2022—Record-book season for the Washington Huskies

Note: University of Washington A 2022 Bowl Game Guide Before the Alamo Bowl that included Washington registration book. I did find errors (omissions) in it (one of which was previously reported to UW and they acknowledged and said they would fix), but I used that as a starting point. I’ve added the stats from the Alamo Bowl, and in some cases cfbstats.comTo come up with these records, not to be 100% accurate, but it should be close.

Most Husky fans know that with Michael Penix Jr. In the QB role, UW set a number of records going into the 2022 season. But there are also some other Husky performances this season that will be in the UW record books, including some for not-so-good reasons. Here’s a look at some of them I found searching the UW record books.

Team stats

Wins

• With the victory in the Alamo Bowl, it was only the third time that a UW team had 11 wins (the others were the 1984 and 2000 seasons). The most wins were 12 by the 1991 and 2016 teams. Their winning percentage this season (84.6%) is the 11th highest in Huskies history.

TD score

• The 65 TDs scored by UW this season is the second-most in a single season for a Husky team (behind the 77 for the 2016 team).

FG’s

• UW attempted 22 FG this season, tied for 10th in a season.
• They’ve made 19 FG’s, which is #7 for most seasons (with the 2019 team).

Scored points

• UW scored 516 points; This is the second most by a Huskies team in a single season. (The highest number was 585 for the 2016 team that also played in another match).
• The 42 TDs allowed by UW is restricted to 8^y bone in a season by the Huskies. (The 1949 team also allowed 42.)
• This season’s team allowed 336 points which is ninth-most allowed by the Husky.

Penalties

• Surprisingly, UW has scored 89 penalties this season, tying 7^y Most of them in one season (with the 1971 and 1999 teams).
• 786 yards is 8^y Most in Husky history in one season.

fumbles

• This season, UW only had 9 fumbles and lost 2 fumbles. Both are the fewest by a Husky team in a single season. (UW also tied for the fewest lost tackles in the country this season).
• This season, UW has recovered just 5 fumbles (fumbled by an opponent) and he’s 3^{Research and development} Fewest hits in a season by a Huskies.

boats

• This season’s team batted 25 runs which was the second fewest runs of the season. (The 1943 team only batted 22 home runs).
• Not surprisingly, this team has the third-fewest rushing yards in a season, with 968.
• They are tied for the fewest kick returns (by UW) in a season with 11 and they are 7^y in the fewest yards in a penalty shootout with 121.
• UW has only returned 9 kicks (by an opponent) this season which is tied (with the 2019 team) for the fewest in a season. (Of course it helped them not to play too many times.)
• Opponents averaged 43.3 yards per punt versus UW this season which is 2^{Abbreviation II} more than before the discount. (In the 2021 season, opponents averaged 44.5 yards per punt, the most.)

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Offensive stats

First defeats

• This season’s team had 354 first downs, which is the most touchdowns in a single season by a Husky.
• They also have the most first downs by passing in a season with 222.

pass

• UW has passed the ball 575 times this season; This is the second most popular Husky team. (The 2002 team had 621 attempts).
• This team completed 373 of those attempts, the most during a single season.
• This season’s team has the most yards in a single season with 4,807.
• His 32 TD passes this season is third most for the Huskies. (The 2016 team had 47 and the 2011 team had 36).
• This season’s team had the highest average passing yards per game at 369.8 yards.
• UW’s pass completion percentage for the season was 64.4%, sixth best for the Huskies.

Total crime

• UW has managed 975 offensive plays so far this season; This is the fourth most of the Huskies.
• They had 6,711 yards this season which is the most by a Husky in a single season.
• This season’s team averaged 516.2 yards per game, the most for a Huskies team in a single season.

Defensive stat

pass defense

• The 26 passing TDs allowed this season is 2^{Abbreviation II} bone at all (over 27 in 2007).
• UW has had 7 interceptions this season, which is third less by Team Husky.
• And they only had 2 yards of interceptions and he minimum ever by a Husky team in a season.
• Competitors attempted 418 passes this season, which is tenth bone against the Huskies.
• UW has allowed 263 completions this season, which is eighth bone.
• This season’s team allowed 3,269 passing yards, fifth bone by Team Husky.
• His 251.5 passing yards per game this season is seventh bone.
• Opponents have completed 62.9% of their passes this season, which is seventh bone.

yards (allowed by defense)

• This season’s team allowed 4,845 yards of offense seventh bone by Team Husky.

First Downs (allowed by defense)

• UW has allowed 276 first downs this season which is 5^y bone All time.
• 145 of those first hits came from the pass which is 4^y bone.
• And 25 penalties, which is 5^y bone in a season by the Huskies.

bags (defense)

• The UW defense had 37 sacks this season (which is not in the top 10 all-time) resulting in a loss of 251 yards; This lost yardage is 7^y Most yards lost from sacks (since they started tracking that stat in 1983).

individual statistic

Wayne Taulapapa

• Wayne has averaged 6.3 yards per carry this season; This is the third highest average for a season by the Huskies.
• Wayne’s 57-yard touchdown run against Colorado was the longest by the Huskies since Salvon Ahmed’s 89-yard run against USC in 2019.

Cameron Davis

• Cameron has had 13 rushing TD games this season which is 9th in a season by a Husky.

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Michael Bennix Jr

• Michael has the most rushing yards by a Husky (516 against Arizona) and the second most (485 against WSU).
• He has the most yards in a season with 4,641.
• In just one season, he’s already made his 12th career passing touchdown by the Huskies. (He could be fourth in career passing yards with another season like this.)
• He also has the highest passing average per game in a season with 357 yards.
• His average of 19.4 yards per completion against WSU is 13th best by the Husky.
• He had 54 pass attempts in the Alamo Bowl, which was seventh in a game for the Huskies. He also had 10 and 11 most pass attempts in a game (53 vs Arizona and 52 vs Oregon).
• He has the second most pass attempts in a season by a Husky with 554 (behind 612 by Cody Pickett).
• His 42.6 pass attempts per game is second-most by a Husky (again behind Cody Pickett who had 47.1).
• His 36 passes against both California and Arizona are the most the Huskies have ever recorded in a game. He also finished seventh with 33 games against both Arizona State and University of California.
• He had 362 pass completions this season, the second most by a Husky QB (behind Cody Pickett who had 365).
• Michael already ranks 12th in career pass completions. (He could finish fourth in career pass completions with another season like this.)
• Four times this season he has had 4 TD passes in a game; Only 6 times has there been more than that in a game by a Husky QB.
• His 31 passing touchdowns of the season was the third-most by a Husky QB (behind Keith Price with 33 and Jake Browning with 43).
• He’s already on his 12th career TD pass. (He could finish his third career TD passer with another season like this.)
• He had 13 200-yard passing games this season (all games) which ties Cody Pickett for the most with 200 yards passing games in a season.
• His 84-yard TD pass to Jalen McMillan against Portland State is the seventh-longest TD pass in Husky history.
• His 61-yard pass to Roma O’Donzi against Stanford is the seventh-longest unregistered Go through the history of the Husky.
• Michael Bennix Jr. caught 6 passes for 50+ yards this season which is the second most in a season by a Husky QB. (More than 8 passes by Jake Browning in 2016.) Those 6 50-plus-yard passes put him ninth in career 50-plus rushing yards.
• He is responsible for 31 TD passes, 4 rushing passes, and had 2 point conversions this season. This gives him a total of 214 points for which he is responsible, the third most of the season by a Husky. (Keith Price is second with 214 in 2011 and Jake Browning is first with 282 in 2016).

Galen Macmillan

• Gallen finished fourth in receptions in a season with 79, and sixth in receptions per game with 6.1. (The record book might show him tied with Jerome Pathon in 1997 who also had a 6.1.)
• He finished seventh in receiving yards in a season with 1,098, and eighth in receiving yards per game with 84.5.
• He is tied for seventh in receiving TDs in a season by a Husky receiver with 9.

Rome Odonzi

• Roma finished sixth in receptions in a season with 75, and fourth in receptions per game with 6.3.
• He is fifth in receiving yards in a season with 1,145.
• Roma had 4 consecutive games of over 100 yards, the longest streak by a Husky receiver.
• He had 6 100+ yard games this season which is the second most behind Reggie Williams.
• His 100+ yard receiving games are sixth all-time by a Husky in a career.

Peyton Henry

• Peyton has the second most points in a season by a forward with 115, which is also the sixth most of any Huskies in a season. (The most is 123 by Cameron Van Winkle in 2016.)
• He has the most points of a Huskies career with 402 (any player, not just kickers).
• He had 4 field goals in a game 3 times (twice against Stanford and once against California); which was tied for third place in the game by a Husky player.
• He made 19 of his 22 field goals this season for an 86.4% percentage which is the fifth-highest goal percentage by a Husky kicker in a single season.
• His 19 field goals tied for eighth in a single season (along with Jeff Geiger’s 2019 season and 1986 season).
• He is second in his career with 71 (behind Jeff Geiger, who scored 85).
• His 88 field goal attempts are the third most by any Huskies.
• He has the third most PAT attempts in a season with 59. (Cameron Van Winkle had 76 in 2016 and Travis Coons had 63 in 2013).
• Peyton has the most PAT attempts in a career with 192.

There are probably a few things I missed, and as I mentioned above, some of them might be a little off.