STANFORD, Calif. — They were without their starting quarterback. Without four regulars defenders to start the game. And on the road against one of the hottest teams in college football, the Huskies were without much hope Saturday night.
Stanford beat down a beat-up Washington team 31-14 putting the 10th-ranked Cardinal in the driver’s seat in the race for the Pac-12 Conference championship while sending the Huskies (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12) below .500 for the first time under Chris Petersen.
With freshman quarterback Jake Browning sidelined by an injury to his right (throwing) shoulder, redshirt freshman K.J. Carta-Samuels made his first start for the Huskies.