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2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS(2-1, 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 W, 31-14 (P12N)Oct. 3 No. 24 California * Berkeley, Calif. 1 p.m. (P12N)Oct. 10 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. 3 p.m. (P12N)Oct. 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

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WASHINGTON STATE HITS THE ROAD FOR PAC-12 OPENER AT CALIFORNIAWashington State opens its Pac-12 Conference slate on the road, heading to Berkeley, Calif. to face No. 24 University of California Saturday at 1 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.

SERIES HISTORYCalifornia leads the all-time series with Washington State 45-26-5 after posting a record-filled 60-59 victory in Pullman last season. In their last trip to Berkeley in 2013, the Cougars claimed a 44-22 win behind 521 passing yards and three touchdown tosses from Connor Halliday.

COMING UP The Cougars continue on the road next Saturday, facing Oregon at 3 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.

WASHINGTON STATE (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12) at No. 24 CALIFORNIA (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 • Pac-12 Networks

Kabam Stadium at California Memorial Stadium (62,467) • Berkeley, Calif.

TV: Pac-12 Networks PLAY-BY-PLAY: Kevin Calabro ANALYST: Yogi Roth SIDELINE: Lewis Johnson

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: CAL leads 45-26-5OVERALL STREAK: CAL +1 LAST SEASON: Cal, 60-59 (Pullman) LAST WSU WIN: 2013, 44-22 (Berkeley)IN BERKELEY: CAL leads 30-13-3 STREAK: WSU +1 LAST MEETING: WSU 44-22 (2013) LAST CAL WIN: 30-7 (2011, San Francisco)IN PULLMAN: WSU leads 12-9-1 STREAK: CAL +5 LAST MEETING: Cal, 60-59 LAST WSU WIN: 51-20 (2001) NEUTRAL: CAL leads 6-1-1 LAST MEETING: Tie, 17-17 (1987, Tokyo)

BROADCAST INFO SERIES HISTORY

TEAM• WSU is looking for its first three-game winning streak since 2013, at USC, Southern Utah, Idaho• WSU is looking for its first win over a ranked team since beating No. 25 USC 10-7 in Los Angeles in 2013• 20 players have made their Cougar debuts this season, and six players made their first career start• WSU has 12 players who hail from Northern California including starting DL Darryl Paulo (Sacramento) and CB Marcellus Pippins (Richmond)• In the first three games, WSU has played 11 freshmen including six true freshmen• WSU leads the Pac-12 in passing offense (362.7), the ninth-best mark in the FBS• Through the first three games, WSU led the Pac-12 in total sacks (9), currently sits tied for second (ASU)• Last season, WSU led the country with 8 players recording 20+ catches, including 4 with 60+ receptions• WSU returned all 13 offensive linemen from last year’s roster including all five starters• WSU’s win at Rutgers was the first win against a Big Ten school since defeating Purdue in the 2001 Sun Bowl • WSU rushed for 104 yards against Portland State, the fifth 100-yard game under coach Leach, first since 2013• 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

INDIVIDUAL• Mike Leach, a native of Cody, Wyo., is closing in on the 100 career-win milestone, owns 98-69 career record• QB Luke Falk leads the Pac-12 in passing yards (356.7 ypg) and total offense (361.7 ypg)• Falk was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after throwing for 478 yards and four TDs at Rutgers• WR Dom Williams is tied for third in WSU history with 22 career TD catches, one away from a tie for third• Williams now sits tied with Jason Hill for the most multiple-TD games (7) in school history• Williams sits 10th in school history with 2,059 career receiving yards, 39 away from Deron Pointer for ninth• RB Keith Harrington has opened his career with a touchdown in each of the first three games• RUSH LB Ivan McLennan and Kache Palacio are each tied for the Pac-12 lead in sacks with three sacks• LB Jeremiah Allison is second in the Pac-12 Conference averaging 9.7 tackles-per-game • WR Gabe Marks is tied for seventh in WSU history with 148 career receptions, Isiah Myers is sixth with 164• Marks leads the Pac-12 in catches per game with 8.3, is second in total catches with 25• RB Gerard Wicks recorded career highs of 14 carries and 63 yards against Portland State

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2015 STANDINGSNORTH DIVISON

Pac-12 Overall Stanford 2-0 3-1 California 1-0 4-0 Washington State 0-0 2-1 Oregon 0-1 2-2 Oregon State 0-1 2-2 Washington 0-1 2-2

SOUTH DIVISON Pac-12 Overall UCLA 1-0 4-0 Utah 1-0 4-0 USC 1-1 3-1 Colorado 0-0 3-1 Arizona 0-1 3-1 Arizona State 0-1 2-2

SATURDAY, OCT. 3Washington State at CALIFORNIA, 1 p.m. (P12N)

Arizona State at UCLA, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)Oregon at COLORADO, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona at STANFORD, 7:30 p.m. (P12N)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25Stanford def. OREGON STATE, 42-24

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26COLORADO def. Nicholls State, 48-0California def. WASHINGTON, 30-24

UCLA def. ARIZONA, 56-30Utah def. OREGON, 62-20

USC def. ARIZONA STATE, 42-14

PAC-12 CONFERENCEAUDIO ON INTERNET WSU’s football broadcasts are available on the Inter-net through WSU’s 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 Monday’s 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 COACH’S SHOWWashington State Head Coach Mike Leach hold his weekly radio show on WSU’s 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 men’s basketball, baseball, women’s basketball and women’s 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 KBBO 1390 AM/104.5 FMInternet wsucougars.comSirius/XM Satellite Radio 137/197

THIS WEEK

MONDAY - Sept. 28No Practice

Press Conferences12:30 p.m. - Players

1 p.m. - Coach Leach

TUESDAY - Sept. 29Practice3:30 p.m.

All Coaches Available To Media

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

All Coaches Available To Media

THURSDAY - Oct. 1Practice3:30 p.m.

Asst. Coaches ONLYAvailable To Media

FRIDAY - Oct. 2Travel to Berkeley

SATURDAY - Oct. 3at California

1 p.m. Pac-12 Networks

SUNDAY - Oct. 48 p.m.

Asst. Coaches ONLYAvailable To Media

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

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YOUNG COUGS TAKE THE FIELD Washington State has seen 21 players make their Cougar debuts in the first three weeks and five players who have made their first career start. Eleven freshmen have contributed including six 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 including nine true freshmen. Eighteen newcomers ap-pear in the depth chart against California with a total of 13 freshman listed including seven true freshmen.

LEACH-DYKES SHARE TEXAS TECH CONNECTIONS There are a couple Washington State-California connections beginning with the head coaches. Cal head coach Sonny Dykes, a 1993 graduate of Texas Tech, was a member of Mike Leach’s Texas Tech coaching staff from 2000-06 as the wide receivers coach and later as the co-offensive coordi-nator the final two seasons. Cougar offensive line coach Clay McGuire also coached with Dykes at Texas Tech, WSU outside receivers coach Graham Harrell played for the Red Raiders from 2004-08 as did WSU offensive quality control Joel Filani, a wide receiver at Texas Tech from 2003-06.

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 Houston’s 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 OFF TO SOLID START IN 2015 Luke Falk is off to a solid start to the 2015 season, posting a pair of 300-yard games including a 478-yard performance in a road win over Rutgers. Through the first three games, Falk has tossed eight touchdowns and just one interception while averaging a Pac-12 best 356.7 passing yards per game. Following the comeback win over Rutgers in week two, Falk picked up his second career Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week honor after throwing for 478 yards on 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, BENDER BATTLED 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 Logan, Utah native threw for 601 yards, second-most in WSU history and three touchdowns, also rushing 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 capped spring ball with 265 passing yards and two touchdowns in the Crimson & Gray Spring Game.

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): 98-69 (14th) WSU RECORD (Seasons): 14-26 (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 Salave’a (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: 515-538-45 (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 6Total Freshmen Played 17 10 20 11Sophomores Played 13 17 14 19

YDS TD GAME1. 601 3 at Arizona State (2014)2. 478 4 at Rutgers (2015)3. 471 5 at Oregon State (2014)4. 355 2 Washington (2014)5. 346 2 USC (2014)6. 303 3 Wyoming (2015)

FALK’S 300-YARD GAMES

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) 449.3 (7/41) PASSING OFFENSE/G 330.4 (1/9) 368.0 (2/4) 477.7 (1/1) 362.7 (1/9) SCORING OFFENSE/G 20.4 (11/106) 31.0 (8/52) 31.8 (7/45) 28.3 (10/80)



MEMORABLE FIRST START FOR FALK LAST SEASONLuke 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.

OFFENSIVE LINE RETURNED 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 nation’s 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) it’s 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 three games, the o-line has surrendered five sacks and posted its first 100-yard rushing performance (vs. Portland State), since 2013 at Arizona.

EKLUND NAMED COUGAR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK Each week, Washington State coaches award the “Bone” award to the offensive lineman who per-forms the best during the previous game. Following the Wyoming game, redshirt-senior left guard Gunnar Eklund earned his first “Bone” award of the season. Portland State: None; at Rutgers: Joe Dahl; Wyoming: Gunnar Eklund

COUGAR PASS CATCHERS AMONG NATION’S 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 Broussard’s 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 since Mike Leach arrived in 2012 and as a result, a couple wide receivers find their names climbing the record books. Redshirt-senior Dom Williams enters Saturday tied for third in WSU history with 22 career touchdown receptions, needing two to pass Marquess Wilson for second all-time and 10 away from Jason Hills top mark of 32. Williams also owns six career 100-yard games, tied for 10th all-time and recently moved into tenth in career receiving yards (2,059) and also sits just outside the WSU career top-10 for recep-tions. Redshirt-junior Gabe Marks, already has posted a career game this season with a career-high 14 receptions for 146 yards, tying a career high, and a touchdown in the win at Rutgers. Marks enters Saturday tied for seventh in school history with 148 career receptions and is closing in on the top-10 for receiving yards and touchdowns. Marks is second in the Pac-12 with 25 receptions and is second with 273 receiving yards. Junior River Cracraft posted his sixth career 100-yard game at Rutgers and also sits just outside the WSU top-10 for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns.

CATEGORY NO. PAC-12 NCAAOFFENSE Scoring/G 28.3 10 80 Rushing/G 86.7 12 124 Passing/G 362.7 1 9 Total Offense/G 449.3 7 41 First Downs/G 22.7 8 99 Sacks Allowed/G 5/1.7 6 62 Red Zone 9-11 (81.8%) 8 75 3rd Down 14-43 (32.6%) T-11 113 4th Down 9-14 (64.3%) 5 38DEFENSE Scoring/G 24.0 8 68 Rushing/G 181.3 11 85 Passing/G 187.0 3 38 Total Defense/G 368.3 6 61 Sacks/G 9/3.0 T-1 17 Red Zone 8-9 (88.9%) 7 99 3rd Down % 18-38 (47.4%) 12 111 4th Down % 2-6 (66.7%) 11 104KICKOFF RETURN AVG. 20.6 8 75OPP. KICKOFF RETURN AVG. 25.8 11 110NET KICKOFF COVERAGE 34.6 12 -PUNT RETURN AVG. 7.2 8 81OPP. PUNT RETURN AVG. 21.0 10 117NET PUNTING 36.4 T-8 69PENALTIES/G 5.0/41.7 6/4 36/31TURNOVER MARGIN +2 (5G/3L) T-5 41

PASSING YARDS/G NO. PAC-12 NCAALuke Falk 356.7 1 5

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS NO. PAC-12 NCAALuke Falk 8 4 20

RECEPTIONS NO. PAC-12 NCAAGabe Marks 25 T-4 -River Cracraft 17 T-7 -

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS NO. PAC-12 NCAADom Williams 3 T-4 25

TACKLES/G NO. PAC-12 NCAAJeremiah Allison 9.7 2 30Peyton Pelluer 9.0 T-5 44

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS NO. PAC-12 NCAAKache Palacio 5.0 3 -Peyton Pelluer 4.5 T-4 -

SACKS NO. PAC-12 NCAAIvan McLennan 3.0 T-1 -Kache Palacio 3.0 T-1 -

KICKOFF RETURN AVG. NO. PAC-12 NCAATavares Martin Jr. 22.9 3 -

PUNTING AVG. NO. PAC-12 NCAAZach Charme 43.4 4 T-37

PLAYER TOTAL KICKOFF PUNTDylan Hanser 4 2 2Parker Henry 4 4 0Jeremiah Allison 3 3 0Kirkland Parker 2 2 0Erik Powell 2 2 0

PLAYER RANKINGS

STAT RANKINGS

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES

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 2013-14 148 Gabe Marks 2012-pres.

- 130 Dom Williams 2012-pres.- 129 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. 2,059 Dom Williams 2012-pres.

- 1,640 Gabe Marks 2012-pres.- 1,615 River Cracraft 2013-pres.

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS1. 32 Jason Hill 2003-062. 23 Marquess Wilson 2010-123. 22 Hugh Campbell 1960-62 22 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.

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CATEGORY 2015RECORD 2-1PAC-12 0-0 NORTH 0-0 SOUTH 0-0NONCONFERENCE 2-1HOME 1-1AWAY 1-0DAY 1-1NIGHT 1-0TV GAMES ESPN 1-0 Pac-12 Networks 1-1

SCORING FIRST 1-1OPPONENT SCORES FIRST 1-0

LEADING AT HALF 2-1TRAILING AT HALF TIED AT HALF

LEADING AFTER 3 QUARTERS 2-0TRAILING AFTER 3 QUARTERS TIED AFTER 3 QUARTERS 0-1

LEADING WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING 2-0TRAILING WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING TIED WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING 0-1

SCORING FEWER THAN 20 POINTS 0-1SCORING 20+ POINTS SCORING 30+ POINTS 2-0SCORING 40+ POINTS

ALLOWING FEWER THAN 20 POINTS 1-0ALLOWING 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 2-0RUSHING FOR 100+ YARDS 0-1

ALLOWING LESS THAN 100 RUSHING YARDS ALLOWING 100+ RUSHING YARDS 2-0ALLOWING 200+ RUSHING YARDS 0-1

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

ALLOWING LESS THAN 200 PASSING YARDS 0-1ALLOWING 200+ PASSING YARDS 2-0ALLOWING 300+ PASSING YARDS ALLOWING 400+ PASSING YARDS

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

ALLOWING LESS THAN 300 TOTAL YARDS 0-1ALLOWING 300+ TOTAL YARDS ALLOWING 400+ TOTAL YARDS 2-0ALLOWING 500+ TOTAL YARDS

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

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

2015 BY THE NUMBERS LINEBACKERS LEAD THE WAYThe Cougar linebackers have filled up the stat sheet the first three weeks with senior Jeremiah Allison averaging 9.7 tackles-per-contest (29 total), second-best in the Pac-12 Conference while redshirt-sophomore Peyton Pelluer is tied for fifth in the conference with 9.0 (27 total) along with 4.5 tackles-for-loss, tied for fourth-best in the Pac-12. Allison led the Cougars in tackles in each of the first two games, 12 against Portland State and 11 at Rutgers and Pelluer followed with a career-best 14 stops against Wyoming. 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.

DEFENSE PUTTING THE PRESSURE ONThrough the first three games, the Washington State defense led the Pac-12 with nine sacks and tied for No. 11 in the country with 25 tackles-for-loss. This week, WSU sits tied for second with nine sacks after posting an impressive performance against Wyoming, tallying five sacks, three from Ivan McLennan and two from Kache Palacio. McLennan tallied WSU’s first three-sack performance since Andy Mattingly recorded four against Arizona State in 2007. McLennan and Palacio both enter Saturday sharing the team lead with three sacks a piece for the season, each tied for the conference lead while Palacio sits second in the league with five tackles-for-loss. Also against Wyoming, WSU recorded 14 tackles-for-loss, tied for third-most in school history, led by Peyton Pelluer’s 3.5.

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. 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 last season, recording a team-high 13 pass breakups, tying for second-most in the Pac-12. The Cougars have started true freshman Darrien Molton (8 tackles, 1 forced fumble) at cornerback the first three games while newcomer junior college transfer Shalom Luani has started all three at safety and is coming off his best game after posting 11 tackles and a forced a fumble.

SPECIAL TEAMS FULL OF NEWCOMERSWashington State has seen a couple new faces contribute on special teams in the first three games. Freshman punter Zach Charme owns three punts of 50+ yards and has put four punts inside the 20 while averaging 43.4 yards-per-punt, good for fourth in Pac-12. Freshman kickoff returner Tavares Martin Jr. has been close to breaking a couple long returns through the first three games. The Belle Glade, Fla. native posted returns of 29 and 34 yard return in his collegiate debut against Portland State and enters Saturday fourth in the Pac-12 averaging 43.4 yards-per-return. Although not a new face but redshirt-sophomore kicker Erik Powell posted a career day in the win at Rutgers, hitting all three of his field goal attempts from 46, 47 and 37 yards, respectively, setting a career long of 47.

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. Cracraft’s 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 O’Brien 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 Salave’a, 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 Dillard’s dad, Mitch was an offensive lineman and tight end for the Cougars in the late 1980’s; redshirt-sophomore safety Isaac Dotson’s dad, Mi-chael was an All-American wrestler for WSU from 1983-86; redshirt-sophomore linebacker Peyton Pelluer’s dad, Scott also played linebacker for the Cougs, matching Peyton’s No. 47 from 1977-80; Peyton’s grandpa, Arnie played end for WSU in the mid 1950’s and his great grandpa, Carl, played flanker in the 1920’s.



#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)

#18 SHALOM LUANI TACKLES GAME1. 11 Wyoming (2015)

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

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

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

#47 PEYTON PELLUER TACKLES GAME1. 14 Wyoming (2015)

CAREER 100-YARD GAMES WSU ADDS 25 INTO ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMEWashington State inducted 25 members into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 18, 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.

COLLEGE GAMEDAY RECORDDating back to the beginning of the 2004 season, ESPN’s College GameDay has had the WSU flag appear throughout the show. The streak is up to 167 after last week’s appearance at Arizona. 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 Gleason’s “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 WSU’s Alumni Center.

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.

DAHL NAMED TO OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LISTRedshirt-senior left tackle Joe Dahl was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, given annually to the nation’s 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 nation’s 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 team’s 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.

CAREER 10+ TACKLE GAMES

PLAYER TEAM LAST WEEK THIS WEEKHusain Abdullah (DB) Kansas City at CincinnatiDeone Bucannon (S) Arizona 5 tackles in win vs. S.F. vs. St. LouisXavier Cooper (DL) Cleveland 1 tackle, NFL debut in loss vs. OAK at San DiegoBrandon 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 No stats in loss vs. INDY Bye

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Defensive CoordinatorAlex Grinch (Booth)

Outside LinebackersRoy Manning (Field)

Offensive LineClay McGuire (Field)

Defensive LineJoe Salave’a (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 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 Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.” Allison is one of 80 football student-athletes considered for the award that honors college football’s 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 Butch’s 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.

2014 SEASON RECAPWashington State University went 3-9 overall while playing the nation’s 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 Houston’s 511.3 in 1989. WSU set or tied 42 school, Pac-12 or NCAA records during the season, including quarterback Connor Hal-liday 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.

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 an-nouncer 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, men’s basketball and baseball broadcasts. 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 men’s 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 men’s 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



KACHE PALACIO • Senior • Gardena, Calif. • Serra High School

Major: Social SciencesEmphasis: Comparative Ethnic Studies, Human Development, Psychology

• Expected to graduate with his degree following the fall semester, needing only 3.5 years to obtain.

• Has improved GPA from a 2.1 following freshman year to achieving a GPA of over 3.00 each of the last two semesters.

• Credits the gains he has made in time management skills to his improvement in the classroom

• Favorite Class Taken at WSU and why: Psychology, “because it was so interest-ing to hear about all that goes into understanding why we behave certain ways.” The course provides a broad overview of the terms, processes, principles and theories related to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

• Future Plans: Following football would like to be a coach and counselor, working with kids

PEYTON PELLUER • History major – 3.54 GPA• Three-time President’s Honor Roll• 2014 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team• Two-time WSU Athletics All-Academic Team

CARLOS FREEMAN • Construction management major – 3.18 GPA• Two-time WSU Athletics All-Academic Team• Two-time President’s Honor Roll

CUMULATIVE GPA’S ENTERING 2015 FALL SEMESTER

1. Brandon Evers 3.712. Peyton Pelluer 3.543. Mitchell Cox 3.534. Taylor Comfort 3.365. Moritz Christ 3.356. Sam Flor 3.217. Carlos Freeman 3.188. Luke Falk 3.179. Jacob Seydel 3.1610. Tyler Hilinski 3.14

TOP CLASSROOM PERFORMERS

WSU Football student-athletes combined for 171 hours of community service projects during the 2015 spring semester and 357 total hours of community service during the 2014-15 academic year. Community service projects include Reading Buddies, Senior Buddies, Coug Pals, Butch’s Holiday Bash, Habitat for Humanity and Special Olympics.

Senior Jeremiah Allison has been involved with many community service projects in and around Pullman, including assisting in Habitat for Humanity, the Washington State Athletics Reading Buddies with local elementary schools, Sr. Buddies at the local retirement home and Butch’s Holiday Bash for local children. He also helped out with National Women in Sports Day and is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for football. Allison was the recent recipient of the WSU athletic community service award, as he volunteered the most hours among WSU student-athletes, and works with a local church, setting up weekly bible studies. He also serves as an outlet to local individuals who lost their parent or parents to share words of inspiration.

Other Cougar football student-athletes who are involved with Coug Pals this semester, where they write letters with local elementary schools kids, include Luke Falk, Dom Williams, Moritz Chris and Ivan McLennan.

ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT

COMMUNITY CORNER

SHALOM LUANI • Junior •

Time Activity9-10:25 am History 30510:35-11:50 am Criminal Justice 2012Noon-1:15 p.m. Communication 1021:30 pm Lunch2:30 pm Film Review3:30 pm Football Practice6 pm Dinner7-9:30 pm Study Hall

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This year’s Cougar football team has many links to former Washington State student-athletes running through their families. This week, we will focus on Isaac Dotson’s father, Michael, a former WSU wrestler.

• Isaac Dotson – Father, Michael, wrestled at WSU, was a three-time NCAA qualifier and also earned All-America status.• Michael Dotson:- Freshman (1982-83) went 15-21-1 overall…finished third at 1983 Pac-10 Cham-pionships…reached NCAA Championships.- Sophomore (1983-84) went 32-9-3 at 150 pounds…won first 10 matches to open season…finished third at 1984 Pac-120 Championships…fell in first round at NCAA Championships.- Junior (1984-85) went 26-6-1 on season, including season-best 15-match win streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 8…went 1-1 at Pac-10 Championships.- Senior (1985-86) went 22-5 on season, finished third at Pac-10 Champion-ships…reached NCAA Championships for third time in career.

Ranked 6th in nation in Amateur Wrestling News 1985 All-America teamCareer totals: 95-41-5

One of the most popular classes at Washington State among Cougar football student-athletes is Human Development 101. Students are intro-duced to human development concepts, issues and theory spanning early childhood through aging and death with emphasis on interrelation-ships between individuals, families, schools, communities and culture. There is a virtual com-ponent to the class, with students participating in an interactive online simulation in which they raise a virtual child to the age of 18. The second, separate simulation makes life choices based upon their own lives, resulting in seeing life out-comes of their virtual self.

The course includes weekly quizzes, 12 critical thinking activities, in-class activities and a se-mester-ending final group project.

BEST IN CLASS

A pair of Samoans on WSU’s football team also have a history playing the other futbol. Junior Shalom Luani and sophomore Frankie Luvu have both represented their country in international soccer competitions. Luani, who made the national team as a senior in high school, also scored a goal in a World Cup first-round qualifying game in 2012 in American Samoa’s first official victory in international soccer. Luvu was a member of the American Samoa U-17 team as a midfielder.

Nickle back Isaac Dotson has spent the past few seasons teaming with another defensive back Taylor Taliulu, making music. Dotson lays down the beats and the duo has been featured by the Pac-12 Networks on Pac-12 Profiles, where they produced the music and lyrics for the piece.

FAMILY TIES

HOBBY HUDDLE

TAYLOR TALIULU • Senior •

Senior safety Taylor Taliulu spent his summer do-ing all the normal activities of a Cougar football player: conditioning, lifting, attending summer school. He also added video producer to his plate as the senior from Aiea, Hawaii interned in the WSU Athletic department, focusing on content. He put together a four-part series called “The Grind,” (www.youtube.com/watch?v=jutORjRhMt8), de-tailing WSU’s off-season, including workouts and team-bonding activities. In addition to his video work, Taliulu also wrote and recorded “pump-up” music that is played during games at Martin Stadium. As if he is not busy enough, Taliulu also has a clothing-design project called Verified, with t-shirts worn by teammates off the field that he hopes to expand when time allows. Following football, Taliulu plans to pursue all three areas, music, video, design, and he already has a leg up on the competition.

LOOKING AHEAD



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

WYOMING QTR PLAYS YDS TIMEFalk 1-yard run 1 8 44 2:27Williams 35-yard pass from Falk 2 7 70 2:55Harrington 36-yard run 2 9 79 3:48Powell 22-yard FG 3 10 48 4:21Williams 4-yard pass from Falk 4 2 12 0:46

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(45) 4-0 14822 Michigan State(5) 4-0 13973 Ole Miss(10) 4-0 13494 TCU 4-0 12545 Baylor 3-0 11966 Notre Dame 4-0 11637 UCLA 4-0 11568 Georgia 4-0 11479 LSU 3-0 107510 Utah(1) 4-0 103411 Florida State 3-0 88812 Clemson 3-0 85313 Alabama 3-1 85014 Texas A&M 4-0 77615 Oklahoma 3-0 74716 Northwestern 4-0 56617 USC 3-1 50918 Stanford 3-1 48619 Wisconsin 3-1 30920 Oklahoma State 4-0 28121 Mississippi State 3-1 21122 Michigan 3-1 20923 West Virginia 3-0 17924 California 4-0 14925 Florida 4-0 140

Others receiving votes: Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise State 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami (FL) 14, Kansas State 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, Minnesota 5, BYU 5, Tennessee 4

1 Ohio State(61) 4-0 15932 Michigan State(2) 4-0 14933 TCU 4-0 14014 Baylor 3-0 13945 Ole Miss(1) 4-0 13486 Georgia 4-0 12567 Notre Dame 4-0 11148 LSU 3-0 11069 Florida State 3-0 108810 UCLA 4-0 107611 Clemson 3-0 97112 Utah 4-0 89313 Alabama 3-1 86714 Oklahoma 3-0 80315 Texas A&M 4-0 78616 USC 3-1 56617 Northwestern 4-0 51118 Wisconsin 3-1 41819 Oklahoma State 4-0 41320 Stanford 3-1 40121 West Virginia 3-0 23022 Mississippi State 3-1 14523 Florida 4-0 14124 California 4-0 89 Oregon 2-2 89

Others receiving votes: Michigan 84, Arizona 72, Kansas State 66, Miami (FL) 61, NC State 52, Boise State 47, Duke 44, Iowa 44, Memphis 42, Texas Tech 22, Temple 18, Toledo 15, Auburn 8, Minnesota 6, Missouri 6, Georgia Tech 6, Houston 5, Kentucky 3, Indiana 2, Tennessee 2, Navy 1, BYU 1, Illinois 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 3 4 21Dahl (OL) RS 13 12 3 28 28Eklund (OL) 7 13 12 3 28 35Falk (QB) RS 3 3 6 6Flor (OL) RS 0 2 - - 2Green (WR) 1 - - 1Lewis (WR) RS 3 2 2 5Madison (OL) RS 8 3 3 11Marks (WR) 8 9 0 3 3 20Middleton (OL) RS 0 12 3 15 15Morrow (RB) RS 11 - - 11Seydel (OL) RS 4 - - 4Sorenson (OL) 0 10 3 6 13Wicks (RB) RS 0 3 3 3D. Williams (WR) 5 8 0 3 3 16

DEFENSE 2012 2013 2014 2015 Streak CareerAllison (LB) 0 0 9 3 12 12Barber (NT) RS 0 1 3 3 4Dotson (DB) 0 RS 2 - 2Hameed (S) 3 - - 3Henry (DB) RS - - 1 1 1Lemora (S) RS 10 - - 10Luani (S) 3 3 3McLennan (LB) RS 0 1 - 1Molton (CB) 3 3 3Palacio (LB) 0 7 12 2 2 21Paulo (DL) 0 0 3 3 3 6Pelluer (LB) 0 5 3 8 8Pippins (CB) 2 2 2 4Porter (CB) 2 - - 2Taliulu (S) 2 10 10 3 8 25Vaeao (DL) 2 10 10 3 10 25White (CB) RS 7 1 - 8

PASSING PLAYS (12)YDS CONNECTION OPPONENT39 Falk to Marks Portland State35 Falk to Williams (TD) Wyoming32 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 (2)YDS RUSHER OPPONENT36 Harrington (TD) Wyoming22 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 Dahl Eklund Sorenson Middleton Madison D. Williams Cracraft Marks Lewis Wicks Falk@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 Vaeao Barber Paulo Palacio Pelluer Allison Henry Pippins Taliulu Luani Molton@CAL @ORE OSU @ARIZ STAN ASU @UCLA COLO @WASH

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

WEEKLY CAPTAINS

LONG PLAYS (20+YARDS) GAMES STARTED



LAST YEAR’S MEETING IN PULLMANOct. 4, 2014

Calfiornia def. WASHINGTON STATE, 60-59PULLMAN, Wash. – Jared Goff threw for 527 yards and five touchdowns as California held on to beat Washington State 60-59 on Saturday in a game in which WSU quarterback Connor Halliday broke the NCAA passing record. Washington State kicker Quen-tin Breshears attempted a 19-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining and was wide right, preserving the win for California (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12). Halliday threw for 734 yards and six touchdowns for Washington State (2-4, 1-2). Washington State has the nation’s No. 1 passing attack, while Cal’s is No. 8, and the teams did not disappoint, combining for 1,400 yards of offense. Goff’s 51-yard touchdown pass to Trevor Davis with 3:18 left in the game provided the winning points for California. Halliday broke the NCAA passing yardage record for all levels, breaking the mark of 716 set by David Klingler of Houston in 1990. Trevor Davis of Cal ran two kickoffs back for touchdowns in the wild third quarter when the two teams combined to score 56 points. Washington State scored first on a 90-yard touchdown pass when Halliday threw to a streaking Vince Mayle, who caught the ball over his shoulder at midfield and outran the Cal defense into the end zone. Breshears kicked a 42-yard field goal to give WSU a 10-0 lead. California was forced to punt on its first three possessions. But the Golden Bears got on the scoreboard when Goff hit Davis, who broke three tackles to complete a 27-yard touchdown reception. Washington State replied with an 85-yard drive that ended when Halliday connected with Isiah Myers on a 16-yard touchdown pass for a 17-7 lead with 10:59 left in the half. Cal marched quickly down the field on its next possession, but the drive stalled on the WSU 13 and the Golden Bears settled for James Langford’s 31-yard field goal to cut WSU’s lead to 17-10. Halliday replied with his third touchdown pass, a 17-yarder to River Cracraft for a 24-10 lead late in the first half. The drive featured a 30-yard reception by Dom Williams. Washington State turned the ball over on downs with just over a minute to play in the half. Cal’s drive stalled at the 8 and Langford kicked a 26-yard field goal to bring the Golden Bears within 24-13 at halftime. Hal-liday, the nation’s passing yardage leader, had 337 yards in the first half on 22-of-29 passing. The third quarter saw an explosion of offense, with each team scoring four touchdowns. Cal’s first play of the sec-ond half was a 55-yard pass completion from Goff to Stephen Anderson. Then Daniel Lasco caught a short pass from Goff and ran up the middle for a 27-yard touchdown to cut WSU’s lead to 24-20. After a WSU punt, California took the lead with an 85-yard drive that required only four plays. Goff’s 40-yard pass to Chris Harper put the ball at WSU’s 15. Lasco ran the next play in for a touchdown that gave Cal a 27-24 lead with 11:31 left in the third. But WSU regained the lead on the next series when Halliday threw an 86-yard touchdown strike to a wide-open Cracraft for a 31-27 lead. Then Washington State recovered an on-side kick and drove to the Cal 1, where Gerard Wicks ran in for a touchdown and a 38-27 WSU lead. Cal’s Da-vis took the ensuing kickoff in the end zone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown, cutting the WSU lead to four points. Halliday threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Myers on WSU’s next possession and the Cougars once again led by 11 points. But Davis again took the ensuing kickoff and ran 96 yards up the right sideline for a touchdown, cutting WSU’s lead to 45-41. Halliday hit Cracraft for a 9-yard touchdown pass and a 52-41 lead. Cal opened the fourth quarter with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Goff to Bryce Treggs to get within 52-48. Cal went ahead when Goff connected with Treggs on a 21-yard touchdown pass that put the

Golden Bears up 54-52 with 8:34 left in the game. Lang-ford’s conversion kick was blocked by Xavier Cooper. Washington State drove 69 yards in 11 plays on the next possession, with Gerard Wicks running over from the 1 to put the Cougars ahead 59-54 with 4:19 left. But California came right back, with Goff throwing a 51-yard touchdown pass to Davis for a 60-59 lead with 3:18 remaining. The Golden Bears attempted a two-point conversion pass that failed. Washington State took over with 3:17 left in the game and drove to the California 1. Breshears 19-yard field goal attempt was wide right with 19 seconds left.

LAST MEETING IN BERKELEYOct. 5, 2013

Washington State def. CALIFORNIA, 44-22BERKELEY, Calif. – Connor Halliday threw for 521 yards and three touchdowns and Washington State used its highest scoring conference game in 10 years to snap an eight-game skid against California with a 44-22 victory. Vince Mayle caught two TD passes and Teondray Caldwell, Jeremiah Laufasa and Marcus Mason also scored touchdowns for the Cougars who last beat the Golden Bears in 2002. Freshman Jared Goff threw for 489 yards and two touchdowns for his third 400-yard passing game already this season and Chris Harper had 13 catches for 216 yards and a score. Halliday and Goff both bounced back from rough out-ings a week ago against conference powerhouses. They traded big plays on an afternoon as they com-bined for 1,010 yards passing against overmatched defenses. Halliday’s 72-yard TD pass to Mayle gave the Cougars a 35-15 lead late in the third quarter after Cal was stopped on a fourth-and-1. But Goff answered right back with a 53-yarder to James Grisom to get the Bears within 13. But Cal couldn’t get any closer as Washington State got its most lopsided conference win since beating UCLA by 22 in 2006. The Cougars had their highest-scoring conference game since beating Oregon 55-16 in 2003. The game marked a reunion for the coaches. Dykes spent seven years as an assistant under Washington State coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech and credits his mentor for teaching him the nu-ances of the spread offense he currently uses at Cal. A game featuring Leach’s ``Air Raid’’ offense against Dykes’ ``Bear Raid’’ version got off to a predictable start with the teams throwing for 622 yards in the first half as the Cougars took a 21-15 lead into the break. There could have been even more scoring except lost a pair of fumbles by Daniel Lasco and Brendan Big-elow after driving inside the Washington State 10 with Kalafitoni Pole recovering both of them. Cal had better luck reaching the end zone from inside its own 20 than near Washington State’s goal as Goff found Harper behind the coverage for an 89-yard score in the sec-ond quarter for the second longest pass play in school history. The Cougars answered with a 68-yard TD pass from Halliday to Mason, who took a swing pass and cut back through the Bears defense for the long score to make it 21-12. Cal began the day by announcing that starting center Chris Adcock was out for the year with a knee injury and safety Alex Logan retired for medi-cal reasons. Then the Bears lost cornerback Stefan McClure (knee) and linebacker Jalen Jefferson (head) in the first half and cornerback Joel Willis was taken off on a stretcher after the opening kick to the second half.

WSU-CALIFORNIAWSU Wins: 26 • Cal Wins: 45 • Ties: 5

DATE LOC ATT WSU-RUTGERS W/L10-25-19 A N/A 14-0 W11-6-20 A 20,000 0-49 L10-29-21 P 12,000 0-14 L11-4-22 A 20,000 0-61 L10-27-23 P 11,000 0-9 L10-25-24 A 35,000 7-20 L11-7-25 A 30,000 0-35 L10-13-28 A 30,000 3-13 L10-12-29 A 40,000 0-14 L10-4-30 A 35,000 16-0 W10-17-31 P 12,000 7-13 L10-15-32 A 25,000 7-2 W10-21-33 H 16,000 6-6 T10-31-36 A 35,000 14-13 W10-9-37 A 40,000 0-27 L10-1-38 H 10,000 3-27 L10-21-39 A 35,000 7-13 L10-12-40 A 25,000 9-6 W10-4-41 H 5,000 13-6 W11-3-45 A 40,000 7-7 T11-2-46 A 30,000 14-47 L10-18-47 A 36,000 6-21 L11-13-48 A 40,000 14-44 L11-5-49 A 40,000 14-33 L10-13-51 H 17,500 35-42 L11-15-52 A 26,000 13-28 L10-16-54 A 27,000 7-17 L10-8-55 A 33,000 20-20 T11-17-56 A 32,000 14-13 W9-28-57 H 16,000 13-7 W10-4-58 A 25,000 14-34 L9-19-59 S 24,850 6-20 L10-8-60 A 31,000 21-21 T9-17-66 S 23,300 6-21 L10-25-69 S 16,700 0-17 L10-24-70 A 26,103 0-45 L10-16-71 S 12,600 23-24 L9-16-72 A 30,794 23-37 L10-17-73 H 13,082 31-28 W11-16-74 A 26,573 33-37 L9-27-75 H 24,500 21-33 L11-13-76 A 30,000 22-23 L10-8-77 A 27,500 17-10 W11-11-78 A 28,750 14-22 L11-10-79 H 22,055 13-45 L11-15-80 A 30,000 31-17 W10-14-81 S 31,000 19-0 W11-13-82 A 34,060 14-34 L11-12-83 H 15,000 16-6 W11-10-84 A 30,135 33-7 W9-7-85 H 30,135 20-19 W9-20-86 A 41,500 21-31 L11-29-87 Tokyo 54,000 17-17 T10-8-88 H 27,077 44-13 W11-11-89 A 33,000 26-38 L10-22-90 H 32,229 41-31 W10-16-93 H 30,117 34-7 W10-29-94 A 34,000 26-23 W11-4-95 A 31,000 11-27 L10-19-96 H 27,182 21-18 W10-18-97 H 35,759 63-37 W9-26-98 A 32,000 14-24 L10-2-99 H 27,682 31-7 W9-30-00 A 30,500 21-17 W9-22-01 H 21,534 51-20 W9-28-02 A 29,297 48-38 W10-22-05 A 52,569 38-42 L10-14-06 H 31,441 3-21 L11-3-07 A 55,711 17-20 L9-6-08 H 27,906 3-66 L10-24-09 A 54,738 17-49 L11-6-10 H 17,648 13-20 L11-5-11 A 35,506 7-30 L10-12-12 H 27,339 17-31 L10-5-13 A 44,682 44-21 W10-4-14 H 30,020 59-60 L

CALIFORNIA-WASHINGTON STATE SERIES HISTORY SERIES RESULTS


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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 45 Wyoming 2015

Pass CompletionsStat Individual Total Opponent Year40+ Luke Falk 47 at Rutgers 201535+ Luke Falk 37 Wyoming 201530+ Luke Falk 37 Wyoming 201525+ Luke Falk 37 Wyoming 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 303 Wyoming 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+ Luke Falk .822 (37-45) Wyoming 2015.750+ Luke Falk .822 (37-45) Wyoming 2015

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+ Ivan McLennan 3 Wyoming 2015

Tackles For LossStat Individual Total Opponent Year5+ Cory Evans 6.5 Oregon State 20074+ Cyrus Coen 4 Arizona State 20123+ Peyton Pelluer 3.5 Wyoming 2015

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 Goal2015 Robert Barber Wyoming

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)

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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+ Brian Hill 139 Wyoming 2015

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+ Cameron Coffman 25 Wyoming 2015

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+ Jake Maulhardt 10 Wyoming 20158+ Jake Maulhardt 10 Wyoming 2015

Receiving YardsStat Individual Total Opponent Year200+ Nelson Agholor 220 USC 2014150+ Nelson Agholor 220 USC 2014100+ Tanner Gentry 127 Wyoming 2015

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

Two Players With 100+ Yards Receiving2015 Wyoming Tanner Gentry (127) and Jake Maulhardt (113)

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+ Andrew Wingard 12 Wyoming 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 D’Amato, 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 O’CONNELL 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 MATA’AFA 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 9 Gabe MARKS 6-0 190 JR* 1 Kyrin PRIESTER 6-1 190 SO

KOR 12 Tavares MARTIN JR. 6-1 165 FR 24 Keith HARRINGTON 5-8 180 FR*

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STATISTICS

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 21, 2015)

All games

Team Statistics WSU OPPSCORING 85 72 Points Per Game 28.3 24.0 Points Off Turnovers 20 7FIRST DOWNS 68 67 R u s h i n g 17 38 P a s s i n g 48 26 P e n a l t y 3 3RUSHING YARDAGE 260 544 Yards gained rushing 321 663 Yards lost rushing 61 119 Rushing Attempts 66 125 Average Per Rush 3.9 4.4 Average Per Game 86.7 181.3 TDs Rushing 2 4PASSING YARDAGE 1088 561 C o m p - A t t - I n t 112-156-2 55-77-2 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.3 Average Per Catch 9.7 10.2 Average Per Game 362.7 187.0 TDs Passing 8 3TOTAL OFFENSE 1348 1105 Total Plays 222 202 Average Per Play 6.1 5.5 Average Per Game 449.3 368.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-206 16-413PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-36 3-63INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-46 2-19KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.6 25.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.2 21.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 9.5FUMBLES-LOST 5-1 4-3PENALTIES-Yards 16-130 24-218 Average Per Game 43.3 72.7PUNTS-Yards 9-396 12-524 Average Per Punt 44.0 43.7 Net punt average 37.0 39.0KICKOFFS-Yards 18-1086 14-860 Average Per Kick 60.3 61.4 Net kick average 34.6 41.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 1 9 3 1 : 4 13RD-DOWN Conversions 14/43 18/38 3rd-Down Pct 33% 47%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 2/3 4th-Down Pct 64% 67%SACKS BY-Yards 9-65 5-35MISC YARDS 0 30TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 9FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 3-4ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (9-11) 82% (8-9) 89%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (6-11) 55% (6-9) 67%PAT-ATTEMPTS (10-10) 100% (7-8) 88%ATTENDANCE 55407 46536 Games/Avg Per Game 2/27704 1/46536 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalWashington State 17 27 7 34 0 85Opponents 14 6 16 36 0 72

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Game Results (as of Sep 21, 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 46536Sep 19, 2015 WYOMING W 31-14 2-1 0-0 3:08 31105


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STATISTICS

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 21, 2015)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gGerard Wicks 3 29 141 6 135 4.7 0 22 45.0 12 91 391 22 369 4.1 4 24 30.8Keith Harrington 3 9 77 0 77 8.6 1 36 25.7 3 9 77 0 77 8.6 1 36 25.7Jamal Morrow 2 8 34 1 33 4.1 0 11 16.5 14 95 416 32 384 4.0 0 17 27.4Luke Falk 3 20 69 54 15 0.8 1 13 5.0 9 56 134 189 -55 -1.0 2 13 -6.1Total 3 66 321 61 260 3.9 2 36 86.7Opponents 3 125 663 119 544 4.4 4 31 181.3

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gLuke Falk 3 148.21 111-152-1 73.0 1070 8 39 356.7 9 143.38 267-395-8 67.6 2929 21 84 325.4Peyton 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 3 144.74 112-156-2 71.8 1088 8 39 362.7Opponents 3 140.29 55-77-2 71.4 561 3 45 187.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gGabe Marks 3 25 273 10.9 2 39 91.0 28 148 1640 11.1 11 52 58.6River Cracraft 3 17 230 13.5 1 28 76.7 25 129 1615 12.5 12 86 64.6Gerard Wicks 3 14 77 5.5 0 17 25.7 12 30 153 5.1 0 17 12.8Dom Williams 3 13 210 16.2 3 35 70.0 39 130 2059 15.8 22 84 52.8Keith Harrington 3 12 85 7.1 2 24 28.3 3 12 85 7.1 2 24 28.3Robert Lewis 3 7 67 9.6 0 17 22.3 16 48 437 9.1 2 25 27.3John Thompson 3 6 51 8.5 0 14 17.0 9 9 62 6.9 0 14 6.9Kyrin Priester 3 6 34 5.7 0 13 11.3 3 6 34 5.7 0 13 11.3Jamal Morrow 2 4 22 5.5 0 9 11.0 14 65 482 7.4 0 53 34.4Tyler Baker 3 3 20 6.7 0 13 6.7 15 30 328 10.9 2 24 21.9Tavares Martin Jr. 3 3 5 1.7 0 5 1.7 3 3 5 1.7 0 5 1.7Daniel Lilienthal 3 2 14 7.0 0 7 4.7 3 2 14 7.0 0 7 4.7Total 3 112 1088 9.7 8 39 362.7Opponents 3 55 561 10.2 3 45 187.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gLuke Falk 3 172 15 1070 1085 361.7 9 451 -55 2929 2874 319.3Gerard Wicks 3 29 135 0 135 45.0 12 91 369 0 369 30.8Keith Harrington 3 9 77 0 77 25.7 3 9 77 0 77 25.7Jamal Morrow 2 8 33 0 33 16.5 14 95 384 0 384 27.4Peyton Bender 1 4 0 18 18 18.0 1 4 0 18 18 18.0Total 3 222 260 1088 1348 449.3Opponents 3 202 544 561 1105 368.3

PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsErik Powell - 5-6 10-10 - - - - - 25 - 7-11 16-16 - - - - - 37Dom Williams 3 - - - - - - - 18 22 - - - 1 - - - 134Keith Harrington 3 - - - - - - - 18 3 - - - - - - - 18Gabe Marks 2 - - - - - - - 12 11 - - - - - - - 66River Cracraft 1 - - - - - - - 6 12 - - - - - - - 72Luke Falk 1 - - - - - - - 6 2 - - - - 1-2 - - 12Total 10 5-6 10-10 - - - - - 85Opponents 9 3-4 7-8 - 1 1-1 - - 72

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgKyrin Priester 4 22 5.5 0 13 4 22 5.5 0 13Gabe Marks 1 14 14.0 0 14 1 14 14.0 0 14Total 5 36 7.2 0 14Opponents 3 63 21.0 1 55

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTavares Martin Jr. 8 183 22.9 0 34 8 183 22.9 0 34B.J. Salmonson 1 7 7.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0Kache Palacio 1 16 16.0 0 16 1 16 16.0 0 16Total 10 206 20.6 0 34Opponents 16 413 25.8 1 100



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Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJeremiah Allison 1 44 44.0 0 44 1 44 44.0 0 44Marcellus Pippins 1 2 2.0 0 2 1 2 2.0 0 2Total 2 46 23.0 0 44Opponents 2 19 9.5 0 19

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 3 0 273 14 0 0 287 95.7 28 -3 1640 14 0 0 1651 59.0River Cracraft 3 0 230 0 0 0 230 76.7 25 0 1615 17 0 0 1632 65.3Gerard Wicks 3 135 77 0 0 0 212 70.7 12 369 153 0 0 0 522 43.5Dom Williams 3 0 210 0 0 0 210 70.0 39 0 2059 0 0 0 2059 52.8Tavares Martin Jr 3 0 5 0 183 0 188 62.7 3 0 5 0 183 0 188 62.7Keith Harrington 3 77 85 0 0 0 162 54.0 3 77 85 0 0 0 162 54.0Robert Lewis 3 0 67 0 0 0 67 22.3 16 0 437 0 0 0 437 27.3Kyrin Priester 3 0 34 22 0 0 56 18.7 3 0 34 22 0 0 56 18.7Jamal Morrow 2 33 22 0 0 0 55 27.5 14 384 482 0 453 0 1319 94.2John Thompson 3 0 51 0 0 0 51 17.0 9 0 62 0 0 0 62 6.9Jeremiah Allison 3 0 0 0 0 44 44 14.7 39 0 0 0 0 44 44 1.1Tyler Baker 3 0 20 0 0 0 20 6.7 15 0 328 0 0 0 328 21.9Kache Palacio 3 0 0 0 16 0 16 5.3 40 0 0 0 16 0 16 0.4Luke Falk 3 15 0 0 0 0 15 5.0 9 -55 0 0 0 0 -55 -6.1Daniel Lilienthal 3 0 14 0 0 0 14 4.7 3 0 14 0 0 0 14 4.7B.J. Salmonson 3 0 0 0 7 0 7 2.3 10 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.7Marcellus Pippin 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3Total 3 260 1088 36 206 46 1636 545.3Opponents 3 544 561 63 413 19 1600 533.3

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdErik Powell 6 5 47 1 11 7 47 1Total 6 5 47 1Opponents 4 3 48 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkZach Charme 9 396 44.0 54 0 9 396 44.0 54 0Total 9 396 44.0 54 0Opponents 12 524 43.7 56 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obErik Powell 18 1086 60.3 2 0 72 4253 59.1 10 1Total 18 1086 60.3 2 0Opponents 14 860 61.4 3 1

FG SEQUENCE WASHINGTON STATE OPPONENTSPortland State (21),22 (42)at Rutgers (46), (47), (37) (37), (48)Wyoming (22) 38

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## 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 3 1 6 1 3 2 9 3.0 . 1 1 . . . 39 7 2 4 6 1 1 8 11.5 3 . 5 1 1 1 . .47 Peyton Pelluer 3 1 5 1 2 2 7 4.5 . . . . 1 . 15 3 4 3 2 6 6 10.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 .18 Shalom Luani 3 1 7 5 2 2 0.0 . . 2 . 1 . 3 1 7 5 2 2 0.0 . . 2 . 1 .97 Destiny Vaeao 3 5 7 1 2 1.5 1 . 0 . . 1 . 1 31 3 2 2 3 5 5 8.5 3 . 5 . 1 2 1 130 Taylor Taliulu 3 8 2 1 0 0.5 . . 2 . . . 36 9 2 6 0 1 5 2 0.5 . . 9 1 3 .40 Kache Palacio 3 1 0 . 1 0 5.0 3 . 0 . . . . . 40 7 2 5 2 1 2 4 21.0 1 4 . 0 . 4 2 5 .31 Isaac Dotson 2 9 1 1 0 0.0 . . . 1 . . 13 1 7 7 2 4 0.0 . . . 1 . .0D Charleston White 3 9 1 1 0 0.0 . . . . . . 13 3 9 5 4 4 0.0 . 1 1 3 . 1 .29 Parker Henry 3 5 4 9 1.0 . . . . . . 21 1 2 4 1 6 1.0 . . . . . .22 Darrien Molton 3 6 2 8 1.0 . . . . 1 . 3 6 2 8 1.0 . . . . 1 .3 Ivan McClennan 3 5 3 8 3.0 3 . 0 . . . . . 15 1 6 1 3 2 9 8.5 7 . 5 . . . 1 127 Marcellus Pippins 3 7 1 8 0.0 . 1 1 . . . 6 1 4 2 1 6 2.0 . 1 3 . . .99 Darryl Paulo 3 3 4 7 3.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 26 1 9 1 5 3 4 13.5 5 . 5 . . 2 1 .92 Robert Barber 3 2 3 5 1.0 . . . . . 1 19 4 8 1 2 2.0 . . . . . 150 Hercules Mata'afa 3 4 1 5 1.0 . . . 1 . . 3 4 1 5 1.0 . . . 1 . .44 Chandler Leniu 3 3 2 5 0.0 . . . . . . 3 3 2 5 0.0 . . . . . .33 Dylan Hanser 3 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 7 4 1 5 0.0 . . . . . .51 Frankie Luvu 2 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . . 10 5 1 6 0.0 . . . . 2 .46 Erik Powell 3 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 14 3 2 5 0.0 . . . . . .10 Kirkland Parker 2 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . . 2 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . .90 Daniel Ekuale 3 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 15 8 3 1 1 3.0 1 . 0 . . . . .45 Logan Tago 3 1 1 2 0.5 . . . . . . 3 1 1 2 0.5 . . . . . .12 Tavares Martin Jr. 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .15 Robert Lewis 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 16 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .19 Colton Teglovic 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 13 2 3 5 0.0 . . . . . .55 Reggie Coates 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .4 Luke Falk 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 9 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .98 Jeremiah Mitchell 2 . . . 0.0 . . . . . . 2 . . . 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 3 1 3 6 6 9 2 0 5 25 9 2 6 3 3 2Opponents 3 1 4 2 4 8 1 9 0 15 5 2 2 0 1 1 1



WSU GAME-BY-GAME

2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 21, 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 559Sep 19 WYOMING 20 75 2 36 37 303 2 35 37-45-1 303 2 35 2 47 0 30 1 14 0 14 378Washington State 66 260 2 36 112 1088 8 39 112-156-2 1088 8 39 10 206 0 34 5 36 0 14 1348Opponents 125 544 4 31 55 561 3 45 55-77-2 561 3 45 16 413 1 100 3 63 1 55 1105

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 9.7 • Pass effic: 144.74 • KR avg: 20.6 • PR avg: 7.2 • All purpose avg/game: 545.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 449.3

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 37Sep 19 WYOMING 56 24 80 14.0-70 5.0-45 2 1-0 1-44 1 3 1 4-4 0 0 0 10 31Washington State 136 69 205 25.0-104 9.0-65 3 3-0 2-46 3 6 2 10-10 0 0 0 20 85Opponents 142 48 190 15.0-52 5.0-35 1 1-0 2-19 4 20 1 7-8 0 1 0 7 72

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 67 33.5 36 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 47 0 8 464 58.0 1 0Sep 19 WYOMING 5 225 45.0 50 0 0 1 1 3 1-1 22 0 6 384 64.0 1 0Washington State 9 396 44.0 54 0 0 1 3 4 5-6 47 1 18 1086 60.3 2 0Opponents 12 524 43.7 56 0 1 1 2 4 3-4 48 1 14 860 61.4 3 1


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2015 Washington State FootballWashington State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 21, 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 402Sep 19 WYOMING 40 113 0 31 25 296 2 45 25-36-1 296 2 45 5 137 0 38 1 7 0 7 409Opponents 125 544 4 31 55 561 3 45 55-77-2 561 3 45 16 413 1 100 3 63 1 55 1105Washington State 66 260 2 36 112 1088 8 39 112-156-2 1088 8 39 10 206 0 34 5 36 0 14 1348

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 4.4 • Avg/catch: 10.2 • Pass effic: 140.29 • KR avg: 25.8 • PR avg: 21.0 • All purpose avg/game: 533.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 368.3

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 34Sep 19 WYOMING 44 20 64 7.0-31 3.0-21 0 0-0 1-19 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14Opponents 142 48 190 15.0-52 5.0-35 1 1-0 2-19 4 20 1 7-8 0 1 0 7 72Washington State 136 69 205 25.0-104 9.0-65 3 3-0 2-46 3 6 2 10-10 0 0 0 20 85

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 1Sep 19 WYOMING 5 193 38.6 44 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 1 3 195 65.0 1 0Opponents 12 524 43.7 56 0 1 1 2 4 3-4 48 1 14 860 61.4 3 1Washington State 9 396 44.0 54 0 0 1 3 4 5-6 47 1 18 1086 60.3 2 0



PULLMAN, Wash. – Portland State of the FCS upset Washington State 24-17 in a driving rainstorm that hampered WSU’s 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 State’s 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 State’s 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 State’s opening drive stalled on Portland State’s 4-yard line, and the Cougars settled for Erik Powell’s 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 Powell’s 22-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Aaron Sibley. Washington State’s 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 State’s lead to 10-7. On Portland State’s 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 WSU’s Kyrin Priester fumbled the catch and Portland State recovered on WSU’s 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 State’s 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 WSU’s 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 Mata’afa 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 couldn’t 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 Grant’s 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 Goodwin’s 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 State’s 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; Daniel Lilienthal 1-7. Rutgers-Grant, Janarion 5-65; Carroo, Leonte 4-52; Scarff, Charles 4-34; Flanagan, Matt 3-28; Bergen, Sam 2-14; Arcidiacono, N. 1-5; Patton, Andre 1-4; Goodwin, Justin 1-2; James, Paul 1-2; Hicks, Josh 1-minus 2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Washington State-Marcellus Pippins 1-2. Rutgers-None.

FUMBLES: Washington State-None. Rutgers-Hicks, Josh 1-1; Laviano, Chris 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Washington State-Darryl Paulo 1-0. Rutgers-Lambert, Q. 0-1; Joseph, S. 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Washington State-Jeremiah Allison 6-5; Isaac Dotson 8-1; Marcellus Pippins 5-0; Peyton Pelluer 3-2; Charleston White 4-0; Destiny Vaeao 2-2; Dylan Hanser 2-1; Ivan McClennan 2-1; Taylor Taliulu 2-1; Shalom Luani 2-1; Frankie Luvu 2-0; Chandler Leniu 2-0; Darrien Molton 2-0; Robert Barber 1-1; Darryl Paulo 1-1; Hercules Mata’afa 1-0; Parker Henry 1-0; Logan Tago 0-1; Kirkland Parker 0-1. Rutgers-Longa, Steve 12-2; Cioffi, Anthony 6-1; Wharton, Isaiah 6-1; Gause, Quentin 5-1; Austin, B. 5-0; Lewis, Kaiwan 5-0; Hester, Kiy 3-1; Jacobs, Davon 3-0; Pinnix-Odrick 2-1; Turay, Kemoko 2-1; Davis, Darnell 2-0; Joseph, S. 1-1; Hampton, Saquan 1-0; Hunt, Andre 1-0; Flanagan, Matt 1-0; Lambert, Q. 0-1.

WASHINGTON STATE AT RUTGERSSept. 12, 2015 • High Point Solutions Stadium • Att.: 46,536 • TV: ESPNU


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PULLMAN, Wash. – Luke Falk threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another as Washington State beat Wyoming 31-14. Dom Williams caught two scoring passes for Washington State (2-1), which had not won a game in Pullman since beating Portland State last September. The Cougars had not beaten an FBS opponent at home since 2013. Brian Hill ran for 139 yards for Wyoming (0-3), who came in as a 24-point underdog. Cowboys quarterback Cam-eron Coffman, who missed last week’s game with an injured knee, completed 25 of 36 passes for 296 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. Falk completed 37 of 45 passes and was intercepted once. Wyoming outgained the Cougars 409 yards to 378. Wyoming scored on a 45-yard touchdown pass from Coffman to Tanner Gentry on the first possession of the game. Coffman had been intercepted the play before, but the pick was negated by a hand-in-face penalty against WSU’s Hercules Mata’afa, giving the Cowboys new life. Washington State tied the game on Falk’s 1-yard run late in the first quarter, capping a 44-yard drive that began with Wyoming punting out of its own end zone. Wyoming took possession on its own 37 on the ensuing series and ran the ball six straight times, down to the WSU 5. Then Coffman fired a touchdown pass to Jake Maulhardt for a 14-7 lead. Washington State replied with a 70-yard drive, with Falk passing 35 yards to Williams in the end zone to tie the game at 14-14. Tristan Bailey missed a 38-yard field goal attempt on Wyoming’s next possession. Washington State took over on its 21 and grabbed its first lead of the game when Keith Harrington ran 36 yards into the end zone for a 21-14 advantage they never relinquished. Harrington ran or caught the ball on six of the nine plays. Washington State’s defense held Wyoming scoreless in the second half. Falk was picked off early in the third by Marcus Epps, giving Wyoming the ball on its 49. But the Cowboys’ drive stalled and they turned the ball over on downs. Washington State returned the favor, as Harrington was stopped on fourth-and-1 and Wyoming got the ball back on the WSU 40. Wyoming couldn’t move the ball and had to punt. Early in the fourth, Gentry fumbled after catching the ball and Mata’afa recovered, giving Washington State possession at midfield. A targeting call against Wyoming cornerback Robert Priester on receiver River Cracraft got Priester ejected from the game and put WSU on the Wyoming 24. The Cougars drove to the 4, but had to settle for Erik Powell’s 22-yard field goal and a 24-14 lead. Falk added a touchdown pass to Williams late in the game.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALWyoming 14 0 0 0 14Washington State 7 14 0 10 31

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:29 WY GENTRY, Tanner 45 yd pass from COFFMAN, C. (BAILEY, Tristan kick) 5-82 2:49 04:02 WSU Luke Falk 1 yd run (Erik Powell kick) 8-44 2:27 01:03 WY MAULHARDT, Jake 5 yd pass from COFFMAN, C. (BAILEY, Tristan kick) 7-63 2:532nd 13:02 WSU Dom Williams 35 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 7-70 2:55 05:17 WSU Keith Harrington 36 yd run (Erik Powell kick) 9-79 3:484th 10:28 WSU Erik Powell 22 yd field goal 10-48 4:21 02:00 WSU Dom Williams 4 yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) 2-12 0:46

TEAM STATISTICS WYO WSUFIRST DOWNS 22 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-113 20-75PASSING YDS (NET) 296 303Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-25-1 45-37-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS76-409 65-378Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 1-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-137 2-47Interception Returns-Yards 1-19 1-44Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.6 5-45.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-57 5-43Possession Time 33:25 26:35Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-21 5-45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Wyoming-HILL, Brian 20-139; WICK, Shaun 12-8; GENTRY, Tanner 1-6; EVANS, Nico 1-minus 1; COFFMAN,

C. 6-minus 39. Washington State-Keith Harrington 6-68; Gerard Wicks 8-29; Luke Falk 6-minus 22.

PASSING: Wyoming-COFFMAN, C. 25-36-1-296. Washington State-Luke Falk 37-45-1-303.

RECEIVING: Wyoming-MAULHARDT, Jake 10-113; GENTRY, Tanner 7-127; HOLLISTER, J. 3-14; WICK, Shaun 2-14; HARSHMAN, Josh 1-13; HILL, Brian 1-9; PARKER, Joseph 1-6. Washington State-Gerard Wicks 8-33; River Cracraft 7-83; Gabe Marks 5-51; Robert Lewis 4-39; Keith Harrington 4-22; Dom Williams 3-53; Jamal Morrow 3-19; John Thompson 1-7; Tavares Martin Jr. 1-minus 1; Kyrin Priester 1-minus 3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-EPPS, Marcus 1-19. Washington State-Jeremiah Allison 1-44.

FUMBLES: Wyoming-GENTRY, Tanner 1-1; WICK, Shaun 1-0. Washington State-Luke Falk 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Wyoming-YARBROUGH, E. 2-0; PROSSER, Kevin 1-0. Washington State-Ivan McClennan 3-0; Kache Palacio 2-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Wyoming-WINGARD, Andrew 6-6; MAY, D.J. 5-2; NZEOCHA, Eric 6-0; FINLEY, Tyran 4-2; YARBROUGH, E. 4-2; WACHA, Lucas 3-2; EPPS, Marcus 2-3; HALA’API’API,S. 2-2; PRIESTER,Robert 3-0; PROSSER, Kevin 2-0; HULL, Antonio 1-1; EVANS, Nico 1-0; CAIN, Conner 1-0; FIELDS, Dalton 1-0; OLIVE, Uso 1-0; GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; KIELY, Rafe 1-0. Washington State-Peyton Pelluer 9-5; Shalom Luani 9-2; Kache Palacio 7-0; Jeremiah Allison 4-2; Parker Henry 3-3; Darrien Molton 4-1; Charleston White 4-0; Ivan McClen-nan 3-1; Marcellus Pippins 2-1; Destiny Vaeao 1-2; Chandler Leniu 1-2; Darryl Paulo 1-2; Daniel Ekuale 2-0; Logan Tago 1-0; Taylor Taliulu 1-0; Erik Powell 1-0; Dylan Hanser 1-0; Hercules Mata’afa 1-0; Tavares Martin Jr. 1-0; Kirkland Parker 0-1; Robert Lewis 0-1; Luke Falk 0-1.

WYOMING VS. WASHINGTON STATESept. 19, 2015 • Martin Stadium • Att.: 31,105 • TV: Pac-12 Networks

GAME RECAPS



Mike Leach is in his fourth season at Washington State University after being named the Cougars’ head football coach, Nov. 30, 2011.

In 2014 Leach’s offense led the nation in passing at 477.7 yards per game, the second-highest total in FBS history, trailing only Houston’s 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.

In 2013, Leach’s second season at the helm of the Cougars, he guided Washington State to the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, the first bowl game for the Cougars in a decade. Last season the Cougars ranked fourth in the nation in passing offense, setting a school-record at 368.00 yards per game, eclipsing the previous mark of 343.3 ypg in 1997. The Cougar offense threw for more than 400 yards five times, including a 2013 NCAA FBS–best 557 yards at Oregon. Quarterback Connor Halliday set WSU single-season records for passing yards (4,587), attempts (714) and completions (449), the first WSU quarterback to surpass the 4,000-yard mark. The Cougars picked up more national recognition as safety Deone Bucannon became WSU’s first All-America first-team selection since 2005 and was later selected as the No. 27 overall pick in NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, the first Cougar taken in the first round since 2003. The Cougars also placed eight student-athletes on Pac-12 All-Academic teams during the season.

In his first season in Pullman, Leach’s high-powered offense led the Pac-12 Conference in passing, averaging 330.42 yards per game. That figure ranked ninth nationally and marked the second-highest average in school history. Seven times the Cougars threw for more than 350 yards, including the season-ending, 31-28, overtime win against Washington. In a season that produced a 3-9 overall record, the Cougars saw a bit of a youth movement as 17 freshmen played and only four seniors started regularly. Academically, nine Cougars received Pac-12 All-Academic honors while the 2012 fall semester football GPA of 2.66 marked the first time the football team had been over a 2.60 GPA for fall semester.

Leach brought a proven record of winning to Pullman. In 10 seasons as a head coach, all at Texas Tech (2000-09) his program earned 10 bowl bids. In addition, the Susanville, Calif., native who was raised in Cody, Wyo., recorded a school-record 84 victories during his tenure.

Leading the most prolific passing offense in the country, Leach received three national coach of the year awards in 2008 - the Woody Hayes Award, Howie Long/Fieldturf Coach of the Year, and George Munger Award. His offense spreads the field with his exciting brand of football and guided Texas Tech to six NCAA passing titles and three total offense titles during his 10 seasons in Lubbock. Leach’s offense produced school records in nearly every passing category in 2000, his first season with the Red Raiders, but surpassed those numbers in each of his next nine seasons.

During Leach’s time in Lubbock, Texas, the Red Raiders increased their yards per game by more than 150 and averaged nearly 20 points more per outing. In the passing game, Texas Tech threw for about 300 yards more per game in the decade Leach was at the helm.

Leach led Texas Tech to one of the most memorable seasons in school history in 2008 as the team set a program record with 11 regular-season wins en route to an 11-2 record. The win total tied the mark, set previously by the 1953 and 1973 Red Raider squads. Numerous accolades poured in from across the country as an unprecedented four players earned first-team All-America status, in addition to Leach’s three coach of the year honors. Quarterback Graham Harrell, offensive tackle Rylan Reed and offensive guard Brandon Carter each garnered first-team honors, while wide receiver Michael Crabtree was honored as a unanimous consensus All-American for the second-straight season.

On the field in 2008, the Red Raiders led the nation in passing for the sixth time in Leach’s ten seasons and ranked among the top five in total offense. Harrell finished his storied career second on the NCAA career passing yardage list with 15,793 yards. Harrell also broke the career NCAA passing touchdowns mark with 134.

The Texas Tech program has established itself as one of the nation’s leading producers of productive quarterbacks since the 2000 season. Harrell threw for 4,555 yards in his debut as the starter in 2006 and became the sixth player and third Red Raider in NCAA history to throw for 5,000 yards in a season with his 5,705-yard effort in 2007 and 5,111 yards last season. He also is the third quarterback under Leach to win nine games in a season and the first Red Raider in history to win 11 in a regular season. Former quarterback Kliff Kingsbury in 2002 and Cody Hodges in 2005 each posted nine-win seasons during their careers, while 2003 and 2004 signal callers B.J. Symons and Sonny Cumbie each won eight games in their respective seasons as the starter.

The Red Raiders improved their total offensive numbers from 324.8 yards per game to 531.0 yards per game since Leach’s arrival. Leach’s first nine seasons at Tech rank as the top nine all-time in total offense, while scoring went from 23 points per game in 1999 to a school-record 43.8 points in 2008. The most significant increase was in the passing game, where the Red Raiders averaged 475.3 yards per game in 2008 compared to 175.4 yards in 1999.

The running game flourished under Leach as well. Former Red Raider Taurean Henderson holds the NCAA career record for receptions by a running back. The Red Raiders’ 28 total rushing scores in 2008 were the most for a Tech team since the 1993 team scored 30. Despite Tech’s

YEAR SCHOOL RECORD POSTSEASON

2000 Texas Tech 7-6 (3-5 Big 12) GalleryFurniture Bowl (L)

2001 Texas Tech 7-5 (4-4 Big 12) Alamo Bowl (L)

2002 Texas Tech 9-5 (5-3 Big 12) Tangerine Bowl (W)

2003 Texas Tech 8-5 (4-4 Big 12) Houston Bowl (W)

2004 Texas Tech 8-4 (5-3 Big 12) Holiday Bowl (W)

2005 Texas Tech 9-3 (6-2 Big 12) Cotton Bowl (L)

2006 Texas Tech 8-5 (4-4 Big 12) Insight Bowl (W)

2007 Texas Tech 9-4 (4-4 Big 12) Gator Bowl (W)

2008 Texas Tech 11-2 (7-1 Big 12) Cotton Bowl (L)

2009 Texas Tech 8-4 (5-3 Big 12) Alamo Bowl

2012 Washington State 3-9 (1-8 Pac-12)

2013 Washington State 6-7 (4-5 Pac-12) New Mexico Bowl (L)



14TH SEASON 98-69 5-5

HEAD COACHING RECORD

COACHING ACCOLADES11 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES

5 BOWL GAME WINS

2008 BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR

2008 WOODY HAYES AWARD

2008 AFCA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

2008 GEORGE MUNGER AWARD

7 NCAA PASSING TITLES

21 NFL DRAFT PICKS

2 FIRST-ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS

22 ALL-AMERICANS

7 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

6 FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICANS

149 ALL-BIG 12 SELECTIONS

20 ALL-PAC-12 SELECTIONS

21 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG 12 SELECTIONS

1 FIRST TEAM ALL-PAC-12 SELECTION

4 HEISMAN TROPHY TOP-10 FINALISTS

162 BIG 12 ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS

22 PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS

94 BIG 12 FIRST TEAM ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS

3 PAC-12 FIRST TEAM ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS

3 SAMMY BAUGH TROPHIES (NATION’S TOP QUARTERBACK)

2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

2 AT&T PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS

2 FRED BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNERS

17 EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME SELECTIONS

13 SENIOR BOWL SELECTIONS

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Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

2000-09 TEXAS TECH

Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

1999 OKLAHOMA

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

1997-98 KENTUCKY

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

1992-96 VALDOSTA STATE

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (1994-96)

Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks (1992-93)

1989-91 IOWA WESLEYAN

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

1989 PORI, FINLAND (EUROPEAN LEAGUE)

Head Coach

1988 COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (CALIF.)

Linebackers

1987 CAL POLY

Offensive Line

Master’s U.S. SPORTS ACADEMY, ‘88

Juris Doctor PEPPERDINE, ‘86

Bachelor’s BYU, ‘83

COACHING CAREER

EDUCATION

offense revolving around the pass, Leach did a tremendous job of incorporating the running back position into the mix. Henderson finished his career with 303 receptions, which ranks first in NCAA history among running backs and fourth overall.

The Red Raiders were not known solely for their play on the scoring side of the ball. The Texas Tech defense also flourished during Leach’s 10 seasons. Texas Tech held opponents without an offensive touchdown a dozen times under Leach, including seven shutouts. Three of the whitewashes came in 2000 when the Red Raiders tied for the national lead.

The play of the special teams also improved with each season. Former placekicker Alex Trlica holds the NCAA record with 233 career extra points and another record for extra points made without a miss. He finished with 377 career points, which ranks among the top 10 in NCAA history among kickers. While leading the Red Raiders to 76 wins in his nine seasons, Leach is the only coach in school history to lead ten teams to bowl games.

Although Leach’s presence was felt throughout the team, it also was beneficial for the players individually. In addition to picking up the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 2007, Harrell was the recipient of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame’s Post-Graduate Scholarship and was one of 15 players selected as a candidate for the prestigious Draddy Award, the academic Heisman. Harrell also ranked fourth in the 2008 Heisman voting, while Crabtree was fifth. Symons was the second Tech quarterback to receive The Touchdown Club of Columbus’ Sammy Baugh Trophy (Kingsbury in 2002).

Kingsbury, a 2002 All-Big 12 first-team quarterback and sixth-round draft pick of the New England Patriots, led the Big 12 Conference in several passing categories during his final three seasons and was a Heisman Trophy candidate in 2002. He also was named the Verizon Academic All-American of the Year for football and was awarded an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

In 2004, inside receiver Trey Haverty became Tech’s first Associated Press All-American since Montae Reagor in 1998, when he was selected to the third team. Free safety Dwayne Slay earned first-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated in 2005, marking the first in seven seasons. Slay was one of the country’s most punishing tacklers that year and led the conference and finished second nationally with eight forced fumbles.

Leach has coached several players who have gone on to the NFL. While at Tech, 18 players have been drafted and 21 others have signed free agent contracts. In the spring of 2009, four players were selected among the first four rounds of the NFL Draft, marking the most successful draft for Texas Tech in the Leach era. Crabtree became the highest draft pick at No. 10, since Gabe Rivera in 1983. Crabtree, selected by the San Francisco 49ers, is the highest drafted Tech receiver since Dave Parks went No. 1 overall in 1964.

Safety Darcel McBath was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round, while offensive lineman Louis Vasquez was taken in the third by San Diego. Defensive end Brandon Williams went to the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth.

The program made strides academically as well under Leach. During his 10 years, Tech was recognized as one of the nation’s top institutions for consistently being above a 70 percent graduation rate, according to the American Football Coaches

Association. Prior to coming on board at Texas Tech, Leach, in just one season at Oklahoma,

directed a Sooner offense that went from one of the worst in the Big 12 Conference to one of the best. Under Leach’s tutelage, Josh Heupel was named 1999 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. For his efforts, Leach was nominated for the 1999 Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the country.

Leach guided an Oklahoma offense that went from 11th in the Big 12 in 1998 to first in 1999 and 101st in the nation to 11th. In just one year, OU’s total offense numbers improved from 293.3 to 427.2 yards per game.

The rise in passing and scoring offense categories is just as impressive. Oklahoma went from last to first in the Big 12 in passing offense in one year, from 107th in the country to ninth. Under Leach, the Sooners improved from 109.9 yards passing per game to 321.7 yards per game.

In 1998, Oklahoma was last in the Big 12 and 101st in the country in scoring offense at 16.7 points per game. In 1999, the Sooners improved to second in the league and eighth in the country in scoring at 36.8 points per game, an increase of just over 20 points per game.

Under Leach, the Oklahoma offense set six Big 12 Conference and 17 OU records. The Sooners were one of only two schools in the nation to have six players with 20 or more receptions in 1999.

Prior to joining Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma staff, Leach served as offensive coordinator for Hal Mumme at the University of Kentucky and Valdosta (Ga.) State University. For two years at Kentucky under Mumme, Leach coached the Kentucky “Air Raid” offense that was one of the most explosive in Southeastern Conference history. Under Mumme and Leach, the Kentucky offense set six NCAA records, 41 Southeastern Conference records and 116 school records in 22 games.

Leach’s Kentucky offense featured the talented Tim Couch, who passed for 4,275 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior and was the top pick of the 1999 NFL Draft.

Named 1996 Division II Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Quarterly magazine, Leach helped Mumme lead Valdosta State to a 40-17-1 record. The 1993 Blazer offense smashed 66 school records, 22 conference records and seven national records. In 1994, Valdosta State advanced to the Division II playoffs with Leach’s offense shattering 80 school records, 35 conference records and seven more national marks.

Leach and Mumme first teamed up at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1989. From 1989 to 1991 Leach served as offensive coordinator and line coach for an offense that led the NAIA in passing yardage one season and finished second the other two. Iowa Wesleyan quarterbacks passed for more than 11,000 yards in Leach’s three seasons and broke 26 national records.

Leach also has made coaching stops in Pori, Finland, where he served as a head coach in the European Football League (1989), as well as one-year stints at College of the Desert (1988) and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (1987).

After graduating with honors from BYU in 1983, Leach earned a master’s degree from the U.S. Sports Academy and his law degree from Pepperdine University, where he graduated in the top one-third of his class.

The oldest of six siblings, Leach and his wife, Sharon, are the parents of four children; Janeen, Kim, Cody and Kiersten.



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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE)48 ABRAMO, Matt K 6-2 186 FR HS Petaluma, Calif. (Casa Grande)8 ALLISON, Jeremiah LB 6-2 228 SR 3V Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey)17 ANDERSON, Erik WR 6-2 190 SO* SQ Burien, Wash. (Highline)26 BAKER, Tyler WR 5-10 190 SR* 1V Bullard, Texas (Brook Hill/Ole Miss)92 BARBER, Robert NT 6-3 307 JR* 2V Pago Pago, American Samoa (Faga’itua)19 BARTOLONE, Brett WR 5-10 182 JR* 2V La Habra, Calif. (La Habra)89 BEGG, Nick TE 6-5 237 FR* RS Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita)6 BENDER, Peyton QB 6-0 187 FR* RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)79 BIGGE-DUREN, Cedric OL 6-6 308 FR HS Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside)31 BOONE, Xavius WR 5-9 171 FR HS Altadena, Calif. (Maranatha)41 BRESHEARS, Quentin K 6-0 184 SR* 1V Turlock, Calif. (Fresno State/Fresno City College)49 BROCK, Tristan LB 6-0 240 FR HS Mount Vernon, Wash. (Mount Vernon)16 BROUGHTON, Treshon CB 6-0 170 JR TR Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta/Riverside CC)77 BROWN, Austin DL 6-2 305 FR HS San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto)36 BUCANNON, David S 6-0 194 JR* 1V Fairfield, Calif. (Vanden)44 CELLI, Kyle LB/LS 6-1 230 FR* HS Seattle, Wash. (Bishop Blanchet)95 CHARME, Zach P/K 6-1 192 FR HS Boise, Ida. (Timberline)62 CHRIST, Moritz OL 6-5 327 SR* SQ Siegen, Germany (Leander HS (TX))55 COATES, Reggie LB 6-0 235 JR* RS Encino, Calif. (Crespi/Nevada)67 COLE, Michael OL 6-3 295 FR HS Olympia, Wash. (North Thurston)56 COMFORT, Taylor LB 6-0 238 FR* RS Sultan, Wash. (Sultan)94 COX, Mitchell K 6-0 202 JR TR Kent, Wash. (Kentwood/Eastern New Mexico)21 CRACRAFT, River WR 6-0 200 JR 2V Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita)37 CRACRAFT, Skyler DB 5-11 193 SR* SQ Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Tesoro)56 DAHL, Joe OL 6-5 310 SR* 2V Spokane, Wash. (University/Montana)35 DALE, Hunter S 5-10 202 FR HS River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)32 DAVIS, Isaiah WR 6-1 183 FR* HS Renton, Wash. (Hazen)54 DeRIDER, Nate LB 6-1 224 SO* SQ Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue)60 DILLARD, Andre OL 6-5 270 FR* RS Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville)88 DIMRY, C.J. WR 6-5 200 JR* TR Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon/Saddleback College)31 DOTSON, Isaac S 6-1 215 SO* 1V Bellevue, Wash. (Newport)63 EKLUND, Gunnar OL 6-7 305 SR* 3V Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens)90 EKUALE, Daniel DL 6-3 288 SO* 1V Pago Pago, American Samoa (Nuuuli Technical)8 ENNIS, Connor QB 5-11 186 SO* SQ Washington D.C. (Gonzaga)74 EVERS, Brandon OL 6-6 290 FR* RS Redding, Calif. (Enterprise)4 FALK, Luke QB 6-4 205 SO* 1V Logan, Utah (Logan)96 FEHOKO, T.J. DE 6-1 273 FR HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood)52 FERNANDEZ, Kingston DE 6-2 256 FR* RS Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei)64 FLOR, Sam OL 6-4 309 JR* 1V Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea)38 FOSSUM, Kaleb WR 5-10 187 FR HS Lake Forest, Calif. (El Toro)78 FREEMAN, Carlos OL 6-3 303 SO* SQ Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City)71 GRAVELLE, Lucas LS 6-0 218 SO* TR Niagra, N.Y. (Wheatfield/Erie CC)5 GREEN, Calvin DB 5-10 175 SO 1V Sacramento, Calif. (Luther Burbank)57 GRIFFIN, Drew LB 5-11 221 FR* RS Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Prep)2 HAMEED, Suli S 5-10 190 SO 1V Oakland, Calif. (Alameda)53 HANCOCK, Caleb OL 6-5 275 JR TR Spanaway, Wash. (Bethel/Pacific Lutheran)33 HANSER, Dylan LB 6-4 230 SO SQ Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic)24 HARRINGTON, Keith RB 5-8 180 FR* RS St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northeast)23 HECKER, Andrew S 6-0 180 FR HS Poulsbo, Wash. (North Kitsap)29 HENRY, Parker LB 5-11 207 JR* 2V Vancouver, Wash. (Skyview)3 HILINSKI, Tyler QB 6-3 187 FR HS Claremont, Calif. (Upland)72 HOPKINS, Mack OL 6-5 302 FR* RS Connell, Wash. (Connell)42 HOYD III, Greg LB 6-1 221 FR* RS Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta)12 JIMISON, Matt QB 6-2 208 FR HS Folsom, Calif. (Vista del Lago)13 JORGENSON, Christian QB 6-2 190 FR HS Bellingham, Wash. (Squalicum)93 LAIRD, Jacob DL 6-0 252 FR* RS Ephrata, Wash. (Ephrata)48 LEE, Alijah RB 5-6 177 FR* HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Venice)28 LEMORA, Darius S 6-0 196 SO* 1V Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial)44 LENIU, Chandler LB 6-0 261 FR* RS Lakewood, Calif. (St. John Bosco)15 LEWIS, Robert WR 5-9 170 SO* 1V South Gate, Calif. (South East)87 LILIENTHAL, Daniel WR 6-2 203 SR* SQ Hemet, Calif. (West Valley/Mt. San Jacinto JC)18 LUANI, Shalom S 6-0 201 JR TR Masausi, American Samoa (Faga’itua/San Francisco CC)51 LUVU, Frankie LB 6-3 237 SO 1V Pago Pago, American Samoa (Tafuna)

NUMERICALNO. NAME1 PRIESTER, Kyrin2 HAMEED, Suli3 HILINSKI, Tyler3 McLENNAN, Ivan4 FALK, Luke4 WHITE, Charleston5 GREEN, Calvin6 BENDER, Peyton6 POWELL, Kameron8 ALLISON, Jeremiah8 ENNIS, Connor9 MARKS, Gabe10 PARKER, Kirkland12 JIMISON, Matt12 MARTIN JR., Tavares13 JORGENSON, Christian15 LEWIS, Robert16 BROUGHTON, Treshon17 ANDERSON, Erik17 PORTER, Pat18 LUANI, Shalom19 BARTOLONE, Brett19 TEGLOVIC, Colton20 TAYLOR, Paris21 CRACRAFT, River22 MOLTON, Darrien23 HECKER, Andrew23 WICKS, Gerard24 HARRINGTON, Keith24 TORRES, Kyle25 MORROW, Jamal26 BAKER, Tyler27 PAGE, Killian27 PIPPINS, Marcellus28 LEMORA, Darius 29 HENRY, Parker30 TALIULU, Taylor31 BOONE, Xavius31 DOTSON, Isaac32 DAVIS, Isaiah32 WILLIAMS, James33 HANSER, Dylan33 WILSON, Kainoa34 TAULELEI, Madigan35 DALE, Hunter36 BUCANNON, David37 CRACRAFT, Skyler38 FOSSUM, Kaleb38 SINCHAK, Dakota39 SINGLETON, Deion40 PALACIO, Kache41 BRESHEARS, Quentin41 ROACH, Willie42 HOYD III, Greg43 PORTER, Aaron44 CELLI, Kyle44 LENIU, Chandler45 TAGO, Logan46 POWELL, Erik47 PELLUER, Peyton48 ABRAMO, Matt48 LEE, Alijah49 BROCK, Tristan


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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE)61 MADISON, Cole OL 6-5 303 SO* 1V Burien, Wash. (Kennedy)9 MARKS, Gabe WR 6-0 190 JR* 2V Venice, Calif. (Venice)12 MARTIN JR., Tavares WR 6-1 165 FR HS Belle Glade, Fla. (William T. Dwyer)50 MATA’AFA, Hercules DE 6-2 242 FR* RS Lahaina, Hawaii (Lahainaluna)59 MATTOX, Hunter DL 6-3 259 FR HS Calabasas, Calif. (Sierra Canyon)69 McCLAIN, Devonte DL 6-5 304 SR* SQ East Palo Alto, Calif. (James Logan/College of San Mateo)3 McLENNAN, Ivan LB 6-4 233 SR* 1V Hawthorne, Calif. (Leuzinger/El Camino JC)73 MIDDLETON, Eduardo OL 6-5 310 JR* 1V Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside)98 MITCHELL, Jeremiah DE 6-4 256 JR* TR Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Elsinore/Riverside CC)22 MOLTON, Darrien CB 5-10 170 FR HS Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral)25 MORROW, Jamal RB 5-9 190 SO* 1V Menifee, Calif. (Heritage)57 NORVELL, Drew OL 6-4 283 FR HS Bellingham, Wash. (Sehome)76 O’CONNELL, Cody OL 6-8 346 SO* SQ Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee)53 OGUAYO, Nnamdi OLB 6-3 210 FR HS Beltsville, Md. (High Point)70 OSUR-MYERS, Noah OL 6-4 321 FR HS Walnut Creek, Calif. (Las Lomas)27 PAGE, Killian RB 5-8 185 FR HS Tulalip, Wash. (Marysville-Pilchuck)40 PALACIO, Kache LB 6-2 231 SR 3V Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra)10 PARKER, Kirkland S 6-1 175 SO* TR Houston, Texas (Kingwood Park/Blinn College)99 PAULO, Darryl DL 6-2 255 SR* 2V Sacramento, Calif. (Grant)77 PAZ, Chris OL 6-4 305 FR HS Bellingham, Wash. (Squalicum)47 PELLUER, Peyton LB 6-0 227 SO* 1V Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline)68 PERROTT, Davis OL 6-4 270 FR HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe)27 PIPPINS, Marcellus CB 5-10 170 SO 1V Richmond, Calif. (El Cerrito)43 PORTER, Aaron LB 6-3 242 JR TR La Habra, Calif. (La Habra/UCLA/Cerritos College)17 PORTER, Pat CB 5-10 170 SO 1V Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Paul W. Bryant)46 POWELL, Erik K/P 6-1 193 SO* 1V Vancouver, Wash. (Seton Catholic)6 POWELL, Kameron S 6-0 202 FR HS Upland, Calif. (Upland)1 PRIESTER, Kyrin WR 6-1 190 SO TR St. Petersburg, Fla. (Brookwood/Clemson)41 ROACH, Willie DB 6-1 196 JR* 1V Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer)65 SAKARIA, Amosa OL 6-2 308 FR HS Pago Pago, American Samoa (Tafuna)75 SALMONSON, B.J. OL 6-4 295 SO* 1V Everson, Wash. (Nooksack Valley)49 SCHAFER, Brett K 5-9 165 FR HS Edmonds, Wash. (Meadowdale)66 SEYDEL, Jacob OL 6-6 295 SR* 1V Riverside, Calif. (Arlington/Riverside CC)38 SINCHAK, Dakota DB 5-9 180 SO* SQ Oak Harbor, Wash. (Oak Harbor)39 SINGLETON, Deion CB 6-2 190 FR HS Kennewick, Wash. (Chiawana)58 SORENSON, Riley OL 6-4 319 JR 2V Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita)83 SWEET, Kyle WR 6-0 186 FR HS Dove Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita)45 TAGO, Logan LB 6-3 228 FR HS Pago Pago, American Samoa (Samoana)30 TALIULU, Taylor S 6-0 205 SR 3V Aiea, Hawaii (Kamehameha)95 TAPA, Ngalu DL 6-2 314 FR* RS Sacramento, Calif. (Luther Burbank)34 TAULELEI, Madigan RB 6-0 205 FR HS Boise, Idaho (Boise)20 TAYLOR, Paris LB 6-3 219 JR* 1V Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lake Brantley/LA Pierce College)19 TEGLOVIC, Colton S 6-0 195 JR* 1V Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake)86 THOMPSON, D.J. WR 5-8 188 FR* RS Los Angeles, Calif. (Venice)85 THOMPSON, John WR 5-8 194 JR 2V Spanaway, Wash. (Bethel)24 TORRES, Kyle DB 5-10 180 FR HS Keizer, Ore. (McNary)97 VAEAO, Destiny DL 6-4 298 SR 3V Pago Pago, American Samoa (Tafuna)4 WHITE, Charleston CB 6-0 185 SO* 1V Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro)23 WICKS, Gerard RB 6-0 224 SO* 1V Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)80 WILLIAMS, Dom WR 6-2 200 SR* 3V Pomona, Calif. (Garey)32 WILLIAMS, James RB 5-11 185 FR HS Burbank, Calif. (Burbank)33 WILSON, Kainoa WR 5-11 160 FR HS Nanakuli, Hawaii (Mililani)

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NUMERICALNO. NAME 49 SCHAFER, Brett50 MATA’AFA, Hercules51 LUVU, Frankie52 FERNANDEZ, Kingston53 HANCOCK, Caleb53 OGUAYO, Nnamdi54 DeRIDER, Nate55 COATES, Reggie56 COMFORT, Taylor56 DAHL, Joe57 GRIFFIN, Drew57 NORVELL, Drew58 SORENSON, Riley59 MATTOX, Hunter60 DILLARD, Andre61 MADISON, Cole62 CHRIST, Moritz63 EKLUND, Gunnar64 FLOR, Sam65 SAKARIA, Amosa66 SEYDEL, Jacob67 COLE, Michael68 PERROTT, Davis69 McCLAIN, Devonte70 OSUR-MYERS, Noah71 GRAVELLE, Lucas72 HOPKINS, Mack73 MIDDLETON, Eduardo74 EVERS, Brandon75 SALMONSON, B.J.76 O’CONNELL, Cody77 BROWN, Austin77 PAZ, Chris78 FREEMAN, Carlos79 BIGGE-DUREN, Cedric80 WILLIAMS, Dom83 SWEET, Kyle85 THOMPSON, John86 THOMPSON, D.J.87 LILIENTHAL, Daniel88 DIMRY, C.J.89 BEGG, Nick90 EKUALE, Daniel92 BARBER, Robert93 LAIRD, Jacob94 COX, Mitchell95 CHARME, Zach95 TAPA, Ngalu96 FEHOKO, T.J.97 VAEAO, Destiny98 MITCHELL, Jeremiah99 PAULO, Darryl

#2 SULI Hameed – Soo-lee#21 River CRACRAFT – KRAY – craft#25 Jamal MORROW – MOR - row#30 Taylor TALIULU – TAH-lee-oo-loo#31 XAVIUS Boone – Zavius#34 MADIGAN TAULELEI – MAD – dih – gan / TAHley#40 KACHE PALACIO – KUH-shay / PAH-lah-sh#44 Chandler LENIU – LAY – nee - YEW#47 Peyton PELLUER – PELL – loo - er

#50 Hercules MATA’AFA – MAH – Tah – AH - FAH#51 Frankie LUVU – Loo – voo#59 Hunter MATTOX – MATT - tox#62 MORITZ CHRIST – MO-reetz / Krist#66 Jacob SEYDEL – Sye- DELL#68 Davis PERROTT – PUR - ROW#70 Noah OSUR-MYERS – OH-shur#90 Daniel EKUALE – Eee-qwall-lay#95 Zach CHARME – SHAR - mee

#95 NGALU TAPA – NAH – loo / TAH - PAH#97 Destiny VAEAO – Vye-OW

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