By George Devine, Sr.

In the last annual Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Washington and Brigham Young universities were evenly matched with 8-4 records. TB Bishop Sankey made a big difference for the Huskies with 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His accomplishment was honored with the award for Outstanding Offensive Player of the game.

At 8:55 to go in the first, Sankey’s 11-yard touchdown run drew first blood, to cap a 12 play, 17 yard drive. It was his fifth carry (total 27 yards). That was the only scoring in a defensive initial frame, in which the Dawgs dominated in offensive stats. . But with 12:10 to go in the half, a one-yard touchdown run by BYU’s Jason Hill evened the score. Immediately afterwards, though, the Brigham Young kickoff was returned 101 yards by John Ross to restore UDub’s one-touchdown advantage. A 45 yard field goal by Justin Sorensen was the best the Cougs could produce after a 10 play drive ending at 8:22. At 3:46 another, this time for 31 yards, still left Brigham Young a point short. Within a little over a minute, Sankey’s second 11-yard touchdown run extended the margin once more, and Sorensen’s 32-yarder still left BYU with a deficit despite a dramatic shift in offensive statistical values in the period.

In the third, Keith Price’s 16 yard pass to Seferian Jenkins made it 28-16 in favor of Washington, for the only scoring play of the period. The fourth quarter began with distribution of Outstanding Player Awards ballot forms in the press box, with Sankey’s name showing up prominently in the offensive category. Travis Coons’ 45 yard field goal stretched the lead to an insurmountable 31-16 halfway through the final frame.

This was the first bowl win for Washington since the 2010 Holiday Bowl.

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