"Buffalo wings" it and
pays "Price"
Rich Linde, 16 October 2011
|
Photo courtesy of
author Lynn Borland |
Led by Chris Polk and Keith Price, the
Washington Huskies ran and passed their way to a 52-24 victory
over the Colorado Buffaloes at Husky Stadium, Seattle
Washington. |
In its 5 wins this season, Washington (5-1, 3-0)
has held its four opponents to an average of just 54.6 yards per game
on the ground. In its only loss, UW gave up 309 rushing yards to
Nebraska. In all, the Huskies rank 17th in the FBS in stopping the run,
surrendering an average of 97 yards per game.
Price's passing-efficiency rating of 177.91 ranks
5th in the nation, and Polk's rushing average of 121.33 yards per game
ranks 7th.
The Huskies have won 9 out of their last 10 games
dating back to last year. Coach Steve Sarkisian is 18-14 since taking
over the head coaching duties in 2009, which followed a 0-12 season in
2008.
Nine different Huskies scored points, with seven
different Dawgs scoring the team's seven touchdowns; Erik Folk kicked a
field goal and made six extra points. Erik Guttorp kicked the last try
for point.
The Huskies scored on all of their possessions in
the first half.
Price has 21 TD passes this season, already tied
for fourth most in program history.
In its flawless first half, the finely tuned
Washington "O" machine seemingly replicated one of Gil Dobie's perpetual motion
machines from the past. Is Dobie in communication with Sark from the dog
star Sirius, Lynn Borland might ask? Dobie biographer Borland was
jogging near the vestiges of Denny Field last week when he spotted
Sirius in the early morning sky and a Boeing 737 in direct alignment
with his vantage point and the dog star. Einstein called quantum
entanglement, spooky action at a distance, or spukhafte Fernwirkung.)
"We didn't do anything well defensively in this
game," Colorado coach Jon Embree was quoted as saying. "We got beat in
every phase."
Hence, the meaning of our headline: puns on Buffalo wings
and Keith Price; if a member of the Buffalo secondary winged his pass
coverage, then QB Keith Price made him pay the price with a touchdown
pass.
Table 1. Keith Price's cumulative passing efficiency.
| Team |
C |
A |
Y |
T |
I |
PE |
C |
A |
Y |
T |
I |
PE |
| EWU |
17 |
25 |
102 |
3 |
0 |
149.87 |
17 |
25 |
102 |
3 |
0 |
149.87 |
| Hawai'i |
18 |
25 |
315 |
4 |
1 |
222.64 |
35 |
50 |
417 |
7 |
1 |
182.26 |
| Nebraska |
21 |
37 |
274 |
4 |
2 |
143.83 |
56 |
87 |
691 |
11 |
3 |
165.91 |
| California |
19 |
25 |
292 |
3 |
0 |
213.71 |
75 |
112 |
983 |
14 |
3 |
176.58 |
| Utah |
22 |
30 |
226 |
3 |
1 |
162.95 |
97 |
142 |
1209 |
17 |
4 |
173.70 |
| Colorado |
21 |
28 |
257 |
4 |
0 |
199.24 |
118 |
170 |
1466 |
21 |
4 |
177.91 |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Colorado |
7 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Washington |
21 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
52 |
| Time |
Team |
How |
Player
(s) |
Col |
UW |
| 1st qtr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12:16 |
UW |
TD |
Jermaine Kearse 17 yd pass from Keith Price
(Erik Folk kick) |
0 |
7 |
|
9:42 |
Col |
TD |
Kyle Cefalo 5 yd pass from Tyler Hansen (Will
Oliver kick) |
7 |
7 |
|
6:47 |
UW |
TD |
Kevin Smith 22 yd run (Erik Folk kick) |
7 |
14 |
|
0:00 |
UW |
TD |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins 11 yd pass from Keith
Price (Erik Folk kick) |
7 |
21 |
|
2nd qtr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:51 |
Col |
FG |
Will Oliver 46 yd FG |
10 |
21 |
|
8:05 |
UW |
TD |
Chris Polk 14 yd pass from Keith Price (Erik
Folk kick) |
10 |
28 |
|
2:09 |
UW |
TD |
Devin Aguilar 4 yd pass from Keith Price (Erik
Folk kick) |
10 |
35 |
|
0:00 |
UW |
FG |
Erik Folk 41 yd FG |
10 |
38 |
|
3rd qtr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:45 |
Col |
TD |
Tony Jones 2 yd run (Will Oliver kick) |
17 |
38 |
|
2:48 |
UW |
TD |
Jesse Callier 26 yd run (Erik Folk kick) |
17 |
45 |
|
4th qtr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13:34 |
Col |
TD |
Tony Jones 1 yd run (Will Oliver kick) |
24 |
45 |
|
2:32 |
UW |
TD |
Bishop Sankey 3 yd run (Eric Guttorp kick) |
24 |
52 |
|
Statistics |
Col |
UW |
| Total
First Downs |
17 |
31 |
|
Rushing |
5 |
16 |
|
Passing |
10 |
14 |
|
Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| Total
Net Yards |
269 |
562 |
| Net
Yards Passing |
207 |
267 |
| Net
Yards Rushing |
62 |
295 |
|
Completions-att-int |
22-38-0 |
23-30-0 |
| Punts,
yards, average |
6-243, 40.5 |
2-88, 44.0 |
| Sacks by (number, yards) |
1-7 |
5-47 |
| Kickoff Returns:
number, yds, tds |
8-133-0 |
4-89-0 |
| Punt
returns: number, yds, tds |
1-3-0 |
1-9-0 |
| Kickoff Yards |
5-292 |
8-478 |
| Net Yards per
kickoff |
40.6 |
43.1 |
| Average yards per
kickoff |
58.4 |
59.8 |
| Touchbacks
(kickoffs) |
0 |
0 |
| Third-down
conversions |
8 of 17 |
8 of 10 |
|
Interception returns: no., yds, tds |
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
|
Penalties, no., Yards |
3-30 |
6-65 |
| Fumbles;
number/lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Time of
Possession |
29:23 |
30:37 |
|
Passing |
cmp |
att |
yds |
tds |
int |
| Tyler Hansen;
114.44 |
18 |
30 |
155 |
1 |
0 |
| Nick Hirschman;
104.6 |
4 |
8 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington |
|
|
|
|
|
| Keith Price;
199.24 |
21 |
28 |
257 |
4 |
0 |
| Nick Montana;
142.0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Col
Rushing |
No. |
yds |
tds |
long |
|
| Tony Jones |
14 |
49 |
2 |
38 |
|
| Rodney Stewart |
4 |
42 |
0 |
33 |
|
| Josh Ford |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
| Keenan Canty |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Nick Hirschman |
3 |
-19 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Tyler Hansen |
4 |
-21 |
0 |
5 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington Rushing |
No. |
yds |
tds |
long |
|
| Chris Polk |
18 |
117 |
0 |
28 |
|
| Jessie Callier |
10 |
81 |
1 |
26 |
|
| Nick Montana |
1 |
-7 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Keith Price |
2 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
|
| Bishop Sankey |
8 |
71 |
1 |
33 |
|
| Kevin Smith |
1 |
22 |
1 |
22 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Col Pass Receiving |
No. |
yds |
tds |
long |
|
| Tony Jones |
7 |
49 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
Keenan Canty |
5 |
45 |
0 |
19 |
|
|
Logan Gray |
3 |
47 |
0 |
24 |
|
| Rodney Stewart |
2 |
18 |
0 |
11 |
|
| Toney Clemons |
2 |
18 |
0 |
16 |
|
| Kyle Cefalo |
2 |
18 |
1 |
13 |
|
| Tyler McCulloch |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington Pass Rec. |
No. |
yds |
tds |
long |
|
| James Johnson |
5 |
61 |
0 |
25 |
|
| Jesse Callier |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
| Kevin Smith |
2 |
20 |
0 |
11 |
|
| Chris Polk |
1 |
14 |
1 |
14 |
|
| Austin
Seferian-Jenkins |
3 |
42 |
1 |
17 |
|
| Jermaine Kearse |
5 |
84 |
1 |
22 |
|
| Devin Aguilar |
6 |
37 |
1 |
9 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Punting |
|
|
|
|
|
| Colorado |
No. |
yds |
avg |
long |
IN20 |
| Darragh O'Neill |
6 |
243 |
40.5 |
44 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| Will Mahan |
2 |
88 |
44.0 |
51 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Attendance:
62,147 |
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Richard Linde, aka Malamute can be reached at
malamute@4malamute.com
