 Since the victory in 1974, Washington had outscored Oregon State 807–305, averaging beating the Beavers by more than three touchdowns every time the two took the field.The 2001 Husky team started off the season by besting #10 Michigan and had only tasted defeat once, against #7 UCLA in the first half of the season.Both Steven Jackson and Ken Simonton scored three touchdowns as the Beavers blew out the Huskies 49–24.