First off, Husky Stadium was a very big factor in the Huskies’ 11 point victory over the 11th ranked Michigan State Spartans.
Itβs LOUD π#PurpleReign #GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/vgWFLzV96m
β β Seth Yates β (@SethAYates) September 18, 2022
It led to this tweet by Pro Football Focus
DOWN GOES MICHIGAN STATE βοΈ
WASHINGTON RUSHES THE FIELD
pic.twitter.com/GG0VUFXgnwβ PFF College (@PFF_College) September 18, 2022
A cuddly look at the new number 18 team in the country, according to the Associated Press Poll.
18. Washington
19. BYU
20. Florida
21. Wake Forest
22. Texas
23. Texas A&M
24. Pittsburgh
25. Miami (FL) pic.twitter.com/BaGwpDdyhOβ PFF College (@PFF_College) September 18, 2022
Sharp College Football has the Washington Defense 77th in the country and 9th in the conference.Β This is due in part to the 4th quarter against Michigan State when the game was out of reach.
Week 4 Pac-12 Beta_Rank Defense
6 Washington State
13 USC
21 California
34 UCLA
42 Oregon State
65 Oregon
67 Stanford
69 Arizona State
77 Washington
83 Arizona
103 Utah
126 Coloradohttps://t.co/MhNzGs8gqlβ Sharp College Football (@Sharp_CFB) September 19, 2022
However, Bill Connelly dug deeper into the game rather than just looking at the yards contained in a box score:Β A fascinating look at how Penix can distribute the ball to his play-makers.
WASHINGTON 39, MICHIGAN STATE 28
* This isn’t Michael Penix Jr. returning to pre-injury form — he was NEVER this good pre-injury. New level.
* MSU averaging negative yards before contact is a very foreboding sign. pic.twitter.com/VI52d3uSQC
β Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) September 19, 2022
The Huskies are tops in the conference in several offensive categories.
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Dawgs lead the Pac in:
β’ Passing offense
β’ Total offense
β’ First downs
β’ 3rd down conversions #NoLimits #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/dpofvR1eGkβ Washington Football (@UW_Football) September 19, 2022
In terms of yards per game the Huskies appear to be just fine:
PAC-12 Leaders in Defense – YPG Allowed:
1. Utah – 236.3
2. Washington – 278.7
3. UCLA – 290.3
4. WSU – 307.7
5. Cal – 331
6. ASU – 347.7
7. Arizona – 355
8. OSU – 357.3
9. Stanford – 361.5
10. Oregon – 374.7
11. USC – 380.7
12. Colorado – 452β WestCoastCFB (@WestCoastCFB) September 18, 2022
β Sharp College Football (@Sharp_CFB) September 19, 2022
There are only a few unbeaten teams remaining and Connelly looks at the team’s odds to go 12-0. Remember that at one point the Seattle Mariners had a 4.3 percent probability of making the playoffs.
Odds of reaching 12-0, per SP+:
Georgia 41%
Ohio State 20%
Alabama 20%
Oklahoma 15%
Clemson 9%
Michigan 9%
NC State 4%
USC 2%
Minnesota 2%
Ole Miss 2%
UCLA 1.8%
Washington 1.8%
Penn State 1.5%
Oklahoma State 1.2%
Coastal Carolina 1.1%
Tennessee 1.0%β Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) September 19, 2022
It all led to Washington’s Kaleb DeBoer being named Coach of the Week by the Dodd Trophy association
After leading @UW_Football to upset No. 11 Michigan State on Saturday, Kalen DeBoer is the #DoddTrophy Coach of the Week! ππ
π°: https://t.co/CliUA7ASl4 pic.twitter.com/NZMxB3NhDg
β The Dodd Trophy (@thedoddtrophy) September 19, 2022
