NCAA Football Recap (Washington-Michigan St)
Posted: Thur December 25, 1997 at 8:24 p.m. EST
Rashaan Shehee rushed for an Aloha Bowl-record 193 yards and two
touchdowns and the Huskies defense returned two interceptions
for scores as Washington destroyed
Michigan State, 51-23, in Honolulu.
Shehee broke the Aloha Bowl record of 179 rushing yards set by
Michigan State's Blake Ezor in 1989 and eclipsed the 1,000-yard
plateau in the process. Despite missing the final three games
of the season -- all Washington losses -- Shehee finished with
1,055 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Shehee opened the scoring with a 33-yard touchdown run 67
seconds into the game as the Huskies (8-4) capitalized on a
Michigan State fumble on the first play from scrimmage. Shehee
later scored from 15 yards out, giving Washington a 38-10 lead
5:50 into the second half.
The Huskies carried the ball 43 times for 298 yards, including a
64-yard touchdown run on a fake punt by Mike Reed, and outgained
Michigan State, 298-47, on the ground. They also held a better
than 12-minute edge in time of possession.
Washington dominated the game throughout, coming up with five
turnovers, including two fumbles. The Spartans fumbled a total
of six times but were able to fall on four of them.
With the Huskies holding a 24-10 advantage in the third quarter,
Tony Parrish came up with his second interception of the game
and returned it 56 yards for a touchdown with 18 seconds left in
the period.
Lester Towns picked off Michigan State's Todd Schultz and ran 66
yards for a score, giving the Huskies a 51-17 lead with 10:02 to
play, equalling the most points scored by a team in an Aloha
Bowl. Kansas set the record by defeating UCLA, 51-30, in 1995.
Washington quarterback Brock Huard threw a pair of touchdown
passes to Fred Coleman, including a 22-yarder 44 seconds into
the third quarter which gave the Huskies a 21-7 lead. Huard
completed 18-of-30 passes for 179 yards and Coleman finished
with five catches for 68 yards.
Schultz completed 14-of-24 passes for 220 yards and two
touchdowns with three interceptions for the Spartans. He
connected with Gary Scott on a pair of scores, the first of
which cut the Huskie lead to 14-7 with 5:19 left in the first
quarter. Scott had five receptions for 114 yards.
Washington snapped a three-game losing streak in bowl games,
claiming its first victory since downing Michigan, 34-14, in the
1992 Rose Bowl, the last of four straight bowl wins.
Michigan State (7-5) has lost four straight bowl games by a
combined score of 152-50 and two in a row to a Pac-10 school,
falling to 5-9 all-time in bowls. Stanford blanked Michigan
State, 38-0, in last year's Sun Bowl.
The Huskies, who improved to 2-1 all-time against Michigan
State, played in a bowl for the 16th time in 19 seasons and for
the 25th time overall, improving their record to 14-10-1.
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