Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Recap

Monday, January 1, 2024 | 7:45 p.m. CT No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31 Caesars Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	FINAL
UT #3 Texas (12-2)	7	14	0	10	31
UW #2 Washington (14-0)	7	14	10	6	37

2024 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

GAME BOOK

Attendance:
68,791

Kickoff Time:
8:01 p.m. CT

End of Game:
11:52 p.m. CT

Game Duration:
3:50

SCORING SUMMARY

QTR	TIME	SCORE (V-H)	TEAM	SCORING PLAY	DRIVE
1st	11:04	0-7	Washington	Dillon Johnson 2 yd rush (Grady Gross kick)	4-89 (02:56)
1st	07:06	7-7	Texas	Jaydon Blue 5 yd rush (Bert Auburn kick)	7-75 (03:50)
2nd	13:08	7-14	Washington	Dillon Johnson 1 yd rush (Grady Gross kick)	9-80 (04:26)
2nd	10:08	14-14	Texas	Byron Murphy II 1 yd rush (Bert Auburn kick)	3-22 (01:37)
2nd	01:27	14-21	Washington	Ja'Lynn Polk 29 yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick)	9-76 (04:28)
2nd	00:17	21-21	Texas	CJ Baxter 3 yd rush (Bert Auburn kick)	10-72 (01:03)
3rd	10:30	21-28	Washington	Jalen McMillan 19 yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick)	8-70 (04:30)
3rd	07:44	21-31	Washington	Grady Gross 26 yd FG	5-24 (02:30)
4th	14:51	21-34	Washington	Grady Gross 40 yd FG	12-58 (05:48)
4th	07:23	28-34	Texas	Adonai Mitchell 1 yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick)	10-72 (03:56)
4th	02:40	28-37	Washington	Grady Gross 27 yd FG	10-65 (04:43)
4th	01:09	31-37	Texas	Bert Auburn 25 yd FG	8-68 (01:25)

TEXAS STARTERS

POS.	NO.	OFFENSE
TE	0	Ja'Tavion Sanders
WR	1	Xavier Worthy
QB	3	Quinn Ewers
RB	4	CJ Baxter
WR	5	Adonai Mitchell
OL	52	DJ Campbell
OL	65	Jake Majors
OL	70	Christian Jones
OL	76	Hayden Conner
OL	78	Kelvin Banks Jr.
TE	85	Gunnar Helm

POS.	NO.	DEFENSE
LB	0	Anthony Hill Jr.
DB	16	Michael Taaffe
DB	23	Jahdae Barron
DB	28	Jerrin Thompson
LB	41	Jaylan Ford
DB	5	Malik Muhammad
DB	8	Terrance Brooks
DL	88	Barryn Sorrell
DL	90	Byron Murphy II
DL	91	Ethan Burke
DL	93	T'Vondre Sweat

TEXAS RESERVES

1 - Justice Finkley, 11 - DeAndre Moore Jr., 13 - Jordan Whittington, 15 - Will Stone, 17 - Savion Red, 18 - Liona Lefau, 2 - Derek Williams Jr., 2 - Johntay Cook II, 21 - Kitan Crawford, 23 - Jaydon Blue, 25 - Jelani McDonald, 26 - Quintrevion Wisner, 27 - Ryan Sanborn, 33 - David Gbenda, 37 - Morice Blackwell Jr., 43 - Jett Bush, 45 - Vernon Broughton, 45 - Bert Auburn, 48 - Patrick Bayouth, 54 - Cole Hutson, 58 - Lance St. Louis, 6 - Ryan Watts, 7 - Keilan Robinson, 80 - Malik Agbo, 81 - Juan Davis, 9 - Gavin Holmes, 95 - Alfred Collins, 98 - Trill Carter.

WASHINGTON STARTERS

POS.	NO.	OFFENSE
WR	1	Rome Odunze
WR	11	Jalen McMillan
WR	2	Ja'Lynn Polk
TE	37	Jack Westover
OL	55	Troy Fautanu
RB	7	Dillon Johnson
OL	71	Nate Kalepo
OL	72	Parker Brailsford
OL	73	Roger Rosengarten
OL	77	Julius Buelow
QB	9	Michael Penix Jr.

POS.	NO.	DEFENSE
CB	1	Jabbar Muhammad
LB	11	Alphonzo Tuputala
S	20	Asa Turner
CB	25	Elijah Jackson
LB	4	Zion Tupuola-Fetui
LB	5	Edefuan Ulofoshio
DL	68	Ulumoo Ale
S	7	Dominique Hampton
LB	8	Bralen Trice
DL	91	Tuli Letuligasenoa
DL	99	Faatui Tuitele

WASHINGTON RESERVES

0 - Giles Jackson, 0 - Jaivion Green, 10 - Ralen Goforth, 12 - Tristan Dunn, 12 - Denzel Boston, 13 - Kamren Fabiculanan, 20 - Tybo Rogers, 21 - Daniyel Ngata, 23 - Leroy Bryant, 24 - Makell Esteen, 3 - Mishael Powell, 38 - Jack McCallister, 4 - Germie Bernard, 42 - Carson Bruener, 45 - Maurice Heims, 46 - Sekai Asoau-Afoa, 48 - Jacob Lane, 52 - Voi Tunuufi, 54 - Drew Fowler, 54 - Parker Cross, 55 - Jacob Bandes, 56 - Geirean Hatchett, 6 - Richard Newton, 8 - Will Nixon, 83 - Devin Culp, 85 - Josh Cuevas, 86 - Griffin Waiss, 88 - Quentin Moore, 89 - Keith Reynolds, 89 - Jaden Green, 9 - Thaddeus Dixon, 94 - Jayvon Parker, 95 - Grady Gross.

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Michael Penix Jr.
Sr., QB, Washington

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bralen Trice
Jr., EDGE, Washington

TEAM STATISTICS	UT	UW
First downs	23	25
Rushing	8	6
Passing	13	17
Penalty	2	2
Rushes-Yards	28-180	31-102
Passing Yards	318	430
Passes Comp-Att-Int	24-43-0	29-39-0
Total Offense (Plays-Yards)	71-498	70-532
Punt Returns-Yards	2-13	1-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards	7-132	0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)	5-47.4	3-36.0
Fumbles-Lost	4-2	1-1
Sacks By (Number-Yards)	0-0	2-9
Penalties-Yards	10-66	5-39
3rd Down Conversions	4-of-11	3-of-11
4th Down Conversions	0-of-1	1-of-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing:	Texas - CJ Baxter, 9-64, 1 TD; Jaydon Blue, 9-59, 1 TD; Quinn Ewers, 8-54; Jordan Whittington, 1-2; Byron Murphy II, 1-1, 1 TD. Washington - Dillon Johnson, 21-49, 2 TD; Michael Penix Jr., 3-31; Tybo Rogers, 5-19; Germie Bernard, 1-4.
Passing:	Texas - Quinn Ewers, 24-43-0, 318, 1 TD. Washington - Michael Penix Jr., 29-38-0, 430, 2 TD; Jalen McMillan, 0-1-0, 0.
Receiving:	Texas - Ja'Tavion Sanders, 6-75; Jordan Whittington, 4-70; Jaydon Blue, 4-45; Adonai Mitchell, 4-32, 1 TD; Xavier Worthy, 2-45; CJ Baxter, 2-39; Malik Agbo, 1-6; Gunnar Helm, 1-6. Washington - Rome Odunze, 6-125; Jack Westover, 6-59; Ja'Lynn Polk, 5-122, 1 TD; Jalen McMillan, 5-58, 1 TD; Germie Bernard, 3-48; Dillon Johnson, 3-18; Tybo Rogers, 1-0.
Punting:	Texas - Ryan Sanborn, 5-237, 47.4. Washington - Jack McCallister, 3-108, 36.0.
Returns:	Texas - Punt: Xavier Worthy, 2-13; Kickoff: Jaydon Blue, 3-80; Keilan Robinson, 3-38; Jordan Whittington, 1-14; Intercept: None. Washington - Punt: Germie Bernard, 1-0; Kickoff: None; Intercept: None.
Field Goals:	Texas - Bert Auburn, 1-1 (25 Good). Washington - Grady Gross, 3-3 (26 Good, 40 Good, 27 Good).
Tackles: (Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)	Texas - Jaylan Ford (6-4-10, 0, 0); Ryan Watts (5-1-6, 0, 0); Ethan Burke (4-2-6, 0, 0.5-1); Michael Taaffe (3-2-5, 0, 0.5-1); Jahdae Barron (3-2-5, 0, 0); Alfred Collins (2-2-4, 0, 0); Anthony Hill Jr. (2-2-4, 0, 0.5-1); Terrance Brooks (3-0-3, 0, 0); Jerrin Thompson (2-1-3, 0, 0); Malik Muhammad (2-1-3, 0, 0); T'Vondre Sweat (1-2-3, 0, 0); Justice Finkley (1-2-3, 0, 0); Byron Murphy II (1-2-3, 0, 0.5-1); Derek Williams Jr. (1-2-3, 0, 1-1); Barryn Sorrell (0-3-3, 0, 0); David Gbenda (1-0-1, 0, 0); Morice Blackwell Jr. (0-0-0, 0, 0). Washington - Edefuan Ulofoshio (5-2-7, 0, 2-3); Dominique Hampton (4-2-6, 0, 0); Bralen Trice (4-1-5, 2-9, 3-10); Alphonzo Tuputala (2-3-5, 0, 0); Asa Turner (2-3-5, 0, 0); Carson Bruener (1-4-5, 0, 0); Elijah Jackson (2-2-4, 0, 0); Richard Newton (2-0-2, 0, 0); Ralen Goforth (2-0-2, 0, 0); Jaivion Green (2-0-2, 0, 0); Jabbar Muhammad (2-0-2, 0, 0); Thaddeus Dixon (2-0-2, 0, 0); Voi Tunuufi (1-1-2, 0, 0); Tristan Dunn (1-1-2, 0, 0); Kamren Fabiculanan (0-2-2, 0, 0); Maurice Heims (1-0-1, 0, 0); Josh Cuevas (1-0-1, 0, 0); Zion Tupuola-Fetui (1-0-1, 0, 0); Tuli Letuligasenoa (0-1-1, 0, 0); Jacob Bandes (0-1-1, 0, 0); Makell Esteen (0-1-1, 0, 0); Faatui Tuitele (0-0-0, 0, 0); Mishael Powell (0-0-0, 0, 0).