Jonah Coleman rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries to help Washington record a 38-21 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams in Seattle.
Demond Williams Jr. completed 18 of 24 passes for 226 yards and one touchdown and Denzel Boston caught five passes for 92 yards and one score for the Huskies. Adam Mohammed and Kade Eldridge each rushed for a touchdown as Washington won its 21st consecutive home game.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi was 17-of-32 passing for 180 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Rams. Jalen Dupree rushed for 92 yards and one score, Jaxxon Warren caught six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown and Tahj Bullock rushed for a TD for Colorado State.
The Rams were outgained 509-265 while losing their season opener for the eighth straight season.
Makell Esteen intercepted a pass for Washington in the third quarter.
Washington scored the game’s final 17 points and moved ahead to stay when Williams threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Boston for a 28-21 lead with 3:01 left in the third quarter.
Grady Gross added a 24-yard field goal to boost the lead to 10 with 12:11 remaining in the game.
Coleman ripped off a 38-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to move the ball to the Colorado State 3-yard line. He ran it in on the next play to make it 38-21 with 1:41 left in the game.
Earlier, the Huskies took a 21-14 lead on Eldridge’s 1-yard run with 11:17 left in the third quarter.
Colorado State tied the game for the third time when Warren caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Fowler-Nicolosi.
Washington outgained the Rams 260-160 in the first half though the game was tied at 14 at the break.
Coleman started the scoring with a 26-yard run with 11:08 left in the opening quarter.
Colorado State answered with Bullock’s 2-yard run to tie it with 6:47 remaining.
Adam Mohammed scored from the 1 to give the Huskies a 14-7 lead with 10:43 left in the first half. The Rams knotted the score on Dupree’s 15-yard run with 10 seconds to go.
