The (Losing) Streak Ends
The Washington Huskies won a Pac 10 football game on the road today. Let the celebration begin...
Coming into this afternoon's contest against a hot Arizona Wildcat team, the Dawgs had lost a whopping 14 Pac 10 games in a row and hadn't won a road game since October 18, 2003. All that ended today when the Huskies spanked the Wildcats 38-14, taking advantage of freshman quarterback Willie Tuitama by picking off three passes and holding the Arizona ground game to just 87 yards. Offensively, Washington was led by James Sims, who racked up 200 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
Make no mistake. This is a huge victory for Tyrone Willingham and Co. Talk around the program, the media, and at other schools had indicated that Washington was a much better team than they were a year ago. But talk is cheap when it comes to wins and losses; today's win helps back up the talk. It also gives the Dawgs a shot of momentum going into the Apple Cup, where a victory over Washington State would mean finishing the season on a winning note. A winning streak would bode well for recruiting and give the program something to build on for next year.
Coming into this afternoon's contest against a hot Arizona Wildcat team, the Dawgs had lost a whopping 14 Pac 10 games in a row and hadn't won a road game since October 18, 2003. All that ended today when the Huskies spanked the Wildcats 38-14, taking advantage of freshman quarterback Willie Tuitama by picking off three passes and holding the Arizona ground game to just 87 yards. Offensively, Washington was led by James Sims, who racked up 200 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
Make no mistake. This is a huge victory for Tyrone Willingham and Co. Talk around the program, the media, and at other schools had indicated that Washington was a much better team than they were a year ago. But talk is cheap when it comes to wins and losses; today's win helps back up the talk. It also gives the Dawgs a shot of momentum going into the Apple Cup, where a victory over Washington State would mean finishing the season on a winning note. A winning streak would bode well for recruiting and give the program something to build on for next year.
posted by Small Fish at 7:03 PM
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