By: Eric He

A week ago, No. 7 Stanford squeaked by unranked UCLA at the Rose Bowl. On Friday, the Cardinal had no such fortune, as they were blown out 44-6 by the No. 10 Washington Huskies up in Seattle.

Stanford’s offense struggled mightily, as quarterback Ryan Burns was sacked eight times and star running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for just 49 yards and no touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Huskies quarterback Jake Browning had three touchdowns on 15-of-21 passing as Washington scored the first 30 points of the game.

A 3-yard touchdown pass from Browning to Dante Pettis started the barrage for the Huskies in the first quarter; a four yard run for a score by Miles Gaskin later in the quarter put Washington ahead 16-0. In the second quarter, Browning found John Ross for a 19-yard score and Washington took a 23-0 advantage into halftime.

Meanwhile, the Cardinal had nothing going offensively. Their only points came on a 19-yard lob throw from Burns to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the third quarter. Stanford also committed 11 penalties.

The 38-point defeat was the biggest loss by a top 10-ranked Stanford team in history, and it was Washington’s biggest win over a top-10 team since 1990.

The Cardinal host Washington State next week at Stanford Stadium.