Having already sealed both a Pac-10 title and a trip to the Rose Bowl, the 10-0 Huskies entered the 1991 Apple Cup with their sights set on a national championship.
In a seemingly lopsided matchup, the Cougars gave UW all it could handle -- for a while, at least. Washington’s 7-6 deficit after the first quarter marked just the second time all season the Huskies trailed a team after one quarter. And while WSU sophomore quarterback Drew Bledsoe offered a glimpse of what WSU fans would come to cherish — throwing for 430 yards that day against a stout Huskies defense — it was far from enough to take down the behemoth that Washington had become that season.