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The Washington football team (5-6 overall, 3-5 in the Pac-12) takes on Washington State (8-3, 6-2) in the Apple Cup. The Dawgs and Cougs will be squaring off for the 108th time Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. The game will air on FOX television, as well as FOX Deportes. The Huskies need a win to earn a sixth consecutive bowl berth while the Cougars, ranked 20th in both the AP top 25 and the coaches poll, have reached their highest win total in more than a decade.
Washington have outscored their opponents 118-42 in the third quarter this season ... last Saturday at Oregon State, the UW scored a school-record-tying 28 in the first quarter, nearly doubling its season total (UW has now scored 58 in the 1st) ... Washington leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense, total defense and red-zone defense ... the Huskies are also second in pass defense and pass efficiency defense ... UW opponents have scored just 14 touchdowns in 35 red-zone attempts (40.0 percent), best in the Pac-12 (next best is Stanford, at 45.9 percent (17-for-37)) ... Dante Pettis is the Pac-12 leader (5th in the nation) in punt returns with an average of 16.9 yards per return ... Pettis now has three career punt returns for TDs ... Travis Feeney is third the Pac-12 in sacks (7.0) and in tackles for loss (14.5) ... Feeney also shares the lead (with teammate Sidney Jones) in forced fumbles, with three ... Washington has played 10 true freshmen this season: OL Trey Adams, LB Tevis Bartlett, QB Jake Browning, LB Ben Burr-Kirven, TB Myles Gaskin, DB Austin Joyner, WR Chico McClatcher, DB Jordan Miller, WR Quinten Pounds and WR Isaiah Renfro ... Washington’s current roster includes 52 freshmen (true and redshirt) and 24 sophomores, as compared to 13 seniors.
• This year’s game will be the 108th meeting between UW and WSU. The Huskies are 69-32-6 all-time vs. WSU. The series began in 1900, when the teams played to a 5-5 tie.
• The UW-WSU game wasn’t called the “Apple Cup” until 1962. Prior to 1962, the two teams played for the Governor’s Trophy (1931-61).
• Washington has played just nine overtime games in its history (overtime didn’t start until 1996 in college football). Four of those nine games have come against WSU: 1996 (UW win), 2002 (UW win), 2008 (WSU win), 2012 (WSU win).
• The last three times that the Cougars were ranked in the AP top 25 heading into an Apple Cup, the Huskies have won the game (2001, 2002, 2003).
• The Huskies have never lost more than two games in a row to WSU. On the other hand, UW has had 9 streaks of three or more wins in the series.
• From 1955 through 1981, the Apple Cup was played in Seattle (odd-numbered years) or Spokane (even-numbered years).
Washington have outscored their opponents 118-42 in the third quarter this season ... last Saturday at Oregon State, the UW scored a school-record-tying 28 in the first quarter, nearly doubling its season total (UW has now scored 58 in the 1st) ... Washington leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense, total defense and red-zone defense ... the Huskies are also second in pass defense and pass efficiency defense ... UW opponents have scored just 14 touchdowns in 35 red-zone attempts (40.0 percent), best in the Pac-12 (next best is Stanford, at 45.9 percent (17-for-37)) ... Dante Pettis is the Pac-12 leader (5th in the nation) in punt returns with an average of 16.9 yards per return ... Pettis now has three career punt returns for TDs ... Travis Feeney is third the Pac-12 in sacks (7.0) and in tackles for loss (14.5) ... Feeney also shares the lead (with teammate Sidney Jones) in forced fumbles, with three ... Washington has played 10 true freshmen this season: OL Trey Adams, LB Tevis Bartlett, QB Jake Browning, LB Ben Burr-Kirven, TB Myles Gaskin, DB Austin Joyner, WR Chico McClatcher, DB Jordan Miller, WR Quinten Pounds and WR Isaiah Renfro ... Washington’s current roster includes 52 freshmen (true and redshirt) and 24 sophomores, as compared to 13 seniors.
• This year’s game will be the 108th meeting between UW and WSU. The Huskies are 69-32-6 all-time vs. WSU. The series began in 1900, when the teams played to a 5-5 tie.
• The UW-WSU game wasn’t called the “Apple Cup” until 1962. Prior to 1962, the two teams played for the Governor’s Trophy (1931-61).
• Washington has played just nine overtime games in its history (overtime didn’t start until 1996 in college football). Four of those nine games have come against WSU: 1996 (UW win), 2002 (UW win), 2008 (WSU win), 2012 (WSU win).
• The last three times that the Cougars were ranked in the AP top 25 heading into an Apple Cup, the Huskies have won the game (2001, 2002, 2003).
• The Huskies have never lost more than two games in a row to WSU. On the other hand, UW has had 9 streaks of three or more wins in the series.
• From 1955 through 1981, the Apple Cup was played in Seattle (odd-numbered years) or Spokane (even-numbered years).
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