Montana Lemonius-Craig | 1 reception, 69 yards, TD |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 19/31, 229 yards, TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 11 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD |

### at Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Huskies | 7 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 51 |
| Cougars | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,152
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | WASH | WSU |
| First downs | 30 | 28 |
| Total yards | 703 | 433 |
| Rushes/yards | 24–218 | 36–75 |
| Passing yards | 485 | 358 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–43–1 | 34–53–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 25/43, 485 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 13 carries, 126 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 5 receptions, 157 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 33/52, 322 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | Nakia Watson | 15 carries, 73 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Receiving | Robert Ferrel | 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD |

### vs No. 20 Texas (Alamo Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Longhorns | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| No. 12 Huskies | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
* Date: December 29, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 62,730
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
| Statistics | TEX | WASH |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 420 | 445 |
| Rushes/yards | 18–51 | 28–158 |
| Passing yards | 369 | 287 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–47–0 | 32–55–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 31/47, 369 yards, TD |
| Texas | Rushing | Keilan Robinson | 8 carries, 27 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Casey Cain | 4 receptions, 108 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 32/54, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 14 carries, 108 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 8 receptions, 58 yards, TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 21 | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Coaches | — | — | RV | 24 | 18 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | 25 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Not released |