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Cougars Back On The Road For Second Straight Week

FOOTBALL: WSU Cougars Take On Colorado

WHO: WSU Cougars (1-1 overall) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (2-0 overall) WHAT: 2003 Non-Conference Football, WSU from the Pacific-10, Colorado from the Big 12 WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 6; Kickoff 12:30 p.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. PDT-Pullman) WHERE: Folsom Field (53,750, grass), Boulder, Colorado TV: WSU replay by FOX Sports Northwest Sunday, Sept. 14, 9:30 a.m.

2003 WSU RESULTS THE COACHES: WSU – Bill Doba (Ball State ‘62) is in his first season as WSU’s Record: 1-1; 0-0 [OPP REC] head coach (1-1) and in his first season as a college head coach (1-1). 8/30 Idaho at Seattle (25-0) [0-2] COLORADO – The Buffaloes are coached by Gary Barnett, who has a 31-21-0 9/6 @ Notre Dame (26-29ot)[1-0] record at Colorado in five seasons and is 74-77-2 in his 14-year career. 9/13 @ Colorado [2-0] WSU VS. COLORADO: The Cougars and Buffs have met four times, with WSU 9/20 New Mexico [1-1] owning a 14-10 win at Boulder in 1981…since then Colorado has won three 9/27 @ Oregon [2-0] straight, 12-0 in Spokane in 1982 and two wins in Boulder, 26-17 in 1987 and 37-19 10/4 Arizona [1-1] in 1996. 10/18 @ Stanford [1-0] 10/25 Oregon State [1-1] Most WSU Points: 19 Most Colorado Points: 37 11/1 @ USC [2-0] Widest WSU Victory: 4 Widest Colorado Victory: 18 11/8 UCLA [0-1] Longest WSU Winning Streak: 1 Longest Colorado Winning Streak: 3 11/15 Arizona State [1-0] Last WSU Win: 1981 (14-10) Last Colorado Win: 1996 (37-19) 11/22 @ Washington [1-1] Last WSU Win Pullman: N/A Last Colorado Win Spokane: 1982 (12-0)

THIS WEEK: COLORADO Last WSU Win Boulder: 1981 (14-10) Last Colorado Win Boulder: 1996 (37-19) Record: 2-0, 0-0 WSU at Spokane: 0-1 Colorado at Boulder: 2-1 8/30 Colorado St. at Denver (42-35) WSU at Boulder: 1-2 Colorado at Spokane: 1-0 9/6 UCLA (16-14) Bill Doba vs. Colorado: 0-0 Gary Barnett vs. WSU: 0-0 9/13 Washington State WSU Streak: -3 Colorado Streak: +3 9/20 @ Florida State 10/4 @ Baylor WSU-COLORADO SERIES ALTERED BY 9/11: The current two-game series 10/11 Kansas between WSU and Colorado was originally slated to be a home and home series in 10/18 @ Kansas State 2001 and 2003…the 2001 game was scheduled for Pullman Sept. 15, but was 10/25 Oklahoma cancelled following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the East Coast…the two-game 11/1 @ Tech series now includes the 2003 game in Boulder and a 2004 contest at WSU, with the 11/8 Missouri location to be determined. 11/15 @ Iowa State 11/28 Nebraska DERTING HONORED: Sophomore linebacker Will Derting was named the Pacific- 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Notre NEXT WEEK: NEW MEXICO Dame…Derting finished with 12 tackles, including eight solo and three sacks…he Record: 1-1, 0-0 also forced a fumble. 8/30 Texas State-San Marcos (72-8) 9/6 @ Texas Tech (28-42) WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS: 9/13 Brigham Young • P 2: Don Turner catching passes – from the opponents 9/20 @ Washington State • P 3: Cougar O-Line averages 307 pounds per starter • P 5: Dunning needs eight points to take over second in scoring 10/27 New Mexico State • 10/4 Utah State P 6: WSU scoring streak now 216 games; fifth in the nation • P 6: Five Cougar players have started 20 or more games 10/18 @ San Diego State • P 7: Turner, Williams are Pac-10 interception leaders 10/25 @ Utah • P 8: Scott Davis wins two team awards for play at Notre Dame 11/1 UNLV 11/7 Colorado State 2003 CAPTAINS: WSU - QB Matt Kegel (4), FS Erik Coleman (27), ST Al Genatone 11/15 Air Force (48). COLORADO: FS Medford Moorer (17), TB Bobby Purify (42), ILB Sean 11/22 @ Wyoming Tufts (54), OG Marwan Hage (62).

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DOBA TURNS TO COUGARS FOR ASSISTANTS: When SCORING STREAKS: WSU currently has three significant Bill Doba began assembling his new staff last December scoring streaks on the line: after taking over for Mike Price, he turned to three former Cougar players, a former head coach he worked for, and a • The Cougars have scored in 211 consecutive Pacific-10 Pac-10 offensive coordinator…four of the new coaches games, the longest active streak for any league team...the Doba brought to WSU have served as coordinators…his last time WSU was shut out in Pac-10 play was at Oregon staff now includes five former Cougar players…here is a State in 1975; quick rundown: • WSU has scored in 216 consecutive games since a 44-0 1. Robb Akey, DC/line, joined WSU 1998, Weber State ’88, shutout at Ohio State in 1984…the streak is the fifth longest came to WSU from N. Arizona, where he was DC; among D-I schools. 2. Leon Burtnett, linebackers, joined WSU 2003, former Purdue head coach (1982-86) and an assistant for • The Cougars have scored in 173 consecutive Martin Indianapolis Colts, also on WSU staff 1971, DC at Stadium home games since a 21-0 loss to Oregon State in Wyoming, Purdue, Fresno State, Northern Louisiana, Pullman in 1956. Arkansas State; 3. Ken Greene, secondary, joined WSU 2003, Washington COUGS IN THE POLLS: The Cougars were not ranked in State ’77, came to WSU from Purdue, played pre-season polls this season, snapping a string of 28 professionally with St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego consecutive weeks in the polls, during which time WSU won Chargers; 20 games…WSU finished tenth in the final AP polls in both 4. Mike Levenseller, OC/Receivers, joined WSU in 1992, 2001 and 2002. Washington State ’78, played professionally with Oakland, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Edmonton COUGS 10-WIN SEASONS AMONG BEST: WSU is the and Calgary; only Pac-10 school with three 10-win seasons in the last 10 5. Robin Pflugrad, tight ends/RC, joined WSU 2001, Portland years (actually accomplished in the last six years)…WSU State ’80; came to WSU from N. Arizona, where he was 10-2 in 1997, 10-2 in 2001 and 10-3 in 2002…in the last was OC; six years WSU has made appearances in two Rose Bowls, 6. Timm Rosenbach, , joined WSU 2003, 1998 and 2003…UCLA is the only other Pac-10 team with Washington State ’88; came from E. Washington, two Rose Bowl appearances in the last 10 years…WSU and where he was OC, played professionally with Phoenix, Washington (1981-82-84) are the only Pac-10 teams to ever New Orleans and Hamilton; post three 10-win seasons in a six-year span. 7. Kelly Skipper, running backs, joined WSU 2003, Fresno State ’89, came to WSU from UCLA, where he was BACK-TO-BACK 10-WIN SEASONS RARE IN PAC-10: OC; WSU is one of just five Pac-10 teams to post back-to-back 8. Mike Walker, defensive line, joined WSU 1997, 10-win seasons since the 10-team league was formed: WSU Washington State ’82, played professionally with 2001-02, Oregon 2000-01, UCLA twice, 1997-98 and 1987- Hamilton and Edmonton; 88, Washington twice, 1990-91 and 1981-82, and USC, 9. George Yarno, offensive line, joined WSU 2003, 1978-79. Washington State ’79, also a WSU assistant 1991-94, OC at Idaho, 19956-97, played professionally with CALL THE COUGARS EXPERIENCED: True, the Cougars Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Houston and Green Bay. lost some marquee players off last year’s Rose Bowl team, including QB Jason Gesser, CB Marcus Trufant and SUCCESS ON THE ROAD: WSU has won eight of its last DL/Outland winner Rien Long…but WSU is anything short nine Pac-10 road games…WSU closed out the end of the of experienced talent this year…consider these facts, based 2000 season with a win at USC…in 2001 the Cougars on the current 61-player depth chart: defeated Arizona, Stanford and ASU on the road before a • There are seven starters back on offense, eight on defense, loss at Washington, while in 2002 WSU defeated California, plus one defensive starter from 2001; Stanford, Arizona and UCLA in Pac-10 action. • The Offense has 18 letterwinners, the defense 20; • Offensive players have career 124 starts, the defense 163; SEASON OPENING SHUTOUT: WSU’s shutout of Idaho • Offensive players have played in 331 games; 25-0 in the season opener was the first shutout by WSU to • Defensive players have played in 533 games; open the season since the Cougars blanked Iowa 7-0 at the • WSU receiving corps have played in 77 games; beginning of the 1965 season. • WSU’s offensive line have played in 136 games; • WSU’s defensive tackles have played in 133 games; TURNER CATCHING ATTENTION: Don Turner, a • WSU’s defensive ends have played in 92 games; cornerback out of Spokane’s (Wash.) University High, is • WSU’s linebackers have played in 102 games; catching some attention after picking off passes in his first • WSU’s secondary has played in 182 games; two Cougar games…the redshirt-freshman had an • WSU returns three-year Drew Dunning, who is interception against Idaho, then came back with another pick nearing Jason Hanson’s school record for points scored; deep in Cougar territory against Notre Dame…he was a • WSU returns last year’s Kyle Basler, who averaged standout and defensive back in high school. 41+ yards as a freshman.

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BROWN, ACHOLONU AMONG TFL/SACK LEADERS: HONORS CANDIDATES: The Washington State roster WSU’s senior defensive ends, Isaac Brown and D.D. features five players who have been included on preseason Acholonu, both rank among the leaders at WSU in both watch lists for major national awards: tackles-for-losses and in sacks, and in yardage lost for both categories…while Brown started throughout the 2002 Drew Dunning (Lou Groza Award for the nation’s top season, Acholonu will be started his first game against kicker, listed for the third straight year); Idaho…here’s a look at their WSU rankings: Isaac Brown (Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Tackles For Loss – Career Award); 10. 25.5, Isaac Brown, 2000-03 (Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s top 12. 24.0, D.D. Acholonu, 2000-03 defensive back); Tackles For Loss Yards – Career Calvin Armstrong (Rotary Lombardi Award for the 8. 135.0, Isaac Brown, 2000-03 nation’s top down lineman or linebacker); 9. 132.0, D.D. Acholonu, 200-03 Jermaine Green (Doak Walker Award for the nation’s top Sacks – Season running back). 7. 9.5, D.D. Acholonu, 2001 7. 9.5, Isaac Brown, 2001 COUGS 21-6 IN LAST THREE SEASONS: Since the start 10. 8.0, Isaac Brown, 2002 of the 2001 season, WSU has won 21 of 27 games…in the Sacks – Career 1929-1930-1931 seasons WSU went 21-3, including 10-2 3. 19.5, Isaac Brown, 2000-03 (1929) and 9-1 (1930) seasons…WSU is currently eighth 7. 16.5, D.D. Acholonu, 2000-03 among D-I teams the past three years: Miami is 26-1, Sack Yards – Career Oklahoma 25-4, Marshall 23-5, Texas 23-4, Georgia 23-5, 5. 126.0, Isaac Brown, 2000-03 Ohio State 23-5, Boise State 20-5 and WSU 21-6…others 8. 115.0, D.D. Acholonu, 2000-03 right behind WSU include Tennessee 21-7, Colorado 21-8 and Fresno State 21-9. COUGS RETURN NINE PAC-10 ALL-STARS: WSU and Oregon both return nine members of last year’s All-Pacific- O-LINE AVERAGES 307: The projected starters on WSU’s 10 teams (first/second team and honorable mention), while offensive line weigh a combined 1,537 pounds and average USC returns eight and UCLA seven…WSU’s returnees 307 pounds…four of the starters weigh in at over 300 include first team pick Calvin Armstrong and honorable pounds…OLG Josh Parrish leads the way at 324 pounds, mention honorees Kyle Basler, Eric Coleman, Isaac Brown, while ORT Sam Lightbody, at 6-9, is right behind him at 319 Devard Darling, Jason David, Drew Dunning, Jermaine pounds…next is ORG Riley Fitt Chappell at 314, followed Green and Jeremey Williams. by OLT Calvin Armstrong at 311…the lightweight on the line is C Mike Shelford at 269. NEWS LIKES WSU’S ST: College Football News predicts WSU has the fifth best special team AUGUST OPENERS MEAN A BOWL GAME: WSU has units in college football…they base their prediction on the earned a post-season bowl game in each of the last three basis of kicker Drew Dunning, punter Kyle Basler and return seasons when the opening game was in August…in 1997 specialist Sammy Moore…Dunning, a senior, is closing in WSU opened with UCLA Aug. 29 and went on to play in the on Jason Hanson’s () school scoring and kick- Rose Bowl…in 2001 the Cougs opened Aug. 30 against scoring records and scored 113 points last year…Basler, just Idaho and went on the play in the Sun Bowl…last year WSU a sophomore, averaged 41.1 yards last year and had 15 of his opened against Nevada Aug. 31 and ended the year in the 50 kicks downed inside the 20 yard line…Moore led the Rose Bowl…in each of the three seasons, the Cougars won Pac-10 in KO returns last year, averaging 25.6 yards…he 10 games. had an 89-yard return against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl…in the season opener, WSU showed strong special AUGUST RECORD 4-2: WSU is 4-2 all-time in games played teams play…Dunning hit four field goals, Basler averaged in August…after dropping games to Oregon Aug. 31, 1985 34.7 yards on three punts but only two were returned for and Colorado Aug. 31, 1996, the Cougars have won their last eight yards, Moore returned two punts 45 yards and four August openers. Jonathan Smith had a 38 yard KO return. PAC-10 HONORS COUGARS: A pair of Cougar football WATCH THOSE NUMBERS: Several returning veterans players have been honored by the Pacific-10 Conference this from last year have switched their uniform numbers this year with Player-of-the-Week honors: season…among them are WR Sammy Moore (#3, was #20 • PK Drew Dunning was honored for his special team play last year), RB Jonathan Smith (#5, was #23), Adam against Idaho when he booted four field goals and one extra Braidwood (#13, was #96). point; • LB Will Derting was the defensive POW winner for his 12- WSU-COLORADO GAME ON NATIONAL RADIO: tackle performance against Notre Dame that included three WSU’s football game this week at Colorado will be sacks and one forced fumble, which led to a touchdown…he broadcast nationally by Westwood One, with John Tautges won the same honor in 2002 when he picked off three passes calling the action…Shea Walker will provide commentary. against Nevada, returning one 98 yards for a TD.

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DUNNING SETS RECORD: Senior Drew Dunning, who set a SMITH, BRUHN AVERAGE 11.1 YPC: Transfer Chris WSU record for kickers with 101 points in 2001 and then Bruhn averaged 13.1 yards per carry against Idaho, the broke his own record with 113 points last year, started off second best average in Cougar history, while Jonathan the 2003 season strong, connecting on all four Smith’s 10.0 averge against Idaho ranks tied for tenth on the attempts in the opener against Idaho…he had field goals of list…Smith ended the game with 160 rushing yards and 46-42-29-35 yards…he added two more and eight points at Bruhn 118…together they averaged 11.1 ypc. Notre Dame…he now ranks third in career scoring with 241 points and is second in kick-scoring…Dunning needs 88 SMITH LIKES TO PLAY AGAINST IDAHO: Senior points to pass school record holder Jason Hanson, now a 12- Jonathan Smith likes playing the Idaho Vandals…this year year NFL veteran with Detroit…Dunning has averaging 107 he rushed for 160 yards, scored twice and had a 38-yard points a year over the 2001 and 2002 seasons: kickoff return…last year he had 121 yards with 12 caries and scored three times…that’s five touchdowns and 281 SEASON SCORING YR TD 1-PAT 2-PAT FG PTS rushing yards with 28 carries, an average of 10.0 ypc. 1. Drew Dunning ‘02 47-49 22-32 113 2. Steve Broussard ’89 17 1 104 COUGS ON THE ROAD: When WSU meets Colorado 3. Drew Dunning ’01 47-51 18-22 101 Saturday in Boulder, it will mark the fifth straight WSU 4. Jason Hanson ’89 36-37 21-27 99 game away from Martin Stadium…last year WSU closed out 5. Rian Lindell ’97 57-60 12-17 93 the season with games at UCLA and against Oklahoma in 6. Jason Hanson ’88 46-47 15-21 91 the Rose Bowl…this year WSU played Idaho at Seattle and 7. Bernard Jackson ’71 14 84 Notre Dame at South Bend…the last time WSU played five Drew Dunning ’03 1-1 4-4 13 straight games away from home was during the 1981 and 1982 seasons when the Cougars had seven straight at the CAREER SCORING YR TD 1-PAT 2-PAT FG PTS visitor’s home stadium, or at a neutral site…the last time 1. Jason Hanson,’88-91 139-144 63-96 328 WSU opened the season with three straight games away 2. Steve Broussard’86-89 41 1 248 from Martin Stadium was 1982, with the first two games in 4. Drew Dunning ’00-03 100-107 47-64 241 Spokane, then contests at Minnesota and Tennessee. 3. John Traut ’82-85 102-112 43-645 231 5. Rian Lindell ’97-99 110-113 32-50 206 COUGS RACK UP SEVEN SACKS: WSU’s seven sacks against Notre Dame marks the fourth time in the past two MISC. GAME NOTES: seasons that the Cougar defense has recorded six or more • In blanking Idaho 25-0, Bill Doba became the first WSU sacks in a game…in 2002, WSU brought the coach since Babe Hollingbery to win his first game by a down behind the line of scrimmage six times against Idaho, shutout; seven times against Arizona, and eight times against Arizona • WSU’s 127 passing yards against Idaho were the least since State…the Cougars have recorded a sack in 19 straight throwing for 122 against Washington in 2002; games dating back to the 2001 season. • WSU averaged 6.8 yards per rushing attempt against Idaho, the most since averaging 7.3 against California in a 63-37 TURNOVERS = 23 POINTS: WSU has turned five of the win in 1997; opponent’s seven turnovers into 23 points this year…at • WSU ran off an 18-play drive in the first quarter against Notre Dame, WSU’s first two field goals (6 points) followed Idaho that used 8:59…time consumed was the most found Irish fumbles, as did WSU’s second touchdown (7)…against in research back to the 1970’s…WSU did have an 18-play Idaho WSU scored a touchdown (7) and a field goal (3) off drive in 2001 against Stanford…Idaho had just one Vandal interceptions. possession in that first quarter; • Wide receiver Sammy Moore’s twisting, one-handed WSU WIN IN THE MOUNTAINS: WSU has won five touchdown reception to send WSU into at Notre straight games when playing in the Mountain Time Dame was selected by ESPN as the “Play of the Day” Zone…last year WSU won at Arizona, while in 2001 the September 6, and was tabbed No. 4 on Chris Berman’s Cougars pulled off wins at the Sun Bowl against Purdue, at “Plays of the Week” segment Sunday, September 7; Arizona State, Arizona and Boise State…the Cougars are • Against Notre Dame, quarterback Matt Kegel threw for a 34-24-2 all-time in the Mountain Time Zone. career high 274 yards and two touchdowns. It was the first time Kegel has thrown multiple touchdown passes in the SAMMY MOORE MAKES CRUCIAL CATCHES: Senior same game; Sammy Moore is becoming known as the Big Play • WSU had seven sacks against Notre Dame, including three Receiver…last year with WSU trailing USC, Moore came by Will Derting, two by Virgil Williams, one by Josh up with a 53-yard reception that set up Drew Dunning’s Shavies and one sack shared by Tai Tupai and D.D. tying field goal…WSU went on to win in overtime, but Acholonu. Moore missed the next two games because he pulled a • A total of 60 players have seen action in at least one game hamstring on the reception…in the Rose Bowl against this year. Oklahoma he returned a kickoff 89 yards for a score…at Notre Dame this year he made a great 34-yard catch in the end zone that earned WSU a tie in the overtime contest.

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SUPPLEMENTAL RELEASE NOTES COUGS BOAST STARTING EXPERIENCE: WSU fields [See WSU’s “Supplemental Notes” for additional details] an experienced team in 2003, with 32 players having started at least one game…in all, the Cougars boast a collective 330 WSU DEFENSE HALTS LONG RUSHES: In the last 15 starts, 163 by defensive players, 124 by offensive players years WSU has allowed just 167 runs of 20 yards or longer and 43 by kickers…offensively 12 players had starts last in 163 games…this year the Cougars have allowed 3 runs of year and on defense 12 started at least one game in 2002. 20 or more yards and 4 runs of 10-19 yards. DEFENSE EXPERIENCED: Seven WSU defensive players COUGS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1995: WSU have each played in 30 or more games and four others have is 9-19 against ranked teams since 1995…when WSU has seen action in at least 20 games…in all, the 12 defensive also been ranked, the Cougars are 4-6. players who have made 163 starts have also played in a collective 377 games…WSU’s four top defensive linemen COUGS SCORE OFTEN: Since 1980 WSU has averaged have a collective 55 starts and have played in 150 more than three touchdowns a game, currently boasting an games…five linebackers have a collective 43 starts and have average of 26.1 points per outing, including 33.2 points per seen action in 112 games…in the secondary four players game last year. have started 65 games and have played in 116 games.

NOTHING LIKE HOME: WSU performs better at home than OFFENSE HAS 124 STARTS: WSU boasts 17 offensive on the road, as do most schools...at home the Cougars are players who have made a collective 124 starts during their 46-32 (59.0%) and on the road the team is 38-47 career and have seen action in 276 games…one Cougar (44.7%)...WSU’s 6-0 Pullman record in 1997 is the best ever lineman, Josh Parrish, has played in 32 games, while three for the Cougars, while the 2001 record of 6-1 is the best on others have seen action in 20 or more games…in all 15 of the road since the 1988 team also went 6-1. the 17 players have tasted action in 10 or more games…up front, there are eight players who have started 78 games and RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 100: In the last 15 years WSU played in 157 games…WSU receivers have a collective 34 has held 62 of 163 opponents to less than 100 yards starts and have played in 73 games…the running backs have rushing...the lows include Montana State -35 (1993), 8 starts and 21 games to their credit, while quarterback Matt Arizona -17 (2002), Pacific -6 (1993) and Montana’s -6 Kegel has played in 27 games, with 4 starts. (1995)...in those 163 games, WSU held opponents to 50 or less yards 17 times. WSU SCORING STREAK FIFTH: Here are the longest current scoring streaks among NCAA Div. I teams: BYU 100-YARD RUSHERS FEW: Only 61 running backs have 352, Texas 266, Washington 255, Michigan 227, WSU 216. been able to crack the 100-yard mark in the last 15 years and 163 games against WSU’s defense...USC’s Mazio Royster, WSU’S OVERTIME EXPERIENCE: The Cougars are 2-5 in Washington’s Beno Bryant, UCLA’s Skip Hicks and overtime games. Reuben Droughns from Oregon are the only backs to have done so in back-to-back seasons. FIVE COUGS BOAST 20+ STARTS: Five WSU starters have made 20 or more starts in their career and 14 players RED ZONE: In 2003 WSU has scored 7 times in 9 trips into have made 10 or more starts…Drew Dunning (28), Josh the Red Zone, 3 touchdowns and 4 field goals…the failures Parrish (26), Jason David (23), Calvin Armstrong (22) and have been an interception and an end of half…opponents Tai Tupai (21) have the most starts. have scored 2 touchdowns and 3 field goals in 6 Red Zone appearance…the failure was a blocked field goal. WSU SHUTS OUT OPPONENTS FOR 89:50: WSU shut out Idaho and held Notre Dame scoreless until late in the second TURNOVERS: WSU is +2 in turnovers for 2003…in the last quarter…in all WSU held opponents scoreless for 89 15 years, WSU is -35 in turnovers…twice WSU has had minutes, 50 seconds…in addition, WSU held the first two fewer turnovers than the opponents, +12 in 2001 and +9 in opponents without a touchdown for seven quarters…both 1994, while the turnovers were even in 1995. Notre Dame touchdowns came in the fourth quarter.

BREAKING DOWN TOP 22-44: WSU’s starting lineup against Colorado of 22 players includes 0 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 4 juniors and 15 seniors, while the top 44 (two- deep) consists of 8 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 10 juniors and 18 seniors...in the two-deep, WSU lists a combined 16 freshmen-sophomores and 28 juniors-seniors.

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REVIEWING THE 2002 SEASON

JASON DAVID’S RECORD STREAK: WSU’s junior GESSER SET 14 RECORDS: Jason Gesser became the most cornerback Jason David picked off opponent passes in five prolific passer in WSU history last season, setting 14 school straight games before being sidelined with a broken records during his career (1999-02)…they included: cheekbone, then resumed the streak at UCLA…he started • Career pass attempts, 1,118 the streak against Montana State with one • Career pass completions, 611 interception…then, in order, he had interceptions against • Career passing yards, 8,830 California (1), USC (1), Stanford (2) and Arizona (1), then • Career touchdown passes, 70 UCLA (1) after returning from the injury…no other WSU • Career total offense yards, 9,007 player has ever had interceptions in six straight games…his • Career total plays, 1,357 10 career interceptions ranks ninth at WSU. • Career touchdowns-responsible-for, 74 • Season passing yards by a senior, 3,498 DARLING EQUALS RECORD: Devard Darling has caught • Season total offense by a senior, 3,292 11 touchdown passes last year, equaling the Cougar record • Game multiple-touchdown passes, 21 for TD receptions…Chris Jackson and Kevin McKenzie • Games with a TD pass, 31 each caught 11 TD receptions during the 1997 season. • Game touchdown passes, 6 vs. Arizona, 2000 • Game touchdowns-responsible-for, 6 (ties record) LONG WINS OUTLAND TROPHY: Junior Defensive tackle • Consecutive games with a TD pass, 25, 2001-02 Rien Long captured the 2002 Outland Trophy as the top collegiate lineman in the nation…he became the first Cougar DERTING SETS WSU RECORDS: Will Derting, in the 2002 to win one of the national football awards…Long entered the season opener, set a pair of WSU interception records when NFL draft a year early and is now playing for Tennessee. he stepped in front of a Nevada pass near the Cougar endzone and returned it 98 yards…it was the longest return LONG AMONG TFL/SACK LEADERS: Rien Long finished in WSU history, breaking the mark of 93 by Lionel Thomas his NFL shortened Cougar career among the leaders in sacks against UCLA in 1969…his 98 return yards in a game also and TFL at WSU…his highlights last season included: bettered the previous mark of 96 yards by Frank Miyaki • Season TFL – second with 21.5, 2002; against Idaho in 1945. • Career TFL – third with 35.5, 2000-02; • Season TFL Yards – third with 108.0, 2002; EIGHT COUGS PAC-10 ACADEMIC PICKS: Eight WSU • Career TFL Yards – fourth with 172.0, 2000-02; football players were named to the 2002 Pacific-10 • Season Sacks – third with 13.0, 2002; Conference all-academic team, including three to the first • Career Sacks – sixth with 17.0, 2000-02; team - Collin Henderson, Jeremey Williams and Pat • Season Sack Yards – third with 85.0, 2002; Bennett…Williams, Bennett, Riley Fitt-Chappell, Devard • Career Sack Yards – seventh with 119.0, 2000-02. Darling, Drew Dunning and Karl Paymah were underclassmen and return for the 2003 season: COUGS OVERCAME OPPONENT LEADS: WSU came from behind in all but the Idaho (WSU led 21-0), Stanford FIVE COUGS PICKED ALL-PAC-10 FIRST TEAM: Jason (23-0) and ASU (17-0) games in 2002…Nevada led 7-0, Gesser was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year in the Ohio State 3-0, Montana State 7-0, California 14-0, USC 7- Pacific-10 Conference and four of his teammates were 0, Arizona 10-5, Oregon 21-17, Washington 7-0 and UCLA named to the all-league first team by the Pac-10’s 10 14-7…the Cougars came back to take the lead in every coaches, Derrick Roach, Calvin Armstrong, Marcus Trufant game, including the losses at Ohio State and to Washington. and Rien Long…Armstrong, Kyle Basler, Erik Coleman, Isaac Brown, Darling, David, Drew Dunning, Jermaine COUGS HALT PAC-10 RUSHERS: WSU allowed just 152 Green and Jeremey Williams all return for 2003: rushing yards in the last five regular season games of 2002, Arizona -17, ASU 37, Oregon 60, Washington 19 and LIMITING PUNT RETURNS: WSU allowed just one punt UCLA 53…in eight Pac-10 games, WSU allowed 475 return in the last five regular-season games of 2002, two in rushing yards, a league-game school record average of 59.4 the last six games…the lone returns were one for minus one yards per game…WSU’s 1994 defense allowed just 78.0 yard by Stanford and one for 26 yards at UCLA. rushing yards per league game, the best ever for a Cougar defense until 2002…California’s Joe Igber, with 111 rushing NEWCOMERS SCORE FOR WSU IN 2002: In 2002, 32 of yards, was the only Pac-10 running back last year to go over 52 touchdowns were scored by first-year players who return the century mark…the only other running back to do so for the 2003 season…on offense Devard Darling scored 12 against WSU’s defense is Ohio State’s Maurice Clarett with TD’s, Jermaine Green 10, Jonathan Smith seven, Troy 230 yards. Bienemann and Sammy Moore two each (one receiving, one a kickoff return against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl)…redshirt freshman Will Derting had one of WSU’s three defensive touchdowns.

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2003 RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS

PLAYER CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 2003 WSU TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS [Released 09/07/03] Basler, Kyle WSU WSU WSU Punting 39.9 7 TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 NCAA Rushing Offense 197.00 1 32 Brown, Isaac Passing Offense 200.50 9 71 Fumbles Recovered .50 4t Passing Efficiency 115.00 7 77

Derting, Will Total Offense 397.50 4 50 Tackles 8.5 8 Scoring Offense 25.50 8 69 Sacks 3.5 2 Rushing Defense 125.00 8 50 Tackles For Loss 3.5 6 Pass Defense 158.00 2 25 Pass Efficiency Defense 84.10 2 17 Dunning, Drew Total Defense 283.00 4 25 Scoring 10.5 4 Scoring Defense 14.50 5 26 Scoring (Kick) 10.5 1 Net Punting 38.20 6 26 Field Goals 3.00 1 Punt Returns 13.50 4 35 Field Goal Percentage 85.7 1 KO Returns 20.50 6 66 Kegel, Matt Turnover Margin +1.00 2 23 Passing 191.0 8 Total Offense 190.0 8 t = Tie

Moore, Sammy Punt Return Average 13.5 3 2003 COLORADO TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS Smith, Jonathan [Released 09/07/03] Rushing 101.5 3 COLO COLO COLO All-Purpose 137.5 4 TEAM CATEGORY AVG BIG 12 NCAA Rushing Offense 95.00 10 90 Turner, Don Passing Offense 279.50 3 29 Interceptions 1.00 1t Passing Efficiency 162.22 2 16

Williams, Virgil Total Offense 374.50 8 60 Interceptions 1.00 1t Scoring Offense 29.00 6 47 Fumbles Recovered .50 4t Rushing Defense 142.00 5 63 Pass Defense 272.00 11 98 Pass Efficiency Defense 135.99 12 88 Total Defense 414.00 9 90 T = tie Scoring Defense 24.50 10 70 Net Punting 35.20 11 69 Punt Returns 6.60 9 79 2003 COLORADO’S NCAA LEADERS KO Returns 16.25 12 99 Turnover Margin +1.00 5 23 Joel Klatt Pass Efficiency 164.78 17 Total Offense 265.00 25 t = Tie D.J. Hackett Receptions 8.00 10 Derek McCoy Receiving Yards 109.00 19 t = Tie 2003 WSU’S NCAA LEADERS

Jonathan Smith Rushing 101.5 29 Virgil Williams Interceptions 1.00 3t Don Turner Interceptions 1.00 3t Drew Dunning Field Goals 3.00 2

t = Tie

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WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS: Washington State's weekly FOX Sports Net award winners from the Notre Dame game are:

Pac-10 Offense: Sammy Moore (Mesa, Ariz.) Pac-10 Defense: Will Derting (Okanogan, Wash.) Pac-10 Special Teams: Kyle Basler (Elma, Wash.) Offensive Lineman: Mike Shelford (Seattle, Wash.) Offensive Back: Matt Kegel (Havre, Mont.) Offensive Scout Team: Mike Reilly (Kalispell, Mont.) Defensive Back: Virgil Williams (Tacoma, Wash.) Defensive Lineman: Faafetai Tupai (Monterey, Calif.) Defensive Scout Team: Matt Mullennix (Spangle, Wash.) Defensive Pursuit Player: None Cougar Claw: None Big Hit: Jason David (Covina, Calif.) Cougar Tackler: Will Derting (Okanogan, Wash.) Specialist of the Week: None Most Disciplined Offense: None Most Disciplined Defense: Will Derting (Okanogan, Wash.) Most Disciplined Special Teams: None Special Teams Big Play: None Assassin: Scott Davis (Kennewick, Wash.) Iron Man: Scott Davis (Kennewick, Wash.) Gamebreaker: None

2003 WSU FOOTBALL STARTERS

POS IDA UND COL UNM ORE ARIZ STAN OSU USC UCLA ASU WASH SE Moore Moore LT Armstrong Armstrong LG Parrish Parrish C Shelford Shelford RG Mihlh’ser F-Chappel RT L’gtbody L’gtbody TE Bieneman Bieneman SB Harvey Harvey QB Kegel Kegel RB Greene Green FL Darling Darling PK Dunning Dunning NOTE: WSU’s starting offensive lineup usually included three wide receivers (as noted above) and one running back, but occasionally included four wide receivers, usually without the tight end, or five wide receivers without a tight end and running back.

DE Acholonu Acholonu DT Tupai Tupai DT Williams Williams DE Brown Brown WLB Genatone Genatone MLB Jackson Jackson SLB Derting Derting LCB Paymah Paymah SS Williams Williams FS Coleman Coleman LCB David David P Basler Basler

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BILL DOBA TV SHOWS: “KXLY Cougar Football Saturday” WSU RADIO: Bob Robertson, Jim Walden and Bud Nameck airs each Saturday during the football season at 12:00 p.m. combine talents on the 28-station Cougar Sports Network. PT, leading into ABC’s Pac-10 Game of the Week…Rick Robertson is in his 37th year of broadcasting Cougar sports, Lukens, Dennis Patchin and Bud Nameck host the while Walden, a former Cougar head coach (1978-86), is in shows...FOX Sports Net Northwest’s nightly (7:00 p.m.) his third season as a Cougar broadcaster. Broadcast time is Northwest Tonight program also gives extensive coverage to 60 minutes prior to kickoff. Additionally, the one-hour "Bill Doba and Cougar football. Doba Show," produced and distributed by the Cougar Sports Radio Network and KXLY, airs weekly on most network WEEKLY WSU PRESS CONFERENCES: WSU hosts a stations live Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Robertson is the show’s weekly press conference each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the regular host…all game broadcasts are available via the Media Information Conference Room, Bohler Addition 195. internet. To listen, and for complete broadcast schedules, All in-season head coaches and selected players (when connect to www.wsucougars.com. available) will be available for the phone conference and in- person interviews. Contact the WSU Media Information SATELLITE: The Pacific-10 office transmits a weekly 30- Office for more information. Members of the media may minute highlight package each Wednesday at 11:30 - 12:00 attend in person or participate by use of the telephone. PT on Telstar 6C, Transponder 24, C-Band (if trouble, call 310-779-3467 or the Pac-10 office). LISTEN TO COUGAR GAMES ANYWHERE: Cougar football fans can listen to the Voice of the Cougars Bob PAC-10 TELECONFERENCE: The Pacific-10 Conference Robertson's broadcasts, even if a network station is not in hosts a weekly teleconference call each Tuesday during the your locale. TRZ Sports Service Inc.'s "Teamline" provides football season…the teleconference call begins at 10 the hookup directly into the Cougar Sports Network. Call 1- a.m.…Bill Doba participates at 11:10 a.m….contact the Pac- 800-846-4700 and punch in the Cougar access code 5938. 10 media relations office for details, 925-932-4411. The cost is charged to your VISA or Mastercard. DOBA AND PLAYERS AVAILABLE: WSU head football LIVE TELEVISION: Pac-10 television action this week coach Bill Doba is available for individual media interviews includes: 11:00 a.m.-Noon each Wednesday. Arrangements for Sept. 11 California at Utah, 4:30 p.m. PT ESPN Doba interviews must be made through his office, 509- Sept. 13 Hawaii at USC, 1:00 p.m. PT FOX 335-0250. WSU players are available for interviews before Sept. 13 Illinois at UCLA, 5:00 p.m. PT ABC and after practice each Tuesday and Wednesday and before Sept. 13 Oregon at Arizona, 7:00 p.m. PT TBS practice each Thursday. Contact Jason Hickman ([email protected]) at the WSU Media Information FSNW-TV: FOX Sports Net (Northwest) will replay WSU’s Office. Sept. 13 game with Colorado Sunday, Sept.14, at 9:30 a.m. DOBA PHONE CONFERENCES: Bill Doba is available for TICKETS: Tickets for all Cougar home and away games are media interviews three times weekly via a conference phone available through the WSU Ticket Office, North 225 Grand, hookup, Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and Pullman, Wash. 99164-1910, or by calling 800-GO-COUGS Thursday at 2:15 p.m. For access information contact the (available toll free from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the WSU Media Information Office. Virgin Islands).

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2003 WASHINGTON STATE DEPTH CHART VS. NOTRE DAME

COUGAR OFFENSE COUGAR DEFENSE

SE 3 * [2] SAMMY MOORE (5-11, 194, Sr.) WE 9 ** [2] ISAAC BROWN (6-2, 229, #Sr.) 84 [0] Robert Franklin (6-2, 195, #Fr.) 94 [0] Mkristo Bruce (6-5, 249, #Fr.)

LT 67 * [2] CALVIN ARMSTRONG (6-7, 311, #Jr.) LT 95 ** *[2] JEREMEY WILLIAMS (6-4, 288, #Sr.) 77 [0] Patrick Afif (6-7, 319, Jr.) 44 ** [0] Josh Shavies (6-6, 316, Sr.) 72 [0] Spencer Hollison (6-5, 283, #Fr.) 19 [0] Odell Howard (6-3, 272, #Fr.)

LG 50 *** [2] JOSH PARRISH (6-7, 324, #Sr.) RT 97 *** [2] TAI TUPAI (6-5, 320, Sr.) 64 [0] Steve Nelson (6-3, 280, #Sr.) 99 ** [0] Steve Cook (6-3, 293, #Jr.)

C 63 * [2] MIKE SHELFORD (6-2, 269, #Sr.) SE 17 *** [2] D. D. ACHOLONU (6-3, 245, Sr.) 69 [0] Keola Loo (6-1, 285, Jr.) 13 * [0] Adam Braidwood (6-5, 264, So.) 58 [0] Matt Mullennix (6-5, 235, Fr.) RG 78 * [1] RILEY FITT-CHAPPELL (6-6, 314, #So.) 66 * [1] Nick Mihlhauser (6-3, 287, So.) WLB 48 *** [2] AL GENATONE (6-0, 229, #Sr.) 69 [0] Keola Loo (6-1, 285, Jr.) 46 ** [0] Pat Bennett (6-0, 229, Jr.) 49 [0] Steve Dildine (6-1, 212, #Fr.) RT 75 ** [2] SAM LIGHTBODY (6-9, 319, #Jr.) 78 * [0] Riley Fitt-Chappell (6-6, 314, #So.) MLB 52 * [2] DON JACKSON (6-0, 231, Sr.) 73 [0] Sean O’Connor (6-5, 282, #Fr.) 43 [0] Brian Hall (6-2, 243, #Fr.) 10 * [0] Aaron Wagner (6-2, 248, So.) TE 81 * [2] TROY BIENEMANN (6-5, 252, So.) 80 [0] Cody Boyd (6-8, 240, #Fr.) SLB 51 * [2] WILL DERTING (6-0, 237, #So.) 47 [0] Jesse Taylor (6-3, 250, #Fr.) 42 [0] Scott Davis (5-11, 225, #Fr.) 82 * [0] Adam West (6-6, 243, #So.) LCB 15 ** [2] KARL PAYMAH (6-0, 198, #Jr.) SB 35 ** [0] SCOTT LUNDE (6-2, 213, #Sr.) 21 [0] Alex Teems (5-11, 181, #So.) 6 * [0] Marty Martin (5-10, 182, #So.) 38 [0] Tyler Sellers (5-10, 173, #Fr.)

QB 4 *** [2] MATT KEGEL (6-5, 227, #Sr.) SS 24 *** [2] VIRGIL WILLIAMS (6-1, 192, #Sr.) 9 [0] Josh Swogger (6-5, 238, #Fr.) 28 ** [0] Hamza Abdullah (6-3, 209, #Jr.) 18 [0] Alex Brink (6-2, 191, Fr.) 37 [0] Eric Frampton (5-11, 198, #Fr.)

RB 30 * [2] JERMAINE GREEN (6-0, 228, Sr.) FS 27 *** [2] ERIK COLEMAN (5-10, 205, Sr.) 5 * [0] Jonathan Smith (5-10, 190, Sr.) 26 ** [0] Jeremy Bohannon (5-10, 203, Jr.) 33 [0] Chris Bruhn (6-3, 215, #Jr.) 41 * [0] Aaron Joseph (6-2, 200, #So.)

FL 1 * [2] DEVARD DARLING (6-3, 213, #Jr.) RCB 29 *** [2] JASON DAVID (5-8, 180, Sr.) 2 [0] Chris Jordan (6-1, 205, #Fr.) 25 [0] Don Turner (6-0, 177, #Fr.) 89 [0] Brett Johnson (5-11, 195, #Jr.) 32 [0] Omowale Dada (5-10, 195, So.)

PK 10 ** [2] DREW DUNNING (5-11, 170, #Sr.) P 8 * [2] KYLE BASLER (6-3, 235, #So.) 18 * [0] Graham Siderius (6-1, 196, #So.) 18 * [0] Graham Siderius (6-1, 196, #So.)

INJURED – OUT INDEFINATELY WSU SPECIAL TEAMS SB 36 * [0] Jevon Miller (6-0, 190, #So.) OG 71 ***[8] Billy Knotts (6-7, 282, #Sr.) KO: 18 Graham Siderius (6-1, 196, #So.) OG 76 * [1] Norvell Holmes (6-3, 304, #So.) 10 Drew Dunning (5-11, 170, #Sr.) DT 79 [0] Bryan Olson (6-4, 282, #So.) WR 88 * [2[ Trendon Harvey (5-11, 187, #So.) LONG SNAPS: 81 Troy Bienemann (6-5, 252, So.) (Punts) 78 Riley Fitt-Chappell (6-6, 314, #So.) (FG/PAT) INJURED – OUT FOR SEASON RB Allen Thompson, WR Thomas Ostrander, QB Chris Hurd, HOLDER: 89 Brett Johnson (5-11, 195, #Jr.) DT Bryan Boyer 6 Marty Martin (5-10, 182, #So.)

CAPTAINS: Offense – Matt Kegel (4), Defense – Erik P-RETURNS: 3 Sammy Moore (5-11, 194, Sr.) Coleman (27), Special Teams – Al Genatone (48) 29 Jason David (5-8, 180, #Sr.)

[ ] = Number of 2003 starts; not always at same position. KO-RETURN: 3 Sammy Moore (5-11, 194, Sr.) * = Varsity letters earned 5 Jonathan Smith (5-10, 190, Sr.) # = Has redshirted Revised: 09/07/03

2003 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-1

Date Opponent W/L Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2003 Idaho W 25-0 1-0 0-0 3:05 50,113 Sept. 6, 2003 @ Notre Dame L 26-29, ot 1-1 0-0 4:00 80,795 Sept. 13, 2003 @ Colorado Sept. 20, 2003 New Mexico Sept. 27, 2003 @ Oregon Oct. 4, 2003 Arizona Oct. 18, 2003 @ Stanford Oct. 25, 2003 Oregon State Nov. 1, 2003 @ USC Nov. 8, 2003 UCLA Nov. 15, 2003 Arizona State Nov. 22, 2003 @ Washington # - Game played at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, with WSU the official home team.

TEAM STATISTICS WSU OPP RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G SCORING 51 29 Bienemann, Troy 2 7 60 8.6 0 16 30.0 Points Per Game 25.5 14.5 Darling, Devard 2 6 86 14.3 0 37 43.0 FIRST DOWNS 38 33 Moore, Sammy 2 5 74 14.8 2 34 37.0 Rushing 18 13 Boyd, Cody 2 3 46 15.3 0 27 23.0 Passing 19 14 Smith, Jonathan 2 3 34 11.3 0 19 17.0 Penalty 1 6 Jordan, Chris 2 3 34 11.3 0 19 17.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 394 250 Harvey, Trandon 2 3 28 9.3 0 12 14.0 Yards gained rushing 443 336 Green, Jermaine 2 3 26 8.7 0 12 13.0 Yards lost rushing 49 86 Lunde, Scott 1 2 13 6.5 0 7 13.0 Rushing Attempts 81 71 Total...... 2 35 401 11.5 2 37 200.5 Average Per Rush 4.9 3.5 Opponents...... 2 37 316 8.5 1 29 158.0 Average Per Game 197.0 125.0 TDs Rushing 2 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PASSING YARDAGE 401 316 Moore, Sammy 4 54 13.5 0 23 Att-Comp-Int 62-35-2 70-37-4 Total...... 4 54 13.5 0 23 Average Per Pass 6.5 4.5 Opponents...... 4 17 4.2 0 12 Average Per Catch 11.5 8.5 Average Per Game 200.5 158.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long TDs Passing 2 1 Turner, Don 2 1 0.5 0 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 795 566 Williams,Virgil 2 31 15.5 0 16 Total Plays 143 141 Total...... 4 32 8.0 0 16 Average Per Play 5.6 4.0 Opponents...... 2 0 0.0 0 0 Average Per Game 397.5 283.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-82 13-269 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-54 4-17 Moore, Sammy 2 43 21.5 0 22 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-32 2-0 Smith, Jonathan 1 38 38.0 0 38 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.5 20.7 Wagner, Aaron 1 1 1.0 0 1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.5 4.2 Total...... 4 82 20.5 0 38 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.0 0.0 Opponents...... 13 269 20.7 0 64 FUMBLES-LOST 4-3 9-3 PENALTIES-YARDS 21-191 19-156 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 95.5 78.0 Williams,Virgil 1 4 4.0 0 4 PUNTS-YARDS 10-399 9-371 Brown, Isaac 1 16 16.0 1 16 Average Per Punt 39.9 41.2 Acholonu, D.D. 1 11 11.0 0 11 Net punt average 38.2 35.2 Total...... 3 31 10.3 1 16 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 32:02 27:59 Opponents...... 1 4 4.0 0 4 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 11/30 7/29 3rd-Down Pct 37% 24% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/0 0/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-YARDS 10-60 3-25 MISC YARDS 31 4 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-7 5-8 PAT-ATTEMPTS 3-4 2-2

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total WSU 12 17 6 16 0 51 Opponents 0 3 3 20 3 29

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2003 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-2

RUSHING G TC YG YL NYG AVG TD LG YDS/G Smith, Jonathan 2 30 206 3 203 6.8 2 49 101.5 Bruhn, Chris 1 9 118 0 118 13.1 0 28 118.0 Green, Jermaine 2 30 84 13 71 2.4 0 11 35.5 Harvey, Trandon 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 Kegel, Matt 2 9 29 31 -2 -0.2 0 10 -1.0 Team 2 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Total...... 2 81 443 49 394 4.9 2 49 197.0 Opponents...... 2 71 336 86 250 3.5 1 37 125.0

PASSING G Effic PA PC PI Pct Yds TD LG Avg/G Kegel, Matt 2 114.48 60 34 2 56.7 382 2 37 191.0 Swogger, Josh 1 129.80 2 1 0 50.0 19 0 19 19.0 Total...... 2 114.97 62 35 2 56.5 401 2 37 200.5 Opponents...... 2 84.06 70 37 4 52.9 316 1 29 158.0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Dunning, Drew 0 6-7 3-4 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 21 Smith, Jonathan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Moore, Sammy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Brown, Isaac 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 5 6-7 3-4 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 51 Opponents...... 2 5-8 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 29

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Kegel, Matt 2 69 -2 382 380 190.0 Smith, Jonathan 2 30 203 0 203 101.5 Bruhn, Chris 1 9 118 0 118 118.0 Green, Jermaine 2 30 71 0 71 35.5 Swogger, Josh 1 2 0 19 19 19.0 Harvey, Trandon 2 1 6 0 6 3.0 Team 2 2 -2 0 -2 -1.0 Total...... 2 143 394 401 795 397.5 Opponents...... 2 141 250 316 566 283.0

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Smith, Jonathan 2 203 34 0 38 0 275 137.5 Moore, Sammy 2 0 74 54 43 0 171 85.5 Bruhn, Chris 1 118 0 0 0 0 118 118.0 Green, Jermaine 2 71 26 0 0 0 97 48.5 Darling, Devard 2 0 86 0 0 0 86 43.0 Bienemann, Troy 2 0 60 0 0 0 60 30.0 Boyd, Cody 2 0 46 0 0 0 46 23.0 Jordan, Chris 2 0 34 0 0 0 34 17.0 Harvey, Trandon 2 6 28 0 0 0 34 17.0 Williams,Virgil 2 0 0 0 0 31 31 15.5 Lunde, Scott 1 0 13 0 0 0 13 13.0 Turner, Don 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 Wagner, Aaron 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 Team 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 Kegel, Matt 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 Total...... 2 394 401 54 82 32 963 481.5 Opponents...... 2 250 316 17 269 0 852 426.0

2003 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-3

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Dunning, Drew 6-7 85.7 0-0 3-3 1-2 2-2 0-0 46 0

FG SEQUENCE WASHINGTON STATE OPPONENTS IDAHO (46),(42),(29),(35) 39,42 Notre Dame (20),(29),34 47,(37),(32),(39),(47),(40) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Basler, Kyle 10 399 39.9 55 2 0 3 0 Total...... 10 399 39.9 55 2 0 3 0 Opponents...... 9 371 41.2 54 1 0 1 0

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |-----Pass Def-----| |---Fumbles---| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo AT TTl TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 51 Derting, Will 2 10 7 17 3.5-27 3.5-27 . . . . 1 . . 15 Paymah, Karl 2 10 4 14 . . . 1 . . . . . 52 Jackson, Don 2 4 9 13 1.0-3 0.5-2 . 1 1 . . . . 24 Williams,Virgil 2 8 4 12 3.0-11 2.0-9 2-31 . . 1-4 1 . . 27 Coleman, Erik 2 7 4 11 . . . . 1 . . . . 48 Genatone, Al 2 5 6 11 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 29 David, Jason 2 4 4 8 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 17 Acholonu, D.D. 2 3 5 8 0.5-1 0.5-1 . 1 2 1-11 . . . 99 Cook, Steve 2 2 4 6 ...... 21 Teems, Alex 2 2 2 4 ...... 97 Tupai, Tai 2 1 3 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... 28 Abdullah, Hamza 2 3 1 4 ...... 9 Brown, Isaac 2 2 2 4 1.0-2 . . . 1 1-16 . . . 26 Bohannon, Jer. 2 2 2 4 1.0-2 ...... 42 Davis, Scott 2 3 . 3 ...... 49 Dildine, Steve 2 1 2 3 ...... 25 Turner, Don 2 3 . 3 . . 2-1 ...... 0J Wagner, Aaron 2 1 2 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 4D Shavies, Josh 2 1 1 2 1.0-3 1.0-3 ...... 95 Williams, Jer. 2 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 37 Frampton, Eric 2 2 . 2 ...... 13 Braidwood, Adam 2 1 1 2 ...... 43 Hall, Brian 2 . 1 1 ...... 46 Bennett, Pat 2 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 94 Bruce, Mkristo 2 1 . 1 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . 1 . . . . 32 Dada, Omowale 1 1 . 1 ...... 92 Crawford, Joel 2 1 . 1 ...... 80 Boyd, Cody 2 ...... 2 . Total...... 2 80 65 145 14-67 10-60 4-32 5 7 3-31 4 2 . Opponents...... 2 - - - - 3-25 2-0 8 3 3-4 3 . .