No. 7 Washington beats No. 8 Oregon when last-second field goal misses wide

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It took until the last second, but the seventh-seeded Washington Huskies defended their home turf.

Washington took down its Pac-12 rival, No. 8 Oregon, 36-33, in a thriller Saturday.

The Huskies took a 29-18 lead early in the third quarter after Michael Penix Jr. found Rome Odunze for a 17-yard touchdown, and they forced a turnover on downs on Oregon's ensuing drive. 

But the Ducks forced a three and out, and Bo Nix found Troy Franklin for a 30-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to four with 1:36 left in the third.

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Dillon Johnson (7) of the Washington Huskies celebrates with Nate Kalepo (71) after scoring a touchdown against the Oregon Ducks during the second quarter at Husky Stadium Oct. 14, 2023, in Seattle. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Oregon forced another three and out, and on the Ducks' sixth play of their next drive, Jordan James reached the end zone on a 10-yard run, putting the Ducks up 33-29 with just under 13 minutes to go. 

Washington then drove all the way down to Oregon's 1-yard line, but was stopped there needing a touchdown.

The Husky crowd was jumping as the Ducks started the ensuing drive at their own 2-yard line, but they were able to get out of danger and cross midfield. The Ducks took a huge gamble, though, to try to put the game away, going for it on 4th and 3 from Washington's 47. Nix's pass fell incomplete, and the Huskies had the ball with 2:11 left.

After Washington failed to score its previous three drives, Penix only needed two plays to score on this one. The Heisman hopeful's first pass went for 34 yards to Ja'Lynn Polk to put Washington in the red zone.