Washington stops No. 22 Boise St.
By Gregg Bell
Associated Press
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SEATTLE — No wacky formations. No trick plays.
The darlings got dumped.
No. 22 Boise State had its 14-game winning streak, longest in major college football, ended as resurgent Washington shut out the Broncos in the second half of the Huskies' 24-10 victory yesterday.
Redshirt freshman Jake Locker threw for one score and ran for another while overcoming two turnovers. Washington beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2003.
"We expected a lot more cleverness. When we got down to it, it was just window dressing," Washington safety Roy Lewis said.
He had 11 tackles, one interception and helped seal the Huskies' first win in 11 tries over a Top 25 team by breaking up a fourth-down pass in the end zone with four minutes left. Then freshman Vonzell McDowell, picked on all day, intercepted Taylor Tharp's throw at the 2 with 2:40 remaining.
Boise State (1-1) was held to its lowest point total since a 17-7 loss to Fresno State on Nov. 10, 2005.
Washington is 2-0 for the first time since 2001 heading into its home game next week against No. 12 Ohio State.
"This speaks volumes for our team and hopefully for our program," said coach Tyrone Willingham, who is now 9-16 in his third season with the Huskies.
Willingham remained characteristically stoic afterward — despite saying "our young men are very excited."
The Huskies ganged up on Boise State running back Ian Johnson to stop his streak of seven consecutive 100-yard games. Johnson had 81 yards on 20 carries and was stopped twice on third-and-short.
"They thought they were going to pound it down our throats," Lewis said.