UW to play Boise State in LA Bowl
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months, 1 week AGO
Huskies running back Adam Mohammed sprints past the Ducks defense during their home finale two weeks ago. UW will be heading to Los Angeles this weekend to face the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl.
COURTESY PHOTO/UW ATHLETICS
MOSES LAKE – The University of Washington Huskies football team (8-4) will be heading to face the Boise State Broncos (9-4) in Los Angeles this weekend at the L.A. Bowl hosted by Gronk. The game will take place at SoFi Studium on Saturday with kick-off at 5 p.m.
“We are excited about the opportunity,” said Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch in a press conference. “Spent yesterday and the day before game planning for Boise once we saw the game end Friday evening and we know we’ve got a really good team that we’ve got to deal with... We know we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
UW enters the bowl game after falling in its regular-season home finale against the University of Oregon 14-16. The Huskies' defense held the Ducks to just one touchdown through three quarters, but the Ducks made four field goals in that time and held the Huskies to a single touchdown. Both teams scored a touchdown in the final quarter.
On the opposite side of the ball, the Broncos will be heading into the bowl after earning a victory in the Mountain West championship against UNLV 38-21, marking their third consecutive championship win. The Broncos came out strong, earning 28 points in the first half and holding their opponent scoreless in both the first and fourth quarters.
The Huskies are 4-2 in games against the Broncos, with the most recent victory coming Sept. 2, 2023, where UW opened the historic 2023 season with a 56-19 victory. In this game, the Huskies were led by Michael Penix Jr., who completed 29-of-40 passes for 450 yards and five touchdowns.
This year, the Huskies enter the L.A. Bowl led by quarterback Desmond Williams Jr., who has a 70% completion on the season with 21 total touchdowns, according to the UW athletics site.
The Broncos are led by quarterback Maddux Madsen, who, according to the Broncos' athletics site, has a 59.09% completion for the season and has scored 18 touchdowns.
This game will mark the 44th bowl game appearance for the Huskies and will be the seventh all-time meeting between the Huskies and Broncos. The Huskies enter the game with a 21-21-1 overall record in bowl games and will be UW’s first-ever trip to the L.A. Bowl and the 12th different bowl game they’ve played in the last 16 seasons.
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Oct. 15-22, 2026
MOSES LAKE — The college sports world continues to be hot with competition deep in the month of October. See where your favorite teams are heading this week.
Tigers pull off OT victory over Huskies
OTHELLO — The Ephrata Tigers (4-7-2) earned a competitive 3-2 overtime victory on the road against the Othello Huskies (5-6) Tuesday evening. Both teams are now looking to close out the regular season on high notes. “Great game, we had a tough first half trying to match them, they’re so fast up top and they have some really great through balls,” said Tigers Head Coach Gary Keplec. “We had trouble matching that and then we mixed things up in the second half, brought girls in and put girls in different places. We went back out and we challenged them.” The first half was strongly in favor of the Huskies. Othello held control of the ball for much of the time, putting pressure on Tigers goalkeeper junior Aiyana Valle, who made multiple key stops.
Vikings earn road victory over Wenatchee Friday
WENATCHEE — The Big Bend Community College Vikings (5-8) gained a competitive road win over the Wenatchee Valley College Knights (3-17). Both teams were looking to come back from losses, and the Vikings got back in the win column 3-0. “It was very exciting,” said Vikings Head Coach Lindsey Linthicum. “Our girls just came in with a fire in their belly, ready to compete and ready to take on Wenatchee.” The first set showed BBCC’s strength as they had nine total kills. While Wenatchee Valley battled hard, the Vikings gained a 25-20 victory to start the match.