Washington Huskies Football: UW overwhelms North Dakota: 3 takeaways

By Matt Barry | Sep 10, 2018

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Chris Petersen of the Washington Huskies shakes hands with head coach Kyle Schweigert of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux after the Washington Huskies defeated the North Dakota Fighting Sioux 45-3 during their game at Husky Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 08: Quinten Pounds #21 of the Washington Huskies catches the ball against Hayden Blubaugh #12 of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux in the second quarter during their game at Husky Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

The Washington Huskies football suffered a tough opening season loss against Auburn last Saturday. They rebounded this week with a blowout win over North Dakota.

Washington’s home opener versus North Dakota was the perfect layup for a team coming off a hard-fought loss in a season-opening top-10 showdown with Auburn. The difference in talent level from the SEC’s Auburn Tigers to the FCS Fighting Hawks was evident early. The Huskies overpowered North Dakota 45-3 on Saturday led by QB Jake Browning‘s 313 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.

The Washington Huskies defense held The Fighting Hawks scoreless in the first half as the visitors held on for dear life. Although it was just 17-0 at halftime, the Huskies turned it on as Browning would play just three quarters.

It was exactly what the Huskies needed, an easy, feel-good win heading into their first conference game at Utah on Saturday to face the 2-0 Utes. Here are 3 takeaways from the Huskies rout of North Dakota.

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