BOULDER, Colo. — Add another linebacker’s name to Washington’s expanding list of scoring threats.

UW junior Travis Feeney returned a Sefo Liufau interception 30 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, giving the Huskies a 31-23 lead in their 38-23 victory over Colorado on Saturday.

“Finally, I caught the ball,” Feeney said. “I had a lot of drops in practice last week. It just felt good to finally get a touchdown.”

It was Feeney’s first career touchdown and the seventh defensive touchdown of the season for the UW defense. The Huskies broke the school record with their sixth defensive touchdown a week earlier when John Timu returned an interception for a TD against Arizona State.

That was Timu’s second pick-six of the season. Shaq Thompson has the other four defensive touchdowns.

“Travis has butterfingers,” Thompson said. “When he caught the ball, I was juiced. He finally caught one, and I’m proud of him.”

UW benefited from two other Colorado turnovers — on forced fumbles by UW linebackers Cory Littleton and Scott Lawyer — giving the Huskies 19 forced turnovers in nine games.

O-line shuffle

The Huskies’ banged-up offensive line debuted a new right side, with seniors James Atoe and Mike Criste playing at the tackle and guard spots, respectively.

Redshirt freshman Coleman Shelton made his seventh start of the season at right tackle, but Atoe played most of the game.

“It felt good,” said Atoe, a 6-foot-7, 381-pound senior who has started all nine games at right guard. “I’m just trying to be as flexible as possible.”

Criste, UW’s starting center in 2013 but relegated to a reserve role this season, had his most extensive action of the season.

UW was again without senior tackle Ben Riva (ankle) and junior left guard Dexter Charles (foot).

Kikaha sack streak grows

It took until the final Colorado snap, but Hau’oli Kikaha kept his sack streak intact.

UW’s senior defensive end sacked Liufau on fourth down from the UW 9-yard line with 1:48 left, giving Kikaha his first sack of the game and 15.5 sacks for the season, a Washington season record.

He has at least one sack in 13 consecutive games.

A week ago, Kikaha tied Jason Chorak (1996) for the season record of 14.5. Kikaha also holds Washington’s career sack record, now at 33.5.

Liufau sets record

Liufau, the Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) product, finished 36 of 52 passing for 314 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and one lost fumble. He also broke Colorado’s season record for completions, now at 274.

“I don’t know how much numbers count if you don’t have the win,” he said.

Adam Jude: 206-464-2364 or ajude@seattletimes.com. On Twitter @a_jude

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