This game was over before it even started. Oregon State was bruised, battered and bulldozed in the loss to Washington, showing little in terms of talent or desire. It was another startlingly bad performance under HC Gary Anderson. The OSU defense gave up 452 yards of offense to the Huskies. It would have looked much, much worse if UW had not had the game in the bag by the end of the first quarter.
UW started the game with a lateral throw on the opening kickoff return, setting up ideal field position for their first drive. That set them up to strike, immediately finding 81 wide open in the end zone for a 14 yard touchdown.