Washington beats Oregon on a late touchdown pass, and Oregon’s coach says the loss was on him
Washington beat Oregon 36-33 at Husky Stadium in Seattle on October 14, 2023, when Michael Penix Jr. threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze with 1:38 remaining and Oregon’s field goal try on the final play missed.
Dan Lanning, Oregon head coach
This game’s 100% on me. I don’t think you guys have to look anywhere else but me …
Associated Press, via MyNorthwest
Day by day
- Oct 14, 2023Oregon’s head coach said the touchdown try at the end of the first half was a chance to change the game.
- Same dayOregon’s head coach said the game was on him.
Each day, as a table
| Date | Who | Days after the game |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | Associated Press; Kalen DeBoer; Rome Odunze; Michael Penix Jr.; Dan Lanning; Troy Franklin; Bo Nix | 0 |
The day
Associated Press
Michael Penix Jr. threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze with 1:38 remaining and Camden Lewis missed a 43-yard field goal attempt on the final play as No. 7 Washington held off No. 8 Oregon 36-33 on Saturday …
The 115th matchup between the rivals was the first that featured both teams ranked in the top 10 …
Reaction
Through Oct 15, 2023
What Washington said
Michael Penix Jr., Washington quarterback
I knew that we would get the ball back and I knew we were going to go down there and make a play …
Associated Press, via News4JAX
Rome Odunze, Washington receiver
He kind of gave me the head nod to do what I needed to do. He threw it up, gave me a shot, believed in me …
Associated Press, via News4JAX
Roger Rosengarten, Washington offensive tackle
We went down there and scored and the rest was history.
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Kalen DeBoer, Washington head coach
That was an amazing football game. If there’s one that I’ve been a part of that was bigger and better, I can’t think of it right now …
Associated Press, via News4JAX
I think we’re really a tough football team
What Oregon said
Dan Lanning, Oregon head coach
We felt that was an opportunity for us to get a touchdown and a touchdown changes the game. And obviously we’re probably not talking about if we get a touchdown …
Associated Press, via MyNorthwest
Bo Nix, Oregon quarterback
Wish we did something different. It’s part of coaching. It’s part of football. You can’t expect everything to go your way. I just think it’s part of the game.
Associated Press, via MyNorthwest
Dan Lanning, Oregon head coach
At the end of the day they made a couple of more plays than we did …
Oregon Athletics’ own game story, as published by GoDucks.com
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Troy Franklin, Oregon receiver
We just didn’t finish.
Oregon Athletics’ own game story, as published by GoDucks.com
Related
- Same coach: Dan Lanning’s coaching record
- Same coach: Kalen DeBoer’s coaching record
- More: All of History
- Same quotes, as a list
Sources
News and releases
- MyNorthwest, Oct 14, 2023
“No. 8 Oregon laments 4th-down fails in loss to No. 7 UW Huskies”
- Washington Athletics, Oct 14, 2023
“Late TD Lifts No. 7 UW To Wild 36-33 Win Over UO - University of Washington Athletics”
Associated Press, via Washington Athletics
GoDucks.com, Oct 14, 2023“Ducks Drop Heartbreaker at UW - University of Oregon Athletics”
- News4JAX, Oct 14, 2023
“Late TD pass by Michael Penix Jr. lifts No. 8 Washington to wild 36-33 win over No. 7 Oregon”
Sports Illustrated, Oct 15, 2023“Good to the Last Bite: Huskies Beat Oregon Again at the End”
Inside the Huskies, Sports Illustrated’s Washington site