Portland State Vikings vs Washington Huskies Box Score on Sep 17, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Sep 17, 2016

SEATTLE -- Quarterback Jake Browning threw four touchdown passes as No. 8 Washington raced to an early 28-point lead and rolled to a 41-3 victory over Portland State on Saturday night.

Browning had two touchdown passes in the first quarter and one in the second as the Huskies (3-0) jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead. He added one in the fourth quarter as Washington padded its big lead and cruised to the victory.

Overall, Browning finished 12 of 19 for 163 yards and the four touchdowns. He threw two touchdowns to Chico McClatcher and one each to Darrell Daniels and Myles Gaskin.

In addition, Gaskin ran for 93 yards and one touchdown. K.J. Carta-Samuels came on at quarterback late and also threw for one touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Washington overwhelmed Portland State (1-2) on offense. The Huskies finished with 406 yards of total offense compared with 182 for Portland State even though the Vikings kept possession for more than seven minutes longer.

Also, Washington shut down the Portland State running game. Quarterback Alex Kuresa completed 11 of 17 passes for 148 yards, but the Vikings ran for just 34 yards on 42 carries -- an average of only 0.8 yards.

Four Portland State turnovers also proved costly in the loss.

The Huskies jumped out to that quick early lead and never looked back. They scored four touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and rolled to the 28-0 halftime lead

Portland State also helped with a few mistakes that led to two touchdowns and 14 points. Browning threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to McClatcher 2:23 into the game for a 7-0 lead.

But Portland's Mitchell Thompson fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Washington recovered. Three plays later, Browning found Daniels for an 11-yard touchdown pass.

That came just 25 seconds after the first touchdown and gave the Huskies a 14-0 lead.

The same scenario happened early in the second quarter and helped Washington push the lead to 28 points. Portland State never could recover.

Browning threw a second scoring pass to McClatcher 11 seconds into the second quarter. This was from 13 yards and made it 21-0.

Portland then fumbled and Washington recovered at the 4-yard line, setting up another touchdown. Two plays later, Gaskin ran for a 4-yard touchdown and the 28-point lead.

That touchdown came just 57 seconds after the second McClatcher score, and the lead remained that way until the half. Washington then added 13 more in the second half.