Washington failed on a 2-point conversion with nine seconds remaining in regulation and lost the Sun Bowl, 35–34, to Louisville on Tuesday.
The Huskies scored a touchdown on 4th-and-1 with a one-yard score on a fade pass from Demond Williams to Giles Jackson in the right back corner of the end zone.
Huskies coach Jedd Fisch then opted to go for 2 and the win, rather than kick the extra point to tie the game. However, Williams’ pass to Jeremiah Hunter in the same corner on an out route was knocked away by Louisville’s Antonio Watts.
Washington came close to recovering an onside kick attempt with two seconds left, but the ball went out of bounds and went to Louisville. Cardinals quarterback Harrison Bailey took a knee on the final play to run the clock out.