Washington failed on a 2-point conversion with nine seconds left 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 back right corner of the end zone.
Huskies coach Jedd Fisch then opted to go for 2 and win, instead of adding the extra point to tie the game. However, Williams’ pass to Jeremiah Hunter in the same corner on an out route was batted 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 out the clock.