Idaho Vandals vs Washington Huskies Box Score on Sep 10, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Sep 10, 2016

Washington quarterback Jake Browning threw five touchdown passes and the eighth-ranked Huskies limited visiting Idaho to 322 total yards in a 59-14 victory in a non-conference game Saturday in Seattle.

The Huskies (2-0) dominated Idaho from the start, taking a 35-0 lead at halftime in front of 60,678 at Husky Stadium. By that time, Browning, a sophomore, had completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 237 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.

Browning was pulled midway through the third quarter with the game no longer in question. He finished 23 of 28 for 294 yards. He did not throw an interception.

The Vandals (1-1) mustered only four first downs in the first half and finished with 15, mostly against Washington's reserves. They were 0 for 7 in third-down conversions by halftime and finished 7 for 17.

The Huskies' defense, led by safety Budda Baker (six tackles, 1.5 for lost yardage), limited the Vandals to 104 yards rushing on 38 attempts.

The game started ominously for Idaho with returner Callen Hightower fumbling away the opening kickoff, caused by a tackle by Baker. On the next play, Browning connected with receiver Dante Pettis on a 21-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring 16 seconds into the game.

Washington's 28 second-quarter points separated the Huskies from Idaho, which has lost 19 consecutive games in the series dating to 1938. The four scores, on consecutive possessions, occurred on drives of 2:20 or less and included three Browning touchdown passes.

Browning completed scoring strikes of 7 yards to Pettis, 30 yards to receiver Chico McClatcher and 9 yards to receiver John Ross. Sophomore running back Myles Gaskin also rushed for a 7-yard touchdown.

The Huskies' first drive of the third quarter resulted in Browning's 8-yard touchdown pass to Ross, giving Washington a 42-0 lead.

Idaho finally got on the board with a 20-yard pass from quarterback Matt Linehan to receiver Trent Cowan with 4:44 left in the third quarter.

Washington has scored at least 40 points in five consecutive games, the longest streak in school history. Dating to last season, the Huskies have averaged 49.6 points per game in their last five outings (Oregon State, Washington State, Southern Miss, Rutgers and Idaho).

NOTES: Idaho, of the Sun Belt Conference, received a reported payout of $825,000 for the game. The Vandals will move to the FCS level starting in 2018. ... ... Washington coach Chris Petersen, formerly of Boise State, is now 6-0 against Idaho, winning by a combined score of 319-103. ... The Huskies conclude their non-conference schedule Saturday at home against Portland State. Their Pac-12 opener is at Arizona Sept. 24. Idaho travels to Pullman, Wash., next week to play Washington State.