Washington Huskies Running Game Among Worst in Football Bowl Subdivision

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The Washington Huskies football team's offense has been the biggest weakness of the team through the first four weeks of the season.

The Huskies (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) have averaged 28 points per game this season, which ranks 16th in the 18-team Big Ten. Their yards per game (395.8) ranks 14th in the conference, comparatively.

The biggest discrepancy in Washington's offense has been in the passing and the running game, which has led to disjointed drives this season.

The Huskies have averaged 288.5 passing yards per game, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten. Their rushing yards per contest, 107.3, ranks second-to-last in the conference.

A recent graphic showed how poor Washington's rushing attack has been through the first four weeks of the season.

According to a post on "X" from Parker Fleming of dropbackHQ, Huskies running backs are collectively averaging less than one yard before contact per run, and less than two yards after contact per run.

According to the graphic, the only two other Power Four teams that have averaged less than one yard before contact per run and less than two yards after contact per run are the Boston College Eagles and Maryland Terrapins, meaning Washington and Maryland are the only two teams in the Big Ten to have that unfortunate distinction.

Many of the team's struggles have been due to the litany of injuries that have occurred in the running back room.

Third-year running back Jordan Washington has been out since spring practice with a neck injury. The top two running backs on the team entering the season, second-year Quaid Carr and fourth-year Jayden Limar, are both out for a significant amount of time. There's a chance that Carr's injury, which he underwent surgery for, will keep him out for the season.

One of the team's reserve running backs, second-year Julian McMahan, is also out for the season after suffering a foot/ankle injury in the week of practice leading to UW's 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sept. 26.

Currently, the team has a running back rotation of first-year Brian Bonner as the starter, sixth-year Trey Cooley as the backup (although the two have been splitting carries the last two weeks), first-year Ansu Sanoe and second-year Ryken Moon.

Bonner has ran 22 times for 126 yards this season and Cooley has ran the ball 23 times for 50 yards.

The majority of Sanoe's carries have come in short yardage or goal line situations. He's rushed seven times for eight yards and two touchdowns. Moon is yet to receive a touch in a game this season.

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