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Time Activity

9-10:25 am

History 305

10:35-11:50

am Criminal Justice 2012

Noon-1:15 p.m.

Communication 102

1:30 pm

Lunch

2:30 pm

Film Review

3:30 pm

Football Practice

6 pm Dinner

7-9:30 pm

Study Hall

COMMUNITY CORNER

FULL SCHEDULE Junior safety Shalom Luanis Tuesdays schedule

ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT

Washington State Cougars vs. Wyoming Cowboys Saturday, September 19, 2015

Radio: Washington State IMG Radio Network / TV: Pac-12 Networks

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Pac-12 students are known for their success on the field, but they are also impressive, complete people with outside interests, diverse backgrounds, extracurricular activities, interesting families, busy schedules, and full lives. The release for this weeks game is focused on who Washington State students are off the field of play.

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Student GPA

1 Brandon Evers 3.71

2 Peyton Pelluer 3.54

3 Mitchell Cox 3.53

4 Taylor Comfort 3.36

5 Moritz Christ 3.35

6 Sam Flor 3.21

7 Carlos Freeman 3.18

8 Luke Falk 3.17

9 Jacob Seydel 3.16

10 Tyler Hilinski 3.14

HOBBY HUDDLE A

Gabe Marks Drake Back-to-Back

Destiny Vaeao J Boog-Lets Do It Again

Luke Falk Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

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2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS(1-1, 0-0 Pac-12)

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/RESULTSept. 5 Portland State Pullman L, 17-24 (P12N)Sept. 12 Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W, 37-34 (ESPNU)Sept. 19 Wyoming Pullman 5:30 p.m. (P12N)Oct. 3 California * Berkeley, Calif. TBAOct. 10 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. TBAOct. 17 Oregon State * Pullman TBAOct. 24 Arizona * Tucson, Ariz. TBAOct. 31 Stanford * Pullman TBANov. 7 Arizona State * Pullman TBANov. 14 UCLA * Pasadena, Calif. TBANov. 21 Colorado * Pullman TBANov. 27 Washington * Seattle, Wash. 12:30 p.m./1 p.m. (FOX or FS1)

* Pac-12 Conference Game** All times and dates are subject to change Home games in BOLD All times Pacific

WASHINGTON STATEATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

OFFICE ADDRESS: Bohler Addition 195 Pullman, WA 99164-1602OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-COUGOFFICE FAX: 509-335-0267MARTIN STADIUM PRESS BOX: 509-335-COUGASSOC. A.D. / ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: Bill Stevens OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-4294 CELL: 916-761-7005 EMAIL: [email protected] SPORTS: Football, Womens TennisASST. DIRECTOR: Bobby Alworth OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-5785 CELL: 951-452-6129 EMAIL: [email protected] SPORTS: Football, Baseball, SwimmingASST. DIRECTOR: Linda Chalich OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-0268 EMAIL: [email protected] SPORTS: Volleyball, Cross Country, Track & FieldASST. DIRECTOR: Jim Crawford OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-0265 CELL: 509-715-9788 EMAIL: [email protected] SPORTS: Womens Soccer, Womens BasketballASST. DIRECTOR: Jessica Holmes OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-0255 EMAIL: [email protected] SPORTS: Mens Basketball, Rowing, Mens & Womens Golf

WASHINGTON STATE HOSTS WYOMING ON HALL OF FAME WEEKENDWashington State returns to Pullman to host the University of Wyoming Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks. WSU will induct 25 members into its Athletic Hall of Fame Friday and recognize the 2015 class Saturday at halftime. Saturday will also be Military Appreciation Day at Martin Stadium.

SERIES HISTORYWashington State leads the all-time series with Wyoming 3-2, but last met in 1990, a 34-13 victory by the Cowboys in Pullman. WSU won the 1989 meeting 29-23 in Laramie and the 1987 matchup in Pullman, 43-28.

COMING UP The Cougars will have a bye next week before opening Pac-12 Conference play Oct. 3 at California.

WSU TO INDUCT 25 INTO ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMEWashington State will induct 25 members into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend, joining the current 177 members. Members of 2015 Class: Pat Beach, Football; Larry Beck, Basketball; Steve Broussard, Football; Rex Davis, Tennis and Gymnastics Coach; Wayne Foster, Football; Jerome Harrison, Football; Scott Hatteberg, Baseball; Allan Kennedy, Football; Josh Kimeto, Track & Field; Curt Ledford, Track & Field; Erin McCleave, Swimming; Keith Millard, Football; Jay Miller, Baseball; Mary Moore, Track & Field; Doug Nordquist, Track & Field; Cassandra Overby, Basketball; Eric Perkins-Jasper, Tennis; Pam Qualls, Track & Field; Geoff Reece, Football; Rick Riley, Track & Field; Richard Stiles, Baseball; Lamont Thompson, Football; Marcus Trufant, Football; Bob Waits, Baseball; Bob Yard, Track & Field.

WYOMING (0-2, 0-0 Mountain West) at WASHINGTON STATE (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12) 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19 Pac-12 Networks

Martin Stadium (32,952) Pullman, Wash.

TV: Pac-12 Networks PLAY-BY-PLAY: Guy Haberman ANALYST: Jeremy Bloom

RADIO: Washington State IMG Sports Network PLAY-BY-PLAY: Matt Chazanow ANALYST: Bob Robertson ANALYST: Jason Gesser SIDELINE: Jessamyn McIntyre

LIVESTATS: wsucougars.com TWITTER: @WSUCougfbINSTAGRAM: @WSUCOUGARFOOTBALL

ALL-TIME SERIES: WSU leads 3-2OVERALL STREAK: Wyoming +1 LAST MEETING: Wyoming 34-13 (1990 - Pullman) LAST WSU WIN: 29-23 (1989 - Laramie)IN LARAMIE: WSU leads 2-0 STREAK: WSU +2 LAST MEETING: WSU 29-23 (1989) IN PULLMAN: Wyoming leads 2-1 STREAK: Wyoming +1 LAST MEETING: Wyoming 34-13 (1990)

BROADCAST INFO SERIES HISTORY

Mike Leach, a native of Cody, Wyo., is closing in on the 100 career-win milestone, owns 97-69 career record 17 players have made their Cougar debuts in the first two weeks including five who made their first career start In the first two weeks, WSU has played nine freshmen including five true freshmen QB Luke Falk was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after throwing for 478 yards and four TDs at Rutgers WR Dom Williams is fourth in WSU history with 20 career TD catches, two away from tie for third RB Keith Harrington has opened his career with a receiving touchdown in each of the first two games LB Jeremiah Allison leads the Pac-12 Conference with 23 tackles Last season, WSU led the country with 8 players recording 20+ catches, including 4 with 60+ receptions WR Gabe Marks returned to the field after redshirting last season, he caught 74 passes for 807 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013, he made a career-best 14 catches for 146 yards and TD at Rutgers last week Marks enters Saturday No. 10 in WSU history with 143 career receptions, leads Pac-12 with 20 rec. in 2015 WSU returned all 13 offensive linemen from last years roster including all five starters WSU rushed for 104 yards against Portland State, the fifth 100-yard game under coach Leach, first since 2013 RB Gerard Wicks recorded career highs of 14 carries and 63 yards against Portland State WSU sold out Martin Stadium (32,952) three times last season and has recorded five sellouts since coach Mike Leach arrived at WSU in 2012, there was only one sellout in the five seasons prior

COUGAR QUICK HITS

2015 COUGAR FOOTBALL

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2015 STANDINGSNORTH DIVISON

Pac-12 Overall California 0-0 2-0 Oregon 0-0 1-1 Washington 0-0 1-1 Washington State 0-0 1-1 Stanford 0-0 1-1 Oregon State 0-0 1-1

SOUTH DIVISON Pac-12 Overall Arizona 0-0 2-0 UCLA 0-0 2-0 USC 0-0 2-0 Utah 0-0 2-0 Arizona State 0-0 1-1 Colorado 0-0 1-1

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18New Mexico at ARIZONA STATE, 7 p.m. (P12N)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19Georgia State at OREGON, 11 a.m. (P12N)

Utah State at WASHINGTON, 2 p.m. (P12N)Colorado vs. COLORADO STATE, 4 p.m. (CBS Sports)

California at TEXAS, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)Stanford at USC, 5 p.m. (ABC)

San Jose State at OREGON STATE, 5 p.m. (P12N)Wyoming at WASHINGTON STATE, 5:30 p.m. (P12N)

UTAH at Fresno State, 7:30 p.m. (CBS Sports)BYU at UCLA, 7:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 1)

Northern Arizona at ARIZONA, 8 p.m. (P12N)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11UTAH def. Utah State, 24-14

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12MICHIGAN def. Oregon State, 35-7

WASHINGTON def. Sacramento State, 49-0COLORADO def. UMASS, 48-14

Washington State def. RUTGERS, 37-34CALIFORNIA def. San Diego State, 35-7

Arizona def. NEVADA, 44-20USC def. Idaho, 59-9

MICHIGAN STATE def. Oregon, 31-28STANFORD def. UCF, 31-7

UCLA def. UNLV, 37-3ARIZONA STATE def. Cal Poly, 35-21

PAC-12 CONFERENCEAUDIO ON INTERNET WSUs football broadcasts are available on the Inter-net through WSUs web provider NeuLion. The ad-dress is: www.wsucougars.com, then use the Connect link near the top of the page.

WSU TICKETSWSU football tickets are available online at www.wsu-cougars.com, by clicking on the Tickets link on the front page. Tickets are available online 24 hours a day, up until the day before the game. All orders processed online can be mailed up to 10 days prior to the game. After that all online orders will be held for pickup at Will Call. For any questions about WSU tickets, please call 1-800-Go-Cougs, Option 1, during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).

WSUCOUGARS.COMWSU releases, statistics, notes and depth chart infor-mation are loaded weekly on the WSU Athletics Home Page. The address is: http://www.wsucougars.com.

COUGAR ATHLETICS ON THE WEBConnect with Washington State University Athletics on the web at WSUCougars.com, the official website of Cougar Athletics, and on Twitter (twitter.com/WSU-Cougars_com) and Facebook (facebook.com/WSU-CougarAthletics) during the 2013 season.

PAC-12 TELECONFERENCEThe Pac-12 Conference hosts a weekly teleconference call each Tuesday during the football season. The tele-conference call begins at 9:55 a.m., PT, while Mike Leach participates at 10:55 a.m. Contact the Pac-12 media relations office at 415-580-4200 for details and call-in information.

LEACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE AVAILABILITYWSU head football coach Mike Leach is available for individual media interviews following practices Sun-day, Tuesday and Wednesday, along with after each Cougar game. Arrangements for interviews with coach Leach other than those times must be made through the WSU Athletic Communications office. WSU play-ers are available for interviews after each game and then during Mondays weekly press conference. Three student-athletes will be brought to the press confer-ence at 12:30 p.m. and will be available at that time. There will be no student-athlete availability following practices during game week. Contact Bill Stevens ([email protected]) or Bobby Alworth ([email protected]) in the WSU Athletic Communica-tions Office. Media are reminded that they should not contact student-athletes via their cell phones or social media accounts. All interviews need to be scheduled through the Athletic Communications Office.

PRACTICE POLICYThe first 15 minutes of each practice is open to media. Interviews with members of the coaching staff will be conducted on the field after practice. Media is asked to not report on injuries or strategy. All walk-thru prac-tices are closed with no media availability.

COUGAR COACHS SHOWWashington State Head Coach Mike Leach hold his weekly radio show on WSUs flagship station 920 KXLY every Thursday Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. live from Zeppoz in Pullman.

MEDIA INFORMATIONTHE WASHINGTON STATE IMG COLLEGE NETWORK

Cougar football games are broadcast live on the radio throughout the Pacific Northwest via the Wash-ington State IMG College Sports Network. The 18-sta-tion football network reaches from British Columbia to Oregon and can be heard worldwide via the internet and XM Satellite radio. Cougar football broadcasts be-gin an hour before kickoff, carry through the game and conclude with post-game interviews with players and coaches. 710 ESPN will air a weekly season-long segment featuring WSU head coach Mike Leach along with special Cougar Athletics programming on both 710 ESPN Seattle. In addition, a WSU section and archived game podcasts will be highlighted on the 710 Sports page of MyNorthwest.com. IMG College produces the Washington State IMG College Sports Network, which also features radio coverage of WSU mens basketball, baseball, womens basketball and womens volleyball, and the Cougar Coaches Show in the fall and winter seasons. IMG College, founded in 1992 in its corporate home of Winston-Salem, NC, manages corporate marketing opportunities and on-site promotions at WSU football and basketball games as well as oversees sales for all signage at Martin Stadium, Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum and all Cougar competition sites.

Location Station FrequencySpokane (Flagship) KXLY 920 AMSeattle KIRO 710 AMBellingham KPUG/KBAI 1170/930 AMCentralia KMNT 104.3 FMClarkson KHTR 103.9 FMColfax KCLX 1450 AMColville KCVL 1240 AMGrand Coulee KEYG 98.5 FMMoses Lake KBSN 1470 AMMount Vernon KAPS 660 AMOmak KEYG 97.7 FMPasco KONA 610 AMPortland KKPZ 1330 AMPullman KHTR 104.3 FMPullman KQQQ 1150 AMShelton KMAS 1030 AMWalla Walla KGDC 1320 AMWenatchee KPQ 560 AMWenatchee KNZW 1340 AMYakima The Fan 104.5 FMInternet wsucougars.comSirius XM Satellite Radio 136/196

THIS WEEK

MONDAY - Sept. 14No Practice

Press Conferences12:30 p.m. - Players

1 p.m. - Coach Leach

TUESDAY - Sept. 15Practice3:30 p.m.

All Coaches Available To Media

WEDNESDAY - Sept. 16Practice3:30 p.m.

All Coaches Available To Media

THURSDAY - Sept. 17Practice3:30 p.m.

Asst. Coaches ONLYAvailable To Media

FRIDAY - Sept. 18Closed Walk-Thru

SATURDAY - Sept. 19WYOMING

5:30 p.m. Pac-12 Networks

SUNDAY - Sept. 208 p.m.

Asst. Coaches ONLYAvailable To Media

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COLLEGE GAMEDAY RECORDDating back to the beginning of the 2004 season, ESPNs College GameDay has had the WSU flag appear throughout the show. The streak is up to 165 after last weeks appearance at Michigan State. Two flags Ol Crimson and Gray have been flown in the background of the GameDay set by dozens of friends and alumni. The Gray flag was added last year after Whitey was retired in honor of Steve Gleasons No White Flags. WSU recognized the GameDay flag wavers in a pregame ceremony prior to the Montana State game in 2010. In addition to the flags that fly, there is a traveling flag signed by the holders after each episode. The traveling flag is retired after each season, the first of which is hanging in WSUs Alumni Center.

FALK NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Luke Falk was named Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week, conference commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday. Falk threw for a season-high 478 yards, completed 47-of-66 pass attempts with four touchdowns and no interceptions in the Cougars come-from-behind, 37-34 win at Rutgers. Falk saved his best performance for last, leading WSU on a 10-play, 90-yard drive in 1:31, capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass to River Cracraft with 13 seconds remaining. Falk completed his first 13 passes and ended the first half 24-of-29 for 201 yards and guided two WSU touchdown drives after Rutgers had taken leads in the fourth quarter. Falks 478 yards are the second-most of his career and the third time in five career starts he has eclipsed the 400-yard mark. The win marked WSUs first victory against a Big Ten school since defeating Purdue in the 2001 Sun Bowl, and first win in the Eastern Time Zone since 1996. It is the second career Pac-12 Player of the Week award.

YOUNG COUGS TAKE THE FIELD Washington State has seen 17 players make their Cougar debuts in the first two weeks including five players who have made their first career start. Nine freshmen have contributed including five true freshmen. Last season, 28 players made their WSU debuts and 23 recorded their first career start including 12 freshmen. A total of 20 freshmen played in-cluding nine true freshmen. Thirteen newcomers appear in the Week 3 depth chart against Wyoming with a total of 13 freshman listed including seven true freshmen.

COUGARS AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN WEST WSU owns a 6-4 record against Mountain West Conference opponents, last dropping a 24-13 con-test at Nevada last season. Mike Leach owns a 7-3 career record against current Mountain West Conference members and has never faced Wyoming.

WASHINGTON STATE, WYOMING CONNECTIONS There are a couple Washington State-Wyoming connections, the biggest being WSU head coach Mike Leach is a native of Cody, Wyoming. WSU Defensive Coordinator Alex Grinch spent three seasons at Wyoming as the secondary coach from 2009-11. The Cougars running backs coach Jim Mastro and linebackers coach Ken Wilson both coached 10+ years against Wyoming in the Moun-tain West and defensive graduate assistant Mike Bethea played for the Wolfpack and served on the Nevada staff during the 2011-12 seasons.

GRINCH, MANNING, HARRELL, MELE JOIN COUGAR COACHING STAFFWashington State made a couple changes to its coaching staff in the offseason, bringing on first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch who will also work with the Cougars secondary. Grinch spent the last three seasons at Missouri where he coached the safeties, helping Missouri to a 23-5 record over the past two years including two SEC East Division titles. Roy Manning joined WSU to coach the outside linebackers after serving the past two seasons at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, coaching the cornerbacks in 2014 and the outside linebackers in 2013. Making the move from offensive analyst to outside receivers coach is Graham Harrell who is very familiar with the Air Raid offense from his record-setting days as a quarterback for coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech. Eric Mele, who served as the interim special teams coach midway through last season, had the interim tag removed during the offseason and is the Cougars special teams coach.

CRACRAFT NAMED TO BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LISTJunior wide receiver River Cracraft was named to the 2015 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, annually recognizing the outstanding receiver in college football. Last season, three Cougars were named to the watch list including Cracraft, Vince Mayle and Isiah Myers. Mayle was later selected as one of the ten semifinalists. Cracraft finished last season seventh in the Pac-12 with eight touchdown catches, ninth with 66 receptions and tenth with 771 receiving yards in just nine games. The Trabuco Canyon, Calif. native tallied four 100-yard games and his 66 catches were tenth-most in WSU history.

FOUNDED: 1890NICKNAME: Cougars COLORS: Crimson and GrayCONFERENCE: Pac-12 ENROLLMENT: 19,446LOCATION: P. O. Box 641602 Pullman, WA 99164-1602STADIUM: Martin Stadium (32,952 - FieldTurf)

INTERIM PRESIDENT: Dr. Daniel J. BernardoATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bill MoosTICKET OFFICE: 509-335-9626, 800-GO-COUGSGENERAL DEPARTMENT: 509-335-0311WSU ATHLETICS WEBSITE: www.wsucougars.com

HEAD COACH: Mike Leach ALMA MATER: BYU, 1983 CAREER RECORD (Seasons): 97-69 (14th) WSU RECORD (Seasons): 12-26 (4th) WSU PAC-12 RECORD : 7-20 CAREER BOWL RECORD (Games): 5-5 (11)DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Alex Grinch (1st)OUTSIDE RECEIVERS: Graham Harrell (1st)OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS: Roy Manning (1st)RUNNING BACKS: Jim Mastro (4th)OFFENSIVE LINE: Clay McGuire (4th)SPECIAL TEAMS: Eric Mele (1st)ASSISTANT HEAD COACH / DEFENSIVE LINE: Joe Salavea (4th)LINEBACKERS: Ken Wilson (3rd)INSIDE RECEIVERS: David Yost (3rd)SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D./CHIEF OF STAFF: Dave Emerick (4th)DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS: Antonio Huffman (4th)HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Jason Loscalzo (4th)

2014 RECORD: 3-9PAC-12 RECORD: 2-7OFFENSE: SpreadDEFENSE: 3-4

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: 39 DEFENSE: 20 OFFENSE: 17 SPECIAL TEAMS: 2

RETURNING STARTERS: 15 DEFENSE: 7 OFFENSE: 7 SPECIAL TEAMS: 1

WSU ALL-TIME RECORD: 514-538-45 (120th Season) CONFERENCE RECORD: 257-363-25

WSU BOWL RECORD: 6-5 (11) 1916 Rose Bowl: WSU 14 - Brown 0 1931 Rose Bowl: Alabama 24 - WSU 0 1981 Holiday Bowl: BYU 38 - WSU 36 1988 Aloha Bowl: WSU 24 - Houston 22 1992 Copper Bowl: WSU 31 - Utah 28 1994 Alamo Bowl: WSU 10 - Baylor 3 1998 Rose Bowl: Michigan 21 - WSU 16 2001 Sun Bowl: WSU 33 - Purdue 27 2003 Rose Bowl: Oklahoma 34 - WSU 14 2003 Holiday Bowl: WSU 28 - Texas 20 2013 New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State 48 - WSU 45

WSU QUICK FACTS

2012 2013 2014 2015True Freshmen Played 9 5 9 5Total Freshmen Played 17 10 20 9Sophomores Played 13 17 14 18



DAHL NAMED TO OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LISTRedshirt-senior left tackle Joe Dahl was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, given annually to the nations top interior lineman. Dahl is one of 13 players from the Pac-12 Conference included on the 81-player list. WSU defensive tackle Rien Long won the award in 2002, also garnering first team All-America honors while leading the Cougars to the 2003 Rose Bowl. Dahl earned All-Pac-12 honor-able mention last season after starting all 12 games at left tackle for the nations top passing offense. The Spokane, Wash. native surrendered just one sack in the Cougars Pac-12 record 807 pass at-tempts and earned the WSU Bone Award (given to the teams best offensive lineman each week) a team-best six times last season. Earlier this summer, Dahl was named to the preseason All-Pac-12 first team by ESPN.com, second team by Athlon Sports and third team by Phil Steele Magazine.

ALLISON NAMED TO WUERFFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST, ALL STATE GOOD WORKS TEAMSenior linebacker Jeremiah Allison was named to the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, known as College Footballs Premier Award for Community Service. Allison is one of 80 football student-athletes considered for the award that honors college footballs top community servant. Allison has been involved with many community service projects in and around Pullman throughout his three years at Washington State. The Los Angeles native has assisted with Habitat for Humanity, the Washington State Athletics Reading Buddies with local elementary schools, Sr. Buddies at the local retirement home and Butchs Holiday Bash for local children. Allison also helped out with National Women In Sports Day and is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for football. He was the recent recipient of the WSU athletic community service award and also works with a local church, setting up weekly bible studies in addition to speaking with local individuals who lost their parent or parents to share words of inspiration. For the second straight season Allison was also named to the All State Good Works Team for his charitable work and community work.

COUGAR AIR RAID TOOK OFF IN 2014The Washington State offense reached new heights last season, leading the NCAA in passing of-fense (477.7 ypg), the second highest mark in FBS history, trailing only Houstons mark of in 511.3 ypg in 1989. Since Mike Leach arrived at WSU in 2012, the offense has improved each season in total offense, passing offense and scoring. Last season, the Cougars set or tied 42 school, conference or NCAA records including Pac-12 season records for pass attempts (771), completions (510), passing yards (5,732) and passing touchdowns (45).

FALK, BENDER BATTLE TO LEAD AIR RAIDRedshirt-sophomore Luke Falk and redshirt-freshman Peyton Bender battled for the starting quar-terback job throughout preseason camp and Falk eventually won the job. Falk gained valuable ex-perience in 2014 after being forced into action after graduate quarterback Connor Halliday suffered a season-ending broken ankle against USC. Falk finished the game with 346 passing yards against the Trojans after completing 38-of-57 pass attempts and two touchdown passes. In his first start at Oregon State the following week, he threw for 471 yards and five touchdowns to win his first career start, also earning Pac-12 Player of the Week honors. At No. 13 Arizona State the next week, the Lo-gan, Utah native threw for 601 yards, second-most in WSU history and three touchdowns, also rush-ing for one. He capped his season with 355 yards and two touchdown passes in the Apple Cup. In just six games including three starts, Falk finished the season with 1,889 passing yards, more yards than 10 other FBS schools had for the season, and 13 touchdowns, more than 18 other FBS schools had for the season. Falk averaged 475.6 ypg in his three starts. Bender redshirted in 2014 and split first-team reps with Falk throughout the spring. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native capped spring ball with 265 passing yards and two touchdowns in the Crimson & Gray Spring Game.

MEMORABLE FIRST START FOR FALK Luke Falk first career start was a memorable one last season, leading the Cougars to a 39-32 road win over Oregon State and was named the Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Falk completed 44 of 61 passes for 471 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. The Logan, Utah native completed passes to nine different receivers, with five different receivers catching touch-downs. With WSU trailing 10-0 in the first quarter, Falk led WSU on a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, one of four touchdown drives of 70-plus yards he led on the day. His 471 yards and five touch-downs were the most thrown by a Cougar player in their first start.

CATEGORY NO. PAC-12 NCAAOFFENSE Scoring/G 27.0 8 82 Rushing/G 92.5 12 116 Passing/G 392.5 2 5 Total Offense/G 485.0 5 34 First Downs/G 24.5 6 33 Sacks Allowed/G 2/1.0 3 26 Red Zone 6-8 (75.0%) 10 92 3rd Down 7-28 (25.0%) 10 117 4th Down 8-12 (67.0%) 4 44DEFENSE Scoring/G 29.0 10 88 Rushing/G 215.5 11 107 Passing/G 132.5 2 20 Total Defense/G 348.0 6 58 Sacks/G 4/2.0 3 55 Red Zone 7-7 (100.0%) 9 97 3rd Down % 11-22 (50.0%) 12 115 4th Down % 2-2 (100.0%) 11 110KICKOFF RETURN AVG. 19.9 7 80OPP. KICKOFF RETURN AVG. 25.1 12 109NET KICKOFF COVERAGE 33.4 12 -PUNT RETURN AVG. 5.5 9 84OPP. PUNT RETURN AVG. 28.0 12 121NET PUNTING 27.5 12 123PENALTIES/G 5.0/41.0 5/2 30/20

PASSING YARDS/G NO. PAC-12 NCAALuke Falk 383.5 1 3

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS NO. PAC-12 NCAALuke Falk 6 T-2 T-5

RECEPTIONS NO. PAC-12 NCAAGabe Marks 20 1 T-3River Cracraft 10 T-6 -Dom Williams 10 T-6 -

RECEIVING YARDS NO. PAC-12 NCAAGabe Marks 222 2 13Dom Williams 157 5 52River Cracraft 147 7 70

TACKLES NO. PAC-12 NCAAJeremiah Allison 23 1 T-9

SACKS NO. PAC-12 NCAADarryl Paulo 2.0 2 -

KICKOFF RETURN AVG. NO. PAC-12 NCAATavares Martin Jr. 22.7 4 45

PUNT RETURN AVG. NO. PAC-12 NCAAKyrin Priester 5.5 7 64

PLAYER TOTAL KICKOFF PUNTJeremiah Allison 3 3 0Dylan Hanser 3 2 1Parker Henry 3 3 0Frankie Luvu 1 1 0Kirkland Parker 1 1 0Erik Powell 1 1 0Colton Teglovic 1 1 0

PLAYER RANKINGS

STAT RANKINGS

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES

COUGAR AIR RAID RANKINGS UNDER COACH LEACHCATEGORY (PAC-12 RANK/NCAA) 2012 2013 2014 2015 TOTAL OFFENSE/G 359.5 (9/94) 421.4 (8/54) 517.5 (2/7) 485.0 (5/34) PASSING OFFENSE/G 330.4 (1/9) 368.0 (2/4) 477.7 (1/1) 392.5 (2/5) SCORING OFFENSE/G 20.4 (11/106) 31.0 (8/52) 31.8 (7/45) 27.0 (8/82)


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CATEGORY 2015RECORD 1-1PAC-12 0-0 NORTH 0-0 SOUTH 0-0NONCONFERENCE 1-1HOME 0-1AWAY 1-0DAY 1-1NIGHT TV GAMES ESPN 1-0 Pac-12 Networks 0-1

SCORING FIRST 1-1OPPONENT SCORES FIRST

LEADING AT HALF 1-1TRAILING AT HALF TIED AT HALF

LEADING AFTER 3 QUARTERS 1-0TRAILING AFTER 3 QUARTERS TIED AFTER 3 QUARTERS 0-1

LEADING WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING 1-0TRAILING WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING TIED WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING 0-1

SCORING FEWER THAN 20 POINTS 0-1SCORING 20+ POINTS SCORING 30+ POINTS 1-0SCORING 40+ POINTS

ALLOWING FEWER THAN 20 POINTS ALLOWING 20+ POINTS 0-1ALLOWING 30+ POINTS 1-0ALLOWING 40+ POINTS

RUSHING FOR LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHING FOR 50-74 YARDS RUSHING FOR 75-99 YARDS 1-0RUSHING FOR 100+ YARDS 0-1

ALLOWING LESS THAN 100 RUSHING YARDS ALLOWING 100+ RUSHING YARDS 1-0ALLOWING 200+ RUSHING YARDS 0-1

PASSING FOR LESS THAN 300 YARDS 0-1PASSING FOR 300+ YARDS PASSING FOR 400+ YARDS 1-0PASSING FOR 500+ YARDS

ALLOWING LESS THAN 200 PASSING YARDS 0-1ALLOWING 200+ PASSING YARDS 1-0ALLOWING 300+ PASSING YARDS ALLOWING 400+ PASSING YARDS

TOTALING LESS THAN 300 YARDS TOTALING 300+ YARDS TOTALING 400+ YARDS 0-1TOTALING 500+ YARDS 1-0

ALLOWING LESS THAN 300 TOTAL YARDS 0-1ALLOWING 300+ TOTAL YARDS ALLOWING 400+ TOTAL YARDS 1-0ALLOWING 500+ TOTAL YARDS

COMMITTING NO TURNOVERS 1-0COMMITTING 1 TURNOVER 0-1COMMITTING 2 TURNOVERS COMMITTING 3+ TURNOVERS

NO TAKEAWAYS 0-1FORCING 1 TURNOVER FORCING 2 TURNOVERS FORCING 3+ TURNOVERS 1-0

2015 BY THE NUMBERS OFFENSIVE LINE RETURNS ALL FIVE STARTERSLast season, the Cougar offensive line featured three first-year starters and posted the second-best pass attempts-to-sack ratio in the league at 21.4 (771/36), going the second-longest between allowing sacks while dropping back to pass the most times in Pac-12 history in addition to blocking for the nations leading passing offense. Not only do all five starters return in 2015 but every offensive lineman (13) also returns from last year. The 2015 offensive line is the biggest (weight) its been since coach Mike Leach arrived, averaging nearly 310 lbs after averaging 288.6 in 2012, 288.2 in 2013 and 309.4 lbs last year. Through the first games, the o-line has surrendered two sacks and posted its first 100-yard rushing performance (vs. Portland State), since 2013 at Arizona.

COUGAR PASS CATCHERS AMONG NATIONS BESTLast season WSU was the only team in the country that had six players finish with 40+ catches last season and four of those players return in 2015 (Cracraft, Morrow, Williams, Lewis). Gone are receivers Vince Mayle (106 rec. 1,483 yds 9 TD, Biletnikoff Semifinalist, Browns 4th-RD) and Isiah Myers (78 rec 972 yds 12 TD) but the Cougars return five players who caught 20-plus passes and also welcome back Gabe Marks (74 rec 807 yds 7 TD in 2013) who redshirted last season. The four Cou-gar freshmen who caught passes last season, combined for 131 receptions in 2014, third-most by a freshmen class in the country. Running back Jamal Morrow set a school record with 61 receptions by a running back last season, breaking Steve Broussards 1987 school-record of 59, and finished the season second in the country for receptions by a running back.

RECORD BOOK WATCHThe Washington State air raid offense has produced big numbers and as a result, a couple wide receivers find their names climbing the record books. Redshirt-senior Dom Williams enters Saturday fourth in WSU history with 20 career touchdown receptions, two away from Hugh Campbell in third place and 12 from Jason Hills school record of 32. Williams also owns six career 100-yard games, tied for 10th all-time but also sits just outside the WSU career top-10 for receptions and receiving yards. Redshirt-junior Gabe Marks is coming off a career game, catching a career-high 14 passes for 146 yards, tying a career high, and a touchdown in the win at Rutgers. Marks enters Saturday No. 10 in school history with 143 career receptions and closing in on the top-10 for receiving yards and touchdowns. Marks owns a Pac-12-best 20 receptions and is second in yards. Junior River Cracraft is coming off his sixth career 100-yard game, catching eight passes for 121 yards at Rutgers and also sits just outside the WSU top-10 for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns.

LINEBACKERS LEAD THE WAYThe Cougar linebackers have filled up the stat sheet the first two weeks with senior Jeremiah Allison pacing the Pac-12 Conference with 23 tackles while redshirt-sophomore Peyton Pelluer is second on the team with 13 tackles and one forced fumble. Allison has led the Cougars in tackles in each of the first two games, 12 against Portland State and 11 at Rutgers. Both backers took over as starters midway through last season with Allison finishing second on the team with 78 tackles and Pelluer started the final five games and posted 39 tackles including 5.5 for loss. Last season, senior RUSH backer Kache Palacio was second on the team with nine tackles-for-loss including a team-best 6.5 sacks while redshirt-senior Ivan McLennan added 4.5 sacks.

YOUNG SECONDARY A YEAR OLDER The Cougars went through a youth movement in the secondary in 2014, starting six freshmen throughout the season including four true freshmen. Senior safety Taylor Taliulu and redshirt-soph-omore cornerback Charleston White are the veterans this season after seeing significant time last year. Taliulu is a three-year starter, having started each of the last three season-openers since he arrived on campus in 2012 and White made seven starts, recorded a team-high 13 pass breakups, tying for second-most in the Pac-12. The Cougars have started true freshman Darrien Molton at cornerback in the first two games while newcomer junior college transfer safety Shalom Luani has already tallied 11 tackles in his first two games.

SPECIAL TEAMS DEBUTSWashington State saw a couple new faces contribute on special teams in the first two weeks. Freshman punter Zach Charme produced two 50+yard kicks including one that was downed inside the 10-yard line against Portland State. Freshman kickoff returner Tavares Martin Jr. recorded a 29-yard return and later added a 34-yard return in his collegiate debut against PSU. Last week, redshirt-sophomore kicker Erik Powell posted a career day, hitting all three of his field goal attempts from 46, 47 and 37 yards, respectively, setting a career long of 47.



#9 GABE MARKS YDS REC TD GAME1. 146 11 2 Idaho (2013) 146 14 1 at Rutgers (2015)3. 143 13 1 at Oregon (2013)4. 126 6 1 at UNLV (2012)5. 107 7 1 Colorado (2012)

#21 RIVER CRACRAFT YDS REC TD GAME1. 172 11 3 California (2014)2. 126 9 0 at Utah (2014)3. 125 9 1 vs. Colorado State (2013)4. 121 8 1 at Rutgers (2015)5. 107 8 1 Oregon (2014)6. 100 14 1 at Stanford (2014)

#26 TYLER BAKER YDS REC TD GAME1. 113 9 1 at Oregon State (2014)

#80 DOM WILLIAMS YDS REC TD GAME1. 154 5 2 Utah (2013)2. 143 8 0 Washington (2012)3. 112 4 2 Portland State (2014)4. 108 7 2 UCLA (2012)5. 107 5 0 California (2014)6. 101 3 2 Southern Utah (2013)

#4 CHARLESTON WHITE TACKLES GAME1. 12 California (2014)

#8 JEREMIAH ALLISON TACKLES GAME1. 13 at Utah (2014)2. 12 at Oregon State (2014)3. 12 Portland State (2015)4. 11 at Rutgers (2015)5. 10 Oregon (2014)

#28 DARIUS LEMORA TACKLES GAME1. 10 USC (2014)

#30 TAYLOR TALIULU TACKLES GAME1. 12 California (2014)

#40 KACHE PALACIO TACKLES GAME1. 10 Arizona (2014)

CAREER 100-YARD GAMES RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA TAKEOVERThe Cougars have tapped into the Rancho Santa Margarita High School pipeline, currently owning four players from the school in center, Riley Sorenson, tight end Nick Begg and receivers River Cra-craft and Kyle Sweet. Cracrafts older brother Skyler is also on the team but played at a different high school. In the season-opener, former Cougar and NBA Champion Klay Thompson brought the Larry OBrien Trophy to campus and was recognized during the game. Thompson also starred at Rancho Santa Margarita HS before heading to Washington State.

POLYNESIAN PIPELINEThe Washington State roster has seen an influx in Polynesian players since Mike Leach and his coaching staff arrived in 2012. Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach Joe Salavea, a native of Pago Pago, American Samoa and a nine-year NFL veteran, has helped bring a number of play-ers to Pullman in his three seasons at Washington State. The 2015 roster has 15 players who are of Polynesian decent including seven who list their hometown from American Samoa.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONThree Cougars share a unique bond with their dads and/or grandpa, each have worn the crimson a gray. Redshirt-freshman offensive lineman Andre Dillards dad, Mitch was an offensive lineman and tight end for the Cougars in the late 1980s; redshirt-sophomore safety Isaac Dotsons dad, Mi-chael was an All-American wrestler for WSU from 1983-86; redshirt-sophomore linebacker Peyton Pelluers dad, Scott also played linebacker for the Cougs, matching Peytons No. 47 from 1977-80; Peytons grandpa, John played end for WSU in the mid 1950s and his great grandpa, Carl, played flanker in the 1920s.

2015 SEASON PREVIEWWashington State returns 39 lettermen from last season, 17 on offense, 20 on the defense and two on special teams. Offensively, the Cougars return seven starters from 2014, including the entire offen-sive line. Led by senior Joe Dahl, an All-Pac-12 Conference selection last season, the line allowed the offense to break 10 single-game, 18 single-season and eight career records. In 2014 WSU led the nation in passing offense (477.7 ypg) while throwing for a school-record 5,732 yards. The Cougars receiving core returns River Cracraft, Dom Williams, Robert Lewis, Tyler Baker, and will be bol-stered by the return of Gabe Marks, who redshirted last season. Jamal Morrow and Gerard Wicks return at running back after the two received the majority of the carries last season. Quarterback Luke Falk, who started the final three games in 2014 and averaged 309 ypg last season. Defensively, WSU returns seven starters from 2014, including All-Pac-12 honoree linebacker Jeremiah Allison. Linebacker Kache Palacio returns after leading the Cougars in sacks last season with six and was second in tackles-for-loss with nine.

2014 SEASON RECAPWashington State University went 3-9 overall while playing the nations No. 23 toughest schedule according to the USA Today last season. The Cougars posted a 2-7 mark in Pac-12 Conference play with road wins over Utah and Oregon State. The WSU offense led the nation in passing at 477.7 yards per game, the second-highest total in FBS history, trailing only Houstons 511.3 in 1989. WSU set or tied 42 school, conference or NCAA records during the season, including quarterback Connor Halliday who threw for an NCAA single-game record 734 yards against California. WSU also placed five student-athletes on Pac-12 All-Academic teams and five on All-Pac-12 teams during the season.

RECEPTIONS1. 195 Michael Bumpus 2004-072. 189 Marquess Wilson 2010-123. 182 Brandon Gibson 2005-084. 177 Hugh Campbell 1960-625. 166 Jared Karstetter 2008-116. 164 Isiah Myers 2011-147. 148 Phillip Bobo 1990-92 148 Jason Hill 2003-06 148 Vince Mayle 2013-1410. 143 Gabe Marks 2012-pres.- 127 Dom Williams 2012-pres.- 122 River Cracraft 2013-pres.

RECEIVING YARDS1. 3,207 Marquess Wilson 2010-122. 2,756 Brandon Gibson 2005-083. 2,704 Jason Hill 2003-064. 2,459 Hugh Campbell 1960-625. 2,447 Nian Taylor 1996-996. 2,250 Tim Stallworth 1986-897. 2,182 Phillip Bobo 1990-928. 2,168 C.J. Davis 1988-929. 2,098 Deron Pointer 1991-9310. 2,051 Mike Levenseller 1975-77- 2,006 Dom Williams 2012-pres.- 1,589 Gabe Marks 2012-pres.- 1,532 River Cracraft 2013-pres.

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS1. 32 Jason Hill 2003-062. 23 Marquess Wilson 2010-123. 22 Hugh Campbell 1960-624. 20 Dom Williams 2012-pres.5. 19 Jared Karstetter 2008-11 19 Isiah Myers 2011-147. 18 Nian Taylor 1996-99 18 Deron Pointer 1991-93 18 Devard Darling 2002-0310. 17 Brandon Gibson 2005-08- 12 River Cracraft 2013-pres. - 11 Gabe Marks 2012-pres.

WSU CAREER RECEIVING RECORDS

CAREER 10+ TACKLE GAMES


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Defensive CoordinatorAlex Grinch (Booth)

Outside LinebackersRoy Manning (Field)

Offensive LineClay McGuire (Field)

Defensive LineJoe Salavea (Field)

Inside Wide Receivers David Yost (Booth)

Outside Wide ReceiversGraham Harrell (Booth)

Running BacksJim Mastro (Field)

Special TeamsEric Mele (Field)

LinebackersKen Wilson (Field)

Strength/ConditioningJason Loscalzo (Field)

ASSISTANT COACHES

PLAYER TEAM LAST WEEK THIS WEEKHusain Abdullah (DB) Kansas City 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup, win at Houston vs. Denver (Thurs.)Deone Bucannon (S) Arizona 7 tackles, win vs. New Orleans at ChicagoXavier Cooper (DL) Cleveland DNP at NYJ vs. TennesseeBrandon Gibson (WR) New England Injured Reserve Will miss 2015 season with torn ACLTravis Long (LB) Philadelphia Injured Reserve Will miss 2015 season with torn ACLRopati Pitoitua (DL) Tennessee DNP, win at Tampa Bay at Cleveland

COUGARS IN THE NFL

COOPER, MAYLE DRAFTED BY BROWNSThree Cougars moved on to the NFL following the 2014 season, both defensive end Xavier Coo-per and wide receive Vince Mayle were drafted by the Cleveland Browns, in the third and fourth rounds. It was the first time WSU had multiple players drafted since 2007.

NEW COUGAR FOOTBALL BROADCAST TEAMHall of fame announcer Bob Robertson is in his 49th season calling Cougar football games, and according to a nation-wide survey of sports information directors, is the longest tenured radio announcer in the country with the next closest being Bill Hillgrove who has announced 45 straight seasons at Pitt. Robertson began calling WSU games in 1964 and with the exception of a three-year period in 1969-71, has been calling Cougar games ever since. Robertson now hosts the Cougars pre, halftime and postgame shows, while also providing analysis during the games. Matt Chazanow will serve as the new play-by-play voice for Cougar football, mens basketball and baseball broad-casts. Joining Chazanow and Robertson in the booth for his second season will be Cougar legend Jason Gesser who quarterbacked WSU to the 2001 Sun Bowl and 2003 Rose Bowl. Returning for her fourth season as the sideline reporter is Jessamyn McIntyre, an executive producer for 710 ESPN Seattle.

MATT CHAZANOW NAMED VOICE OF COUGARSMatt Chazanow was named Voice of the Cougars over the summer. Chazanow replaces Bud Na-meck on Cougar football and mens basketball broadcasts. Additionally, Chazanow will serve as the voice of Cougar baseball broadcasts. Chazanow has extensive experience in broadcasting at the highest level of collegiate football, including calling national play-by-play broadcasts for ACC football, Big East and ACC postseason basketball, along with SEC and ACC postseason baseball. As a senior network manager at IMG College in Winston-Salem, N.C., Chazanow has spent the past seven years managing eight IMG college network broadcasts (Washington State, Arizona, Cal, Gonzaga, Oregon, Texas, UCLA and Washington). Cougar fans had a chance to hear Chazanow last November when he called the WSU mens basketball broadcasts at the Great Alaska Shootout.

2016Sept. 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON Sept. 10 at Boise State Sept. 17 IDAHO TBA ARIZONA TBA CALIFORNIA TBA OREGON TBA UCLA TBA WASHINGTON TBA at Arizona State TBA at Oregon State TBA at Stanford TBA at Colorado

2017Sept. 2 NEVADA Sept. 9 BOISE STATE Sept. 16 Montana State TBA OREGON STATE TBA STANFORD TBA at California TBA at Oregon TBA at Washington TBA Pac-12 South TBA Pac-12 South TBA Pac-12 South TBA Pac-12 South

2018Sept. 1 at Wyoming Sept. 8 SAN JOSE STATE Sept. 15 EASTERN WASHINGTON TBA CALIFORNIA TBA OREGON TBA WASHINGTON TBA at Oregon State TBA at Stanford TBA Pac-12 South TBA Pac-12 South TBA Pac-12 South TBA Pac-12 South

FUTURE SCHEDULES



PORTLAND STATE QTR PLAYS YDS TIMEPowell 21-yard FG 1 11 71 4:09Harrington 24-yard pass from Falk 2 7 77 3:09Marks 5-yard pass from Falk 4 11 46 3:44

AT RUTGERS QTR PLAYS YDS TIMEWilliams 7-yard pass from Falk 1 9 75 4:03Powell 46-yard FG 2 4 5 1:53Powell 47-yard FG 2 7 35 1:27Harrington 5-yard pass from Falk 3 7 64 2:09Powell 37-yard FG 4 8 67 2:12Marks 23-yard pass from Falk 4 8 82 2:59Cracraft 8-yard pass from Falk 4 10 90 1:18

2015 SCORING DRIVES

DATE OPPONENT SITE OVERTIMES RESULT11/23/96 Washington Pullman 1 L, 24-3110/25/97 Arizona Pullman 1 W, 35-3410/14/00 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 3 L, 47-5310/21/00 Arizona State Pullman 1 L, 20-2311/4/00 Oregon Pullman 1 L, 24-2710/5/02 USC Pullman 1 W, 30-2711/23/02 Washington Pullman 3 L, 26-2911/6/03 Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 1 L, 26-2910/15/05 UCLA Pullman 1 L, 41-4411/22/08 Washington Pullman 2 W, 16-139/19/09 SMU Pullman 1 W, 33-3011/19/11 Utah Pullman 1 L, 27-3011/23/12 Washington Pullman 1 W, 31-28TOTAL 5-8

WASHINGTON STATE IN OVERTIME

1 Ohio State(59) 2-0 15232 Alabama 2-0 14233 TCU 2-0 13664 Michigan State(2) 2-0 13545 Baylor 2-0 12406 USC 2-0 11467 Georgia 2-0 10318 Notre Dame 2-0 10129 Florida State 2-0 97310 UCLA 2-0 92811 Clemson 2-0 92612 Oregon 1-1 83313 LSU 1-0 78714 Georgia Tech 2-0 71615 Ole Miss 2-0 71316 Oklahoma 2-0 70517 Texas A&M 2-0 70318 Auburn 2-0 5119 BYU 2-0 34920 Arizona 2-0 34221 Utah 2-0 29022 Missouri 2-0 26423 Northwestern 2-0 17024 Wisconsin 1-1 15825 Oklahoma State 2-0 48

Others receiving votes: Temple 38, West Virginia 37, Mississippi State 32, Tennessee 30, Toledo 29, Kansas State 26, Arizona State 20, Boise State 16, Houston 16, NC State 14, Florida 12, Minnesota 9, Arkansas 6, Califor-nia 5, Iowa 5, Miami (FL) 3, Stanford 3, Western Kentucky 2, Virginia Tech 2, Duke 1

1 Ohio State(62) 2-0 15742 Alabama(1) 2-0 14723 TCU 2-0 14304 Michigan State 2-0 13835 Baylor 2-0 13246 Florida State 2-0 11197 USC 2-0 11168 Georgia 2-0 11089 Clemson 2-0 94810 Notre Dame 2-0 90311 Ole Miss 2-0 85112 UCLA 2-0 85013 Oregon 1-1 847 14 LSU 1-0 80615 Auburn 2-0 78416 Georgia Tech 2-0 73117 Oklahoma 2-0 66418 Texas A&M 2-0 59019 Arizona 2-0 42320 Missouri 2-0 32021 Utah 2-0 27922 BYU 2-0 204 23 Wisconsin 1-1 20224 Northwestern 2-0 9525 Oklahoma State 2-0 71

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 49, Tennessee 43, Kansas State 39, Arizona State 36, Mississippi State 35, Duke 32, Temple 24, Miami (FL) 16, Boise State 14, NC State 13, Memphis 13, Illinois 8, Kentucky 8, Minnesota 8, Florida 8, California 6, Toledo 6, Michigan 5, Iowa 5, Nebraska 3, Arkansas 3, Pittsburgh 2, Houston 2, South Carolina 1, Texas Tech 1, Western Kentucky 1

AP TOP-25 ESPN/USA TODAY TOP-25

NORTH DIVISION 1. Oregon (37) 2622. Stanford (8) 2313. California 1744. Washington 1295. Washington State 896. Oregon State 60

SOUTH DIVISION 1. USC (32) 2542. Arizona State (7) 2003. UCLA (6) 1804. Arizona 1555. Utah 1056. Colorado 46

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OFFENSE 2012 2013 2014 2015 Streak CareerBaker (WR) RS 0 3 1 - 4Cracraft (WR) 10 8 2 3 20Dahl (OL) RS 13 12 2 27 27Eklund (OL) 7 13 12 2 27 34Falk (QB) RS 3 2 5 5Flor (OL) RS 0 2 - - 2Green (WR) 1 - - 1Lewis (WR) RS 3 1 1 4Madison (OL) RS 8 2 2 10Marks (WR) 8 9 0 2 2 19Middleton (OL) RS 0 12 2 14 14Morrow (RB) RS 11 - - 11Seydel (OL) RS 4 - - 4Sorenson (OL) 0 10 2 5 12Wicks (RB) RS 0 2 2 2D. Williams (WR) 5 8 0 2 2 15

DEFENSE 2012 2013 2014 2015 Streak CareerAllison (LB) 0 0 9 2 11 11Barber (NT) RS 0 1 2 2 3Dotson (DB) 0 RS 2 2 2Hameed (S) 3 - - 3Lemora (S) RS 10 - - 10Luani (S) 2 2 2McLennan (LB) RS 0 1 - 1Molton (CB) 2 2 2Palacio (LB) 0 7 12 1 1 20Paulo (DL) 0 0 3 2 2 5Pelluer (LB) 0 5 2 7 7Pippins (CB) 2 1 1 3Porter (CB) 2 - - 2Taliulu (S) 2 10 10 2 7 24Vaeao (DL) 2 10 10 2 9 24White (CB) RS 7 1 - 8

PASSING PLAYS (11)YDS CONNECTION OPPONENT36 Falk to Marks Portland State32 Falk to Williams Portland State28 Falk to Williams at Rutgers28 Falk to Cracraft at Rutgers25 Falk to Marks at Rutgers25 Falk to Marks at Rutgers24 Falk to Williams Portland State24 Falk to Harrington (TD) Portland State24 Falk to Cracraft at Rutgers23 Falk to Cracraft at Rutgers23 Falk to Marks (TD) at Rutgers

RUSHING PLAYS (1)YDS RUSHER OPPONENT22 Wicks Portland State

STARTING LINEUPSOFFENSE LT LG C RG RT WR (X) WR (Y) WR (Z) WR (H) RB QBPSU Dahl Eklund Sorenson Middleton Madison D. Williams Cracraft Marks Baker Wicks Falk@RUT Dahl Eklund Sorenson Middleton Madison D. Williams Cracraft Marks Lewis Wicks FalkWYO @CAL @ORE OSU @ARIZ STAN ASU @UCLA COLO @WASH

OFFENSE T NT E RUSH MIKE WILL NICKEL CB SS FS CBPSU Vaeao Barber Paulo McLennan Pelluer Allison Dotson White Taliulu Luani Molton@RUT Vaeao Barber Paulo Palacio Pelluer Allison Dotson Pippins Taliulu Luani MoltonWYO @CAL @ORE OSU @ARIZ STAN ASU @UCLA COLO @WASH

PSU Joe Dahl@RUT Jeremiah AllisonWYO @CAL @ORE OSU @ARIZ STAN ASU @UCLA COLO @WASH

WEEKLY CAPTAINS

LONG PLAYS (20+YARDS) PLAYER GAMES STARTED



PULLMAN, Wash. - Missed scoring opportunities and six turnovers spoiled WSUs home opener as Wyoming came back from a 6-0 deficit to defeat the Cougars 34-13 before a crowd of 30,484. The Cowboys tallied 17 second-quarter points, added a field goal in the third period and capped off the day with two fourth-quarter scores to hand WSU its first non-conference loss in nine games. WSU had plenty of chances in the first quarter to put the game away, driving to Wyomings 35, 23 and 36 yard lines, but all they had to show for it was a pair of Jason Hanson field goals from 39 and 53 yards. As soon as the Cougars went up 6-0, Wyoming responded with an 80-yard drive to take the lead in the second quarter. From then on it was Wyoming in control. After a cowboy field goal put the visitors on top 10-6, WSU lost a fumble at its 25-yard line and five plays later Wyoming had another score for a 17-6 lead. WSU appeared to have found some offensive magic to open the second half, driving to the Wyoming 13, but then fumbled the ball away. Two processions later Wyoming added a field goal for a 20-6 lead. In the fourth quarter the Cowboys drove 80 yards to take a 27-6 lead, only to have WSU answer with Shaumbe Wright-Fair turning a Aaron Garcia pass in the flat into a 70-yard scoring play. Wright-Fair broke five tackles weaving through the Cowboy defense. Wyomings 10-yard punt gave WSU another chance, but the Cowboys responded with an interception in the endzone to halt WSUs final threat. The Cowboys rushed for 226 yards, with seven ball carriers seeing action. Meanwhile, WSUs ground game netted just 51 yards while allowing five sacks. Wyoming had the ball 10 minutes more than WSU and made nine of 19 third-down conversions. Linebackers Curt Newton, with 14 tackles, and Rod Plummer, with 11 tackles, led, the WSU defense, which did not intercept a pass for only the second time in the last 13 games.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALWyoming 0 17 3 14 34Washington State 6 0 0 7 13

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 3:59 WSU Hanson 39 field goal 0:12 WSU Hanson 53 field goal2nd 10:16 WYO Timmer 5 run (Fleming kick) 7:30 WYO Fleming 39 field goal 1:13 WYO Corontzos 3 pass from Wood (Fleming kick)3rd 5:52 WYO Fleming 52 field goal 4th 12:14 WYO Daffer 4 run (Fleming kick) 10:33 WSU Wright-Fair 70 pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) 3:04 WYO Corontzos 7 run (Fleming kick)

WSU-WYOMINGWSU Wins: 3 WYOMING Wins: 2

DATE LOC ATT WSU-RUTGERS W/L9-29-62 A 12,385 21-15 W9-2-64 H 17,500 7-28 L9-12-87 H 24,151 43-28 W9-23-89 A 20,041 29-23 W9-8-90 H 30,484 13-34 L

SERIES RESULTS

WYOMING-WASHINGTON STATE SERIES HISTORY

LAST MEETINGWYOMING DEF. WASHINGTON STATE, 34-13

Sept. 8, 1990 Martin Stadium Att.: 30,484


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RUSHINGRushes in a GameStat Individual Total Opponent Year40+ Jerome Harrison 42 UCLA 200435+ Dwight Tardy 37 UCLA 200730+ Dwight Tardy 37 UCLA 200725+ Dwight Tardy 37 UCLA 2007

Rush YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year300+ Rueben Mayes 357 Oregon 1984250+ Jerome Harrison 260 UCLA 2005200+ Dwight Tardy 214 UCLA 2007150+ Dwight Tardy 214 UCLA 2007100+ James Montgomery 116 Montana State 2010

Rushing TouchdownsStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ James Matthews 5 Idaho 19824+ Deon Burnett 4 La.-Lafayette 19993+ Carl Winston 3 Washington 2012

Yards Per Carry (Min. 8 Carries)Stat Individual Total Opponent Year14.0+ Don Paul 14.0 Oregon 194812.0+ Chris Bruhn 13.1 Idaho 200310.0+ Chris Bruhn 13.1 Idaho 2003

Scored a Rushing TD (50-75 Yards)2011 Marcus Mason (65 yards; Idaho State)

Scored a Rushing TD (75+ Yards)2006 Christopher Ivory (80 yards; Idaho)

Two Players With 100+ Yards Rushing2005 Grambling State at Seattle Jerome Harrison [113 yards] and DeMaundray Woolridge [105 yards]

PASSINGPass AttemptsStat Individual Total Opponent Year70+ Luke Falk 74 at Arizona State 201460+ Luke Falk 66 at Rutgers 201550+ Luke Falk 66 at Rutgers 201540+ Luke Falk 66 at Rutgers 2015

Pass CompletionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year40+ Luke Falk 47 at Rutgers 201535+ Luke Falk 47 at Rutgers 201530+ Luke Falk 47 at Rutgers 201525+ Luke Falk 47 at Rutgers 2015

Pass YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year500+ Luke Falk 601 at Arizona State 2014450+ Luke Falk 478 at Rutgers 2015400+ Luke Falk 478 at Rutgers 2015350+ Luke Falk 478 at Rutgers 2015300+ Luke Falk 478 at Rutgers 2015

Passing TouchdownsStat Individual Total Opponent Year6+ Connor Halliday 6 California 20145+ Luke Falk 5 at Oregon State 20144+ Luke Falk 4 at Rutgers 2015

InterceptionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year6+ Alex Brink 6 Oregon State 20075+ Alex Brink 6 Oregon State 20074+ Luke Falk 4 at Arizona State 2014

Completion Percentage (Min. 20 Attempts)Stat Individual Total Opponent Year.850+ Alex Brink .870 (20-23) Oregon 2006.800+ Alex Brink .809 (38-47) SDSU 2007.750+ Connor Halliday .780 (32-41) Southern Utah 2013

Scored a Passing TD (50-75 Yards)2014 Isiah Myers from Connor Halliday, 55 yards; Portland State

Scored a Passing TD (75+ Yards)2014 River Cracraft from Connor Halliday 86 yards, California

RECEIVINGReceptionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year15+ Vince Mayle 15 at Arizona State 201412+ Gabe Marks 14 at Rutgers 201510+ Gabe Marks 14 at Rutgers 2015

Receiving YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year250+ Vince Mayle 252 at Arizona State 2014200+ Vince Mayle 252 at Arizona State 2014150+ Vince Mayle 252 at Arizona State 2014125+ Gabe Marks 146 at Rutgers 2015100+ Gabe Marks 146 at Rutgers 2015

Receiving TouchdownsStat Individual Total Opponent Year3+ River Cracraft 3 California 20142+ Isiah Myers 2 Arizona 2014 Two Players With 100+ Receiving Yards2015 at Rutgers Gabe Marks (146) and River Cracraft (121)

Three Players With 100+ Receiving Yards2014 California Vince Mayle (263), River Cracraft (172), Dom Williams (107)

ALL-PURPOSE OFFENSETotal All-Purpose YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year300+ Rueben Mayes 375 Oregon 1984250+ Vince Mayle 252 at Arizona State 2014200+ Vince Mayle 252 at Arizona State 2014

DEFENSETacklesStat Individual Total Opponent Year25+ Dan Grayson 25 Arizona 198920+ Brandon Moore 20 Arizona State 199715+ Mitch Peterson 16 Rutgers 2014 SacksStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ Mkristo Bruce 5 Stanford 20064+ Andy Mattingly 4 Arizona State 20073+ Andy Mattingly 4 Arizona State 2007

Tackles For LossStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ Cory Evans 6.5 Oregon State 20074+ Cyrus Coen 4 Arizona State 20123+ Kache Palacio 3 at Oregon State 2014

Total InterceptionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year4+ L. Thompson 4 UCLA 20013+ Will Derting 3 Nevada 20022+ Damante Horton 2 at USC 2013

Blocked Punt2013 Theron West vs. Colorado State

Blocked Field Goal2013 Toni Pole at USC

Scored a Defensive PAT1993 Torey Hunter (75-yard run; California)

Blocked PAT2015 Destiny Vaeao at Rutgers

Scored a Safety2006 Team Stanford

Shut Out an Opponent2013 Idaho (42-0)

Held an Opponent Without an Offensive TD2013 Idaho (42-0)

Returned an Interception for a TD2013 Casey Locker (39 yards - Utah)

Returned a Fumble for a TD2013 Xavier Cooper 29-yard return; at Oregon

Played an Overtime Game2012 W, 31-28 Washington

SPECIAL TEAMSPuntsStat Individual Total Opponent Year14+ Mike Monahan 14 Stanford 196912+ Steve Johnston 12 UCLA 199210+ Michael Bowlin 10 Arizona State 2012

Punt ReturnsStat Individual Total Opponent Year8+ Jay Dumas 9 Oregon 19946+ Michael Bumpus 7 Arizona 20044+ Charles Dillon 4 Oregon State 2007

Returned a Punt for a TD (Blocks Not Included)2005 Michael Bumpus (87 yards at Nevada)

Punt Return YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year150+ Michael Bumpus 157 Nevada 2005100+ Michael Bumpus 157 Nevada 2005

Kickoff ReturnsStat Individual Total Opponent Year9+ Isiah Barton 9 Oregon State 20117+ Kristoff Williams 7 Rutgers 20145+ Kristoff Williams 7 Rutgers 2014

Kickoff Return YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year200+ Teondray Caldwell 220 Oregon 2012175+ Teondray Caldwell 220 Oregon 2012150+ Kristoff Williams 155 Rutgers 2014

Returned a Kickoff for a TD2003 Sammy Moore (97 yards; Colorado)

50+ Yard Field Goal2013 Andrew Furney (52 yards; Utah)

4+ Field Goals2011 Andrew Furney 21-26-21-47; at UCLA

Returned a Punt for a TD (Blocks Not Included)2005 Michael Bumpus (87 yards at Nevada)

THE LAST TIME WSU...



THE LAST TIME A WSU OPPONENT...RUSHING

Rushes in a GameStat Individual Total Opponent Year40+ John White 42 Utah 201135+ John White 42 Utah 201130+ Bishop Sankey 34 at Washington 201325+ Paul James 29 Rutgers 2014

Rush YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year250+ Chris Polk 284 Washington 2010200+ Bishop Sankey 200 at Washington 2013150+ Devontae Booker 178 at Utah 2014100+ Dwayne Washington 135 Washington 2014

Rushing TouchdownsStat Individual Total Opponent Year4+ Ronnie Hillman 4 San Diego St. 20113+ D.J. Foster 3 at Arizona State 2014

Yards Per Carry (Minimum 8 Carries)Stat Individual Total Opponent Year14.0+ Corey Grant 16.2 at Auburn 201312.0+ Corey Grant 16.2 at Auburn 201310.0+ Corey Grant 16.2 at Auburn 2013

Scored a Rushing TD (50-75 Yards)2014 Dwayne Washington, Washington (60 yards)

Scored a Rushing TD (75+ Yards)2013 Devontae Booker, at Utah, 76 yards

Two Players With 100+ Yards Rushing2013 at Oregon Bryon Marshall (192) and Thomas Tyner (101)

PASSINGPass AttemptsStat Individual Total Opponent Year60+ Brad Lebo 61 Montana 199250+ Jared Goff 53 California 201440+ Sean Mannion 41 at Oregon State 2014

Pass CompletionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year35+ Jared Goff 37 California 201430+ Sean Mannion 31 at Oregon State 201425+ Cyler Miles 25 Washington 2014

Pass YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year500+ Jared Goff 527 California 2014450+ Jared Goff 527 California 2014400+ Sean Mannion 419 at Oregon State 2014350+ Sean Mannion 419 at Oregon State 2014300+ Sean Mannion 419 at Oregon State 2014

Passing TouchdownsStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ Cody Kessler 5 USC 20144+ Taylor Kelly 4 at Arizona State 2014

Completion PercentageStat Individual Total Opponent Year.850+ Taylor Kelly .869 ASU (20-23) 2012.800+ Marcus Mariota .840 Oregon (21-25) 2014.750+ Chris Laviano .793 at Rutgers (23-29) 2015

Scored a Passing TD (50-75 Yards)2014 Trevor Davis from Jared Goff, California (51 yards)

Scored a Passing TD (75+ Yards)2014 Nelson Agholor from Cody Kessler, USC (87 yards)

RECEIVINGReceptionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year12+ Chris Harper 13 at Cal 201310+ Victor Bolden 10 at Oregon State 20148+ Victor Bolden 10 at Oregon State 2014

Receiving YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year200+ Nelson Agholor 220 USC 2014150+ Nelson Agholor 220 USC 2014100+ Cameron Smith 131 at Arizona State 2014

Receiving TouchdownsStat Individual Total Opponent Year3+ JuJu Smith 3 USC 20142+ Cameron Smith 2 at Arizona State 2014

Two Players With 100+ Yards Receiving2014 Oregon Devon Allen (142) and Keanon Lowe (104)

ALL-PURPOSE OFFENSETotal All-Purpose YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year300+ Janarion Grant 337 at Rutgers 2015250+ Janarion Grant 337 at Rutgers 2015200+ Janarion Grant 337 at Rutgers 2015

DEFENSETacklesStat Individual Total Opponent Year15+ Zach Hoffpauir 15 at Stanford 201412+ Steve Longa 14 at Rutgers 2015

SacksStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ Riall Johnson 5 Stanford 19994+ Riall Johnson 5 Stanford 19993+ Scooby Wright 3 Arizona 2014

Tackles For LossStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ Nick Reed 5 Oregon 20074+ Scott Crichton 4 Oregon State 20123+ Jared Tevis 3.5 Arizona 2014

Total InterceptionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year3+ Jordan Poyer 3 Oregon State 20122+ Rashaad Reynolds 2 Oregon State 2013

Returned an Interception for a TD2014 Eric Rowe, at Utah, 11 yards (Halliday)

Returned a Fumble for a TD2012 Eric Kendricks, UCLA (40 yards)

Scored a Safety2013 Rush, at Cal

Shut Out WSU2010 Arizona State (42-0) at Sun Devil Stadium

Held WSU Without an Offensive TD2013 at USC

Blocked a Punt2012 UCLA (Anthony Barr) (on Mike Bowlin) Blocked Field Goal2015 Aaron Sibley, Portland State (Powell) 22-yard attempt

Scored a Defensive PAT1991 Steve Tovar, Ohio State (100-yd interception)

Blocked a PAT2013 Utah (Andrew Furney)

SPECIAL TEAMSPuntsStat Individual Total Opponent Year12+ Ryan Downes 12 Idaho 200110+ Justin Bergendahl 10 Nevada 20058+ TJ Conley 8 Idaho 2006

Punt ReturnsStat Individual Total Opponent Year8+ Paul Guidry 8 UCLA 19936+ Damian Williams 6 USC 20094+ Robert Nelson 5 Arizona State 2013

Punt Return YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year100+ William Wright 114 Arizona 2009

Returned a Punt for a TD (Blocks Not Included)2015 Janarion Grant, at Rutgers (55 yards)

Kickoff ReturnsStat Individual Total Opponent Year7+ Dom. Hatfield 7 Utah 20136+ Janarion Grant 6 Rutgers 20145+ Janarion Grant 5 at Rutgers 2015

Kickoff Return YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year200+ Tony Cherry 240 Oregon 1984175+ Janarion Grant 195 at Rutgers 2015150+ Janarion Grant 195 at Rutgers 2015125+ Janarion Grant 195 at Rutgers 2015

Returned a Kickoff for a TD2015 Janarion Grant, at Rutgers (100 yards)

50+ Yard Field Goal2012 Vincenzo DAmato, California (52 yards)

4+ Field Goals2006 Jesse Ainsworth, Arizona State [34-46-47-32]


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COUGAR OFFENSE

X 80 Dom WILLIAMS 6-2 200 SR* 1 Kyrin PRIESTER 6-1 190 SO

Y 21 River CRACRAFT 6-0 200 JR 85 John THOMPSON 5-8 194 JR

LT 56 Joe DAHL 6-5 310 SR* 60 Andre DILLARD 6-5 270 FR*

LG 63 Gunnar EKLUND 6-7 305 SR* 76 Cody OCONNELL 6-8 346 SO*

C 58 Riley SORENSON 6-4 319 JR 75 B.J. SALMONSON 6-4 295 SO*

RG 73 Eduardo MIDDLETON 6-5 310 JR* 62 Moritz CHRIST 6-5 327 SR*

RT 61 Cole MADISON 6-5 303 SO* 66 Jacob SEYDEL 6-6 295 SR*

H 15 Robert LEWIS 5-9 170 SO* 26 Tyler BAKER 5-10 190 SR*

Z 9 Gabe MARKS 6-0 190 JR* 12 Tavares MARTIN JR. 6-1 165 FR

QB 4 Luke FALK 6-4 205 SO*or 6 Peyton BENDER 6-0 187 FR*

RB 23 Gerard WICKS 6-0 224 SO* 25 Jamal MORROW 5-9 190 SO*or 24 Keith HARRINGTON 5-8 180 FR*

* = Redshirted

COUGAR DEFENSE

E 99 Darryl PAULO 6-2 255 SR* 98 Jeremiah MITCHELL 6-4 256 JR*

NT 92 Robert BARBER 6-3 307 JR* 90 Daniel EKUALE 6-3 288 SO*

T 97 Destiny VAEAO 6-4 298 SR 50 Hercules MATAAFA 6-2 242 FR*

RUSH 3 Ivan McCLENNAN 6-4 233 SR*or 40 Kache PALACIO 6-2 231 SR

WIL 8 Jeremiah ALLISON 6-2 228 SR 51 Frankie LUVU 6-3 237 SO

MIKE 47 Peyton PELLUER 6-0 227 SO* 44 Chandler LENIU 6-0 261 FR*

NICKEL 31 Isaac DOTSON 6-1 215 SO* 45 Logan TAGO 6-3 228 FR

CB 22 Darrien MOLTON 5-10 170 FR 17 Pat PORTER 5-10 170 SO

FS 18 Shalom LUANI 6-0 201 JR 35 Hunter DALE 5-10 202 FR

SS 30 Taylor TALIULU 6-0 205 SR 10 Kirkland PARKER 6-1 175 SO*

CB 27 Marcellus PIPPINS 5-10 167 SOor 4 Charleston WHITE 6-0 185 SO*

COUGAR SPECIALISTS

P 95 Zach CHARME 6-1 192 FR 46 Erik POWELL 6-1 193 SO*

K 46 Erik POWELL 6-1 193 SO* 49 Brett SCHAFER 5-9 165 FR

LS 71 Lucas GRAVELLE 6-0 218 SO* 44 Kyle CELLI 6-1 230 FR*

H 38 Kaleb FOSSUM 5-11 187 FR 21 River CRACRAFT 6-0 200 JR

PR 1 Kyrin PRIESTER 6-1 190 SO 9 Gabe MARKS 6-0 190 JR*

KOR 12 Tavares MARTIN JR. 6-1 165 FR 1 Kyrin PRIESTER 6-1 190 SO

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STATISTICS

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2015)

All games

Team Statistics WSU OPPSCORING 54 58 Points Per Game 27.0 29.0 Points Off Turnovers 10 7FIRST DOWNS 49 45 R u s h i n g 13 27 P a s s i n g 34 16 P e n a l t y 2 2RUSHING YARDAGE 185 431 Yards gained rushing 215 480 Yards lost rushing 30 49 Rushing Attempts 46 85 Average Per Rush 4.0 5.1 Average Per Game 92.5 215.5 TDs Rushing 0 4PASSING YARDAGE 785 265 C o m p - A t t - I n t 75-111-1 30-41-1 Average Per Pass 7.1 6.5 Average Per Catch 10.5 8.8 Average Per Game 392.5 132.5 TDs Passing 6 1TOTAL OFFENSE 970 696 Total Plays 157 126 Average Per Play 6.2 5.5 Average Per Game 485.0 348.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-159 11-276PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-22 2-56INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-2 1-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 25.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.5 28.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 2.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 4-1 2-2PENALTIES-Yards 10-82 16-161 Average Per Game 41.0 80.5PUNTS-Yards 4-166 7-331 Average Per Punt 41.5 47.3 Net punt average 27.5 41.3KICKOFFS-Yards 12-702 11-665 Average Per Kick 58.5 60.5 Net kick average 33.4 41.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 1 0 3 0 : 5 03RD-DOWN Conversions 7/28 11/22 3rd-Down Pct 25% 50%4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/12 2/2 4th-Down Pct 67% 100%SACKS BY-Yards 4-20 2-14MISC YARDS 0 30TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 7FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-5 3-3ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (6-8) 75% (7-7) 100%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-8) 50% (5-7) 71%PAT-ATTEMPTS (6-6) 100% (5-6) 83%ATTENDANCE 24302 46536 Games/Avg Per Game 1/24302 1/46536 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalWashington State 10 13 7 24 0 54Opponents 0 6 16 36 0 58

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Game Results (as of Sep 13, 2015)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time AttendSep 05, 2015 PORTLAND STATE L 17-24 0-1 0-0 2:59 24302Sep 12, 2015 at Rutgers W 37-34 1-1 0-0 3:36 46536


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STATISTICS

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2015)

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SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gGerard Wicks 2 21 108 2 106 5.0 0 22 53.0 11 83 358 18 340 4.1 4 24 30.9Luke Falk 2 14 64 27 37 2.6 0 13 18.5 8 50 129 162 -33 -0.7 1 13 -4.1Jamal Morrow 1 8 34 1 33 4.1 0 11 33.0 13 95 416 32 384 4.0 0 17 29.5Keith Harrington 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 4.5 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 4.5Total 2 46 215 30 185 4.0 0 22 92.5Opponents 2 85 480 49 431 5.1 4 25 215.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gLuke Falk 2 147.88 74-107-0 69.2 767 6 39 383.5 8 142.65 230-350-7 65.7 2626 19 84 328.2Peyton Bender 1 12.80 1-4-1 25.0 18 0 18 18.0 1 12.80 1-4-1 25.0 18 0 18 18.0Total 2 143.01 75-111-1 67.6 785 6 39 392.5Opponents 2 130.63 30-41-1 73.2 265 1 20 132.5

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gGabe Marks 2 20 222 11.1 2 39 111.0 27 143 1589 11.1 11 52 58.9Dom Williams 2 10 157 15.7 1 32 78.5 38 127 2006 15.8 20 84 52.8River Cracraft 2 10 147 14.7 1 28 73.5 24 122 1532 12.6 12 86 63.8Keith Harrington 2 8 63 7.9 2 24 31.5 2 8 63 7.9 2 24 31.5Gerard Wicks 2 6 44 7.3 0 12 22.0 11 22 120 5.5 0 13 10.9John Thompson 2 5 44 8.8 0 14 22.0 8 8 55 6.9 0 14 6.9Kyrin Priester 2 5 37 7.4 0 13 18.5 2 5 37 7.4 0 13 18.5Robert Lewis 2 3 28 9.3 0 12 14.0 15 44 398 9.0 2 25 26.5Tyler Baker 2 3 20 6.7 0 13 10.0 14 30 328 10.9 2 24 23.4Daniel Lilienthal 2 2 14 7.0 0 7 7.0 2 2 14 7.0 0 7 7.0Tavares Martin Jr. 2 2 6 3.0 0 5 3.0 2 2 6 3.0 0 5 3.0Jamal Morrow 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 13 62 463 7.5 0 53 35.6Total 2 75 785 10.5 6 39 392.5Opponents 2 30 265 8.8 1 20 132.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gLuke Falk 2 121 37 767 804 402.0 8 400 -33 2626 2593 324.1Gerard Wicks 2 21 106 0 106 53.0 11 83 340 0 340 30.9Jamal Morrow 1 8 33 0 33 33.0 13 95 384 0 384 29.5Peyton Bender 1 4 0 18 18 18.0 1 4 0 18 18 18.0Keith Harrington 2 3 9 0 9 4.5 2 3 9 0 9 4.5Total 2 157 185 785 970 485.0Opponents 2 126 431 265 696 348.0

PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsErik Powell - 4-5 6-6 - - - - - 18 - 6-10 12-12 - - - - - 30Gabe Marks 2 - - - - - - - 12 11 - - - - - - - 66Keith Harrington 2 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - - - - - 12Dom Williams 1 - - - - - - - 6 20 - - - 1 - - - 122River Cracraft 1 - - - - - - - 6 12 - - - - - - - 72Total 6 4-5 6-6 - - - - - 54Opponents 7 3-3 5-6 - 1 1-1 - - 58

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgKyrin Priester 4 22 5.5 0 13 4 22 5.5 0 13Total 4 22 5.5 0 13Opponents 2 56 28.0 1 55

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTavares Martin Jr. 6 136 22.7 0 34 6 136 22.7 0 34Kache Palacio 1 16 16.0 0 16 1 16 16.0 0 16B.J. Salmonson 1 7 7.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0Total 8 159 19.9 0 34Opponents 11 276 25.1 1 100



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Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgMarcellus Pippins 1 2 2.0 0 2 1 2 2.0 0 2Total 1 2 2.0 0 2Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gGabe Marks 2 0 222 0 0 0 222 111.0 27 -3 1589 0 0 0 1586 58.7Dom Williams 2 0 157 0 0 0 157 78.5 38 0 2006 0 0 0 2006 52.8Gerard Wicks 2 106 44 0 0 0 150 75.0 11 340 120 0 0 0 460 41.8River Cracraft 2 0 147 0 0 0 147 73.5 24 0 1532 17 0 0 1549 64.5Tavares Martin Jr 2 0 6 0 136 0 142 71.0 2 0 6 0 136 0 142 71.0Keith Harrington 2 9 63 0 0 0 72 36.0 2 9 63 0 0 0 72 36.0Kyrin Priester 2 0 37 22 0 0 59 29.5 2 0 37 22 0 0 59 29.5John Thompson 2 0 44 0 0 0 44 22.0 8 0 55 0 0 0 55 6.9Luke Falk 2 37 0 0 0 0 37 18.5 8 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -4.1Jamal Morrow 1 33 3 0 0 0 36 36.0 13 384 463 0 453 0 1300 100.0Robert Lewis 2 0 28 0 0 0 28 14.0 15 0 398 0 0 0 398 26.5Tyler Baker 2 0 20 0 0 0 20 10.0 14 0 328 0 0 0 328 23.4Kache Palacio 2 0 0 0 16 0 16 8.0 39 0 0 0 16 0 16 0.4Daniel Lilienthal 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0B.J. Salmonson 2 0 0 0 7 0 7 3.5 9 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.8Marcellus Pippin 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4Total 2 185 785 22 159 2 1153 576.5Opponents 2 431 265 56 276 0 1028 514.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdErik Powell 5 4 47 1 10 6 47 1Total 5 4 47 1Opponents 3 3 48 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkZach Charme 4 166 41.5 54 0 4 166 41.5 54 0Total 4 166 41.5 54 0Opponents 7 331 47.3 56 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obErik Powell 12 702 58.5 1 0 66 3869 58.6 9 1Total 12 702 58.5 1 0Opponents 11 665 60.5 2 1

FG SEQUENCE WASHINGTON STATE OPPONENTSPortland State (21),22 (42)at Rutgers (46), (47), (37) (37), (48)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.


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STATISTICS


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SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk8 Jeremiah Allison 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2.0 . . . . . . 38 6 8 4 4 1 1 2 10.5 3 . 5 . . 1 . .47 Peyton Pelluer 2 6 7 1 3 1.0 . . . . 1 . 14 2 5 2 7 5 2 6.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 .18 Shalom Luani 2 8 3 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 2 8 3 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . .31 Isaac Dotson 2 9 1 1 0 0.0 . . . 1 . . 13 1 7 7 2 4 0.0 . . . 1 . .97 Destiny Vaeao 2 4 5 9 1.5 1 . 0 . . 1 . 1 30 3 1 2 1 5 2 8.5 3 . 5 . 1 2 1 130 Taylor Taliulu 2 7 2 9 0.5 . . 2 . . . 35 9 1 6 0 1 5 1 0.5 . . 9 1 3 .0D Charleston White 2 5 1 6 0.0 . . . . . . 12 3 5 5 4 0 0.0 . 1 1 3 . 1 .27 Marcellus Pippins 2 5 . 5 0.0 . 1 . . . . 5 1 2 1 1 3 2.0 . 1 2 . . .92 Robert Barber 2 2 3 5 1.0 . . . . . . 18 4 8 1 2 2.0 . . . . . .3 Ivan McClennan 2 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . . 14 1 3 1 2 2 5 5.5 4 . 5 . . . 1 150 Hercules Mata'afa 2 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 2 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .99 Darryl Paulo 2 2 2 4 2.5 2 . 0 . . . . . 25 1 8 1 3 3 1 13.0 5 . 5 . . 2 1 .40 Kache Palacio 2 3 . 3 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 39 6 5 5 2 1 1 7 18.0 1 2 . 0 . 4 2 5 .29 Parker Henry 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 20 9 1 1 0 0.0 . . . . . .33 Dylan Hanser 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 6 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .22 Darrien Molton 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .51 Frankie Luvu 2 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . . 10 5 1 6 0.0 . . . . 2 .44 Chandler Leniu 2 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 2 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .46 Erik Powell 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 13 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . .45 Logan Tago 2 . 1 1 0.5 . . . . . . 2 . 1 1 0.5 . . . . . .55 Reggie Coates 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .10 Kirkland Parker 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .19 Colton Teglovic 2 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 12 2 3 5 0.0 . . . . . .98 Jeremiah Mitchell 1 . . . 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . . . 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 2 8 0 4 5 1 2 5 11 4 1 3 2 1 1Opponents 2 9 8 2 8 1 2 6 8 2 1 1 7 1 1 1



WSU GAME-BY-GAME

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2015)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 05 PORTLAND STATE 30 104 0 22 28 307 2 39 28-45-1 307 2 39 4 92 0 34 2 6 0 8 411Sep 12 at Rutgers 16 81 0 13 47 478 4 28 47-66-0 478 4 28 4 67 0 23 2 16 0 13 559Washington State 46 185 0 22 75 785 6 39 75-111-1 785 6 39 8 159 0 34 4 22 0 13 970Opponents 85 431 4 25 30 265 1 20 30-41-1 265 1 20 11 276 1 100 2 56 1 55 696

Games: 2 Avg/rush: 4.0 Avg/catch: 10.5 Pass effic: 143.01 KR avg: 19.9 PR avg: 5.5 All purpose avg/game: 576.5 Total offense avg/gm: 485.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 05 PORTLAND STATE 34 27 61 6.0-23 3.0-17 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17Sep 12 at Rutgers 46 18 64 5.0-11 1.0-3 1 2-0 1-2 1 2 1 4-4 0 0 0 10 37Washington State 80 45 125 11.0-34 4.0-20 1 2-0 1-2 2 3 1 6-6 0 0 0 10 54Opponents 98 28 126 8.0-21 2.0-14 1 1-0 1-0 4 17 1 5-6 0 1 0 7 58

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 05 PORTLAND STATE 2 104 52.0 54 0 0 0 2 1 1-2 21 1 4 238 59.5 0 0Sep 12 at Rutgers 2 62 31.0 31 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 47 0 8 464 58.0 1 0Washington State 4 166 41.5 54 0 0 0 2 1 4-5 47 1 12 702 58.5 1 0Opponents 7 331 47.3 56 0 1 1 2 3 3-3 48 0 11 665 60.5 2 1


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OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2015)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 05 PORTLAND STATE 48 233 3 25 7 61 0 20 7-12-0 61 0 20 4 81 0 26 0 0 0 0 294Sep 12 at Rutgers 37 198 1 23 23 204 1 20 23-29-1 204 1 20 7 195 1 100 2 56 1 55 402Opponents 85 431 4 25 30 265 1 20 30-41-1 265 1 20 11 276 1 100 2 56 1 55 696Washington State 46 185 0 22 75 785 6 39 75-111-1 785 6 39 8 159 0 34 4 22 0 13 970

Games: 2 Avg/rush: 5.1 Avg/catch: 8.8 Pass effic: 130.63 KR avg: 25.1 PR avg: 28.0 All purpose avg/game: 514.0 Total offense avg/gm: 348.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 05 PORTLAND STATE 43 18 61 5.0-14 1.0-10 1 1-0 1-0 0 6 1 3-3 0 0 0 7 24Sep 12 at Rutgers 55 10 65 3.0-7 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 4 11 0 2-3 0 1 0 0 34Opponents 98 28 126 8.0-21 2.0-14 1 1-0 1-0 4 17 1 5-6 0 1 0 7 58Washington State 80 45 125 11.0-34 4.0-20 1 2-0 1-2 2 3 1 6-6 0 0 0 10 54

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 05 PORTLAND STATE 4 184 46.0 56 0 0 1 1 3 1-1 42 0 5 299 59.8 1 0Sep 12 at Rutgers 3 147 49.0 54 0 1 0 1 0 2-2 48 0 6 366 61.0 1 1Opponents 7 331 47.3 56 0 1 1 2 3 3-3 48 0 11 665 60.5 2 1Washington State 4 166 41.5 54 0 0 0 2 1 4-5 47 1 12 702 58.5 1 0



PULLMAN, Wash. Portland State of the FCS upset Washington State 24-17 in a driving rainstorm that hampered WSUs high-flying offense. Portland State scored all 24 of its points in the second half, and won despite being out-gained 411 yards to 294 yards. It was the first time Portland State beat a Pacific-12 team in 15 tries, and lifted their re-cord to 3-32 against FBS teams. It was Washington States first loss to an FCS team in 20 outings. Steven Long scored on a 1-yard run with just over 2 minutes left in the game to lift Portland State to the upset. The rain and unseasonably chilly temperatures stymied Washington States passing game under quarterback Luke Falk, who this year replaced national passing leader Connor Halliday. But Portland State had the stronger ground attack, out-rushing Washington State 233 yards to 104 yards. Portland State quarterback Alex Kuresa completed just 7 of 12 passes for 61 yards, but led all rushers with 92 yards on 16 carries in the opener for both teams. Falk completed 27 of 41 passes for 289 yards with two touchdowns for WSU. He left the game in the closing minutes with an undisclosed injury. Washington States opening drive stalled on Portland States 4-yard line, and the Cougars settled for Erik Powells 21-yard field goal and a 3-0 lead. The Cougars had a bizarre drive on their second possession, moving forward and back over 90 yards because of penalties, and converting three fourth-down plays, before Powells 22-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Aaron Sibley. Washington States first touchdown came on a screen pass from Falk to Keith Harrington, which the freshman running back turned into a 24-yard gain that gave the Cougars a 10-0 lead midway through the second quarter. That lead stood at halftime, as the Cougars outgained Portland State 274 yards to 66 yards in the first half. Portland State came out strong in the third quarter, driving 75 yards with Paris Penn scoring on a 4-yard rush to cut Washington States lead to 10-7. On Portland States next possession, Jonathan Gonzales kicked a 42-yard field goal to tie the score at 10 with 4:37 left in the third. Washington State turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, with Portland State taking over on its own 28. The Vikings were forced to punt, but WSUs Kyrin Priester fumbled the catch and Portland State recovered on WSUs 11. Nate Tago pounded over from the 8 to give Portland State a 17-10 lead with 13:06 left. Tavares Martin returned the ensuing kickoff to Portland States 46, aided by a face-mask penalty against the Vikings. Gabe Marks caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Falk to tie the score at 17 with 9:11 left. Kuresa led Portland State on a 14-play, 69-yard drive that consumed nearly 7 minutes, with Long rushing from the 1-yard line to lift Portland State to a 24-17 lead with 2:19 left. Sibley intercepted a pass from WSUs Peyton Bender with 42 seconds left to seal the win.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALPortland State 0 0 10 14 24Washington State 3 7 0 7 17

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:51 WSU Erik Powell 21 yd field goal 11-71 4:092nd 07:51 WSU Keith Harrington 24 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 7-77 3:093rd 10:54 PSU Paris Penn 4 yd run (J. Gonzales kick) 10-75 4:01 04:37 PSU J. Gonzales 42 yd field goal 10-54 5:174th 13:06 PSU Nate Tago 8 yd run (J. Gonzales kick) 3-11 1:42 09:11 WSU Gabe Marks 5 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 11-46 3:44 02:19 PSU Steven Long 1 yd run (J. Gonzales kick) 14-69 6:46

TEAM STATISTICS PSU WSUFIRST DOWNS 19 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-233 30-104PASSING YDS (NET) 61 307Passes Att-Comp-Int 12-7-0 45-28-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-294 75-411Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-6Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-81 4-92Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-46.0 2-52.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-1Penalties-Yards 5-61 5-32Possession Time 29:48 30:12Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 4 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 7 of 8Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 3-17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Portland State-Alex Kuresa 16-92; Paris Penn 13-57; David Jones 7-36; Nate Tago 3-28; Steven Long 8-22;

TEAM 1-minus 2. Washington State-Gerard Wicks 14-63; Jamal Morrow 8-33; Luke Falk 8-8.

PASSING: Portland State-Alex Kuresa 7-12-0-61. Washington State-Luke Falk 27-41-0-289; Peyton Bender 1-4-1-18.

RECEIVING: Portland State-Thomas Carter 4-34; David Jones 2-16; Cam Sommer 1-11. Washington State-Gabe Marks 6-76; Dom Williams 5-86; John Thompson 3-33; Tyler Baker 3-20; Kyrin Priester 3-16; River Cracraft 2-26; Keith Harrington 2-25; Robert Lewis 1-12; Daniel Lilienthal 1-7; Gerard Wicks 1-3; Jamal Morrow 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Portland State-Aaron Sibley 1-0. Washington State-None.

FUMBLES: Portland State-None. Washington State-Luke Falk 2-0; Kyrin Priester 1-1; B.J. Salmonson 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Portland State-S. Talalemotu 1-0. Washington State-Darryl Paulo 1-0; Destiny Vaeao 1-0; Kache Palacio 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Portland State-Jeremy Lutali 8-1; P. Onwuasor 6-2; Xavier Coleman 5-2; AJ Schlatter 5-1; S. Talalemotu 3-2; Mosa Likio 3-1; Daniel Fusi 3-1; Aaron Sibley 2-2; John Norcross 1-3; Walter Santiago 3-0; Beau Duronslet 2-0; Sadat Sulleyman 1-1; B. Brody-Heim 1-0; Marcus Kinsella 0-1; Michael Doman 0-1. Washington State-Jeremiah Allison 6-6; Shalom Luani 6-2; Peyton Pelluer 3-5; Taylor Taliulu 5-1; Destiny Vaeao 2-3; Kache Palacio 3-0; Hercules Mataafa 2-1; Robert Barber 1-2; Parker Henry 1-1; Charleston White 1-1; Darryl Paulo 1-1; Isaac Dotson 1-0; Frankie Luvu 1-0; Erik Powell 1-0; Colton Teglovic 0-1; Darrien Molton 0-1; Reggie Coates 0-1; Ivan McClennan 0-1.

PORTLAND STATE VS. WASHINGTON STATESept. 5, 2015 Martin Stadium Att.: 24,302 TV: Pac-12 Networks

GAME RECAPS

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Luke Falk led a 10-play, 90-yard touchdown drive, finding River Cracraft with an eight-yard strike with :13 left to lift Washington State past Rutgers, 37-34. Falk threw for 468 yards and four touchdowns. While Janarion Grant tried to be the hero for Rutgers, returning two kicks for touchdowns, he couldnt return the final kickoff for a touchdown. The ball was kicked to Leonte Carroo and Rutgers tried to do their Stanford vs. California impression, before the ball was thrown forward after several laterals. Grant had the best game of his collegiate career, returning a kickoff and a punt for late touchdowns. With Rutgers trailing 30-27 with 1:45 left, Grant returned a punt 55-yards for a touchdown to give Rutgers the 34-30 lead. The playmaker returned a kickoff 100 yards to give Rutgers its first lead of the game, 27-23 and finished a school record 339 total yards. Washington State answered Grants 100-yard return with an eight play, 82-yard drive in 2:59. Falk hit Gabe Marks, who made a dazzling 23-yard touchdown catch. On its next two drives Rutgers negated two touchdowns with penalties. Rutgers running back Josh Hicks fumbled on the ensuing drive after catching a screen pass and Isaac Dotson recovered for the Cougars. That came one play after a 21-yard touchdown was negated on a holding penalty on Chris Muller. The Scarlet Knights defense stopped Washington State on fourth down with 6:10 left, but Justin Goodwins offensive pass interference penalty negated a 29-yard touchdown catch by Grant. The high-scoring second half came after just one touchdown in the first. Trailing 13-6 and after lead-ing a 52-yard drive to start the second half, Chris Laviano, making his first career start, fumbled near the sideline, recovered on the 40-yard by defensive tackle Destiny Vaeao. Laviano finished with 204 yards, going 23-of-29 with one touchdown and an interception. Falk then led a 64-yard touchdown drive with a 7-play drive. Keith Harrington caught a 5-yard swing pass to make it 20-6 midway through the third quarter. Rutgers answered with a 73-yard touchdown drive that included a fourth-and-five conversion on a 20-yard pitch and catch from Laviano to Grant. Robert Martin ended the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run before Washington State blocked the extra point, leaving Rutgers down 20-12. Rutgers stopped Washington State on fourth-and-three with 2:27 left in the third quarter, then embarked on a 68-yard, 7-play drive capped by a 1-yard toss to Matt Flanagan. Carroo caught the two-point conversion to knot it at 20. Falk completed his first 13 passes of the game against Rutgers depleted secondary. Four defensive backs were dismissed from the team 10 minutes before the season opener last week. Washington States Erik Powell hit field goals from 46- and 47-yards in the second quarter as Falk went 24-of-29 for 201-yards in the first half.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALWashington State 7 6 7 17 37Rutgers 0 6 6 22 34

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:57 WSU Dom Williams 7 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 9-75 4:032nd 12:59 WSU Erik Powell 46 yd field goal 4-5 1:53 02:19 RU Federico, Kyle 37 yd field goal 13-52 6:34 00:52 WSU Erik Powell 47 yd field goal 7-35 1:27 00:00 RU Federico, Kyle 48 yd field goal 6-42 0:463rd 08:55 WSU Keith Harrington 5 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 7-64 2:09 04:30 RU Martin, Robert 15 yd run (Federico, Kyle kick blockd) 9-73 4:254th 14:56 RU Flanagan, Matt 1 yd pass from Laviano, Chris (Carroo, Leonte pass from Laviano, Chris), 7-68 2:3 12:44 WSU Erik Powell 37 yd field goal 8-67 2:12 12:30 RU Grant, Janarion 100 yd kickoff return (Federico, Kyle kick) 09:31 WSU Gabe Marks 23 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 8-82 2:59 01:31 RU Grant, Janarion 55 yd punt return (Federico, Kyle kick) 00:13 WSU River Cracraft 8 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 10-90 1:18

TEAM STATISTICS WSU RUTFIRST DOWNS 28 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 16-81 37-198PASSING YDS (NET) 478 204Passes Att-Comp-Int 66-47-0 29-23-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-559 66-402Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-16 2-56Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-67 7-195Interception Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 2-31.0 3-49.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 5-50 11-100Possession Time 28:09 31:51Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 5 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 1-4

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Washington State-Gerard Wicks 7-43; Luke Falk 6-29; Keith Harrington 3-9. Rutgers-Hicks, Josh 16-91;

Martin, Robert 9-61; James, Paul 6-23; Grant, Janarion 1-21; Laviano, Chris 5-2.

PASSING: Washington State-Luke Falk 47-66-0-478. Rutgers-Laviano, Chris 23-29-1-204.

RECEIVING: Washington State-Gabe Marks 14-146; River Cracraft 8-121; Keith Harrington 6-38; Dom Williams 5-71; Gerard Wicks 5-41; Kyrin Priester 2-21; Robert Lewis 2-16; John Thompson 2-11; Tavares Martin Jr. 2-6; Da

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