FOOTBALL: WSU Ready for High Flying #7 Oregon Ducks

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1 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 Cougars Hope Home Field An Advantage FOOTBALL: WSU Ready for High Flying #7 Oregon Ducks WHO: WSU Cougars (-5 overall, -4 in Pac-0) vs. Oregon Ducks (7- overall, 5-0 Pac-0) WHAT: Pacific-0 Conference Cougar Football WHEN: Saturday, November 4; Kickoff :00 p.m. PST WHERE: Martin Stadium (7,600, FieldTurf), Pullman, Wash. TV: No Live TV; Fox Sports Nw shows WSU-Oregon delayed at 0:00 a.m. Sunday, Nov WSU RESULTS Record: -5; -4 [OPP REC] 9/ Stanford (0-4) [-5] 9/9 Bye Utah (8-) [-6] 9/ Idaho (4-8) [-5] California (-7) [-5] 0/7 Boise State (4-5) [6-] Arizona (47-5, ot) [5-] 0/ Arizona State (0-,ot) [5-] Oregon State [7-] /4 Oregon [7-] USC [-5] /8 Washington [7-] WSU THIS WEEK: ORE. Record: 7-, 5-0 9/ Nevada (6-7) Wisconsin (-7) 9/6 Idaho (4-) 9/ UCLA (9-0) 9/0 Washington (-6) 0/7 Bye USC (8-7) 0/ Arizona (4-0) Arizona State (56-55, ot) Washington State / California Oregon State WSU NEXT WEEK: USC Record: -5, 0-5 8/7 Penn State (9-5 at KO Classic) 9/9 Colorado (7-4) 9/ San Jose State (4-4) Oregon State (-) 0/7 Arizona (5-) 0/4 Oregon (7-8) Stanford (0-) 0/8 California (6-8) Arizona State / Washington State UCLA /5 Notre Dame THE COACHES: WSU - Mike Price (Puget Sound 69) has a (.466) record at WSU in years and a career mark of (.484) in 0 seasons at Weber State (98-88; ) and WSU (989-present). OREGON The Ducks are coached by Mike Bellotti, now in his sixth year at Oregon Bellotti is at Oregon and in his -year career he is WSU VS. OREGON: The series between WSU and Oregon is tied dating back to the first game in 90, a 6-0 WSU win in Pullman Oregon has won the last two games after snapping a two-game WSU win streak WSU s last home win over Oregon was in 996 and Oregon s last victory in Pullman was 5-9 in 998 the series breakdown follows: Most WSU Points: 56, 977 (56-0) Most Oregon Points: 5, 999 (5-0) Widest WSU Victory: 6, 977 (56-0) Widest Oregon Victory: 4, 999 (5-0) Longest WSU Win Streak: 4, 950-5, Longest Oregon Win Streak: 4, , , Last WSU Win: 997 (4-) Last Oregon Win: 999 (5-0) Last WSU Win Pullman: 996 (55-44) Last Oregon Win Pullman: 998 (5-9) Last WSU Win Eugene: 997 (4-) Last Oregon Win Eugene: 999 (5-0) WSU at Home: 8-7- (-) Oregon at Home: (+) WSU at Eugene: (-) Oregon at Pullman: 7-8- (+) WSU at Spokane: -- Oregon at Spokane: -- Mike Price vs. Oregon: 4-6 Mike Bellotti vs. WSU: --0 WSU Streak: - Oregon Streak: + COUGS PLAY CLOSE GAMES: The outcome of five straight WSU starting with Idaho and ending with ASU was determined by seven points or less, with WSU winning two and losing three the streak started with a 8-4 loss to Idaho then came wins over California by four points and over Boise State by seven points next come the six-point loss to Arizona in triple overtime and the threepoint overtime loss against ASU the last time WSU played five consecutive games decided by seven points or less was in 957 when the Cougars beat California -7, lost to Iowa -0, beat Stanford -8, lost to Oregon 4-, and beat USC - the home field has not been much of an advantage in the close games in 957 WSU was - at home and - on the road this year WSU is - at home and - on the road in the close games. WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS: P : WSU s injury report P : Gesser nears spot on Top 0 lists P 4: WSU against ranked teams P 5: Milton Wynn 7th in receiving yards P 6: Statistics breakdown by half for Cougs and opponents 000 CAPTAINS: WSU - QB Jason Gesser (7), RB Adam Hawkins (7), DE Austin Matson (6), WR Farwan Zubedi (4). OREGON: The Ducks select game captains each week.

2 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 BREAKING DOWN TOP -44: Against Arizona WSU's starting lineup of players included freshmen, 9 sophomores, 6 juniors and 4 seniors, while the Top 44 (twodeep) consisted of freshmen, sophomores, 4 juniors and 7 seniors...in the two-deep, WSU lists 4 freshmen and sophomores and 0 juniors and seniors the breakdown: STARTERS (O-D) TOP 44 (O-D) Freshmen 0-= 0-4=4 RS-Freshmen -0= 4-=7 Sophomores -=4 -=5 RS-Sophomores 4-=5 5-=7 Juniors -0= 6-=7 RS-Juniors -4=5-6=7 Seniors -= -=4 RS-Seniors 0-= -= MOST STARTS: Billy Newman and Chris Martin lead WSU in consecutive starts at 9 after Austin Matson s string of 6 straight was snapped Oct. 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 8 Billy Newman 9 straight Chris Martin 9 straight (missed 999) James Price 7 of last 9 (missed 999) Deon Burnett - 6 of last 8 games [6 total] [0 total] [9 total] [8 total] [6 total] INJURIES: WSU s injury report for Monday, Oct. 0 from the training staff: Eric Coleman (bruised kidney, possible), Russell Mizin (shoulder, questionable), Dave Minnich (concussion, probable), Raonall Smith (quad bruise, questionable), Austin Matson (ankle/knee sprain, doubtful), Serign Marong (back, elbow, probable) Jason White (ankle, doubtful), Phil Locker (back, 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), Nick Lambert (quad strain), Derrick Dillon (broken collar bone). OFFENSE OFF TO GOOD START: WSU has generated,069 yards in total offense through eight games, averaging 8.6 yards on the ground WSU averages 4. yards, plus 59.4 in the air WSU has averaged 40.4 yards in the last seven games. RED ZONE: WSU has scored times in 7 trips inside the 0 yard line in 000, scoring 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 % 96.9% % 89.% OPP INSIDE 0 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS % % % % BURNETT TOPS 00 RUSHING YARDS: Sophomore Deon Burnett has now run for, career yards, leaving him 46 yards short of a spot in WSU s top 0 list tenth on WSU s all-time list is Dan Doornink, who gained,79 yards during career, ninth place is held by Bernard Jackson, who gained,779 during his two Cougar seasons, 970 and 97. BURNETT SCORES FIRST TD OF YEAR: Deon Burnett s eight yard touchdown run against ASU two weeks ago was his first TD of the year last year he scored rushing touchdowns, the second most in a season by a WSU player. BURNETT & MINNICH GIVE WSU - PUNCH: Last year s leading rusher Deon Burnett has some help this year in Dave Minnich, the ex-marine who transferred this fall from Mt. San Jacinto JC Minnich has played in all eight games, rushing for 445 yards and two scores, while Burnett has gained 9 despite missing the Cal game with a bone bruise Burnett is averaging 4. yards per carry and Minnich 4.4. SECONDARY PICKS PASSES: Each starter has made at least two interceptions this season Mory Banks, Billy Newman and Marcus Trufant each have three picks, while Chris Martin has two for their careers, Martin and Trufant each have five interceptions, Newman four and Banks three. LONG DRIVES: WSU has had scoring drives of 70 yards or longer in the first eight 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 94 consecutive Pacific-0 games, the longest active streak for any league team...the last time WSU was shut out in Pac-0 play was at Oregon State in 975; WSU has scored in 86 consecutive games since a 44-0 shutout at Ohio State in 984; The Cougars have scored in 6 consecutive home games since a -0 loss to Oregon State in Pullman in 956. GESSER THROWS FOR TD RECORD: In the second overtime period at Arizona Oct. 4, Jason Gesser drilled a 9-yard scoring pass to Nakoa McElrath, Gesser s sixth TD pass of the game and a WSU record no previous quarterback at WSU had thrown as many TD passes in a game as Gesser, including the Fab Four who shared the previous record of five - Jack Thompson (vs. Washington, 976), Timm Rosenbach (Tennessee, 988), Drew Bledsoe (Oregon State, 99), or Ryan Leaf (California, 977). 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.

3 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 TURNOVERS: WSU is - in turnovers this year WSU was - in a loss to Stanford and - in losses to Arizona and ASU overall, WSU was +5 after five games and -7 over the last three games...wsu s turnover margin was -4 in 999, -7 in 998, - in 997, -9 in 996, 0 in 995, +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 three losses to Idaho, Arizona and Arizona State, 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 Stanford and OSU are the only victors over WSU not to decide the game late. RECEIVERS SET STANDARD: Nakoa McElrath, Deon Burnett, Marcus Williams and Milton Wynn have done something never done by a group of WSU receivers McElrath racked up 06 receiving yards against Arizona and Burnett had 0 yards in the same game to become the tenth WSU receiving duo to each account for over 00 receiving yards in a game the next week against ASU Williams and Wynn duplicated the effort, with Wynn catching five passes for 4 yards and Williams making six catches for 8 yards that marked only the second time two pairs of receivers had each gone over 00 yards in a season the last was in 99 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 00 yard total in back-to-back games. OFFENSIVE AVERAGE OK: Three times this year WSU has averaged 6.9 yards per play or better and lost each game against Idaho the Cougars averaged 7.0 yards, while at Arizona the average was 6.9 yards in a loss to ASU the average was a season-best 7. yards WSU topped the 7.0 average just once in each of the previous two years. GESSER NEARS TOP 0 LISTS: Sophomore Jason Gesser is closing in on a spot on WSU s Top 0 lists for total offense and passing yards his,9 passing yards this year is 59 yards short of tenth on the list,,9 by Chad Davis in 994 his,984 yards in total offense is 80 short of equaling tenth on the TO list,,64 yards by Jack Thompson in 978. FUMBLES NOT GOING WSU S WAY: The Cougars are having a little problem with fumbles bouncing the wrong way in eight games, the Cougs have lost of fumbles the opponents, meanwhile, have fumbled 5 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 just one fumble against Stanford, two against Idaho and OSU and three against ASU WSU was +5 in turnovers after five games this season, but has been -, - and - against Arizona, ASU and OSU, respectively. MINNICH TOPS 00 YARDS FOR A SECOND TIME: Junior Dave Minnich rushed for 0 yards at Arizona, the second time this season the transfer from Mt. San Jacinto College has topped 00 yards his first triple-digit rushing game was 8 yards at Utah. McELRATH TIES RECORD: Junior (transfer) Nakoa McElrath tied a WSU single game record with his three touchdown receptions from Jason Gesser Oct. 4 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 9-yarder in the fourth quarter that earned WSU a 6-6 tie, and then another 9-yarder in the second overtime that put WSU ahead six other Cougar receivers have also caught three scoring passes in a game the first was Doug Flansburg against Houston in 966 and the last was Nian Taylor against Idaho in 998. GESSER S 48 A CAREER HIGH: Jason Gesser s 48 passing yards against Arizona was a career high for the sophomore his previous high was the prior week, 90 yards against Boise State against ASU a week after playing the Wildcats Gesser threw for last week, however, Gesser had his lowest output of the season, 04 yards at Oregon State. GESSER STREAK HALTED AT 0 PASSES: Sophomore Jason Gesser threw 0 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 6 yards, two interceptions and no TDs against Stanford, a QB rating of 8.0 in the next five games, he hit 8 of 9 passes (two interceptions) for,46 yards and 5 touchdowns in those five games Gesser s QB rating was 7.4, which elevated his season rating to 5.76, a mark that ranked first in the Pac-0 and sixth in the nation since throwing that first interception at Arizona, Gesser has completed 9 of 70 passes (4.4%) with seven interceptions and three touchdowns his QB rating is now 6.90 and he still ranks first in the Pac-0, but rd nationally. DUCKS RANKED SEVENTH: Oregon, ranked seventh by Associated Press and eighth by USA Today/ESPN, is the highest ranked team WSU has played since the 998 season when the Cougs lost to then fourth ranked UCLA WSU did not play a ranked team in 999.

4 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 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 9/6 California UTAH Air Force Oregon IDAHO Montana State Fresno State Arizona State Central Michigan BSU E. Washington USC Oregon 0/ Washington ASU Oregon UCLA OREGON California Arizona State OREGON California Arizona State UCLA /8 UCLA WASHINGTON LAMONT THOMPSON TO REDSHIRT: Senior Lamont Thompson, who shares the WSU record with 4 career interceptions, will redshirt during the 000 season and rehab his sore neck that has kept him out of all workouts since spring the senior is currently undergoing physical therapy and neck strengthening exercises several visits to specialists revealed no structural damage to Thompson s neck area. CAREER INTERCEPTIONS PI. Lamont Thompson, YDS 6 AVG TD Richard Reed, Bill Lippincott, Lionel Thomas, COUGS STINGY IN FIRST QUARTER: WSU's defense has allowed 40 first quarter points in the last 88 games (4.8/quarter) over the past eight years...wsu allowed 4 first-quarter points in 99, 9 in 994, 45 in 995, 4 in 996, 48 in 997, 87 in 998, 7 in 999 and 59 in 000 BSU and ASU both scored 4 first-quarter points against WSU 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 and at OSU two ranked teams remain on WSU s schedule: Arizona - by AP, by USA Today/ESPN (L 5-47) Oregon State - 8 by AP, 7 by USA Today/ESPN (L 9-8) Nov. 4 - Oregon - 7 by AP, 8 by USA Today/ESPN Nov. 8 - Washington - 8 by AP, 7 by USA-Today/ESPN COUGS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 995: WSU did not meet a ranked team in in 998 WSU lost to No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Oregon and No. 0 Arizona...in 997 WSU defeated No. USC and lost to st 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 996 WSU lost at No. 5 Colorado, defeated No. 5 Oregon and No. 9 California and lost to No. Washington...WSU, in 995, suffered losses to three nationally ranked teams: No. Nebraska, at No. 5 USC and at No. Oregon. PRICE THIRD IN WINS: WSU coach Mike Price is third among the current Pacific-0 coaches with 08 wins... Arizona s Dick Tomey leads Pac-0 coaches with 58, followed by ASU s Bruce Snyder with 5 and Price...Price, in his th season at WSU, is second in consecutive years at the same school...tomey is in his th 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 seasons at WSU, is (.466), while his career mark is now Babe Hollingbery was (.65) during his 96-4 (7 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-0 DEFENSE: Since 99 WSU has been in the top half of the conference in defense all but once (99)...the Cougs won the defensive title in 994, allowing 9 yards a game, the best average in the league since 98 and the second best since 97...in 99 and 997 WSU s defense was ranked second in the Pac-0...here s how the Pac-0 defenses rank, 99-99:. Ariz 0. (7,97/90) 6. Ore 6.9 (,57/90). WSU 0. (9,9/89) 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 (,44/88) 5. OSU 59.7 (,0/89) 0. 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 year tenure...at home the Cougars are 5-8 (55.6%) and on the road the team is 7-4 (8.6%)...WSU s 6-0 home record in 997 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 earlier this year they were the third and fourth OT games for WSU all-time in 996, Washington beat WSU -4 in overtime in Pullman WSU s second OT game also involved Arizona and came in 997 when WSU prevailed 5-4 in Pullman.

5 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 COUGS SCORE OFTEN: Since 980 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 980: YR RECORD > PT/PPG / / / / / / / / /4.6 5/ /6.0 99* / / / /6.0 6/ / /40. / / / /5. * = TD RECORD: WSU scored at least one touchdown in 8 consecutive games between 984 and 99...the streak ended with a 44- loss to UCLA in 99. GESSER/WILAIKUL PAC-0 HONOREES: Quarterback Jason Gesser and kicker Anousith Wilaikul have each received Pac-0 Player of the Week honors this season Gesser, for his play at Utah when he completed of 8 passes for 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 00-yard receiving games in a single season, current assistant coach Mike Levenseller, who had seven in 976, and Tim Stallworth, who had five in 988 current Cougar receiver Milton Wynn has four games this year with over 00 receiving yards the others with four in a season are Hugh Campbell in 96, C.J. Davis in 99 and Chris Jackson in 997 Levenseller also holds the WSU record with 00-yard games in his career Stallworth had nine and Campbell seven. 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,40 pounds, or an average of 86 pounds the heavyweight of the group is Phil Locker at 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 () and Ryan (04) Raymond in the lineup, WSU s line averaged 94 the averaged dipped to 9 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-0 foe - 40 against USC in 998 WSU had 55 yards against Stanford and 48 against ASU against the Sun Devils the last three years WSU has generated,6 yards, or 40 per game. WYNN SEVENTH WITH 804 YARDS Junior Milton Wynn ranks seventh on WSU s single-season receiving list with 804 yards Wynn s 44 catches leaves him 0 short of a spot on WSU s Top 0 list, where Doug Flansburg, Phillip Bobo and Leaford Hackett all had 54 with 804 yards so far and three games to play, Wynn should become just the fourth Cougar to go over,000 yards others are Timm Stallworth with,5 in 988, Mike Levenseller at,4 in 976 and C. J. Davis with,04 in 99 this week he could pass Hugh Campbell, 848 in 96 and 88 in 960, and Kevin McKenzie, 9 in 997.

6 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 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. 8, 999 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 0//77) and linebackers Brandon and Ryan Pickering (Monroe, Wash., born //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 999, 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, 99 (Sparks had one start); Burnett broke the Cougar record for rushing yards in a game by a freshman with 6 yards at ASU; Burnett's 974 rushing yards was a WSU freshman record, topping the previous mark of 45, Rueben Mayes, 98; Burnett's rushing touchdowns and 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 999.

7 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 00: In the last eight years WSU has held of 88 opponents to less than 00 yards rushing...the lows include Montana State s -5 and Pacific s -6 in 99 and Montana s -6 in in those 88 games, WSU has held opponents to 50 or less yards times: 99 - Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing - / Michigan 79, USC 04, Washington Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing - / Tennessee 49, Oregon State 78, Washington Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing - 5/ UCLA 7, Nebraska 48, California 4, Stanford, Washington Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing - 0/ Colorado 9, Temple 5, Oregon 8, SJSU 00, Arizona 45, OSU 4, California 44, Illinois 48, UCLA 64, Stanford 0, Washington Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing - 8/ UCLA 09, USC, Illinois 7, Boise State 46, Oregon 54, Cal 09, Arizona 7, ASU 50, USL 75, Stanford 60, Washington 0, Michigan Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing 9/ Illinois, Boise State 0, Idaho 00, California 79, UCLA 56, Oregon 47, USC 4, ASU 4, Arizona 6, Stanford 94, Washington Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing 0/ Utah 75, Stanford 0, Idaho 58, Arizona 49, California 58, Louisiana 0, ASU 7, OSU 6, Oregon 8, USC 0, Washington 50, Hawaii Games WSU Allowed 00 Yards Rushing 8/8 Stanford 8, Utah 6, Idaho 6, Cal 49, BSU 9, Arizona 54, ASU 7, OSU 67. WSU DEFENSE HALTS LONG RUSHES: In the last eight years WSU has allowed just 76 runs of 0 yards or longer in 88 games: 99 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 5 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, ; Brock Forsey, BSU, 4, ; Davy Malaythong, BSU 5. Leo Mills, Arizona, 7, 8; Ortege Jenkins, Arizona,, Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards Plays Allowed 0-9 Yards - 0 WASHINGTON STATE SINCE '9: The Washington State Cougars have won 49 games since the start of the 99 season...here's a look at the records for Pac-0 teams, : W L T W L T Washington Oregon Arizona UCLA USC Arizona State Stanford Washington State California Oregon State YARD RUSHERS FEW: Only running backs have been able to crack the 00-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 : 99 - Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU - Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan, 7 Napoleon Kaufman, Washington, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU - J.J. Young, Oregon State, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 Karim Abdul-Jabar, UCLA, 5 Ahman Green, Nebraska, 76 Reynard Rutherford, California, 4 Anthony Bookman, Stanford,, Rashaan Shehee, Washington, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU - Skip Hicks, UCLA, 6 Corey Dillon, Washington, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU - 4 Skip Hicks, UCLA, 90; Robert Holcombe, Illinois 6; Michael Martin, ASU, ; Anthony Bookman, Stanford, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 Steve Havard, Illinois, 0, Reuben Droughns, UO, 7. Gerald Green, ASU, 9, Trung Canidate, Arizona, 74, Willie Hurst, Washington, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU 8 Mike Anderson, Utah, 08; Anthony Tenner, Idaho, 8 Trung Canidate, Arizona 58; Darren Brister, ULL, ; J.R. Redmond, ASU, 65; Reuben Droughns, UO,. Chad Morton, USC, 7; Paul Arnold, UW, Players Gaining 00+ Yards vs. WSU 4 Willie Alderson, Idaho, ; Leo Mills, Arizona, 9, Tom Pace, ASU, 0, Ken Simonton, OSU, 69. 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 COUG; FAX October 0, RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS PLAYER CATEGORY AVG PAC-0 Mory Banks Interceptions 0.8 t5 Erik Coleman Kick Off Return 5.4 Alan Cox Punting Jason Gesser Passing 4.5 Pass Efficiency 6.9 Total Offense 48.0 Chris Martin Passes Defended t Tackles 4.5 t44 Billy Newman Tackles 9. Interceptions 0.8 t5 Fumbles Recovered t7 James Price Tackles Champ Simmons Tackles 6. Raonall Smith Tackles 7.4 t Marcus Trufant Interceptions 0.8 t5 Tackles 5.0 t Passes Defended 9 0 Anousith Wilaikul Field Goal Pct Scoring (kick) 5. t6 Field Goals.7 Milton Wynn All-Purpose Receptions 5.5 Receiving Yards 00.5 t = Tie 000 TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS [Released 0/9/00] WSU WSU WSU TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-0 NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense 59.4 Passing Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense 7.6 t5 47 Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns t0 KO Returns Turnover Margin t74 OREGON OREGON OREGON TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-0 NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Pass Efficiency Total Offense 44. Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns KO Returns Turnover Margin. t9 t = Tie NATIONAL LEADERS Jason Gesser, WSU Points Res. For 4.5 t6 Pass Completions 5.75 t4 Total Offense 48.0 Pass Efficiency 6.9 Milton Wynn, WSU Receiving Yards Receptions per Game 5.5 t4 Mory Banks, WSU Interceptions 0.8 t4 Billy Newman, WSU Interceptions 0.8 t4 Marcus Trufant, WSU Interceptions 0.8 t4 Allan Amundson, Oregon KO Returns 4.7 Kurtis Doerr, Oregon Punting Josh Frankel, Oregon Field Goals. t6 Joey Harrington Pass Efficiency. Pass Completions Total Offense Points Res. For Keenan Howry, Oregon Receiving Yards Maurice Morris, Oregon All-Purpose Running.0 47 Matt Smith, Oregon Interceptions 0.8 t4 t = Tie

9 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS: Washington State's weekly FOX Sports Net award winners from the Oregon State game are: Pac-0 Offense: None Pac-0 Defense: Raonall Smith (Gig Harbor, Wash.) Pac-0 Special Teams: Curtis Nettles (Venice, Calif.) Offensive Lineman: None Offensive Back: None Offensive Scout Team: Mark Ahlberg (Fullerton, Calif.) Defensive Back: Marcus Trufant (Tacoma, Wash.) Defensive Lineman: Tomasi Kongaika (Anchorage, Alaska) Defensive Scout Team: Brandon Pickering (Monroe, Wash.) Defensive Pursuit Player: Marcus Trufant (Tacoma,Wash.) Cougar Claw: None Big Hit: Raonall Smith (Gig Harbor, Wash.) Cougar Tackler: None Specialist of the Week: Brad Philley (Puyallup, Wash.) Most Disciplined Offense: Jeremy Thielbahr (Sandpoint, Idaho) Most Disciplined Defense: Raonall Smith (Gig Harbor, Wash.) Most Disciplined Special Teams: Erik Larson (Olympia, Wash.) Special Teams Big Play: None Assassin: Curtis Nettles (Venice, Calif.) Iron Man: Curtis Nettles (Venice, Calif.) Gamebreaker: Curtis Nettles (Venice, Calif.), Brad Philley (Puyallup, Wash.) 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 LT Locker Locker Locker Locker Parrish Parrish Parrish Parrish LG Knotts Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Knotts Hollenbeck C Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt RG Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche RT Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Locker Locker Hollenbeck Knotts TE/WR Henderson Mizin Mizin Mizin Mizin Mizin Mizin Zubedi SB Mencke Mencke Mencke Henderson Henderson Henderson Henderson Henderson QB Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser Gesser RB Burnett Burnett Burnett Hawkins Minnich Burnett Burnett Burnett FL Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn PK Lambert Lambert Lambert 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. DE Matson Matson Matson Matson Matson Matson Tuupo Tuupo DT Tupai J. Williams Tupai Tupai Tupai Tupai Tupai Long DT Kongaika Kongaika Kongaika Camarena Camarena Camarena Camarena Kongaika DE Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies Shavies WLB Price Price Price Isaacson Simmons Simmons Simmons Simmons MLB Simmons Simmons Simmons Genatone Price Price Price Price SLB Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith RCB Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant Trufant SS Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman Newman FS Banks Banks Coleman Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks LCB Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin P Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox

10 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 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 0:0 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 :00 p.m. in the Media Information Conference Room, Bohler Addition 95. 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-0 television action Saturday, Nov. 4, will include Arizona at Washington on ABC regional at :0 p.m. PT and Stanford at UCLA on Fox Sports Net Syndication at :0 p.m. PT. FSNW-TV: FOX Sports Net (Northwest) will replay Washington State s game against Oregon Nov. 5 at 0:00 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 5-minute football video package each Tuesday at 4:5 p.m. (C-Band, Telstar 6, Transponder 9 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-0 office transmits a weekly 0-minute highlight package each Wednesday at :00 noon PDT on Telstar 5, Transponder 6, C-Band (if trouble, call or the Pac-0 office). PRICE AND PLAYERS AVAILABLE: WSU head football coach Mike Price is available for individual media interviews :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 :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 0 Pac-0 schools and the Pac-0 office, contact the league office or any of the Pac-0 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 COUG; FAX October 0, 000 REVIEWING WSU S 000 SEASON WSU 0, STANFORD 4 September, 000, Pullman, Wash. - WSU threw more passes (6-8) and completed more passes (0-7), but had fewer yards (6-56) WSU was penalized 9/8 Cougars managed just of 5 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 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 4:57 Biselli field goal (66/0/5:4) STAN :8 Carter 84 pass from Fasani (Biselli kick) (84//0:) STAN 8:45 Moore 6 pass from Fasani (Biselli kick) (40/4/:05/) STAN 0:47 Moore 6 run (Biselli kick) (46/5/:) WSU :09 Moen punt recovery (Lambert kick) WSU 4 7:06 Lambert 5 field goal (6//5:0) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 7/5/.5. SU: 66/74/5.7. RUSHING - WSU 6/7/6/9/0/: Burnett 6/57/7/50/0/, Gesser /49/9/0/0/0, Minnich /5/0/5/0/5, Nettles //0//0/, Hawkins //0//0/. SU 8/54/6/8//8: Carter 9/56//5/0/9, Moore 8/4/0/4//5, Fasani 6/5/4/8/0/8, Allen /4///0/4, Powell /0//-/0/-, Lewis /0/4/-4/0/-4. PASSING - WSU 6/0//6/0/5: Gesser 6/0//6/0/5. SU 8/7/0/56//84: Fasani 5/6/0/50//84, Lewis //0/6/0/6. RECEIVING - WSU: Williams 4/44, Wynn 4/7, Burnett /, Nettles /0, Henderson /7, Mencke /6, Minnich /, McElrath /9, Mizin /5. SU: Pitts 6/55, Powell /5, Wells /0, Carter /84, McCallum /4, Allen /7, Bowman /, Pierce /7, Moore /6, Brock /6. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: None. SU: Williams /0, Focht /0. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 7/0/.9. SU: Tolpinrud /4/.0, Team /0/0.0. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: Henderson /5, Nettles /8. SU: Pitts /. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Nettles /. SU: Wells /8. SCORING - WSU: Moen 6, Lambert 4. SU: Moore, Carter 6, Biselli 6. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 6/8/8/0. SU: 7/6/7/4. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: /0. SU: /. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 9/8. SU: /0. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 7:50. SU: :0. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: /5. SU: 8/7. ATTENDANCE -,79. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) --.Newman /8/, Simmons 9/6/, Price 8/6/, Trufant 7/6/, Shavies 5/4/, Smith 5//, Boose 4//, Long 4//, Tupai //, Camarena //0, Kongaika //, Matson //, Tuupo //, Genatone //0, Hawkins //0, Martin //0. WSU SACKS -- Shavies /-9, Tupai /-0, Matson /-6. WSU TFL - Shavies /-9, Matson /-6, Camarena /4, Newman /-, Smith /-. WSU 8, UTAH September 6, 000, Salt Lake City, Wash. - WSU had nearly twice as many rushing plays 5-8) and outgained Utah - 6 on the ground WSU s rushing total was the second highest (Hawaii last year) total since rushing for 49 against Louisiana- Lafayette in 997 WSU s time of possession was the second greatest (4:8-5:) since the 997 Apple Cup (5:0-4:59) WSU improved to 8 of 6 third down conversions Dave Minnich, in his second Cougar game, rushed for 8 yards, the most by a Cougar back since Deon Burnett s 6 yards at ASU in 999 WSU threw just 8 passes, the fewest every by a Mike Price coached team, and completed, 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 9:5 Shavies 9 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) WSU :4 Nettles 6 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) WSU 0:06 Wynn 9 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) UTAH :0 Russell 47 pass from Arceneaux (Whetman kick) WSU 8:4 Wynn 57 pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) UTAH 0:04 Russell 4 pass from Arceneaux (Whetman kick) UTAH 9:4 A. Dyson 0 fumble return (Whetman kick) WSU 4 :5 Lambert field goal WSU 4 : Minnich 6 run (Lambert kick) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 69/44/6.. UTAH: 7/48/5.9. RUSHING - WSU 5/8/5///6: Minnich /0//8//6, Gesser 8/5/5/7/0/, Burnett 6////0/4, Hawkins //6/7/0/8, Thielbahr /0/0/0/0/0, Team /0//-/0/-. UTAH 8/55/9/6/0/0: Arceneauzx 9/56//44/0/0, Morgan 6/8/0/8/0/4, Tate 6/7/0/7/0/, Hunter 5/4/0/4/0/9, Croshaw /0//-/0/-, Team /0/5/-5/0/-5. PASSING - WSU 8//0//4/57: Gesser 8//0//4/57. UTAH 4/0//8//59: Arceneaux 9/6//9//49, Crowshaw //0/6/0/, Team /0/0/0/0/0. RECEIVING - WSU: Wynn 6/, Nettles /44, Shavies /9, Henderson /, M.Williams /. UTAH: Russell 8/, Christensen 4/44, Lyman /, Smith /67, Morgan /8, Nickel /0. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: Trufant /7. UTAH: None. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 6/44/40.7/50. UTAH: Whetman /9/4.0/54. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: None. UTAH: Smith 5/6/. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Newman /9, Nettles /5. UTAH: Smith 4/0, Dyson /4. SCORING - WSU: Wynn, Lambert 8, Minnich 6, Nettles 6, Shavies 6. UTAH: Russell, A.Dyson 6, Whetman. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: //8/. UTAH: 0/8//. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 4/. UTAH: /. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: /9. UTAH: 4/4. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 4:8. UTAH: 5:. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 8/6. UTAH: 4/4. ATTENDANCE - 8,84. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- Smith 7/4/, Simmons 7/4/, Price 7//4, Coleman 7//4, Trufant 6/5/, Martin 5/4/, F.Shavies 5//, Hawkins //, Kongaika /0/, Tupai /0/, Newman //0, Banks //, Genatone //, Nettles /0/, Camarena /0/, Tuppo /0/, Philley //, Boose //0, Lambert //0, Dillon //0, Minnich/0/, Chase /0/, Thielbahr /0/, Freeman /0/, Moen /0/, Brown /0/. WSU SACKS -- Simmons /-, F.Shavies /-6, Tupai /-. WSU TFL - Smith /-5, Simmons /-, Coleman /-5, F. Shavies /-8, Tupai /-, Brown /-.

12 FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION COUG; FAX October 0, 000 REVIEWING WSU S 000 SEASON WSU 4, Idaho 8 September, 000, Pullman, Wash. - The Cougs ran fewer plays than Idaho but had more total offense, WSU averaged 7.0 yards per play, the best average since 999 against Louisiana-Lafayette and second best since ASU in 998 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 5 yards and 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. yards rushing and finished with 98 yards Willie Anderson of Idaho became the first player to rush for over 00 yards () against WSU since Washington s Paul Arnold ran for 6 last year Newman led WSU s defense with 0 tackles, pass defenses, forced fumble, interception and sack the loss was WSU s second straight to Idaho. WASHINGTON STATE IDAHO TEAM QT TIME SCORING PLAY IDAHO :0 Gerstner 6 run (Davis Kick) WSU :4 McElrath pass from Gesser (Lambert kick blocked) IDAHO 0:0 Davis 50 field goal WSU 6:8 M. Williams pass from Gesser (Lambert kick) IDAHO 0:5 Roberg pass from Welsh (Davis kick) WSU 5:5 Wynn pass from C. Henderson (Lambert kick) IDAHO :44 Alderson 4 run (Davis kick) WSU 4 0:59 Newman 0 interception return (Lambert kick failed) IDAHO 4 7:4 Jones pass from Welsh (Davis kick) WSU 4 :0 Gesser 7 run (M. Williams pass) IDAHO 4 0:40 Welsh run (Davis kick) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 68/475/7.0. IDAHO: 80/46/5.8. RUSHING - WSU 6/05//8//: Burnett 6/00//98/0/, Minnich /5//50/0/, Cox /7/0/7/0/7, Mencke //0//0/, Hawkins /0//7/0/0, Gesser /7/5/-8//7. IDAHO 44/0/4/6//6: Alderson 6/9/6///, Gerstner 9/7//7//6, Griffin //0//0/8, O Connell /9/0/9/0/6, Pettit /5/0/5/0/5, Welsh 4//6/-4//. PASSING - WSU /6/0/9//46: Gesser /5/0/59//46, C.Henderson //0///. IDAHO 6///46//0: Welsh 6///46//0. RECEIVING - WSU: Wynn 7/5, M. Williams /66, C. Henderson /5, Burnett /, McElrath /, Nettles /6. IDAHO: Lacy 5/70, Alderson 5/8, Roberg 4/47, Townsley /0, Jones /8, Franks /0, Griffin /, O Connell /. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: Newman /0, Trufant /0, Banks /0. IDAHO: none. PUNTING - WSU: Cox /9/4.0/49. IDAHO: Downes /99/.0/6. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: C. Henderson /. IDAHO: Sams /9. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Nettles /, Newman /8. IDAHO: Townsley 4/8, McCoy /8, O Connell /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//5. IDAHO: 7///. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: /. IDAHO: /. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 8/6. IDAHO: 7/7. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 8:. IDAHO: :48. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 4/. IDAHO: 9/5. ATTENDANCE -,409. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- Newman 0/8/, Coleman 9/6/, R. Smith 9/5/4, C. Martin 8/7/, Simmons 6/5/, Price 5/5/0, Trufant 5/4/, Banks 4/4/0, Camarena 4//, I.Brown 4//, Matson 4//, F.Shavies //, Tupai //0, Kongaika //0, Larson //0, Hawkins //-0, Tuupo //0, Thielbahr //0, Philley //0, Nettles //0, Underwood /0/. WSU SACKS -- Newman /0, I. Brown /-6. WSU TFL - Newman/-, Simmons /-, Camarena /-, I. Brown /-6, Kongaika /-. WSU, CALIFORNIA 7 September 0, 000, Berkeley, Calif. - WSU won at California for the first time since 994 the Cougs overcame a 7-4 Cal lead with a 5-yard drive with 4 minutes to play in the third quarter Marcus Williams 0-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 4 yards, but Gesser hit 5 of 4 passes for 8 yards and touchdown Milton Wynn had 6 receptions for 5 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 7 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 5 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 999. WASHINGTON STATE 7 0 CALIFORNIA TEAM QT TIME SCORING PLAY WSU :58 Wilaikul field goal Cal 9:5 Lyman pass from Boller (Jensen kick) WSU :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: Williams 0 pass from Gesser (Wilaikul kick) TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 60/79/4.7. CAL: 77/8/. RUSHING - WSU 6/98/57/4//6: Minnich 8/4, Hawkins 9/6, Henderson /5, Gesser 8/-. CAL 46/8//49//: Igber 8/74, Echema 8/7, Muhammad /5, Stranger /6, Biller /5, Harris /-. PASSING - WSU 4/5/0/8//56: Gesser 4/5/0/8//56. CAL ///89//7: Boller ///89//7. RECEIVING - WSU: Wynn 6/5, Williams 5/90, Henderson /4, Minnich /5, Mizin /4. CAL: Lyman /7, McArthur /5, Arnold /, Igber /4, Keanaaina /7, Stranger /9, Muhammad /4. INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: Banks /. CAL: None. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 6/69/44.8/59. CAL: Harris 4/7/.8/7, Team /0. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: Henderson /-8, Newman /, Coleman /6, Hawkins 0/. CAL: Iwuoma /, Echeme /5. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Nettles /48. CAL: Ward /8, Echema /90. SCORING - WSU: Williams 8, Wilaikul 7, Minnich 6. CAL: Lyman 6, Boller 6, Jensen 5. FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 7/7/6/4. CAL: 7//5/. FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 4/. CAL: /. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 9/6. CAL: 8/75. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 8:57. CAL: :0. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 5/5. CAL: 7/8. ATTENDANCE - 0,500. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- Banks 9/8/, Newman 8/4/4, Smithy 7/5/, Nguae 6/4/, Marong 5/4/, F. Shavies 4//, Camarena 4//, Trufant 4//, J. Williams 4//, Genatone //0, Nettles //0, Lunde //0, Wagner /0/, Martin //0, Kongaika //0, Wilaikul //0, Hawkins //0, Adedipe //0, David //0, Acholonu //0, Moen //0, Matson /0/, Brown /0/, Isaacson /0/. WSU SACKS -- None. WSU TFL -.Smith /-7, F. Shavies /-, Camarena /-4, Trufant /-, Hawkins /-.