Washington suffers shocking loss to Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The desert air is not kind to the Washington Huskies.

Manny Wilkins completed 29-of-41 passes for 245 yards, Arizona State’s defence smothered Washington most of the game and the Sun Devils stunned the No. 5 Huskies 13-7 on Saturday night.

It was the highest-ranked team the Sun Devils (3-3, 2-1 Pac-12) have beaten since they defeated then-No. 1 Nebraska on Sept. 21, 1996.

“A monumental win for our program,” Arizona State coach Todd Graham said, “and we’re not surprised.”

Washington (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) lost at Arizona State for the seventh straight time and hasn’t won in Tempe since 2001.

The Huskies were the fourth top-10 team to lose on the weekend, joining No. 2 Clemson, No. 8 Washington State and No. 10 Auburn.

“A tough day at the office,” Washington coach Chris Petersen said. “We could not get any rhythm going whatsoever, and when we did, we get a penalty and couldn’t capitalize in the red zone.

“One of the more frustrating nights we have had in a long time on offence.”

The Sun Devils had allowed at least 30 points in 11 straight games. Washington entered averaging 43 points per game but struggled all night against the Sun Devils.

Arizona State scored a touchdown on its first possession of the game and got field goals of 52 and 25 yards from freshman Brandon Ruiz to lead 13-0 at the half.

The Sun Devils sacked Jake Browning five times. Browning had only been sacked six times total in the first six games.

The Huskies had gone 21-2, including 9-0 on the road, since a 27-17 loss at Arizona State in 2015. Washington has a bye this week and next plays at home against UCLA on Oct. 28.