SEATTLE — Jim Mora’s return to Washington and the showdown between dual-threats Myles Jack and Shaq Thompson became a showcase for UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley.
Hundley threw two touchdown passes to become the school’s career leader, ran for two more scores and No. 18 UCLA completed a perfect season on the road with a 44-30 victory over Washington on Saturday night.
The Bruins went 6-0 away from the Rose Bowl, capping their road slate with an impressive offensive performance led by Hundley.
“He played with great certainty,” Mora said. “He looked extremely poised in the pocket. I thought he stepped up and there the ball well, with accuracy. ... He practiced that way all week.”
Hundley threw his 69th career touchdown pass on a 57-yard strike to Kenneth Walker III in the first quarter to give the Bruins a 14-0 lead and pass Cade McNown on the school’s list. Hundley added touchdown runs of 4 and 6 yards as UCLA (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12) kept alive its hopes of winning the Pac-12 South.
Hundley was 29 of 36 for 302 yards, his fourth 300-yard passing game this season and ninth of his career. While Hundley’s performance deserved the attention, Jack’s 28-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was one for the highlight reels.
Jack’s offensive touches were limited, but the linebacker-turned-running back scored his fifth touchdown rushing against Washington in the past two seasons late in the second quarter to give the Bruins a 28-10 lead. Jack bounced a third-down handoff to the outside, picking up the needed yards for the first down then made the play spectacular. He first stiff-armed former high school teammate Budda Baker to the turf, then spun out of the tackle attempt of Naijiel Hale. Jack kept his balance without going out of bounds and scampered the final few yards for his third touchdown rushing this season.
Washington State 39, Oregon State 32: In Corvallis, Ore., redshirt freshman Luke Falk made his first start and threw for 471 yards and five touchdowns and the Cougars snapped a four-game losing streak.
“It was just kind of a blur,” he said. “The one thing on my mind was getting the win.”
Tyler Baker caught nine passes for 113 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars (3-7, 2-5 Pac-12) who also snapped a three-game losing streak to the Beavers (4-5, 1-5).
Falk was making his first start for the Cougars in place of senior Connor Halliday, who broke his ankle last weekend in the first quarter of the Cougars’ 44-17 loss to USC.
Oregon State’s Sean Mannion, who set the Pac-12 all-time record for passing yards last weekend in a loss to California, threw for 419 yards and a touchdown. Garrett Owens added four field goals for the Beavers, who have lost four straight.
No. 4 Oregon at No. 17 Utah, late: In Salt Lake City, Oregon led 37-27 in the fourth quarter.
