2018 Washington State Cougars football team

2018 Washington State Cougars football

Pac-12 North Division co-champion Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 28–26 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Pac–12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	11–2 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (1st season)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No.13Washington xy$	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 Washington Statex	7	–	2	11	–	2
Stanford	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	5	–	4	9	–	4
California	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oregon State	1	–	8	2	–	10
South Division
Utahxy	6	–	3	9	–	5
Arizona State	5	–	4	7	–	6
USC	4	–	5	5	–	7
Arizona	4	–	5	5	–	7
UCLA	3	–	6	3	–	9
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 season was one of the greatest in Washington State history. The Cougars won a school record-tying ten games, the first time they had won that many in the regular season since the Rose Bowl year of 2002. They also surged as high as seventh in major polling and went into the Apple Cup with a chance to clinch the Pac-12 North title and a shot at the Rose Bowl, but lost 28–15 to rival Washington in the snow in Pullman, a sixth consecutive loss to the Huskies. The 10–2 Cougars were invited to the Alamo BowlinSan Antonio to play the Iowa State Cyclones. They won 28–26 for a school record 11th win.

Mike Leach's air raid offense was led by grad transfer quarterback Gardner Minshew, who led FBS in passing completions and attempts, and finished second in passing yards.^[2] Minshew was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He and offensive tackle Andre Dillard were named first-team all-conference. Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Abraham Lucas was named to several national all-freshman teams, and was joined on the all-conference second-team by defensive end Logan Tago. Mike Leach was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second time of his career.

Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[3]	Frederick Mauigoa	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[4]	Jalen Thompson	S	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[5]	Peyton Pelluer	LB	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[6]	Gardner Minshew	QB	SR
Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award^[7]	Gardner Minshew	QB	SR

Pac-12 media days

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The 2018 Pac-12 media days were held July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Mike Leach (HC), Kyle Sweet (WR/P) & Jalen Thompson (S) represented Washington State at this event. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Cougars predicted to finish in fifth place at Pac-12 North division.^[8]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (North)
1	Washington	249 (40)
2	Stanford	198 (2)
3	Oregon	178 (2)
4	California	108
5	Washington State	98
6	Oregon State	45

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	atWyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	W 41–19	24,131
September 8	8:00 p.m.	San Jose State*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 31–0	26,141
September 15	5:00 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS) Eastern Washington*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 59–24	32,952
September 21	7:30 p.m.	atUSC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 36–39	52,421
September 29	3:00 p.m.	Utah		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 28–24	30,088
October 6	6:00 p.m.	atOregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 56–37	34,429
October 20	4:30 p.m.	No. 12 Oregon	No. 25	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (College GameDay)	FOX	W 34–20	33,152
October 27	4:10 p.m.	at No. 24 Stanford	No. 14	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 41–38	39,596
November 3	7:45 p.m.	California	No. 8	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	W 19–13	32,952
November 10	12:30 p.m.	atColorado	No. 8	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 31–7	45,587
November 17	7:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 8	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	W 69–28	22,400
November 23	5:30 p.m.	No. 16 Washington	No. 8	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (111th Apple Cup)	FOX	L 15–28	32,952
December 28	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Iowa State*	No. 13	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–26	60,675
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State, UCLA

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	25	14	10	10	8	7	12	12	10
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	15	11	9	9	7	13	13	10
CFP	Not released									8	8	8	8	13	13	Not released

At Wyoming

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Washington State at Wyoming – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	10	3	7	21	41
Cowboys	2	14	3	0	19

atWar Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

Date: September 1
Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 24,131
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, A.J. Ross
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Blake Mazza 24 yard field goal, 9:57 (WSU 3–0)
WSU – James Williams 2 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick good), 3:28 (WSU 10–0)
WY – Jevon Bigelow safety, 1:35 (WSU 10–2)

Second quarter

WY – Nico Evans 8 yard TD run (Cooper Rothe kick good), 12:23 (WSU 10–9)
WSU – Blake Mazza 41 yard field goal, 8:37 (WSU 13–9)
WY – Avante' Cox 23 yard TD run (Cooper Rothe kick good), 5:07 (WY 16–13)

Third quarter

WY – Cooper Rothe 30 yard field goal, 8:48 (WY 19–13)
WSU – Max Borghi 6 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick good), 3:51 (WSU 20–19)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Easop Winston 7 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick good), 10:55 (WSU 27–19)
WSU – Max Borghi 14 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick good), 5:50 (WSU 34–19)
WSU – James Williams 3 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick good), 0:44 (WSU 41–19)

Top passers

WSU – Gardner Minshew – 38/57, 319 yards, 3 TD, int
WY – Tyler Vander Waal – 8/20, 229 yards, int

Top rushers

WSU – James Williams – 16 carries, 82 yards, TD
WY – Nico Evans – 18 carries, 89 yards, TD

Top receivers

WSU – Jamire Calvin – 5 receptions, 82 yards
WY – Austin Conway – 3 receptions, 18 yards

Top defenders

WSU – Skyler Thomas – 9 tackles
WY – Logan Wilson – 12 tackles, 1 TFL

San Jose State

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San Jose State at Washington State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	14	10	0	7	31

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: September 8
Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
Game attendance: 26,141
TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Ryan Leaf, Cindy Brunson
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Tay Martin 15 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 12:55 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Tay Martin 36 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 5:45 (WSU 14–0)

Second quarter

WSU – Blake Mazza 36 yd FG, 5:48 (WSU 17–0)
WSU – Gardner Minshew 1 yd run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:00 (WSU 24–0)

Third quarter
Fourth quarter

WSU – James Williams 3 yd pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 4:39 (WSU 31–0)

Top passers

SJSU – Montel Aaron – 13/25, 52 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 34/51, 414 yards, 3 TD, 2 int

Top rushers

SJSU – Malike Roberson – 12 carries, 33 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 9 carries, 32 yards, TD

Top receivers

SJSU – Josh Oliver – 5 receptions, 51 yards
WSU – Travell Harris – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Top defenders

SJSU – A. J. Keene – 7 tackles
WSU – Skyler Thomas – 9 tackles

Eastern Washington

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Eastern Washington at Washington State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 (FCS) Eagles	0	10	14	0	24
Cougars	14	14	7	24	59

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: September 15
Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
Game attendance: 32,952
Referee: Steve Strimling
TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Ryan Leaf, Cindy Brunson
wsucougars.com Game Notes Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – James Williams 1 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 9:27 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Easop Winston 14 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 1:45 (WSU 14–0)

Second quarter

EWU – Roldan Alcobendas 37 yard field goal, 12:11 (WSU 14–3)
WSU – Travell Harris 100 yard kickoff return (Blake Mazza kick), 11:56 (WSU 21–3)
WSU – James Williams 2 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 2:14 (WSU 28–3)
EWU – Andrew Boston 26 yard TD pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), 0:39 (WSU 28–10)

Third quarter

EWU – Zach Eagle 34 yard TD pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), 11:41 (WSU 28–17)
WSU – James Williams 8 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 4:37 (WSU 35–17)
EWU – Dennis Merritt 44 yard TD pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), 3:54 (WSU 35–24)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Blake Mazza 44 yard field goal, 14:05 (WSU 38–24)
WSU – Tay Martin 21 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:47 (WSU 45–24)
WSU – Max Borghi 6 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 8:24 (WSU 52–24)
WSU – Robert Lewis 6 yard TD pass from Trey Tinsley (Blake Mazza kick), 1:21 (WSU 59–24)

Top passers

EWU – Gage Gubrud – 14/36, 231 yards, 3 TD, 3 int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 45/57, 470 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

EWU – Sam McPherson – 17 carries, 72 yards
WSU – James Williams – 6 carries, 19 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

EWU – Zach Eagle – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD
WSU – Tay Martin – 13 receptions, 149 yards, TD

Top defenders

EWU – Ketner Kupp – 7 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
WSU – Hunter Dale – 10 tackles

At USC

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Washington State at USC – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	21	6	6	36
Trojans	7	10	7	15	39

atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 21
Game time: 7:35 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); clear skies
Game attendance: 52,421
Referee: Javarro Edwards
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

USC – Vavae Malepeai 3 yard run (Michael Brown kick), 12:56 (USC 7–0)
WSU – Blake Mazza 50 yard field goal, 7:19 (USC 7–3)

Second quarter

WSU – James Williams 4 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 13:29 (WSU 10–7)
USC – Tyler Vaughns 9 yard pass from JT Daniels (Michael Brown kick), 12:23 (USC 14–10)
WSU – Easop Winston 28 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:55 (WSU 17–14)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 7 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 1:39 (WSU 24–14)
USC – Michael Brown 26 yard field goal, 0:00 (WSU 24–17)

Third quarter

WSU – Max Borghi 13 yard run (run failed), 10:21 (WSU 30–17)
USC – Michael Pittman 50 yard pass from JT Daniels (Michael Brown kick), 9:03 (WSU 30–24)

Fourth quarter

USC – Amon-Ra St. Brown 30 yard pass from JT Daniels (Michael Brown kick), 14:31 (USC 31–30)
WSU – Easop Winston 4 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (pass failed), 10:15 (WSU 36–31)
USC – Vavae Malepeai 2 yard run (Tyler Vaughns pass from JT Daniels), 8:03 (USC 39–36)

Top passers

WSU – Gardner Minshew – 37/52, 344 yards, 3 TD
USC – JT Daniels – 17/26, 241 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

WSU – James Williams – 17 carries, 54 yards, TD
USC – Vavae Malepeai – 13 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WSU – Easop Winston – 6 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
USC – Tyler Vaughns – 7 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Top defenders

WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 12 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
USC – Cameron Smith – 15 tackles, 2 TFL

Utah

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Utah at Washington State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	7	3	0	24
Cougars	7	14	0	7	28

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: September 29
Game time: 3:07 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 30,088
Referee: M. Mothershed
TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

UTAH – Tyler Huntley 24 yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:22 (UTAH 7–0)
WSU – Tay Martin 4 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 5:07 (TIE 7–7)
UTAH – Zack Moss 6 yard run (Matt Gay kick), 1:07 (UTAH 14–7)

Second quarter

WSU – Gardner Minshew 10 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 11:47 (TIE 14–14)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 65 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:03 (WSU 21–14)
UTAH – Tyler Huntley 1 yard run (Matt Gay kick), 6:01 (TIE 21–21)

Third quarter

UTAH – Matt Gay 41 yard field goal, 10:39 (UTAH 24–21)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Easop Winston 89 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 4:14 (WSU 28–24)

Top passers

UTAH – Tyler Huntley – 12/20, 118 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 31/56, 445 yards, 3 TD, int

Top rushers

UTAH – Zack Moss – 30 carries, 106 yards, TD
WSU – James Williams – 5 carries, 13 yards

Top receivers

UTAH – Britain Covey – 4 receptions, 22 yards
WSU – Easop Winston – 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Top defenders

UTAH – Chase Hansen – 7 tackles, 2 TFL
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 13 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL

At Oregon State

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Washington State at Oregon State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	14	7	21	56
Beavers	14	10	6	7	37

atReser Stadium, Corvallis, OR

Date: October 6
Game time: 6:10 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); mostly clear
Game attendance: 34,429
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Renard Bell 6 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 13:44 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Tristan Brock 5 yard blocked punt return (Blake Mazza kick), 12:32 (WSU 14–0)
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 6 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 6:16 (WSU 14–7)
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 6 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 1:21 (TIED 14–14)

Second quarter

WSU – Tay Martin 38 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 13:42 (WSU 21–14)
OSU – Jordan Choukair 32 yard field goal, 8:35 (WSU 21–17)
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 3 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 4:47 (OSU 24–21)
WSU – James Williams 15 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:34 (WSU 28–24)

Third quarter

OSU – Jermar Jefferson 1 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick failed), 12:10 (OSU 30–28)
WSU – Max Borghi 1 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 6:37 (WSU 35–30)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Travell Harris 3 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 14:22 (WSU 42–30)
WSU – Tay Martin 27 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:06 (WSU 49–30)
WSU – Max Borghi 30 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 1:11 (WSU 56–30)
OSU – B.J. Baylor 4 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 0:35 (WSU 56–37)

Top passers

WSU – Gardner Minshew – 30/40, 430 yards, 5 TD
OSU – Conor Blount – 15/21, 172 yards

Top rushers

WSU – James Williams – 10 carries, 56 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 25 carries, 138 yards, 4 TD

Top receivers

WSU – Tay Martin – 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Trevon Bradford – 8 receptions, 68 yards

Top defenders

WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 11 tackles, TFL
OSU – Jalen Moore – 8 tackles

Oregon

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Oregon at Washington State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Ducks	0	0	17	3	20
No. 25 Cougars	7	20	0	7	34

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: October 20
Game time: 4:35 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); clear
Game attendance: 33,152
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders
wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – James Williams 24 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 4:30 (WSU 7–0)

Second quarter

WSU – Renard Bell 16 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (rush failed), 12:22 (WSU 13–0)
WSU – Easop Winston 6 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 2:59 (WSU 20–0)
WSU – Max Borghi 15 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:41 (WSU 27–0)

Third quarter

ORE – Justin Herbert 8 yard run (Adam Stack kick), 11:54 (WSU 27–7)
ORE – Adam Stack 32 yard field goal, 6:58 (WSU 27–10)
ORE – Jaylon Redd 11 yard pass from Justin Herbert (Adam Stack kick), 0:36 (WSU 27–17)

Fourth quarter

ORE – Adam Stack 23 yard field goal, 6:38 (WSU 27–20)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 22 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 3:40 (WSU 34–20)

Top passers

ORE – Justin Herbert – 25/44, 270 yards, TD
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 39/51, 323 yards, 4 TD, 2 int

Top rushers

ORE – C. J. Verdell – 12 carries, 55 yards
WSU – James Williams – 9 carries, 53 yards, TD

Top receivers

ORE – Jake Breeland – 4 receptions, 63 yards
WSU – Dezmon Patmon – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Top defenders

ORE – Kaulana Apelu – 14 tackles
WSU – Jalen Thompson – 7 tackles

At Stanford

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Washington State at Stanford – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Cougars	14	3	7	17	41
No. 24 Cardinal	14	14	3	7	38

atStanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Date: October 27
Game time: 4:35 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 39,596
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage
gostanford.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

STAN – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 18 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 11:09 (STAN 7–0)
WSU – James Williams 5 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 8:17 (TIED 7–7)
WSU – Max Borghi 4 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 5:23 (WSU 14–7)
STAN – Cameron Scarlett 2 yard run (Jet Toner kick), 1:22 (TIED 14–14)

Second quarter

STAN – Kaden Smith 10 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 9:25 (STAN 21–14)
STAN – Houston Heimuli 1 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 1:04 (STAN 28–14)
WSU – Blake Mazza 23 yard field goal, 0:00 (STAN 28–17)

Third quarter

WSU – James Williams 3 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 10:32 (STAN 28–24)
STAN – Jet Toner 40 yard field goal, 6:16 (STAN 31–24)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Tay Martin 7 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 12:26 (TIED 31–31)
WSU – Renard Bell 3 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 4:28 (WSU 38–31)
STAN – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 25 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 1:25 (TIED 38–38)
WSU – Blake Mazza 42 yard field goal, 0:19 (WSU 41–38)

Top passers

WSU – Gardner Minshew – 40/50, 438 yards, 3 TD
STAN – K. J. Costello – 34/43, 323 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

WSU – James Williams – 8 carries, 30 yards, 2 TD
STAN – Bryce Love – 6 carries, 71 yards

Top receivers

WSU – Dezmon Patmon – 10 receptions, 127 yards
STAN – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – 10 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 7 tackles, sack, TFL
STAN – Sean Barton – 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL

California

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California at Washington State– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	10	3	0	13
No. 10 Cougars	3	10	0	6	19

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: November 3
Game time: 7:50 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); cloudy, rain
Game attendance: 32,952
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Blake Mazza 29 yard field goal, 10:35 (WSU 3–0)

Second quarter

CAL – Malik McMorris 2 yard pass from Chase Garbers (Greg Thomas kick), 11:00 (CAL 7–3)
WSU – Max Borghi 5 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 6:47 (WSU 10–7)
CAL – Greg Thomas 42 yard field goal, 0:36 (TIED 10–10)
WSU – Blake Mazza 36 yard field goal, 0:01 (WSU 13–10)

Third quarter

CAL – Greg Thomas 46 yard field goal, 2:04 (TIED 13–13)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Winston Easop, Jr. 10 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 0:32 (WSU 19–13)

Top passers

CAL – Chase Garbers – 15/26, 127 yards, TD, int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 35/51, 334 yards, TD, int

Top rushers

CAL – Chase Garbers – 11 carries, 67 yards
WSU – Max Borghi – 6 carries, 33 yards, TD

Top receivers

CAL – Vic Wharton III – 4 receptions, 47 yards
WSU – Easop Winston Jr. – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Top defenders

CAL – Jordan Kunaszyk – 9 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 10 tackles, 0.5 sack, 1.5 TFL

At Colorado

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Washington State at Colorado – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Cougars	0	10	7	14	31
Buffaloes	7	0	0	0	7

atFolsom Field, Boulder, CO

Date: November 10
Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); mostly clear
Game attendance: 45,587
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
wsucougars.com Game Notes cubuffs.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

CU – Travon McMillian 3 yard run (Tyler Francis kick), 4:14 (CU 7–0)

Second quarter

WSU – Blake Mazza 39 yard field goal, 13:37 (CU 7–3)
WSU – Max Borghi 28 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 8:31 (WSU 10–7)

Third quarter

WSU – Renard Bell 1 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 10:56 (WSU 17–7)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Gardner Minshew 10 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 14:27 (WSU 24–7)
WSU – James Williams 3 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 3:46 (WSU 31–7)

Top passers

WSU – Gardner Minshew – 35/58, 335 yards, 2 TD
CU – Steven Montez – 20/35, 199 yards

Top rushers

WSU – James Williams – 17 carries, 60 yards, TD
CU – Travon McMillian – 9 carries, 73 yards, TD

Top receivers

WSU – Dezmon Patmon – 8 receptions, 103 yards
CU – Laviska Shenault – 10 receptions, 102 yards

Top defenders

WSU – Jahad Woods – 5 tackles, 2 FF, FR
CU – Davion Taylor – 11 tackles, TFL

Arizona

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Arizona at Washington State– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	14	0	28
No. 8 Cougars	21	34	0	14	69

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: November 17
Game time: 7:35 p.m.PDT
Game weather: 29 °F (−2 °C); clear
Game attendance: 22,400
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
wsucougars.com Box Score wsucougars.com Game Notes

Game information

First quarter

WSU – James Williams 1 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 10:44 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Max Borghi 1 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 7:38 (WSU 14–0)
ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 24 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 3:19 (WSU 14–7)
WSU – Calvin Jackson 27 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:19 (WSU 21–7)

Second quarter

WSU – Dezmon Patmon 11 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 12:03 (WSU 28–7)
ARIZ – Tony Ellison 37 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 10:43 (WSU 28–14)
WSU – Calvin Jackson 6 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 7:08 (WSU 34–14)
WSU – Kainoa Wilson 0 yard fumble recovery (Blake Mazza kick), 7:04 (WSU 41–14)
WSU – James Williams 9 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 3:22 (WSU 48–14)
WSU – Tay Martin 50 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:10 (WSU 55–14)

Third quarter

ARIZ – Shun Brown 2 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 12:18 (WSU 55–21)
ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 14 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 1:02 (WSU 55–28)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Jamire Calvin 2 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 12:37 (WSU 62–28)
WSU – Easop Winston 9 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 7:06 (WSU 69–28)

Top passers

ARIZ – Khalil Tate – 18/30, 294 yards, 4 TD, int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 43/55, 473 yards, 7 TD

Top rushers

ARIZ – J. J. Taylor – 20 carries, 69 yards
WSU – Max Borghi – 8 carries, 50 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARIZ – Shun Brown – 8 receptions, 37 yards, TD
WSU – Tay Martin – 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD

Top defenders

ARIZ – Colin Schooler – 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL
WSU – Jahad Woods – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, FF, FR

Washington

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Washington at Washington State– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Huskies	7	7	6	8	28
No. 7 Cougars	0	7	8	0	15

atMartin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: November 23
Game time: 5:45 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); snow
Game attendance: 32,952
Referee: Steve Strimling
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman
wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WASH – Myles Gaskin 5 yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 0:08 (WASH 7–0)

Second quarter

WASH – Myles Gaskin 5 yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 5:37 (WASH 14–0)
WSU – James Williams 11 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:33 (WASH 14–7)

Third quarter

WASH – Hunter Bryant 22 yard pass from Aaron Fuller (Peyton Henry kick blocked), 12:40 (WASH 20–7)
WSU – Hunter Dale PAT return, 12:40 (WASH 20–9)
WSU – James Williams 1 yard run (Gardner Minshew pass failed), 4:44 (WASH 20–15)

Fourth quarter

WASH – Myles Gaskin 80 yard run (Salvon Ahmed rush), 12:30 (WASH 28–15)

Top passers

WASH – Jake Browning – 11/14, 207 yards, int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 26/35, 152 yards, 2 int

Top rushers

WASH – Myles Gaskin – 27 carries, 170 yards, 3 TD
WSU – James Williams – 11 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WASH – Hunter Bryant – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
WSU – Max Borghi – 7 receptions, 49 yards

Top defenders

WASH – Ben Burr-Kirven – 10 tackles, FR, int
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL

Vs. Iowa State (Alamo Bowl)

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Alamo Bowl– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Cyclones	0	10	10	6	26
No. 12 Cougars	7	14	0	7	28

atAlamodome, San Antonio, TX

Date: December 28
Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors
Game attendance: 60,675
Referee: John O'Neil
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill
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Game information

First quarter

WSU – Renard Bell 22 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 6:55 (WSU 7–0)

Second quarter

WSU – Gardner Minshew 7 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 6:08 (WSU 14–0)
ISU – Brock Purdy 9 yard run (Connor Assalley kick), 4:26 (WSU 14–7)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 9 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 1:02 (WSU 21–7)
ISU – Connor Assalley 50 yard field goal, 0:00 (WSU 21–10)

Third quarter

ISU – David Montgomery 8 yard run (Connor Assalley kick), 12:11 (WSU 21–17)
ISU – Connor Assalley 23 yard field goal, 1:04 (WSU 21–20)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Max Borghi 10 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 10:24 (WSU 28–20)
ISU – Brock Purdy 1 yard run (pass failed), 4:02 (WSU 28–26)

Top passers

ISU – Brock Purdy – 18/27, 315 yards, 2 int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 35/49, 299 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

ISU – David Montgomery – 25 carries, 124 yards, TD
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 6 carries, 16 yards, TD

Top receivers

ISU – Hakeem Butler – 9 receptions, 192 yards
WSU – Dezmon Patmon – 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Top defenders

ISU – Marcel Spears Jr. – 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 10 tackles, sack

2018 Washington State Cougars football team

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Pac-12 media days

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

At Wyoming

San Jose State

Eastern Washington

At USC

Utah

At Oregon State

Oregon

At Stanford

California

At Colorado

Arizona

Washington

Vs. Iowa State (Alamo Bowl)

Awards

NFL draft

References

Languages

Player	Award	Date
Gardner Minshew	Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week^[9]	September 17, 2018
Travell Harris	Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week^[10]	September 17, 2018
Jahad Woods	Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week^[11]	November 19, 2018

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL club
Andre Dillard	OT	1	22	Philadelphia Eagles
Gardner Minshew	QB	6	178	Jacksonville Jaguars