Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
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Washington
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Rams Fall to Huskies to Open Season
8/31/2025 12:21:00 AM | Football
Close game breaks open in host’s favor late
SEATTLE, Wash. – A tight game came undone in the fourth quarter for Colorado State as Washington scored 17 unanswered to bridge the third and fourth stanzas, leading to a 38-21 victory for the Huskies at Husky Stadium.
After breaking a 21-all tie, the tide turned when UW safety Makell Esteen intercepted a Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass near midfield, converting it into a 23-yard field goal to give the hosts a 10-point advantage.
On the ensuing drive, Colorado State pulled out of a field-goal formation, but the play resulted in a sack of Tahj Bullock, and the Huskies converted good field position into another touchdown, a second scoring run by Jonah Coleman, whose 38-yard run set up the score. He would rush 177 yards and two scores in the game.
Colorado State went into the break tied at 14, thanks to the defense producing the first turnover of the game, a bad snap on a third-down play recovered by JaQues Evans. With less than 1:40 on the clock, the Rams went with tempo, getting tight end Jaxxon Warren involved for the first time. He had four catches for 27 yards, but the drive was capped by a 15-yard scoring run by Jalen Dupree.
Washington scored first in the game on a Jonah Coleman 26-yard run, but CSU answered right back behind the running of Dupree and Bullock, who closed the nine-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard run, earlier picking up 2-yards on a fourth-and-1 play to extend it. Both of his attempts came out of the wildcat, and the transfer also produced the first reception of the season for the Rams.
Washington regained the lead off a deep pass to Denzel Boston to the 1, setting up a short score by Adam Mohammed.
Colorado State's lone touchdown in the second half came on a 27-yard pass play from Fowler-Nicolosi to Warren, tying the game at 21. Warren led the team with six receptions for 79 yards.
The Rams begin a string of three games at Canvas Stadium in the month of September when they host Northern Colorado for Ag Day on Sept. 6.
Team Stats
CSU 0, UW 7
UW - Coleman,Jonah 26 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:22
CSU 7, UW 7
CSU - Bullock,Tahj 2 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:11
CSU 7, UW 14
UW - Mohammed,Adam 1 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 7 plays, 88 yards, TOP 03:32
CSU 14, UW 14
CSU - Dupree,Jalen 15 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:29
CSU 14, UW 21
UW - Eldridge,Kade 1 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 7 plays, 59 yards, TOP 03:35
CSU 21, UW 21
CSU - Warren,Jaxxon 27 yd pass from Fowler-Nicolosi,Brayden (Hankins,Isaiah kick) 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:16
CSU 21, UW 28
UW - Boston,Denzel 12 yd pass from Williams Jr.,Demond (Gross,Grady kick) 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:51
CSU 21, UW 31
UW - Gross,Grady 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:30
CSU 21, UW 38
UW - Coleman,Jonah 3 yd run (Gross,Grady kick), 5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 02:38
