PROVO, Utah-Saturday, BYU football (2-1) hosts No. 21/22 Washington (2-1) in hopes of continuing their winning streak against Power 5 conference squads as they have knocked off Tennessee from the SEC and USC from the Pac-12 in subsequent weeks.
The Huskies lead the Cougars 6-4 all-time, but BYU has a 3-1 advantage in the series at Provo.
The Cougars come into Saturday’s game scoring 23.7 points per game, which is tied for 92nd in NCAA FBS Division I with West Virginia. They are 83rd in scoring defense by surrendering 27.7 points per contest.
BYU is led by rising star signal-caller, sophomore Zach Wilson who has completed 63.2 percent of his passes (60-95) for 720 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Wilson also added his first rushing touchdown of the season against USC.
The Cougars’ leading tailback is graduate transfer Ty’Son Williams (48 touches, 266 scrimmage yards, 3 rush TD’s) and senior receiver Micah Simon (13 rec, 210 yards, 16.2 yards per catch) is their leading receiver.
Defensively, freshman linebacker Payton Wilgar, junior linebacker Kavika Fonua, senior defensive back Dayan Ghanwoloku and junior linebacker Isaiah Kaufusi all have an interception.
The Huskies, who are making their first road trip of the season, bounced back from a disappointing 20-19 loss to California in their Pac-12 opener September 7 by routing Hawaii 52-20 September 14.
Washington ranks 27th in the FBS in scoring offense (39.3 points a game) and is 38th in scoring defense (18 points per game).
The Huskies are led by junior quarterback Jacob Eason who has completed 69.2 percent of his passes (63-91) for 773 yards, 7 touchdowns and only one interception on the season thus far.
Junior tailback Salvon Ahmed (49 touches, 293 scrimmage yards, 2 rushing touchdowns) is Washington’s leading rusher.
Junior tight end Hunter Bryant (15 rec, 236 yards, rec TD) and senior receiver Aaron Fuller (13 rec, 168 yards, 3 rec TD’s) are Washington’s leading receivers.
Senior defensive lineman Benning Potoa’e (2 sacks) and senior defensive back Myles Bryant (2 interceptions) are the Huskies’ defensive leaders.
