FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 1 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman ([email protected]), Ilsa Gramer 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB: www.wsucougars.com September 8, 2003 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 @ Texas 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). WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 2 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman ([email protected]), Ilsa Gramer 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB: www.wsucougars.com September 8, 2003 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, quarterbacks, 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 placekicker 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 punter Kyle Basler, who averaged standout wide receiver and defensive back in high school.