Oct. 30, 1999
SEATTLE - Marques Tuiasosopo dazzled Stanford's defense with a school-record 509 yards of total offense as Washington rallied to beat Stanford 35-30 Saturday, handing the Cardinal their first Pac-10 loss.
The junior quarterback, son of former NFL defensive lineman Manu Tuiasosopo, gave the Huskies their first lead of the day at 28-23 with a 10-yard touchdown run with 9:54 left.
Tuiasosopo completed 19 of 32 passes for 302 yards and a touchdown. He also ran 22 times for 207 yards and two TDs.
He became the first Washington quarterback with consecutive 300-yard passing games since Sonny Sixkiller did it in 1970. Tuiasosopo broke the school mark for total offense, 419 yards by Cary Conklin against Arizona State in 1989.
With Washington clinging to a 28-23 lead, Tuiasosopo threw his second interception of the game, giving the Cardinal the ball on the Huskies 47 with 7:02 left. But Anthony Vontoure intercepted a pass by Todd Husak at the Huskies' 12 with 6:05 remaining, and Washington scored on a 48-yard run by Maurice Shaw with 1 1/2 minutes left.
Stanford scored on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Husak to tight end Russell Stewart as time expired.
Husak completed 22 of 41 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions.
Washington (5-3, 4-1 Pac-10) rallied after trailing 23-12 early in the second half, scoring 23 points in a row on three touchdowns and a field goal before the Cardinal's final TD.
Stanford (5-3, 5-1) lost at Husky Stadium for the 10th straight time.
Despite the defeat, the Cardinal still have a chance to go to their first Rose Bowl since 1972 if Washington loses one of its final three conference games against Arizona, UCLA and Washington State.
Stanford took its 23-12 lead on a 26-yard touchdown pass by Husak with 3:32 gone in the second half after Aaron Focht recovered a fumble by Willie Hurst at the Stanford 31.
But then the Huskies began their rally, driving 99 yards on nine plays with Tuiasosopo scoring on a 30-yard run to cut Washington's deficit to 23-19 with six minutes gone in the second half. The drive was kept alive by a crucial pass interference on Ruben Carter against Gerald Harris on a third-and-9 play at the Huskies' 2.
Freshman John Anderson's third field goal of the game, a 40-yarder, cut Stanford's lead to 23-22 with 3:03 left in the third quarter.
The Cardinal led 17-12 at halftime after being forced to settle for Mike Biselli's 24-yard field goal with 31 seconds left in the first half after having a first down at the Washington 3.
Tuiasosopo threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Harris and Anderson kicked a 40-yard field goal as Washington came back in the second quarter after trailing 14-3 after one period.
In the opening quarter, Stanford stunned the Huskies on Ryan Wells' 47-yard kickoff return and Husak's 49-yard pass to Troy Walters for a touchdown only 22 seconds after Anderson kicked a 49-yard field goal.
Washington's first drive ended when Tim Smith intercepted Tuiasosopo at the Stanford 28. The Cardinal went 72 yards in seven plays for their first touchdown with Coy Wire scoring on a 5-yard run. Wire had a 37-yard run on the drive.