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Anderson’s Field Goal Saves Washington, 33-31

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From Associated Press

John Anderson kicked a 30-yard field as time expired and No. 13 Washington rallied for yet another comeback victory, defeating Arizona State, 33-31, on Saturday night at Tempe, Ariz.

Willie Hurst ran for 185 yards for Washington (6-1, 4-1 Pacific 10 Conference), which has made five successful fourth-quarter comebacks this season.

The Huskies trailed 31-30 when they started the winning drive from their own 10-yard line with 7:12 left. Anderson lined up for a 28-yard attempt with 51 seconds left on fourth down, but Arizona State jumped offsides, giving Washington a first down and allowing the Huskies to milk the clock.

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Cody Pickett passed for 252 yards and two touchdowns for the Huskies. Jeff Krohn threw for 320 yards and two touchdown passes for Arizona State (1-3, 4-3).

Washington opened the scoring on its second possession. The Huskies drove 54 yards in seven plays--all passes--with the final three coming on Pickett’s pass to Todd Elstrom.

The Huskies made it 14-0 2:51 into the second quarter. Reggie Williams capped a six-play, 71-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Pickett.

On the first play of the next series, Krohn mishandled the snap and Washington recovered the fumble at the Arizona State 19. Four plays later, Anderson kicked a 31-yard field to make it 17-0.

Arizona State got on the scoreboard at 7:37 of the second quarter when Krohn hit Mike Pinkard with a 23-yard touchdown pass. Anthony Kelley’s interception set up the Huskies’ next score.

Oregon State 19, California 10--James Newson had eight catches for 166 yards and a touchdown as the Beavers prolonged the Bears’ misery with a victory at Corvallis, Ore.

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Jonathan Smith threw for 234 yards and Ken Simonton had 110 yards rushing for Oregon State (3-4, 2-3).

Terrell Williams, playing in place of injured tailback Joe Igber, gained 104 yards for Cal (0-7, 0-5). The Golden Bears have four games left to avoid their first winless season since 1897.

With Kyle Boller sidelined for a second consecutive game with an injured back, freshman Reggie Robertson got the start ahead of senior Eric Holtfreter. Robertson scored on an eight-yard scramble to pull the Bears to within 10-7 in the second quarter, but he completed just 12 of 32 passes for 120 yards with an interception.

Cal also turned the ball over three more times, bringing its season total to 23. The Bears forced two turnovers, but still have the nation’s worst ratio at minus-18.

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