This will be the 8th time these teams have met for non-conference play, with the series currently tied at 3-3-1. Nebraska owns the overall scoring edge at 146-109, and also the last victory, a 55-7 triumph in front of a sold-out home stadium crowd in 1998. This is the start of a home and home series with the Huskies visiting Nebraska next year at Memorial Stadium.
Washington upset 18th-ranked USC for two consecutive years, winning at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum by kicking a last-second 30-yard field goal. Coach Steve Sarkisian has returned to his former school and win again.
Chris Polk ran for 105 yards on 25 carries for the Huskies.
Beavers running back Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 140 yards on 32 carries and three touchdowns. He also caught four passes for 49 yards and a 10-yard TD catch in the first overtime. The Beavers were playing their first game since Rodgers' brother, James, was lost for the season because of a serious knee injury.
The game came down to the Beavers final possession in the second overtime. On 4th down from the UW 4 yard line, Beaver quarterback Ryan Katz's pass for John Reese fell to the turf in the end zone. The Huskies stormed the field, only then to realize a late flag from back judge Johnny Jenkins was for pass interference against the Huskies' Desmond Trufant.
Jacquizz Rodgers then scored from the 2 on the next play to pull Oregon State to 35-34. Beavers coach Mike Riley called timeout and decided to go for two. But Katz's throw fell out of Joe Halahuni's hands as he was hit by linebacker Cort Dennison and Washington's celebration was on again.
Washington scored from the one-yard line without time left in the regulation to defeat Cal and took the Golden Bears out of a bowl game. Chris Polk ran the ball in. Giorgio Tavecchio kicked two field goals for Cal, 53 yards and 47 yards.
Chris Polk rushed 29 times for a career-high 284 yards and two touchdowns. The win gave the Huskies a 6-6 record on the season, sending Washington to a bowl game for the first time since the 2002 Sun Bowl.
This was the second time this season that the Huskies played Nebraska. The first meeting ended in a 56-21 win for the Cornhuskers.
| No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr Exp |
Hometown/Last School |
| 1 |
Sean Parker |
S |
5-10 |
200 |
FR-HS |
Los Angeles, Calif./Narbonne |
| 1 |
Chris Polk |
TB |
5-11 |
214 |
SO-1V |
Redlands, Calif./East Valley |
| 3 |
James Johnson |
WR |
6-0 |
201 |
SO-1V |
Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center |
| 4 |
Chris Izbicki |
TE |
6-3 |
246 |
JR-1V |
Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington |
| 4 |
Vonzell McDowell, Jr |
CB |
5-9 |
183 |
SR-3V |
Kent, Wash./Rainier Beach |
| 5 |
Anthony Boyles |
CB |
6-3 |
203 |
SO-SQ |
Compton, Calif./Junipero Serra |
| 5 |
Nick Montana |
QB |
6-3 |
191 |
FR-HS |
Thousand Oaks, Calif./Oaks Christian |
| 6 |
Desmond Trufant |
CB |
6-0 |
177 |
SO-1V |
Tacoma, Wash./Wilson |
| 7 |
Cody Bruns |
WR |
5-11 |
177 |
JR-2V |
Prosser, Wash./Prosser |
| 7 |
Anthony Gobern |
CB |
5-11 |
189 |
SO-1V |
Fair Oaks, Calif./Del Campo |
| 8 |
Kevin Smith |
WR |
6-0 |
197 |
FR-HS |
Compton, Calif./Centennial |
| 8 |
Nate Williams |
S |
6-0 |
215 |
SR-3V |
Renton, Wash./Kennedy |
| 9 |
Devin Aguilar |
WR |
6-0 |
188 |
JR-2V |
Denver, Colo./Mullen |
| 9 |
Taz Stevenson |
S |
6-0 |
198 |
FR-HS |
Mililani, Hawai'i/Mililani |
| 10 |
Jake Locker |
QB |
6-3 |
230 |
SR-2V |
Ferndale, Wash./Ferndale |
| 11 |
Talia Crichton |
DE |
6-3 |
246 |
SO-1V |
Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood |
| 11 |
D'Andre Goodwin |
WR |
5-11 |
188 |
SR-3V |
Pacoima, Calif./Antelope Valley |
| 12 |
Luther Leonard |
WR |
6-2 |
195 |
SO-SQ |
Seattle, Wash./Evergreen |
| 13 |
Mike King |
QB |
6-1 |
204 |
FR-HS |
Aberdeen, Wash./Weatherwax |
| 13 |
Will Shamburger |
S |
6-0 |
190 |
RS FR-HS |
Compton, Calif./St. John Bosco |
| 15 |
Victor Burnett |
LB |
5-11 |
232 |
FR-HS |
Los Angeles, Calif./Culver City |
| 15 |
Jermaine Kearse |
WR |
6-2 |
205 |
JR-2V |
Lakewood, Wash./Lakes |
| 16 |
Eric Guttorp |
PK |
5-7 |
170 |
JR-SQ |
Seattle, Wash./Nathan Hale |
| 16 |
Erik Wilson |
QB |
6-0 |
178 |
RS FR-HS |
Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union |
| 17 |
Erik Folk |
PK |
5-11 |
197 |
JR-1V |
Woodland Hills, Calif./Notre Dame |
| 17 |
Keith Price |
QB |
6-1 |
192 |
RS FR-HS |
Compton, Calif./St. John Bosco |
| 18 |
Marlion Barnett |
TE |
6-2 |
215 |
RS FR-HS |
Corona, Calif./Santiago |
| 18 |
Gregory Ducre |
CB |
5-10 |
170 |
FR-HS |
Los Angeles, Calif./Crenshaw |
| 19 |
DiAndre Campbell |
WR |
6-1 |
182 |
FR-HS |
Oakland, Calif./Oakland Tech |
| 20 |
Justin Glenn |
S |
5-11 |
203 |
SO-1V |
Mukilteo, Wash./Kamiak |
| 20 |
Cole Sager |
TB |
5-10 |
196 |
SO-1V |
Burlington, Wash./Burlington-Edison |
| 21 |
Joey DeRitis |
TB |
5-11 |
207 |
FR-HS |
Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep |
| 21 |
Jordan Wallace |
LB |
6-0 |
225 |
SO-1V |
Sacramento, Calif./Grant |
| 22 |
Demitrius Bronson |
TB |
5-10 |
228 |
SO-1V |
Kent, Wash./Kentwood |
| 22 |
Josh Shirley |
DE/LB |
6-3 |
225 |
FR-HS |
Fontana, Calif./Kaiser |
| 23 |
Laroy Chase |
DB |
5-11 |
163 |
SO-HS |
Tacoma, Wash./Lincoln |
| 23 |
Johri Fogerson |
TB |
6-1 |
207 |
JR-2V |
Kent, Wash./O'Dea |
| 24 |
Jesse Callier |
TB |
5-10 |
205 |
FR-HS |
Downey, Calif./Warren |
| 25 |
Jamaal Kearse |
LB |
6-2 |
230 |
FR-HS |
Lakewood, Wash./Lakes |
| 27 |
William Chandler |
WR |
6-0 |
184 |
RS FR-HS |
Sammamish, Wash./Skyline |
| 27 |
Adam Long |
CB |
5-10 |
168 |
SO-1V |
Los Angeles, Calif./St. Bernard |
| 28 |
Quinton Richardson |
CB |
6-0 |
200 |
JR-2V |
Renton, Wash./O'Dea |
| 29 |
Nate Fellner |
S |
6-1 |
201 |
SO-1V |
Fresno, Calif./Clovis West |
| 29 |
Willis Wilson |
TB |
5-9 |
178 |
FR-HS |
Lakewood, Wash./Lakes |
| 30 |
Zach Fogerson |
FB |
6-0 |
238 |
FR-HS |
Kent, Wash./O'Dea |
| 31 |
Cort Dennison |
LB |
6-1 |
236 |
JR-2V |
Salt Lake City, Utah/Judge Memorial |
| 32 |
Deontae Cooper |
TB |
6-0 |
193 |
FR-HS |
Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill |
| 34 |
Tim Tucker |
LB |
6-1 |
221 |
RS FR-HS |
Harbor City, Calif./Narbonne |
| 35 |
Garret Gilliland |
LB |
6-0 |
215 |
FR-HS |
Anaheim, Calif./Orange Lutheran |
| 36 |
Zach Beebe |
SS |
6-1 |
211 |
FR-HS |
Sultan, Wash./Sultan |
| 37 |
Princeton Fuimaono |
LB |
6-0 |
201 |
FR-HS |
Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Jordan |
| 38 |
Marquis Persley |
S |
6-0 |
188 |
JR-1V |
Redlands, Calif./East Valley |
| 39 |
Greg Walker |
S |
5-10 |
194 |
SO-1V |
Bellflower, Calif./St. Bernard |
| 40 |
Mason Foster |
LB |
6-2 |
242 |
SR-3V |
Seaside, Calif./Seaside |
| 41 |
Victor Aiyewa |
LB |
6-1 |
219 |
SR-2V |
Fresno, Texas/Hightower |
| 41 |
Tobias Togi |
FB |
5-11 |
239 |
JR-SQ |
Seattle, Wash./Evergreen |
| 42 |
Ken Egu |
FS |
5-10 |
181 |
FR-HS |
San Francisco, Calif./De La Salle |
| 42 |
Kimo Makaula |
FB |
6-2 |
229 |
RS FR-HS |
Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou |
| 43 |
Cooper Pelluer |
LB |
6-3 |
221 |
FR-HS |
Sammamish, Wash./Skyline |
| 45 |
Matt Houston |
LB |
6-0 |
235 |
SR-2V |
Goleta, Calif./Dos Pueblos |
| 45 |
Anthony Tokunaga |
WR |
5-11 |
180 |
RS FR-HS |
Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kamehameha |
| 46 |
Will Mahan |
P |
5-11 |
200 |
SR-1V |
Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield College |
| 47 |
Austin Sylvester |
FB |
6-1 |
248 |
SR-2V |
Reno, Nev./Bishop Manogue/The Hun (N.J.) |
| 48 |
Jonathan Amosa |
LB |
5-11 |
223 |
SO-SQ |
Seattle, Wash./Rainier Beach |
| 49 |
Ryan McLoughlin |
S |
5-11 |
195 |
FR-HS |
San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic |
| 50 |
Kalani Aldrich |
DE |
6-7 |
250 |
JR-1V |
Hilo, Hawaii/Kamehameha-Hawaii |
| 51 |
Mykenna Ikehara |
OL |
6-2 |
265 |
SO-1V |
Mililani, Hawai'i/Kamehameha |
| 52 |
Hau'oli Jamora |
DE |
6-3 |
238 |
FR-HS |
Laie, Hawai'i/Kahuku |
| 52 |
Nick Wood |
OL |
6-3 |
287 |
JR-1V |
Poway, Calif./Poway |
| 53 |
Pete Galbraith |
DE |
6-1 |
250 |
JR-SQ |
Deming, Wash./Mount Baker |
| 54 |
Brandon Huppert |
LB |
6-1 |
232 |
SR-1V |
Edmonds, Wash./Edmonds-Woodway |
| 55 |
Sione Potoa'e |
DT |
6-2 |
285 |
FR-HS |
Fort Lewis, Wash./Lakes |
| 56 |
Senio Kelemete |
OT |
6-4 |
289 |
JR-2V |
Seattle, Wash./Evergreen |
| 56 |
Alec Kimble |
LB |
6-3 |
211 |
FR-HS |
Sammamish, Wash./Eastside Catholic |
| 59 |
Ben Riva |
OL |
6-6 |
275 |
FR-HS |
Seattle, Wash./O'Dea |
| 60 |
Brendan Lopez |
LS |
6-0 |
226 |
JR-SQ |
Bellevue, Wash./Michigan |
| 61 |
Gregory Christine |
OL |
6-2 |
288 |
SR-1V |
Camarillo, Calif./St. Bonaventure |
| 63 |
Daniel Kanczugowski |
OL |
6-4 |
327 |
SO-SQ |
Edmonds, Wash./O'Dea |
| 64 |
Colin Tanigawa |
OL |
6-3 |
310 |
FR-HS |
Pasadena, Calif./Loyola |
| 65 |
Ryan Tolar |
OL |
6-5 |
296 |
SR-3V |
Pasco, Wash./Pasco |
| 67 |
Skyler Fancher |
OT |
6-5 |
303 |
JR-1V |
Costa Mesa, Calif./Huntington Beach |
| 68 |
Derek Weston |
OL |
6-3 |
263 |
FR-HS |
Maple Valley, Wash./Seattle Christian/Tahoma |
| 70 |
James Atoe |
OL |
6-6 |
355 |
FR-HS |
The Dalles, Ore./The Dalles-Wahtonka |
| 71 |
Cody Habben |
OT |
6-6 |
290 |
SR-3V |
Sammamish, Wash./Skyline |
| 72 |
Micah Hatchie |
OL |
6-5 |
274 |
FR-HS |
Haleiwa, Hawai'i/Waialua |
| 73 |
Drew Schaefer |
C |
6-4 |
281 |
SO-1V |
Sammamish, Wash./Eastlake |
| 74 |
Alameda Ta'amu |
DT |
6-3 |
330 |
JR-2V |
Kent, Wash./Rainier Beach |
| 75 |
Erik Kohler |
OL |
6-5 |
306 |
FR-HS |
Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian |
| 77 |
Drew Schultz |
DL |
6-1 |
241 |
FR-HS |
Olympia, Wash./Olympia |
| 78 |
Mike Criste |
OL |
6-5 |
280 |
FR-HS |
Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo |
| 79 |
Colin Porter |
OL |
6-4 |
307 |
FR-HS |
Bothell, Wash./Bothell |
| 80 |
Evan Hudson |
TE |
6-6 |
251 |
FR-HS |
Bothell, Wash./Bothell |
| 81 |
Din Kuses |
WR |
6-1 |
188 |
RS FR-HS |
Edmonds, Wash./Edmonds-Woodway |
| 82 |
Jordan Polk |
WR |
5-8 |
161 |
JR-2V |
Portland, Ore./Lincoln |
| 84 |
Michael Hartvigson |
TE |
6-6 |
246 |
FR-HS |
Bothell, Wash./Bothell |
| 85 |
Marek Domanski |
TE |
6-5 |
248 |
SO-SQ |
Seattle, Wash./Shorecrest |
| 86 |
Peter Becker |
LS |
6-5 |
228 |
SO-SQ |
Issaquah, Wash./Liberty |
| 87 |
Peter Follmer |
DL |
6-5 |
236 |
SR-HS |
Kent, Wash./Kentridge |
| 88 |
Dorson Boyce |
FB |
6-2 |
228 |
SR-1V |
New York, N.Y./Allan Hancock College |
| 90 |
Chris Robinson |
DT |
6-0 |
258 |
RS FR-HS |
Tustin, Calif./Tustin |
| 92 |
Everrette Thompson |
DE |
6-6 |
244 |
JR-2V |
Renton, Wash./Kennedy |
| 93 |
Andrew Hudson |
DE |
6-3 |
231 |
FR-HS |
Redlands, Cailf./Redlands East Valley |
| 94 |
Kiel Rasp |
P |
6-3 |
215 |
JR-SQ |
Seattle, Wash./Nathan Hale |
| 95 |
Evan Steinruck |
P |
6-3 |
217 |
RS JR-HS |
Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens |
| 96 |
De'Shon Matthews |
DL |
6-4 |
253 |
SR-2V |
Sacramento, Calif./Laguna Creek |
| 97 |
Lawrence Lagafuaina |
DT |
6-0 |
344 |
FR-HS |
Aiea, Hawai'i/Aiea, Hawai'i |
| 98 |
Semisi Tokolahi |
DT |
6-2 |
297 |
SO-1V |
Hilo, Hawai'i/Hilo |
| 99 |
Cameron Elisara |
DL |
6-3 |
269 |
SR-2V |
Spokane, Wash./Ferris |