3 alarming stats from Washington Huskies' frustrating 2024 Apple Cup loss to Wazzu

3 alarming stats from Washington Huskies' frustrating Apple Cup loss to Washington State

Jedd Fisch was handed his first loss as the head coach of the Washington Huskies and it came at the hands of the Washington State Cougars. What went wrong in the Apple Cup?

By Ethan Lee | Sep 14, 2024

Sep 14, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies quarterback Will Rogers (7) hands the ball off to Washington Huskies running back Jonah Coleman (1) during the first half against the Washington State Cougars at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

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Penalties proved to be a huge problem for the Huskies

One of the most glaring issues that Washington Husky football fans will focus on (as they rightfully should) is how the Huskies showed very little discipline against the Cougars in the Apple Cup. The Huskies were flagged a grand total of 16 times for 135 yards. That’s nearly three times as much as Washington State, who was flagged on six different occasions for just 45 yards.

That’s a problem for Fisch and the Huskies and it’s absolutely something that cannot continue. Getting over 100 penalty yards is just not something that is sustainable if you want to have success this season. It simply cannot happen on a regular basis.

It’s bad!

The Huskies gave the Cougars plenty of opportunities to extend drives, stay on the field, and continue moving on offense. And that’s a problem. Hopefully it’s a problem that can get resolved in a hurry, but I have no clue how feasible that is.

16 penalties. 135 penalty yards. How do you fix that? Can it be fixed this season? Or is this something that will just take some time and take a little bit into the offseason hoping to adjust?

If Washington is going to have anything that resembles success in the Big Ten this season, the Huskies can’t allow other teams to routinely have this sort of advantage over them.

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