FOOTBALL: WSU Faces USC Trojans In Final Road Outing

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1 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 1 Cardiac Cougars Giving Fans More Than 60 Minutes After Overtime Games FOOTBALL: WSU Faces USC Trojans In Final Road Outing WHO: WSU Cougars (-6 overall, 1-5 in Pac-10) vs. Southern California (4-5 overall, 1-5 Pac-10) WHAT: Pacific-10 Conference Cougar Football WHEN: Saturday, November 11; Kickoff :0 p.m. PST WHERE: Los Angeles Memorial Stadium (9,000, Grass), Los Angeles, Calif. TV: FOX Live TV; Fox Sports Nw shows WSU-USC delayed until 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Nov WSU RESULTS Record: -6; 1-5 [OPP REC] 9/ Stanford (10-4) [-6] 9/9 Bye Utah (8-1) [-6] 9/ Idaho (4-8) [4-5] California (1-17) [-6] 10/7 Boise State (4-5) [7-] Arizona (47-5, ot) [5-4] 10/1 Arizona State (0-,ot) [5-4] Oregon State (9-8) [8-1] 11/4 Oregon (4-7, ot) [8-1] USC [4-5] 11/18 Washington [8-1] WSU THIS WEEK: USC Record: 4-5, 1-5 8/7 Penn State (9-5 at KO Classic) 9/9 Colorado (17-14) 9/ San Jose State (4-4) Oregon State (1-1) 10/7 Arizona (15-1) 10/14 Oregon (17-8) Stanford (0-) 10/8 California (16-8) Arizona State (44-8, ot) 11/11 Washington State UCLA 11/5 Notre Dame WSU NEXT WEEK: WASH Record: 8-1, 5-1 9/ Idaho (44-0) 9/9 Miami (4-9) Colorado (17-14) Oregon (16-) 10/7 Oregon State (-0) Arizona State (1-15) 10/1 California (6-4) Stanford (1-8) 11/4 Arizona (5-) 11/11 UCLA Washington State THE COACHES: WSU - Mike Price (Puget Sound 69) has a (.46) record at WSU in 11 years and a career mark of (.48) in 0 seasons at Weber State ( ; ) and WSU (1989-present). USC The Trojans are coached by Paul Hackett (UC Davis 69), who has an record in three seasons with USC his career record of six years is WSU VS. USC: The series between WSU and USC dates back to 191 and a 8-7 Trojan win overall, USC leads the series the series breakdown follows: Most WSU Points: 5, 197 (5-46) Most USC Points: 70, 1970 (-70) Widest WSU Victory: 0 (4-14, 1986) Widest USC Victory: 49 (49-0, 1967) Longest WSU Winning Streak: 1, 5 times Last WSU Win: 1997 (8-1) Longest USC Winning Streak: 16, Last USC Win: 1999 (1-8) Last WSU Win Pullman: 1986 (4-14) Last USC Win Pullman: 1999 (1-8) Last WSU Win Los Angeles: 1997 (8-1) Last USC Win Los Angeles: 1995 (6-14) WSU at Home: -9- USC at Home: 4-4- WSU at Los Angeles: 4-4- USC at Pullman: 9--1 WSU at Spokane: Mike Price vs. USC: 1-10 USC at Spokane: Paul Hackett vs. WSU: -0-0 WSU Streak: - USC Streak: + COUGS PLAY CLOSE GAMES: The outcome of six of WSU s nine games this season have been determined by seven points or less, with the Cougars winning twice while losing four five of the close games came consecutively, starting with Idaho and ending with ASU in that string, the last two were overtime losses at Arizona and at home against ASU then, after a loss at Oregon State, WSU lost another overtime outing to Oregon the five-game streak started with a 8-4 loss to Idaho then came wins over California 1-17 and over Boise State 4-5 next come the 5-47 loss to Arizona in triple overtime and the -0 overtime loss against ASU last week it was Oregon 7-4 in OT the last time WSU played six games determined by seven points or less was in 1985 when Jim Walden was WSU s coach WSU had seven games that year determined by seven points or less: Oregon 9-4, California 0-19, Arizona 7-1, Utah 7-44, UCLA 0-1, ASU 16-1 and Washington 1-0 WSU was -5 in those games and finished 4-7 overall. WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS: P : Gesser done for the season P : Milton Wynn fifth in receiving yards P : Billy Newman nears WSU tackle list P : Dave Minnich topps 100 rushing yards three times P : Four Cougar losses come on opponent s last possession P 4: Cougs History of overtime games 000 CAPTAINS: WSU - QB Jason Gesser (17), RB Adam Hawkins (7), DE Austin Matson (61), WR Farwan Zubedi (41). USC: The Trojan captains are LB Zeke Moreno (9), TB Petros Papadakis (5), C Eric Denmon (50), DT Ennis Davis (99).

2 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION GESSER OUT FOR FINAL GAMES: Sophomore quarterback Jason Gesser, who started WSU s first nine games, suffered a broken tibia in the second quarter of WSU s overtime loss to Oregon, ending his 000 season Gesser suffered the broken leg while being sacked on WSU s first play of its second possession of the quarter. MOST STARTS: Billy Newman and Chris Martin lead WSU in consecutive starts at 0 after Austin Matson s string of 6 straight was snapped Oct. 1 when he did not start against ASU here are the players with the most starts going into the Oregon game: Austin Matson 6 of last 9 Billy Newman 0 straight Chris Martin 0 straight (missed 1999) James Price 18 of last 0 (missed 1999) Deon Burnett - 16 of last 19 games [6 total] [1 total] [0 total] [19 total] [16 total] INJURIES: WSU s injury report for Monday, Nov. 6 from the training staff: Brad Philley (concussion, knee bruise, doubtful), Derrick Roche (knee, probable), Jason White (ankle, doubtful), Nick Lambert (quad strain, possible). Out indefinitely are: Lamont Thompson (neck), Wendell Smith (shoulder), Sam Lightbody (ruptured thumb ligament), Reed Raymond (left knee, torn MCL), Ryan Raymond (neck), Adam Davis (back), Derrick Dillon (broken collar bone), Jason Gesser (broken left tibia), Eric Coleman (broken finger). COUGAR OFFENSE IN HIGH GEAR: WSU has generated,408 yards in total offense through nine games, averaging 78.7 yards on the ground WSU averages 14.0 yards, plus 54.7 in the air WSU has averaged 94.5 yards in the last eight games (not counting 5 against Stanford) RED ZONE: WSU has scored 5 times in 1 trips inside the 0 yard line in 000, scoring 16 touchdowns to go with 9 field goals...here s a look at WSU s red zone success the last four years: WSU INSIDE 0 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS % % 60.7% % OPP INSIDE 0 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS % % 81.0% % NEWMAN NEARING TACKLE LIST: Billy Newman, WSU s junior safety, now has 9 career tackles, leaving him 19 short of 16 th on WSU s single season list both Ken Emmil, , and Maury Metcalf, , made 48 career tackles to tie for 16 with a junior to play, Newman is only 51 tackles away from Don Hover, tenth on the list with his 80 tackles, Newman made 45 tackles as a freshman and led WSU last year with 105 he has 79 this season he also has five career interceptions. BURNETT TOPS 100 RUSHING YARDS: Sophomore Deon Burnett has now run for 1,11 career yards, leaving him 48 yards short of a spot in WSU s top 10 list tenth on WSU s all-time list is Dan Doornink, who gained 1,79 yards during career, ninth place is held by Bernard Jackson, who gained 1,779 during his two Cougar seasons, 1970 and 1971 after scoring 1 rushing touchdowns as a freshman, the second most ever by a Cougar, Burnett has been held to one rushing TD this year. BURNETT & MINNICH GIVE WSU 1- PUNCH: Last year s leading rusher Deon Burnett has a lot of help this year from Dave Minnich, the ex-marine who transferred this fall from Mt. San Jacinto JC Minnich has played in all nine games, rushing for 55 yards and three scores, while Burnett has gained 7 despite missing the Cal game with a bone bruise Burnett is averaging 4.0 yards per carry and Minnich 4.4. SECONDARY PICKS 1 PASSES: Each starter in the secondary has made at least two interceptions this season Billy Newman leads the quartet with five, while Mory Banks and Marcus Trufant each have three picks and Chris Martin two for their careers, Martin, Trufant and Newman each have five interceptions and Banks three. LONG DRIVES: WSU has had 14 scoring drives of 70 yards or longer in the first nine games, including seven drives of 80 yards or more. SCORING STREAKS: WSU currently has three significant scoring streaks on the line: The Cougars have scored in 195 consecutive Pacific-10 games, the longest active streak for any league team...the last time WSU was shut out in Pac-10 play was at Oregon State in 1975; WSU has scored in 187 consecutive games since a 44-0 shutout at Ohio State in 1984; The Cougars have scored in 16 consecutive home games since a 1-0 loss to Oregon State in Pullman in WYNN FIFTH WITH 88 YARDS Junior Milton Wynn now ranks tied for fifth on WSU s single-season receiving list with 88 yards also, Wynn s 47 catches leaves him seven short of a spot on WSU s Top 10 list, where Doug Flansburg, Phillip Bobo and Leaford Hackett all had 54 receptions in a single season here are the WSU leaders: RECEIVING YARDS YEAR PC 1. Timm Stallworth YDS AVG TD Mike Levenseller C. J. Davis 4. Kevin McKenzie Milton Wynn Hugh Campbell Hugh Campbell

3 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION TURNOVERS: WSU is - in turnovers this year WSU was -1 in a loss to Stanford and - in losses to Arizona and ASU overall, WSU was +5 after five games and is now -7 over the last four games...wsu s turnover margin was -4 in 1999, -17 in 1998, -1 in 1997, -9 in 1996, 0 in 1995, +9 in OPP +/ W S U F FL PI TOT -- OPPONENTS -- F FL PI TOT STAN UTAH IDAHO CAL BSU ARIZ ASU OSU ORE USC WASH TOTAL LAST TOUCH WINS: In four of six losses this season, Idaho, Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon, WSU opponents pulled out the win on their last possession Idaho drove 57 yards to score the deciding points with 40 seconds to play Arizona scored in the third overtime and then picked off a WSU pass to preserve their win, while ASU stopped WSU with an interception in the first overtime and then kicked the winning field goal Oregon kicked a field goal in the first overtime and then blocked WSU s FG attempt Stanford and OSU are the only victors over WSU not to decide the game late. FUMBLES NOT GOING WSU S WAY: The Cougars are having a little problem with fumbles bouncing the wrong way in nine games, the Cougs have lost 11 of 1 fumbles the opponents, meanwhile, have fumbled 16 times, with WSU recovering just seven the Cougars have fumbled the ball four times in games against Utah (a win), California (a win) and Arizona (a loss) WSU had no fumble against Oregon, the first time since Louisiana last year the Cougs have not fumbled and the first time in a Pac- 10 game since Stanford and Washington at the end of BREAKING DOWN TOP -44: Against Oregon WSU's starting lineup of players included freshmen, 10 sophomores, 7 juniors and seniors, while the Top 44 (twodeep) consisted of 1 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 14 juniors and 7 seniors...in the two-deep, WSU lists 4 freshmen and sophomores and 0 juniors and seniors the breakdown: Freshmen STARTERS (O-D) 0-0=0 TOP 44 (O-D) 0-4=4 RS-Freshmen 1-1= 5-=8 Sophomores RS-Sophomores 1-= 5-=7 1-= 6-=8 Juniors -0= 6-1=7 RS-Juniors 1-4=5 1-6=7 Seniors 1-1= -=4 RS-Seniors 0-1=1 1-= MINNICH TOPS 100 YARDS FOR A THIRD TIME: Junior Dave Minnich has topped the 100-yard rushing total three times this year, a season-high 118 yards at Utah, 101 yards at Arizona and 108 yards last week against Oregon Minnich transferred from Mt. San Jacinto College in August to shore up WSU s thin running back stable and now has started two games, Boise State and Oregon. GESSER S 48 A CAREER HIGH: Jason Gesser threw for a career high 48 passing yards against Arizona and then came back the next week with 1 yards against ASU, giving him 669 yards against the schools from Arizona. GESSER STREAK HALTED AT 10 PASSES: Sophomore Jason Gesser threw 10 straight passes without an interception over nearly five games before Michael Jolivette of Arizona picked off one in the fourth quarter two weeks ago in the season opener against Stanford Gesser threw two picks, the last one on WSU s last possession he was 0-of-6 for 161 yards, two interceptions and no TDs against Stanford, a QB rating of 8.0 in the next five games, he hit 81 of 19 passes (two interceptions) for 1,46 yards and 15 touchdowns in those five games Gesser s QB rating was 17.4, which elevated his season rating to 15.76, a mark that ranked first in the Pac-10 and sixth in the nation since throwing that first interception at Arizona, Gesser has completed 1 of 80 passes (8.8%) with eight interceptions and three touchdowns out for the rest of the season, Gesser finishes with 1.5 rating, which still leads the Pac-10. GESSER THROWS FOR TD RECORD: In the second overtime period at Arizona Oct. 14, Jason Gesser drilled a 19-yard scoring pass to Nakoa McElrath, Gesser s sixth TD pass of the game and a WSU record the previous record of five was shared by Jack Thompson (vs. Washington, 1976), Timm Rosenbach (Tennessee, 1988), Drew Bledsoe (Oregon State, 1991), and Ryan Leaf (California, 1977). GESSER ALMOST HIT TOP 10 LISTS: Sophomore Jason Gesser s untimely injury, a broken left tibia that will sideline him for the rest of the season, has halted his chances of gaining a spot on WSU s single-season Top 10 lists he closes out his sophomore year with 1,967 passing yards and,014 yards in total offense his passing total of 1,967 yards is 4 yards short of tenth on the list (Chad Davis is tenth with,91 in 1994), while his total offense of,014 yards leaves him 50 short of tenth on the single season list (Jack Thompson s,64 yards in 1978 is tenth) in his brief two-year career Gesser has passed for,41 yards and has,604 total offense yards. McELRATH TIES RECORD: Junior Nakoa McElrath tied a WSU single game record with his three touchdown receptions from Jason Gesser Oct. 14 at Arizona in a triple overtime loss to the Wildcats the transfer from Palomar College and graduate of Scripps Ranch High in LaJolla, Calif., hauled in a 54-yarder from Gesser in the second quarter, a 19-yarder in the fourth quarter that earned WSU a 6-6 tie, and then another 19-yarder in the second overtime that put WSU ahead six other Cougar receivers have also caught three scoring passes in a game.

4 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 4 SCHEDULING: Coaches often talk about whom an upcoming opponent faces the week before or the week after the two teams collide...here s a look at WSU opponents and whom they play before and after meeting the Cougars: DATE BEFORE WSU WSU OPP AFTER WSU 9/ STANFORD San Jose State 9/16 California UTAH Air Force Oregon IDAHO Montana State Fresno State Arizona State Central Michigan BSU E. Washington USC Oregon 10/1 Washington ASU Oregon UCLA OREGON California Arizona State OREGON California Arizona State UCLA 11/18 UCLA WASHINGTON COUGS STINGY IN FIRST QUARTER: WSU's defense has allowed 44 first quarter points in the last 89 games (4.98/quarter) over the past eight years...wsu allowed 41 first-quarter points in 199, 9 in 1994, 45 in 1995, 4 in 1996, 48 in 1997, 87 in 1998, 71 in 1999 and 7 in 000 BSU and ASU both scored 14 first-quarter points against WSU and Oregon 1 neither Stanford nor Utah scored in the opening quarter against the Cougs. COUGARS VS. RANKED TEAMS: The Cougars are 0- against ranked teams in 000, losing in triple overtime to # Arizona, OSU and in overtime to Oegon one ranked team remains on WSU s schedule, Washington: Arizona - by AP, by USA Today/ESPN (L 5-47) Oregon State - 18 by AP, 17 by USA Today/ESPN (L 8-9) Nov. 4 - Oregon - 7 by AP, 8 by USA Today/ESPN (L 7-4) Nov Washington - 8 by AP, 7 by USA-Today/ESPN COUGS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1995: WSU did not meet a ranked team in in 1998 WSU lost to No. 4 UCLA, No. 15 Oregon and No. 10 Arizona...in 1997 WSU defeated No. USC and lost to 1st ranked ASU...unranked at the start of the season when WSU won, UCLA finished the year ranked seventh...in the final game of the year, WSU lost to co-national champion Michigan...in 1996 WSU lost at No. 5 Colorado, defeated No. 5 Oregon and No. 19 California and lost to No. 1 Washington...WSU, in 1995, suffered losses to three nationally ranked teams: No. Nebraska, at No. 5 USC and at No. 1 Oregon. RECEIVERS SET STANDARD: Nakoa McElrath, Deon Burnett, Marcus Williams and Milton Wynn have done something never done by a group of WSU receivers against Arizona McElrath racked up 106 receiving yards and Burnett had 101 yards to become the tenth WSU receiving duo to each account for over 100 receiving yards in a game the next week against ASU Williams had 18 receiving yards and Wynn 14 to duplicate the effort that marked only the second time two pairs of receivers had each gone over 100 yards in a season the last was in 199 against Temple early in the season and against Utah in the Copper Bowl it also marked the first time a pair of receivers had topped the 100 yard total in back-to-back games. PRICE THIRD IN WINS: WSU coach Mike Price is third among the current Pacific-10 coaches with 108 wins... Arizona s Dick Tomey leads Pac-10 coaches with 158, followed by ASU s Bruce Snyder with 15 and Price...Price, in his 1th season at WSU, is second in consecutive years at the same school...tomey is in his 1th year at Arizona. MIKE PRICE AMONG WSU'S BEST: Only one Washington State football coach with tenure of five years or longer at WSU put together a better record than Mike Price...Price, in his 11 seasons at WSU, is (.46), while his career mark is now Babe Hollingbery was (.65) during his (17 years) tenure...price s record is the best at WSU in the last 50 years for coaches with a tenure of three or more years...price s 6 wins at WSU ranks second to Hollingbery s 9...Jim Walden is third on the victory list at 44. WSU SECOND IN PAC-10 DEFENSE: Since 199 WSU has been in the top half of the conference in defense all but once (199)...the Cougs won the defensive title in 1994, allowing 9 yards a game, the best average in the league since 198 and the second best since in 199 and 1997 WSU s defense was ranked second in the Pac-10...here s how the Pac-10 defenses rank, : 1. Ariz 10. (7,97/90) 6. Ore 61.9 (,57/90). WSU 0. (9,91/89) 7. ASU 64.9 (,480/89). Wash 45.4 (0,74/89) 8. Cal 68.5 (,47/88) 4. USC 5.8 (,55/9) 9. UCLA 79.7 (,414/88) 5. OSU 59.7 (,01/89) 10. Stan 94. (5,474/90) NOTHING LIKE HOME: The Washington State Cougars perform much better at home than on the road during Mike Price's 1 year tenure...at home the Cougars are 5-9 (54.7%) and on the road the team is 7-4 (8.6%)...WSU s 6-0 home record in 1997 is the best ever for the Cougars: YEAR HOME AWAY OVERALL TOTALS: WSU S OVERTIME EXPERIENCE: WSU played and lost back-to-back overtime games at Arizona ( OT) and at home against ASU (1 OT) earlier this year then came a oneovertime loss to Oregon last week the three OT games this year pushes WSU s all-time OT games to five in 1996, Washington beat WSU 1-4 in overtime in Pullman WSU s second OT game also involved Arizona and came in 1997 when WSU prevailed 5-4 in Pullman.

5 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 5 COUGS SCORE OFTEN: Since 1980 WSU has averaged more than three touchdowns a game, currently boasting an average of 5.4 points per outing...the following is a breakdown of WSU scoring by season since 1980: YR RECORD > PT/PPG / / / / / / / / / / / * / / / /16.0 6/ / /40. / / / /5. * = TD RECORD: WSU scored at least one touchdown in 8 consecutive games between 1984 and the streak ended with a 44- loss to UCLA in GESSER/WILAIKUL PAC-10 HONOREES: Quarterback Jason Gesser and kicker Anousith Wilaikul have each received Pac-10 Player of the Week honors this season Gesser, for his play at Utah when he completed 11 of 18 passes for 11 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 7 yards, won offensive honors, while Wilaikul [pronounced A-new-sit Vee-lie-khoun] was the special teams winner after his three field goals of 8, and 4 yards against Boise State Gesser was the first Cougar to earn conference player of the week honors since Nian Taylor in YARD RECEIVING GAMES: Only two WSU receivers have ever had more than four 100-yard receiving games in a single season, current assistant coach Mike Levenseller, who had seven in 1976, and Tim Stallworth, who had five in 1988 current Cougar receiver Milton Wynn has four games this year with over 100 receiving yards the others with four in a season are Hugh Campbell in 196, C.J. Davis in 199 and Chris Jackson in 1997 Levenseller also holds the WSU record with yard games in his career Stallworth had nine and Campbell seven. ROCHE A ROCKY FAN: Derrick Roche, a sophomore starter on WSU s offensive line is a big fan of the Rocky movies he is such a big fan, in fact, that he has watched Rocky IV before every football game since he was a junior in high school. COUGS GO MARINES: While looking for a few good men the past two years, the WSU coaching staff discovered the Marines a pair of WSU players are former Marines, Wendell Smith and Dave Minnich Smith, from Spokane s Gonzaga Prep, joined the Cougars last fall as a freshman after four years in the service this season WSU brought in running back Dave Minnich from Mt. San Jacinto College originally from Stonington, Conn., Minnich spent four years in the Marines before going the jaycee route Smith is currently sidelined following shoulder surgery in the spring. ZUBEDI S SLIPPERY PET: Receiver Farwan Zubedi, one of WSU s four co-captains, has a unique pet that draws some folks to him while others will take the long way around him - a pet snake not just your common garden snake hidden in the folds of his cloths or in a pocket it s a 4-foot boa named Unique hard to hide and not everyone s favorite pet Unique has yet to make an appearance on the field. COUG LINE AVERAGES 86: WSU s offensive line currently weighs in at a collective 1,40 pounds, or an average of 86 pounds the heavyweight of the group is Phil Locker at 11 Josh Parrish weighed in at 84 this fall, while Tyler Hunt and Derrick Roche checked in at 80 and Billy Knotts at 75 at the start of the season, with both Reed (1) and Ryan (04) Raymond in the lineup, WSU s line averaged 94 the averaged dipped to 91 after the loss of Reed Raymond and now to 86 with both on the sidelines. OFFENSE ROLLS AGAINST ARIZONA SCHOOLS: WSU s offense generated 490 yards at Arizona and 488 yards against ASU in back to back games 50 of the yards against Arizona came in overtime and five yards against ASU were in overtime in the two games overall WSU generated 978 yards of total offense and in regulation time 9 yards only once last year did WSU generate over 400 yards against a Pac-10 foe - 40 against USC in 1998 WSU had 551 yards against Stanford and 48 against ASU against the Sun Devils the last three years WSU has generated 1,61 yards, or 40 per game. LAMONT THOMPSON REDSHIRTS: Senior Lamont Thompson, who shares the WSU record with 14 career interceptions, will redshirt during the 000 season and rehab his sore neck that has kept him out of all workouts since last spring the senior is currently undergoing physical therapy and neck strengthening exercises several visits to specialists revealed no structural damage to Thompson s neck and shoulder areas. CAREER INTERCEPTIONS PI YDS AVG TD 1. Lamont Thompson, Richard Reed, Bill Lippincott, Lionel Thomas,

6 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 6 WSU OFFENSE BY HALVES FIRST HALF SECOND HALF ENTIRE GAME OPPONENT PASS RUSH TOTAL PASS RUSH TOTAL PASS RUSH TOTAL Stanford Utah Idaho California Boise State Arizona ASU OSU Oregon USC Washington TOTALS OPPONENT OFFENSE BY HALVES FIRST HALF SECOND HALF ENTIRE GAME OPPONENT PASS RUSH TOTAL PASS RUSH TOTAL PASS RUSH TOTAL Stanford Utah Idaho California Boise State Arizona ASU OSU Oregon USC Washington TOTALS WSU ON THE ROAD AT HOME: In years to come it may be a trivia question When did the Cougars play on the road at home?...sept. 18, 1999 Idaho was officially the home team and the Cougars were the visiting team, complete with white uniforms...idaho currently uses WSU s Martin Stadium as their home field in an effort to qualify for NCAA D-I status...the Vandal s Kibbie Dome is not large enough to allow Idaho to meet the average needed for D-I status. COUG FOOTBALL HAS TWO SETS OF TWINS: WSU s football roster in 000 includes two sets of identical twins...they are offensive linemen Reed and Ryan Raymond (Moses Lake, Wash., born 10//77) and linebackers Brandon and Ryan Pickering (Monroe, Wash., born /1/77). MORE BROTHERS: In addition to two sets of twins on the Cougar roster, there are five other pairs of brothers...they are Fred and Josh Shavies, Adam and Blair Hawkins, Pat and Collin Henderson, Raonall and Kealan Smith, and Deon and Anthony Burnett. BURNETT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Deon Burnett, a true freshman in 1999, notched the best season ever for a Cougar freshman running back...among his accomplishments: Burnett was the first true freshman at WSU to start at RB since Derek Sparks, 1991 (Sparks had one start); Burnett broke the Cougar record for rushing yards in a game by a freshman with 16 yards at ASU; Burnett's 974 rushing yards was a WSU freshman record, topping the previous mark of 45, Rueben Mayes, 198; Burnett's 1 rushing touchdowns and 1 total touchdowns were the most ever by a Cougar freshman; Burnett scored four rushing touchdowns against ULL, a freshman record and one short of the school record; WSU-WASHINGTON CONNECTION: Two members of WSU s 000 football roster boast brothers who have played at Washington...Cougar Ing Aleaga s brother Ink was a standout , while Russell Mizin s brother was a senior in 1999.

7 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 7 RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 100: In the last eight years WSU has held of 89 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing...the lows include Montana State s -5 and Pacific s -6 in 199 and Montana s -6 in in those 89 games, WSU has held opponents to 50 or less yards 1 times: Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - /11 Michigan 179, USC 104, Washington Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - /1 Tennessee 149, Oregon State 178, Washington Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 5/11 UCLA 17, Nebraska 48, California 14, Stanford 11, Washington Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 10/11 Colorado 19, Temple 15, Oregon 118, SJSU 100, Arizona 145, OSU 141, California 44, Illinois 148, UCLA 164, Stanford 10, Washington Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 8/1 UCLA 09, USC 1, Illinois 17, Boise State 46, Oregon 154, Cal 109, Arizona 7, ASU 150, USL 75, Stanford 160, Washington 101, Michigan Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing 9/11 Illinois 1, Boise State 10, Idaho 100, California 79, UCLA 56, Oregon 47, USC 14, ASU 4, Arizona 61, Stanford 94, Washington Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing 10/1 Utah 175, Stanford 10, Idaho 158, Arizona 49, California 58, Louisiana 10, ASU 17, OSU 16, Oregon 8, USC 01, Washington 50, Hawaii Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing 8/9 Stanford 118, Utah 16, Idaho 16, Cal 149, BSU 19, Arizona 54, ASU 117, OSU 67, Oregon 94. WSU DEFENSE HALTS LONG RUSHES: In the last eight years WSU has allowed just 76 runs of 0 yards or longer in 88 games: 199 Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer Plays Allowed 0 Yards or Longer 17 Randy Fasani, Stanford, 8; Ken Simonton, OSU, 5, 4 Darnell Arceneaux, Utah, 0; Patrick McCall, OSU, Zach Gerstner, Idaho, 6; Robert Prescott, OSU, 5 Joe Igber, California, 1; Allan Amundson, UO, 9 Brock Forsey, BSU, 4, 1; Maurice Morris, UO, Davy Malaythong, BSU 5. Leo Mills, Arizona, 7, 8; Ortege Jenkins, Arizona, 1, Plays Allowed Yards Plays Allowed Yards Plays Allowed Yards Plays Allowed Yards Plays Allowed Yards Plays Allowed Yards Plays Allowed Yards - WASHINGTON STATE SINCE '9: The Washington State Cougars have won 49 games since the start of the 199 season...here's a look at the records for Pac-10 teams, : W L T W L T Washington Oregon Arizona UCLA USC Arizona State Stanford Washington State California Oregon State YARD RUSHERS FEW: Only 1 running backs have been able to crack the 100-yard mark in the last eight years and 87 games against WSU s defense...ucla s Skip Hicks and Reuben Droughns from Oregon are the only backs to have done so in back-to-back seasons : Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan, 117 Napoleon Kaufman, Washington, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 1 J.J. Young, Oregon State, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 Karim Abdul-Jabar, UCLA, 15 Ahman Green, Nebraska, 176 Reynard Rutherford, California, 14 Anthony Bookman, Stanford, 1, Rashaan Shehee, Washington, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - Skip Hicks, UCLA, 116 Corey Dillon, Washington, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 4 Skip Hicks, UCLA, 190; Robert Holcombe, Illinois 16; Michael Martin, ASU, 111; Anthony Bookman, Stanford, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 Steve Havard, Illinois, 10, Reuben Droughns, UO, 17. Gerald Green, ASU, 119, Trung Canidate, Arizona, 174, Willie Hurst, Washington, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU 8 Mike Anderson, Utah, 108; Anthony Tenner, Idaho, 118 Trung Canidate, Arizona 158; Darren Brister, ULL, 11; J.R. Redmond, ASU, 165; Reuben Droughns, UO, 1. Chad Morton, USC, 117; Paul Arnold, UW, Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU 4 Willie Alderson, Idaho, 11; Leo Mills, Arizona, 19, Tom Pace, ASU, 10, Ken Simonton, OSU, 169. NEW FIELD TURF FOR MARTIN: WSU opened the season with a new look when it hosted Stanford Sept. the Cougars sported new uniforms and helmets, played on a new artificial turf, FieldTurf and were finally back at home in Bohler Gym with new offices and a new lockerroom Nebraska was the first NCAA Div. I football school to use FieldTurf, followed by WSU FieldTurf is a surface that looks and feels very much like grass the Cougars practice facility, Rogers Field, also sports the new turf.

8 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS PLAYER CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 Erik Coleman Kick Off Return 5.4 Alan Cox Punting Jason Gesser Passing Pass Efficiency Total Offense.8 4 Collin Henderson Punt Returns Chris Martin Passes Defended 15 t1 Tackles 4.6 t40 Dave Minnich Rushing Billy Newman Tackles 8.8 t5 Interceptions 0.44 t Fumbles Recovered t7 James Price Tackles Champ Simmons Tackles 6.0 Raonall Smith Tackles Marcus Trufant Interceptions 0. t8 Tackles 4.7 t8 Anousith Wilaikul Field Goal Pct Scoring (kick) 5. 6 Field Goals 1.14 PAT Kicking Pct Milton Wynn All-Purpose Receptions 5. Receiving Yards 98.0 t = Tie 000 TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS [Released 11/05/00] WSU WSU WSU TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense t8 t75 Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting t89 66 Punt Returns KO Returns Turnover Margin t7 56 t76 TEAM CATEGORY USC AVG USC PAC-10 USC NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Pass Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense t66 Net Punting Punt Returns KO Returns Turnover Margin t = Tie NATIONAL LEADERS Jason Gesser, WSU Pass Efficiency Total Offense.77 t6 Points Res. For 1.67 t8 Milton Wynn, WSU Receptions per Game 5. t40 Receiving Yards Total Receiving Yards Billy Newman, WSU Interceptions 0.44 t9 Mory Banks, WSU Interceptions 0.8 t48 Sultan McCullough, USC Rushing Carson Palmer, USC Total Offense Passing t = Tie

9 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 9 WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS: Washington State's weekly FOX Sports Net award winners from the Oregon game are: Pac-10 Offense: Dave Minnich (Stonington, Conn.) Pac-10 Defense: Billy Newman (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) Pac-10 Special Teams: Alan Cox (Manti, Utah) Offensive Lineman: Phil Locker (Eagle River, Alaska) Offensive Back: Dave Minnich (Stonington, Conn.) Offensive Scout Team: Anthony Buchanan (Spokane, Wash.) Defensive Back: James Price (Anchorage, Alaska) Defensive Lineman: Tamasi Kongaika (Anchorage, Alaska) Defensive Scout Team: Karl Payman (Culver City, Calif.) Defensive Pursuit Player: None Cougar Claw: Dave Minnich (Stonington, Conn.), Marcus Trufant (Tacoma, Wash.), Joey Hollenbeck (Enumclaw, Wash.), Eric Coleman (Spokane, Wash.) Big Hit: James Price (Anchorage, Alaska) Cougar Tackler: Chris Martin (Brooklyn, NY) Specialist of the Week: Jerry Thielbahr (Sandpoint, Idaho) Most Disciplined Offense: Marcus Williams (Oakland, Calif.) Most Disciplined Defense: Tupo Tuupo (Menlo Park, Calif.), Raonall Smith (Gig Harbor, Wash.) Most Disciplined Special Teams: Erik Larson (Olympia, Wash.) Special Teams Big Play: None Assassin: Alan Cox (Manti, Utah) Iron Man: Adam Hawkins (Pendleton, Ore.) Gamebreaker: Alan Cox (Manti, Utah) 000 WSU FOOTBALL STARTERS POS STAN UTAH IDAHO CAL BSU ARIZ ASU OSU OREG USC WASH SE Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams LT Locker Locker Locker Locker Parrish Parrish Parrish Parrish Parrish LG Knotts Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Knotts Hollenbeck Hollenbeck C Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt RG Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche RT Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Locker Locker Hollenbeck Knotts Locker TE/WR Henderson Mizin Mizin Mizin Mizin Mizin Mizin Zubedi Zubedi SB Mencke Mencke Mencke Henderson Henderson Henderson Henderson Henderson Henderson QB Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser RB Burnett Burnett Burnett Hawkins Minnich Burnett Burnett Burnett P.Hendrsn FL Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn PK Lambert Lambert Lambert Wilaikul Wilaikul Wilaikul Wilaikul Wilaikul Wilaikul NOTE: WSU s starting offensive lineup usually includes three wide receivers (as noted above) and one running back, but can include four wide receivers, usually without the tight end (Stanford, OSU), or five wide receivers without a tight end and running back (Oregon) DE Matson Matson Matson Matson Matson Matson Tuupo Tuupo Tuupo DT Tupai J. Williams Tupai Tupai Tupai Tupai Tupai Long Long DT Kongaika Kongaika Kongaika Camarena Camarena Camarena Camarena Kongaika Konkaika DE Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies WLB Price Price Price Isaacson Simmons Simmons Simmons Simmons Simmons MLB Simmons Simmons Simmons Genatone Price Price Price Price Price SLB Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith RCB Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant SS Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman FS Banks Banks Coleman Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks LCB Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin P Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox

10 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 10 MIKE PRICE TV SHOWS: The Mike Price TV Show airs Sunday evenings at 6:0 p.m. PT on KHQ, KNDO (Yakima) and KNDU (Tri-Cities) television stations...khq s John Fritz hosts the shows...fox Sports Net Northwest s nightly (7:00 p.m.) Northwest Tonight program also gives extensive coverage to Price and Cougar football. JIM STERK RADIO SHOW: Cougar Conversation with (WSU AD) Jim Sterk is aired each Sunday for 0 minutes at 10:0 a.m. on Spokane s KXLY Radio (90)...former Cougar player Paul Sorensen hosts the weekly show with the WSU athletic director. WEEKLY WSU PRESS CONFERENCES: WSU hosts a weekly press conference each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Media Information Conference Room, Bohler Addition 195. All in-season head coaches and selected players (when available) will be available for the phone conference and inperson interviews. Contact the WSU Media Information Office for more information. Members of the media may attend in person or participate by use of the telephone. LISTEN TO COUGAR GAMES ANYWHERE: Cougar football fans can listen to the Voice of the Cougars Bob Robertson's broadcasts, even if a network station is not in your locale. TRZ Sports Service Inc.'s "Teamline" provides the hookup directly into the Cougar Sports Network. Call and punch in the Cougar access code 598. The cost is charged to your VISA or Mastercard. LIVE TELEVISION: Pac-10 television action Saturday, Nov. 11, will include UCLA at Washington on ABC regional at 4 p.m. PT and Washington State at USC on Fox Sports Net Syndication at :0 p.m. PT. Fox Sports Net will show the Oregon State at Arizona game on national cable at 7:15 p.m. PT. FSNW-TV: FOX Sports Net (Northwest) will replay Washington State s game against USC Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m. TICKETS: Tickets for all Cougar home and away games are available through the WSU Ticket Office, North 5 Grand, Pullman, Wash , or by calling 800-GO-COUGS (available toll free from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands). WSU RADIO: Bob Robertson, Scott Pelluer, Jeff Aaron, and Bud Nameck combine talents on the 4-station Cougar Sports Network. Robertson is in his 4th year of broadcasting Cougar sports, while Pelluer, a former Cougar player, is in his second season as a Cougar broadcaster. Broadcast time is 60 minutes prior to kickoff. Additionally, the one-hour "Mike Price Show," produced and distributed by Learfield Communications, airs weekly on most network stations live at 7:00 p.m.. Robertson is the show s regular host all broadcasts are available via the internet. To listen, and for complete broadcast schedules, connect to wsucougars.com. SATELLITE: WSU uplinks a 15-minute football video package each Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. (C-Band, Telstar 6, Transponder 19 V, 9 degree west, ) with coach and player interviews recorded at practice that afternoon...the service is provided by Northwest Public Television on the WSU campus (if trouble, call ). The Pacific-10 office transmits a weekly 0-minute highlight package each Wednesday at 1:00 noon PDT on Telstar 5, Transponder 16, C-Band (if trouble, call or the Pac-10 office). PRICE AND PLAYERS AVAILABLE: WSU head football coach Mike Price is available for individual media interviews 11:00-Noon Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (expect prior to road games). Arrangements for Price interviews must be made through his office, WSU players are available for interviews before and after practice each Tuesday and Wednesday and before practice each Thursday. Contact Rebecka McKinney at the WSU Media Information Office. PRICE PHONE CONFERENCES: Mike Price is available for media interviews three times weekly via a conference phone hookup, Sunday at 5:0 p.m., Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and Thursday at :0 p.m. For access information contact the WSU Media Information Office. COUGAR INFOCONNECTION: Members of the media may access WSU press releases, game statistics and other sports specific information through InfoConnection. For information on how to access information from all 10 Pac-10 schools and the Pac-10 office, contact the league office or any of the Pac-10 sports information offices. AUDIO ON INTERNET: WSU's football broadcasts are now available on the Internet through FansOnly, WSU s Web provider...the address is: INTERNET: WSU releases, statistics, notes and depth chart information are loaded weekly on the WSU Athletics Home Page. The address is:

11 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 11 REVIEWING WSU S 000 SEASON WSU 10, STANFORD 4 September, 000, Pullman, Wash. - WSU threw more passes (6-8) and completed more passes (0-17), but had fewer yards (161-56) WSU was penalized 9/8 Cougars managed just of 15 third down conversions Jason Gesser was WSU s second leading rusher with 0 yards Gesser threw to 9 receivers, including 6 wideouts Billy Newman led WSU s defense with 11 tackles Stanford scored all their points on four of five possessions in the second quarter, but did not get closer than the Cougars 7 yard line in any of the other three quarters. STANFORD WASHINGTON STATE TM QT TIME SCORING PLAY (Yards/Plays/Drive) STAN 14:57 Biselli field goal (66/10/5:4) STAN 1:18 Carter 84 pass from Fasani (Biselli kick) (84//0:1) STAN 8:45 Moore 6 pass from Fasani (Biselli kick) (40/4/1:05/) STAN 0:47 Moore 6 run (Biselli kick) (46/5/:1) WSU 11:09 Moen punt recovery (Lambert kick) WSU 4 7:06 Lambert 5 field goal (6/1/5:0) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 7/5/.5. SU: 66/74/5.7. RUSHING - WSU 6/117/6/91/0/1: Burnett 16/57/7/50/0/1, Gesser 1/49/19/0/0/10, Minnich /5/0/5/0/5, Nettles 1//0//0/, Hawkins //0//0/. SU 8/154/6/118/1/8: Carter 19/56//5/0/9, Moore 8/4/0/4/1/15, Fasani 6/5/4/8/0/8, Allen /4///0/4, Powell 1/0//-/0/-, Lewis 1/0/4/-4/0/-4. PASSING - WSU 6/0//161/0/5: Gesser 6/0//161/0/5. SU 8/17/0/56//84: Fasani 5/16/0/50//84, Lewis /1/0/6/0/6. RECEIVING - WSU: Williams 4/44, Wynn 4/7, Burnett /1, Nettles /0, Henderson /17, Mencke /6, Minnich /, McElrath 1/9, Mizin 1/5. SU: Pitts 6/55, Powell /5, Wells /10, Carter 1/84, McCallum 1/4, Allen 1/17, Bowman 1/1, Pierce 1/7, Moore 1/6, Brock 1/6. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: None. SU: Williams 1/0, Focht 1/0. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 7/0/.9. SU: Tolpinrud /4/1.0, Team 1/0/0.0. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: Henderson /15, Nettles 1/18. SU: Pitts /1. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Nettles /1. SU: Wells 1/8. SCORING - WSU: Moen 6, Lambert 4. SU: Moore 1, Carter 6, Biselli 6. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 16/8/8/0. SU: 17/6/7/4. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 1/0. SU: /1. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 9/8. SU: /0. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 7:50. SU: :10. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: /15. SU: 8/17. ATTENDANCE - 1,79. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) --.Newman 11/8/, Simmons 9/6/, Price 8/6/, Trufant 7/6/1, Shavies 5/4/1, Smith 5//, Boose 4//1, Long 4//1, Tupai /1/, Camarena //0, Kongaika /1/1, Matson /1/1, Tuupo /1/1, Genatone 1/1/0, Hawkins 1/1/0, Martin 1/1/0. WSU SACKS -- Shavies 1/-9, Tupai 1/-0, Matson 1/-6. WSU TFL - Shavies 1/-9, Matson 1/-6, Camarena 1/4, Newman 1/-, Smith 1/-. WSU 8, UTAH 1 September 16, 000, Salt Lake City, Wash. - WSU had nearly twice as many rushing plays 51-8) and outgained Utah 1-16 on the ground WSU s rushing total was the second highest (Hawaii last year) total since rushing for 49 against Louisiana- Lafayette in 1997 WSU s time of possession was the second greatest (4:8-5:) since the 1997 Apple Cup (5:01-4:59) WSU improved to 8 of 16 third down conversions Dave Minnich, in his second Cougar game, rushed for 118 yards, the most by a Cougar back since Deon Burnett s 16 yards at ASU in 1999 WSU threw just 18 passes, the fewest every by a Mike Price coached team, and completed 11, equaling the third lowest completion total by a Price team at WSU four players tied for the tackle leadership at seven, Melvin Simmons, Raonall Smith, James Price and Eric Coleman Coleman, a true freshman, started his first game Chris Martin defensed passes. WASHINGTON STATE UTAH TM QT TIME SCORING PLAY (Yards/Plays/Drive) WSU 1 9:5 Shavies 9 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) WSU 1 1:4 Nettles 6 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) WSU 1 0:06 Wynn 9 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) UTAH 11:10 Russell 47 pass from Arceneaux (Whetman kick) WSU 8:41 Wynn 57 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) UTAH 10:04 Russell 4 pass from Arceneaux (Whetman kick) UTAH 9:4 A. Dyson 0 fumble return (Whetman kick) WSU 4 1:51 Lambert field goal WSU 4 :11 Minnich 6 run (Lambert kick) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 69/44/6.1. UTAH: 71/418/5.9. RUSHING - WSU 51/8/5/1/1/6: Minnich /10//118/1/6, Gesser 8/5/15/7/0/1, Burnett 6//1//0/14, Hawkins 1//6/7/0/8, Thielbahr 1/0/0/0/0/0, Team 1/0/1/-1/0/-1. UTAH 8/155/19/16/0/0: Arceneauzx 9/56/1/44/0/0, Morgan 6/8/0/8/0/14, Tate 6/7/0/7/0/11, Hunter 5/4/0/4/0/9, Croshaw 1/0//-/0/-, Team 1/0/5/-5/0/-5. PASSING - WSU 18/11/0/11/4/57: Gesser 18/11/0/111/4/57. UTAH 4/0/1/8//59: Arceneaux 9/16/1/19//49, Crowshaw 1//0/6/0/1, Team 1/0/0/0/0/0. RECEIVING - WSU: Wynn 6/1, Nettles /44, Shavies 1/9, Henderson 1/, M.Williams 1/. UTAH: Russell 8/11, Christensen 4/44, Lyman /, Smith /67, Morgan /18, Nickel 1/0. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: Trufant 1/7. UTAH: None. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 6/44/40.7/50. UTAH: Whetman /19/4.0/54. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: None. UTAH: Smith 5/6/. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Newman 1/9, Nettles 1/15. UTAH: Smith 4/10, Dyson /4. SCORING - WSU: Wynn 1, Lambert 8, Minnich 6, Nettles 6, Shavies 6. UTAH: Russell 1, A.Dyson 6, Whetman. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: /1/8/. UTAH: 0/8/11/1. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 4/1. UTAH: /1. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 11/91. UTAH: 4/4. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 4:8. UTAH: 5:. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 8/16. UTAH: 4/14. ATTENDANCE - 8,814. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- Smith 7/4/, Simmons 7/4/, Price 7//4, Coleman 7//4, Trufant 6/5/1, Martin 5/4/1, F.Shavies 5//, Hawkins /1/, Kongaika /0/, Tupai /0/, Newman //0, Banks /1/1, Genatone /1/1, Nettles /0/, Camarena /0/, Tuppo /0/, Philley 1/1/, Boose 1/1/0, Lambert 1/1/0, Dillon 1/1/0, Minnich1/0/1, Chase 1/0/1, Thielbahr 1/0/1, Freeman 1/0/1, Moen 1/0/1, Brown 1/0/1. WSU SACKS -- Simmons 1/-1, F.Shavies 1/-6, Tupai 1/-. WSU TFL - Smith 1/-5, Simmons 1/-1, Coleman 1/-5, F. Shavies /-8, Tupai 1/-, Brown 1/-.

12 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 1 REVIEWING WSU S 000 SEASON WSU 4, Idaho 8 September, 000, Pullman, Wash. - The Cougs ran 1 fewer plays than Idaho but had more total offense, WSU averaged 7.0 yards per play, the best average since 1999 against Louisiana-Lafayette and second best since ASU in 1998 WSU picked off three Idaho passes and recovered one fumble while turning the ball over twice on fumbles Jason Gesser ran his streak to 49 passes without an interception Milton Wynn had his best day as a Cougar with 7 receptions for 151 yards and 1 score Alan Cox averaged 4 yards on three punts and the Vandals only had 9 return yards Nick Lambert missed a 48-yard field goal and in the second half pulled a quad muscle Billy Newman and Mory Banks made their first interceptions of the year and Marcus Trufant his second of the season Deon Burnett averaged 6.1 yards rushing and finished with 98 yards Willie Anderson of Idaho became the first player to rush for over 100 yards (11) against WSU since Washington s Paul Arnold ran for 16 last year Newman led WSU s defense with 10 tackles, pass defenses, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception and 1 sack the loss was WSU s second straight to Idaho. WASHINGTON STATE IDAHO TEAM QT TIME SCORING PLAY IDAHO 1 :0 Gerstner 6 run (Davis Kick) WSU 1:4 McElrath 1 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick blocked) IDAHO 10:0 Davis 50 field goal WSU 6:8 M. Williams pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) IDAHO 10:51 Roberg pass from Welsh (Davis kick) WSU 5:5 Wynn pass from C. Henderson (Lambert kick) IDAHO 1:44 Alderson 4 run (Davis kick) WSU 4 10:59 Newman 10 interception return (Lambert kick failed) IDAHO 4 7:14 Jones 1 pass from Welsh (Davis kick) WSU 4 :01 Gesser 7 run (M. Williams pass) IDAHO 4 0:40 Welsh 1 run (Davis kick) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 68/475/7.0. IDAHO: 80/46/5.8. RUSHING - WSU 6/05//18/1/: Burnett 16/100//98/0/, Minnich 11/5//50/0/11, Cox 1/17/0/17/0/17, Mencke 1/1/0/1/0/1, Hawkins /10//7/0/10, Gesser /7/15/-8/1/7. IDAHO 44/0/14/16//6: Alderson 6/119/6/11/1/1, Gerstner 9/7//71/1/6, Griffin //0//0/18, O Connell /9/0/9/0/6, Pettit 1/5/0/5/0/5, Welsh 4//6/-4/1/1. PASSING - WSU /16/0/9//46: Gesser 1/15/0/59//46, C.Henderson 1/1/0//1/. IDAHO 6///46//0: Welsh 6///46//0. RECEIVING - WSU: Wynn 7/151, M. Williams /66, C. Henderson /5, Burnett /1, McElrath 1/1, Nettles 1/6. IDAHO: Lacy 5/70, Alderson 5/8, Roberg 4/47, Townsley /0, Jones /18, Franks 1/0, Griffin 1/11, O Connell 1/. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: Newman 1/10, Trufant 1/0, Banks 1/0. IDAHO: none. PUNTING - WSU: Cox /19/4.0/49. IDAHO: Downes /99/.0/6. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: C. Henderson /. IDAHO: Sams 1/9. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Nettles /, Newman /8. IDAHO: Townsley 4/8, McCoy 1/18, O Connell 1/4. SCORING - WSU: M. Williams 9, McElrath 6, Wynn 6, Newman 6, Gesser 6, Lambert,. IDAHO: Davis 8, Gerstner 6, Roberg 6, Alderson 6, Jones 6, Welsh 6. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 6/9/1/5. IDAHO: 7/1/1/1. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: /. IDAHO: /1. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 8/6. IDAHO: 7/7. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 8:1. IDAHO: 1:48. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 4/11. IDAHO: 9/15. ATTENDANCE - 1,409. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- Newman 10/8/, Coleman 9/6/, R. Smith 9/5/4, C. Martin 8/7/1, Simmons 6/5/1, Price 5/5/0, Trufant 5/4/1, Banks 4/4/0, Camarena 4//1, I.Brown 4//1, Matson 4//1, F.Shavies /1/, Tupai //0, Kongaika //0, Larson 1/1/0, Hawkins 1/1/-0, Tuupo 1/1/0, Thielbahr 1/1/0, Philley 1/1/0, Nettles 1/1/0, Underwood 1/0/1. WSU SACKS -- Newman 1/0, I. Brown 1/-6. WSU TFL - Newman1/-1, Simmons 1/-, Camarena 1/-1, I. Brown 1/-6, Kongaika 1/-. WSU 1, CALIFORNIA 17 September 0, 000, Berkeley, Calif. - WSU won at California for the first time since 1994 the Cougs overcame a Cal lead with a 5-yard drive with 4 minutes to play in the third quarter Marcus Williams 10-yard catch of a Jason Gesser pass was the game winner as neither team scored in the fourth quarter WSU s rushing game netted just 41 yards, but Gesser hit 15 of 4 passes for 8 yards and 1 touchdown Milton Wynn had 6 receptions for 15 yards, all in the first half, and Williams had 5 receptions for 90 yards, all in the second half Mory Banks made his second interception in games Gesser was sacked a season-high four times Alan Cox averaged 44.8 yards with 6 punts and Cal had just 8 return yards Cal ran 17 more plays than WSU but the Cougs outgained the Bears 79-8 Gesser ran his streak of pass attempts without an interception to 7 each team had turnovers WSU converted just 5 of 15 third down opportunities Banks, in addition to his interception, led WSU with 9 tackles and knocked down passes WSU did not record a sack for the first time since the USC game in WASHINGTON STATE CALIFORNIA TEAM QT TIME SCORING PLAY WSU 1 11:58 Wilaikul field goal Cal 1 9:15 Lyman 1 pass from Boller (Jensen kick) WSU 11:4 Wilaikul 0 field goal WSU 8:57 Minnich 6 run (Williams pass from Gesser) Cal 4:5 Boller 6 run (Jensen kick) Cal 7:04 Jensen 0 field goal WSU 4:11 Williams 10 pass from Gesser (Wilaikul kick) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 60/79/4.7. CAL: 77/8/.1 RUSHING - WSU 6/98/57/41/1/6: Minnich 18/41, Hawkins 9/16, Henderson 1/5, Gesser 8/-1. CAL 46/181//149/1/1: Igber 18/74, Echema 18/7, Muhammad /15, Stranger /6, Biller /5, Harris /-. PASSING - WSU 4/15/0/8/1/56: Gesser 4/15/0/8/1/56. CAL 1/11/1/89/1/17: Boller 1/11/1/89/1/17. RECEIVING - WSU: Wynn 6/15, Williams 5/90, Henderson /14, Minnich 1/5, Mizin 1/4. CAL: Lyman /7, McArthur /15, Arnold /1, Igber /4, Keanaaina 1/17, Stranger 1/9, Muhammad 1/4. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: Banks 1/1. CAL: None. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 6/69/44.8/59. CAL: Harris 4/17/1.8/7, Team 1/0. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: Henderson 1/-8, Newman /1, Coleman 1/6, Hawkins 0/11. CAL: Iwuoma /, Echeme /5. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Nettles /48. CAL: Ward 1/18, Echema /90. SCORING - WSU: Williams 8, Wilaikul 7, Minnich 6. CAL: Lyman 6, Boller 6, Jensen 5. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 17/7/6/4. CAL: 17/11/5/1. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 4/. CAL: 1/1. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 9/6. CAL: 8/75. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 8:57. CAL: 1:0. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 5/15. CAL: 7/18. ATTENDANCE - 0,500. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- Banks 9/8/1, Newman 8/4/4, Smithy 7/5/, Nguae 6/4/, Marong 5/4/1, F. Shavies 4//1, Camarena 4//1, Trufant 4//1, J. Williams 4//, Genatone //0, Nettles //0, Lunde //0, Wagner /0/, Martin 1/1/0, Kongaika 1/1/0, Wilaikul 1/1/0, Hawkins 1/1/0, Adedipe 1/1/0, David 1/1/0, Acholonu 1/1/0, Moen 1/1/0, Matson 1/0/1, Brown 1/0/1, Isaacson 1/0/1. WSU SACKS -- None. WSU TFL -.Smith /-7, F. Shavies 1/-1, Camarena 1/-4, Trufant 1/-1, Hawkins 1/-1.