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FROM: STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 1 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougrs.com September 17, 2001

Cougars Returns To the Field After Rare Cancellation Of Game

FOOTBALL: WSU, 2-0, Opens Pacific-10 Play Against California

WHO: WSU Cougars (2-0 overall, 0-0 in Pac-10) vs. California Bears (0-2, 0-0 in Pac-10) WHAT: Pacific-10 Conference Cougar Football WHEN: Saturday, September 22; Kickoff 2:00 p.m. PDT WHERE: (37,600, FieldTurf), Pullman, Wash. TV: No Live TV; Fox Sports Northwest will air the replay Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Sept. 23

2001 WSU RESULTS THE COACHES: WSU - (Puget Sound ‘69) has a 65-73-0 (.471) record Record: 1-0; 0-0 [OPP REC] at WSU in 13 years and a career mark of 111-117-0 (.487) in 22 seasons at Weber 8/30 (36-7) [0-2] State (1981-88; 46-44-0) and WSU (1989-present). CALFIORNIA – The 9/8 @ Boise State (41-20) [0-2] California Bears are coached by Tom Holmoe (BYU ’83)…he is 15-31-0 in five 9/15 Colorado (cancelled) [2-1] years at California and 15-31-0 in his career.

9/22 California [0-2] WSU VS. CALIFORNIA: California holds a 36-23 lead over WSU since the first 9/29 @ Arizona [2-0] game was played in 1919…in recent years, however, WSU has had the upper hand, 10/6 Oregon State [1-1] especially at home…WSU has won 10 straight at home (9 in Pullman, 1 in Spokane, 10/13 @ Stanford [1-0] 1981) since Cal’s last win 45-13 in Pullman in 1979…WSU is 13-5-1 against Cal 10/20 Bye since 1979, including a 21-17 win last year in Berkeley…WSU’s last home win was 10/27 Oregon [2-0] 31-7 in 1999…California’s last win was 24-14 at home in 1998. 11/3 UCLA [2-0] 11/10 @ Arizona State [1-0] Most WSU Points: 63, 1997 (63-37) Most Cal Points: 61, 1922 (61-0) 11/17 @Washington [1-0] Widest WSU Victory: 31, 1988 (44-13) Widest Cal Victory: 61, 1922 (61-0) Longest WSU Winning Streak: 3, 1983-85 Longest Cal Win Streak: 8 (twice) WSU THIS WEEK: CALIFORNIA Last WSU Win: 2000 (21-17) Last Cal Win: 1998 (24-14) Record: 0-2, 0-0 Last WSU Win Pullman: 1999 (31-7) Last Cal Win Pullman: 1979 (45-13) 9/1 Illinois (17-44) Last WSU Win Berkeley: 2000 (21-17) Last Cal Win Berkeley: 1998 (24-14) 9/8 Brigham Young (16-44) WSU at Home: 13-8-1 (+9) California at Home: 25-10-3 (-1) 9/15 @ Rutgers (cancelled) WSU at Berkeley: 10-25-3 (+1) California at Pullman: 8-13-1 (-9) 9/22 @ Washington State WSU at Portland/Tokyo: 0-3-1 California at Portland/Tokyo: 3-0-1 9/29 Washington Mike Price vs. California: 7-3 Tom Holmoe vs. WSU: 1-3 10/13 Oregon WSU Streak: +2 Cal Streak: -2 10/20 @ UCLA 10/27 @ Oregon State COUGS SHUT DOWN THE RUN: WSU has allowed just 128 net rushing yards in 11/3 Arizona the first two games, 74 yards by the and 54 yards by the Boise 11/10 USC Broncos…WSU currently ranks 13th nationally allowing 64 yards per game…the last time WSU started the year holding the first two opponents to less than 100 11/17 @ Stanford yards was 1995 when Pitt had 78 and Montana -6 yards.

NEXT WEEK: ARIZONA McELRATH LEADS ALL RECEIVERS: Nakoa McElrath, WSU’s senior receiver, Record: 2-0, 0-0 is the nation’s leading receiver when it comes to receiving yards…McElrath has 8/30 @ San Diego State (23-10) hauled in 18 passes for 251 yards, averaging 175.50 yards per game…he als o ranks 9/8 IDAHO (36-29) tied for fourth in receptions, 9.0 per game, seventh in scoring with 15.00 points per 9/15 Bye game, and ninth in all-purpose running at 175.50 yards per game. 9/22 UNLV 9/29 WASHINGTON STATE WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS: 10/6 OREGON · P 2: 35 WSU players have made 291 career starts · P 2: Cougars use five true freshmen this year 10/13 @ Oregon State · P 3: WSU has scored 10 times in 11 tries inside the Red Zone 10/20 @ Washington · P 4: approaching WSU career Top 10 lists 10/27 USC 11/3 @ California 2001 CAPTAINS: WSU - QB Jason Gesser (17), RB Jeremy Thielbahr (33), RB Dave 11/10 STANFORD Minnich (34), SS Billy Newman (10). CALIFORNIA: Game captains selected 11/23 @ Arizona State each week. FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 2 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

COUGS BOAST STARTING EXPERIENCE: WSU returns INJURY UPDATES: Information from WSU training staff 17 starters from last year and now boasts 35 players who Sept. 17 - RETURNING: RB John Tippins (knee strain), have made 291 career starts, including games this year…the OL Sam Lightbody (ankle). OUT: OT Billy Knotts list includes: (dislocated knee cap), LB Will Derting (ACL, left knee).

DEF. STARTERS POS CAREER ‘01 ’00 ’99 ’98 ‘97 McELRATH OFF TO FASTEST START: Nakoa McElrath Ing Aleaga DT 5 5 is the first WSU receiver to catch 18 passes in the first two Erik Coleman CB 1 1 games of the season…averaging nine receptions per game, Jason David CB 2 2 he is on pace for 90 receptions this year, well ahead of Mike Al Genatone LB 1 1 Levenseller’s school record 67 catches in 1976. Tomasi Kongaika DT 12 6 6 Rien Long DT 6 2 4 FIVE FROSH PLAY: Five WSU freshmen have played in Serign Marong LB 3 3 WSU’s first two games…they are linebacker Will Derting Billy Newman S 25 2 11 11 1 (Okanogan, Wash.), receiver Trandon Harvey (San Diego, Alex Nguae LB 2 2 Calif.), running backs Jimmy Wilson (Phoenix, Ariz.) and James Price LB 22 2 10 INJ 10 Allen Thompson (National City, Calif.) and defensive back Fred Shavies DE 14 2 11 1 Jeremy Bohannon (Richland, Wash.). Raonall Smith LB 19 2 11 4 2 Lamont Thompson FS 24 2 INJ 7 11 4 NEWCOMERS BOOST RECEIVING CORPS: Several new CB 20 2 11 7 WSU receivers who arrived on campus this fall played in the Tai Tupai DT 8 2 6 opener against Idaho, a pair of junior college transfers and Tupo Tuupo DE 5 2 3 one freshman…rookie Trandon Harvey (San Diego, Calif.) Jeremey Williams DT 1 1 has seven receptions in the first two games, while transfer TOTALS: 170 22 76 41 27 4 Jerome Riley (Los Angeles Valley College) has caught two passes…another transfer, Tyjaun Mayfield (San Bernadino OFF. STARTERS POS CAREER ‘01 ’00 ’99 ’98 ‘97 Valley College), has also seen action, but has yet to catch his Mike Bush WR 2 2 first pass. Jason Gesser QB 12 2 9 1 Collin Henderson WR 14 2 8 4 MIKE BUSH SHOWS FOOTBALL SKILLS: Junior Mike Joey Hollenbeck OL 8 2 5 1 Bush, WSU’s top basketball player who averaged 15.9 Brian Hollenberg C 1 1 points and 5.2 rebounds last winter, is fast making a name Tyler Hunt C 12 1 11 for himself on the football field…Bush joined the Cougar Matt Kegel QB 2 2 receiver corps last spring and has started the first two Billy Knotts OL 4 1 3 games…against Idaho Bush made four receptions for 97 Phil Locker OL 14 1 10 3 yards, then had two for 69 yards and a TD at Boise Nakoa McElrath WR 2 2 State…the last significant football-basketball player for the Dave Minnich RB 6 2 4 Cougars was Kitrick Taylor, who started with the football Josh Parrish OL 9 2 7 team (1982-83-85-86) and then joined the basketball team Derrick Roche OL 16 2 11 3 (1985-87)…Paul Mencke also played both sports in 2000- Jeremy Thielbahr RB/TE 2 2 01, although he never started a basketball game. Jason White WR 1 1 TOTALS: 105 22 70 11 2 0 McELRATH SHINES: Senior Nakoa McElrath, last year overshadowed by the play of seniors Milton Wynn (52 KICKERS POS CAREER ‘01 ’00 ’99 ’98 ‘97 receptions) and Marcus Williams (33 catches), has quickly Alan Cox P 13 2 11 become WSU’s go-to guy…in the Idaho opener he hauled in Drew Dunning PK 3 2 1 10 passes for 141 yards and two scores, then came back with Nick Lambert PK 3 3 eight catches for 210 yards and three scores at Boise TOTALS: 19 4 15 State…the senior from Palomar College and Scripps Ranch GRAND TOTALS: 291 44 161 52 29 4 High is the eleventh Cougar to catch 10 or more passes in a game, leaving him just two short of the WSU record of 12 COUGS PLAY CLOSE GAMES: One of the goals this year set by Doug Flansburg in 1966…last year his best game, for the Washington State football team is to turn the close after transferring to WSU, was five receptions for 106 yards losses of last season into wins in 2001…in WSU’s first two and three TDs at Arizona in a triple overtime loss. outings this fall WSU has outscored the opponents 77-27 in gaining two wins…last year the outcome of seven of WSU’s DOES TWO WINS MEAN THREE: The last five times WSU 11 games was determined by seven points or less, with the won the first two games of the year they also won game Cougars going 3-4 in those seven games, including three three: 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1998…the last time WSU overtime losses…the other close setbacks were 53-47 triple - started 2-0 and lost the third game was 1988 when they fell OT loss to Arizona, a 23-20 single-OT loss to Arizona State to Oregon after beating Illinois and Minnesota…they and a 27-24 single-OT loss to Oregon…WSU pulled out overcame the Oregon setback and finished 9-3-0 in 1988. wins over California 21-17, Boise State 42-35 and USC 33- 27. FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 3 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

RED ZONE: WSU has been inside the opponent 20 yard line MINNICH TOPS 100 YARDS FOR A FIFTH TIME: Senior 11 times this year, scoring 57 points with seven touchdowns Dave Minnich topped the 100-yard rushing total four times and three field goals...opponents have scored 20 points in the last season, then tacked on his fifth game with 127 yards red zone…here is WSU’s red zone success since 1997: against Idaho in the 2001 opener…last year he had a season- high 118 yards at Utah, 101 yards at Arizona, 108 yards WSU INSIDE 20 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS against Oregon and 113 against Washington…Minnich 2001 11 10 7-3 90.9% transferred from Mt. San Jacinto College last August to 2000 36 27 17-10 75.0% shore up WSU’s thin running back stable and now is the 1999 32 31 23-8 96.9% starter with five starts under his belt. 1998 28 17 10-7 60.7% 1997 55 49 39-10 89.1% SCORING STREAKS: WSU currently has three significant scoring streaks on the line: OPP INSIDE 20 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS 2001 4 3 3-0 75.0% · The Cougars have scored in 197 consecutive Pacific-10 2000 45 36 29-7 80.0% games, the longest active streak for any league team...the 1999 41 30 23-7 73.2% last time WSU was shut out in Pac-10 play was at Oregon 1998 42 34 30-4 81.0% State in 1975; 1997 32 23 20-3 71.9% · WSU has scored in 191 consecutive games since a 44-0 NEWMAN COLLECTS 259 TACKLES: Billy Newman, shutout at Ohio State in 1984; WSU’s senior safety has 259 career tackles to rank 12th on WSU’s single season list…Newman is only 21 tackles away · The Cougars have scored in 163 consecutive home games from Don Hover, tenth on the list with his 280 tackles, 1973- since a 21-0 loss to Oregon State in Pullman in 1956. 77…Newman made 45 tackles as a freshman, led WSU in 1999 with 105, then tacked on 100 more last year to again TURNOVERS: WSU is +1 in turnovers after two games lead the Cougars…he also has five career interceptions…if thanks to three interceptions last week at Boise State…WSU he records 100 tackles this season he will finish with 350 opponents have not lost a fumble, but have thrown three career tackles and rank fourth…the school record holder is interceptions…here is WSU’s turnover summary since 1994: Lee Blakeney with 524…Newman could have more tackles than any non-linebacker in WSU history. ------W S U ------OPPONENTS -- YEAR +/- F FL PI TOT F FL PI TOT TACKLER YEARS TOTAL PT AT Idaho -1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1. Lee Blakeney 1980-81-83-84 524 252 272 BSU +2 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 9. Steve Gleason 1996-99 282 188 94 Cal 10. Don Hover 1973-77 280 177 103 2001 +1 4 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 11. Dean Pedigo 1974-77 279 168 111 2000 -1 25 13 10 23 20 10 12 22 12. Billy Newman 1998-01 259 149 110 1999 -4 23 12 9 21 14 5 12 17 12. James Darling 1992-96 258 179 79 1998 -17 22 15 25 40 22 11 12 23 1997 -1 16 15 13 28 8 8 19 27 BREAKING DOWN TOP 22-44: Against California the 1996 -4 17 16 11 27 10 10 13 23 Cougars’ starting lineup of 22 players includes 0 freshmen, 5 1995 0 36 7 10 17 38 7 10 17 sophomores, 7 juniors and 10 seniors, while the top 44 (two- 1994 +9 31 14 9 23 27 20 12 32 deep) consisted of 5 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 14 juniors and 12 seniors...in the two-deep, WSU lists 18 freshmen and ROAD WINS: In Mike Price’s 12-year WSU career, the sophomores and 26 juniors and seniors…the breakdown: Cougar road record of 3-2 in 2000 marked the first time the Cougs had a winning record on the road and did not go to a STARTERS (O-D) TOP 44 (O-D) bowl game…WSU was 4-2 on the road in 1992 and played Freshmen 0-0=0 1-1=2 in the Copper Bowl…in 1994 WSU was 5-2 on the road and RS-Freshmen 0-0=0 2-1=3 played in the Alamo Bowl…and in 1997, the year of the Sophomores 0-2=2 0-5=5 Cougs’ Pac-10 title, the team was 4-2 on the road. RS-Sophomores 2-1=3 3-5=8 Juniors 1-1=2 1-2=3 HENDERSON THE BEST QB?: Receiver Nakoa McElrath RS-Juniors 4-1=5 10-1-11 recently joked, when asked if Jason Gesser or Matt Kegel Seniors 2-1=3 3-2=5 threw the best pass, “Collin Henderson”…small RS-Seniors 2-5=7 2-5=7 wonder…Henderson has completed all six passes in his three-year career for an amazing four touchdowns and 249 WSU’S EXPERIENCED SECONDARY: WSU’s starting yards…that’s a QB rating of 668.7…he completed one as a secondary for California has a collective 71 starts and 25 freshman in 1999 for 24 yards and a TD…last year he was interceptions - seniors Lamont Thompson (24 starts, 14 4-for-4 for 154 yards and two scores…last week he hooked interceptions) and Billy Newman (25, 5), junior Marcus up with McElrath on a 71-yard pass and run play for a TD. Trufant (20, 6) and sophomore Jason David (2, 0).

FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 4 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

PRICE FIRST IN WINS AND YEARS IN PAC-10: WSU GESSER LOOKS FOR FIRST FULL SEASON: Junior coach Mike Price is now first among current Pacific-10 Jason Gesser is hoping 2001 will be his coaches with 111 wins... Arizona’s had been breakout season when it comes to injuries…In 1999 Gesser the Pac-10 leader with 158, followed by ASU’s Bruce was poised to take over the starting duties when a thumb Snyder with 126, then Price, but both Tomey and Snyder injury against Arizona shelved him for the season…last year have since left their respective schools...Price, in his 13th he suffered the broken leg against Oregon in the ninth game season at WSU, is also the Pac-10 leader in consecutive of the season and had to sit out the final two games. years at the same school. GESSER’S 348 A CAREER HIGH: Jason Gesser threw for a MIKE PRICE AMONG WSU'S BEST: Only two career high 348 passing yards last year against Arizona and Washington State football coaches with tenure of five years then came back the next week with 321 yards against ASU, or longer at WSU put together a better record than Mike giving him 669 yards against the schools from Arizona. Price...Price, in his 13 seasons at WSU, is 65-73-0 (.471), while his career mark is now 111-117-0... GESSER STREAK HALTED AT 130 PASSES: Jason was 93-53-14 (.625) during his 1926-42 (17 years) tenure Gesser threw 130 straight passes without an interception and was 37-39-4 (.488) during his eight over five games early in 2000 before Michael Jolivette of years, 1956-63...Price’s 65 wins at WSU ranks second to Arizona picked off one in the fourth quarter at Tucson…he Hollingbery’s 93... is third with 44 victories. is now working on a streak of 56 straight without an interception, dating back to his last three throws against WSU SECOND IN PAC-10 DEFENSE: Since 1992 WSU has Oregon just prior to suffering a broke leg in game nine. been in the top half of the conference in defense all but twice (1992, 2000)...the Cougs won the defensive title in 1994, GESSER PUSHES CAREER TOTALS: With 498 yards allowing 229 yards a game, the best average in the league passing and 38 yards rushing, Jason Gesser has pushed his since 1982 and the second best since 1971...in 1993 and career totals to 2,910 yards passing, 230 yards rushing and 1997 WSU’s defense was ranked second in the Pac- 3,140 yards of total offense…the junior quarterback is 10...here’s how the Pac-10 defenses rank, 1992-2000: now 262 yards short of Bob Newman (1956-58), who is 1. Ariz 311.1 (31,419/101) 6. Ore 358.6 (36,215/101) tenth on the Cougar career passing list at 3,172 2. WSU 333.9 (33,930/100) 7. Cal 368.1 (36,446/99) yards…he is also 379 yards short of (1982-85), who is tenth on the career total offense list 3. Wash 345.9 (34,587/100) 8. ASU 369.0 (36,895/100) with 3,519 yards …Gesser’s career game -by-game stats: 4. USC 352.6 (36,669/104) 9. UCLA 383.3 (37,943/99) 5. OSU 354.7 (35,471/100) 10. Stan 391.1 (39,498/101) GESSER PA PC PI YDS TD LG RATING Utah 18 10 1 75 0 13 NOTHING LIKE HOME: The Stanford 23 11 1 120 0 21 perform much better at home than on the road during Mike Idaho 15 5 0 56 0 25 Price's 12 year tenure...at home the Cougars are 35-30 (53.8%) Arizona 5 3 0 53 0 33 and on the road the team is 29-43 (40.3%)...WSU’s 6-0 home Washington 1 0 0 0 0 0 record in 1997 is the best ever for the Cougars: Hawaii 33 19 1 141 0 22 YEAR HOME AWAY OVERALL 1999 95 48 3 445 0 33 83.56 1989 3-2 3-3 6-5 1990 1-4 2-4 3-8 Stanford 36 20 2 161 0 25 1991 2-3 2-4 4-7 Utah 18 11 0 211 4 57 1992 5-1 4-2 9-3 Idaho 31 15 0 259 2 46 1993 4-1 1-5 5-6 @ Calif. 24 15 0 238 1 56 1994 3-2 5-2 8-4 Boise St. 30 21 0 290 2 37 1995 3-2 0-6 3-8 @ Arizona 36 19 2 348 6 68 1996 3-2 2-4 5-6 ASU 32 14 3 321 1 56 1997 6-0 4-2 10-2 @ OSU 29 11 2 104 0 28 1998 2-4 1-4 3-8 Oregon 10 2 1 35 0 26 1999 2-4 1-5 3-9 @ USC INJ 2000 1-5 3-2 4-7 Washington INJ 2001 0-0 2-0 2-0 2000 246 128 10 1967 16 68 132.53 TOTALS: 35-30 30-43 65-73 Idaho 26 15 0 246 3 41 WSU’S OVERTIME EXPERIENCE: The Cougars are 1-4 in BSU 27 18 0 252 3 65 overtime games…WSU played three overtime games last 2001 53 33 0 498 6 65 178.55 year and lost all three, including back-to-back OT losses at CAREER 394 209 13 2910 22 68 126.91 Arizona (3 OT) and at home against ASU (1 OT), plus a 1- OT loss to Oregon…in 1996, Washington beat WSU 31-24 GESSER THROWS FOR TD RECORD: Jason Gesser threw in overtime in Pullman…WSU’s other OT game was a 35- six touchdown passes at Arizona last season, the most ever 34 win over Arizona in 1997 in Pullman. by a Cougar quarterback…his record setter was a 19-yard pass to Nakoa McElrath. FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 5 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

SCHEDULING: Coaches often talk about whom an upcoming COUGS SCORE OFTEN: Since 1980 WSU has averaged opponent faces the week before or the week after the two more than three touchdowns a game, currently boasting an teams collide...here’s a look at WSU opponents and their average of 25.5 points per outing...the following is a schedules before and after meeting the Cougars: breakdown of WSU scoring by season since 1980:

DATE BEFORE WSU WSU OPP AFTER WSU YR RECORD 0 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50> PT/PPG 8/30 - - - IDAHO Arizona 1980 4-7-0 1 6 4 287/26.1 9/8 @ S.Carolina BOISE STATE C. Michigan 1981 8-3-1 5 2 5 297/24.8 9/15 San Jose St. COLORADO Kansas 1982 3-7-1 1 1 6 2 1 170/15.5 9/22 @ Rutgers CALIFORNIA Washington 1983 7-4-0 1 5 3 1 1 237/21.5 9/29 UNLV ARIZONA Oregon 1984 6-5-0 1 1 5 2 1 1 317/28.8 10/6 UCLA OREGON STATE Arizona 1985 4-7-0 1 2 2 5 1 313/28.5 10/13 @ USC STANFORD @ Oregon 1986 3-7-1 1 4 4 2 221/20.1 10/27 Stanford OREGON Arizona State 1987 3-7-1 3 5 3 238/21.6 11/3 @ Stanford UCLA Oregon 1988 9-3-0 5 3 3 1 415/34.6 11/10 @ Oregon ARIZONA STATE Arizona 1989 6-5-0 1 1 3 2 3 1 351/31.9 11/17 @ Oregon State WASHINGTON - - - 1990 3-8-0 4 3 2 1 1 266/26.0 1991* 4-7-0 1 4 2 1 2 1 280/25.4 COUGS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1995: Last 1992 9-3-0 1 1 4 4 1 1 337/28.1 year WSU was 0-4 against ranked teams, losing to #22 1993 5-6-0 3 2 2 1 1 2 271/24.6 Arizona (47-53, triple OT), #18 OSU (9-38), #7 Oregon (24- 1994 8-4-0 3 3 6 192/16.0 27, OT) and #6 Washington (3-51)…WSU did not meet a 1995 3-8-0 1 4 3 2 1 236/21.5 ranked team in 1999...in 1998 WSU lost to No. 4 UCLA, 1996 5-6-0 2 6 1 2 314/28.5 No. 15 Oregon and No. 10 Arizona...in 1997 WSU defeated 1997 10-2-0 1 2 5 1 3 483/40.3 No. 22 USC and lost to 21st ranked ASU...unranked at the 1998 3-8-0 2 3 5 1 223/20.3 start of the season when WSU won, UCLA finished the year 1999 3-9-0 1 5 4 1 1 0 248/20.7 ranked seventh...in the final game of the year, WSU lost to 2000 4-7-0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 281/25.5 co-national champion Michigan...in 1996 WSU lost at No. 5 2001 2-0-0 1 1 77/38.5 Colorado, defeated No. 25 Oregon and No. 19 California and 112-123-4 2 21 61 72 46 22 14 6088/25.5 lost to No. 12 Washington...WSU, in 1995, suffered losses to * = TD RECORD: WSU scored at least one touchdown in 82 three nationally ranked teams: at No. 2 Nebraska, at No. 5 consecutive games between 1984 and 1991...the streak USC and at No. 12 Oregon. ended with a 44-3 loss to UCLA in 1991.

COUGS GO MARINES: While looking for a few good men, WSU ON THE ROAD AT HOME: In years to come it may the WSU coaching staff discovered the Marines…a pair of be a trivia question – When did the Cougars play on the road WSU players are former Marines, Wendell Smith and Dave at home?...Sept. 18, 1999 Idaho was officially the home Minnich…Smith, from Spokane’s Gonzaga Prep, joined the team and the Cougars were the visiting team, complete with Cougars in the fall of 1999 as a freshman after four years in white uniforms...and ditto Aug. 30, 2001. Idaho currently the service…last season WSU brought in running back Dave uses WSU’s Martin Stadium as their home field in an effort Minnich from Mt. San Jacinto College…originally from to qualify for NCAA D-I status...the Vandal’s Stonington, Conn., Minnich spent four years in the Marines is not large enough to allow Idaho to meet the average before going the jaycee route. needed for D-I status.

COUG O-LINE AVERAGES 286: WSU’s offensive line LAMONT THOMPSON RETURNS: Senior Lamont weighs in at a collective 1,430 pounds, or an average of 286 Thompson, who shares the WSU record with 14 career pounds…the heavyweight of the group is Phil Locker at 305 interceptions, returned to action this season after missing the pounds, followed by Josh Parrish at 296 pounds…next is 2000 season while recovering from a neck Derrick Roche at 281, followed by Joey Hollenbeck at injury…Thompson broke into WSU’s starting lineup as a 277…center Tyler Hunt weighs in at 271, the lightest of the freshman in 1997, starting the final four games of the year group…last year’s O-Line averaged 288 for much of the for the Cougar team…he started all 11 games in season. 1998, then made seven starts in 1999, despite batting injuries all season. WSU EXPLODES IN FIRST TWO GAMES: WSU has scored 77 points in the first two games of the 2001 season, CAREER INTERCEPTIONS PI YDS AVG TD the most in the first two outings since WSU scored 87 points 1. Lamont Thompson, 1997-99 14 126 9.0 0 to open the 1989 season, Mike Price’s first year at WSU…in 1. Richard Reed, 1966-68 14 231 16.5 0 1989 WSU beat Idaho 41-7 and BYU 46-41…WSU’s point 3. Bill Lippincott, 1945-48 13 197 15.2 1 margin through two games is 50 points…in 1988, the year 3. Lionel Thomas, 1969-70 13 190 14.6 1 WSU went to the Aloha Bowl, the Cougars opened up with a 44-7 win over Illinois and a 41-9 win over Minnesota, a margin of 69 points in the first two games.

FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 6 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 100: In the last nine years WASHINGTON STATE SINCE '89: The Washington State WSU has held 36 of 93 opponents to less than 100 yards Cougars have won 63 games since the start of the 1989 rushing...the lows include Montana State’s -35 and Pacific’s season, the year Mike Price took over the coaching reins at -6 in 1993 and Montana’s -6 in 1995...in those 93 games, WSU...here's a look at the records for Pac-10 teams, 1989- WSU held opponents to 50 or less yards 12 times: Present: 1989-PRESENT W L T W L T 1993 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 3/11 Washington 102 40 1 70 25 1 Michigan 179, USC 104, Washington 302. Oregon 90 54 0 53 42 0 1994 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 3/12 Arizona 86 56 1 53 43 1 Tennessee 149, Oregon State 178, Washington 102. USC 82 59 5 53 39 3 1995 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 5/11 UCLA 80 59 0 58 45 1 UCLA 137, Nebraska 428, California 134, Stanford 131, Arizona State 75 61 1 49 44 1 Washington 222. Stanford 69 68 2 49 47 0 1996 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 10/11 Washington State 65 73 0 36 60 0 Colorado 192, Temple 125, Oregon 118, SJSU 100, California 62 76 1 35 60 1 Arizona 145, OSU 141, California 44, Illinois 148, Oregon State 45 90 2 23 70 2 UCLA 164, Stanford 102, Washington 213. 1997 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 8/12 100-YARD RUSHERS FEW: Only 33 running backs have UCLA 209, USC 31, Illinois 173, Boise State 46, been able to crack the 100-yard mark in the last nine years Oregon 154, Cal 109, Arizona 73, ASU 150, USL 75, and 92 games against WSU’s defense...UCLA’s Skip Hicks Stanford 160, Washington 101, Michigan 128. and Reuben Droughns from Oregon are the only backs to 1998 – Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing – 9/11 have done so in back-to-back seasons : Illinois 123, Boise State 120, Idaho 100, California 79, 1993 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 2 UCLA 256, Oregon 247, USC 214, ASU 242, Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan, 117 Arizona 361, Stanford 94, Washington 178. , Washington, 181 1999 – Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing – 10/12 1994 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 1 Utah 175, Stanford 103, Idaho 158, Arizona 249, J.J. Young, Oregon State, 100 California 58, Louisiana 130, ASU 217, OSU 163, 1995 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 Oregon 228, USC 201, Washington 250, Hawaii 83. Karim Abdul-Jabar, UCLA, 125 2000 – Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing – 9/11 Ahman Green, Nebraska, 176 Stanford 118, Utah 136, Idaho 216, Cal 149, BSU 193, Reynard Rutherford, California, 124 Arizona 254, ASU 117, OSU 267, Oregon 94, USC 91, Anthony Bookman, Stanford, 123, Washington 336. Rashaan Shehee, Washington, 212 2001 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 0/2 1996 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 2 Idaho 74, BSU 54. Skip Hicks, UCLA, 116 Corey Dillon, Washington, 155 WSU DEFENSE HALTS LONG RUSHES: In the last eight 1997 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 4 years WSU has allowed just 87 runs of 20 yards or longer in Skip Hicks, UCLA, 190; Robert Holcombe, Illinois 163; 91 games: Michael Martin, ASU, 111; Anthony Bookman, Stanford, 115 1993 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 8 1998 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 1994 Plays Allo wed 20 Yards or Longer - 7 Steve Havard, Illinois, 103, Reuben Droughns, UO, 217. 1995 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 12 Gerald Green, ASU, 119, Trung Canidate, Arizona, 174, 1996 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 6 Willie Hurst, Washington, 155. 1997 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer – 7 1999 – Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU – 8 1998 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 17 Mike Anderson, Utah, 108; Anthony Tenner, Idaho, 118 1999 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer – 10 Trung Canidate, Arizona 158; Darren Brister, ULL, 113; 2000 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer – 20 J.R. Redmond, ASU, 165; Reuben Droughns, UO, 123. 2001 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 1 Chad Morton, USC, 117; Paul Arnold, UW, 126. Blair Lewis, Idaho, 23. 2000 – Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU – 6 Willie Alderson, Idaho, 113; Leo Mills, Arizona, 129, 1994 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 15 Tom Pace, ASU, 103, Ken Simonton, OSU, 169, 1995 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 24 Rich Alexis, UW, 122; Braxton Cleman, UW, 105. 1996 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 33 2001 – Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU – 0 1997 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards – 29 1998 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards – 41 1999 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards – 46 WSU’S SACK ATTACK: WSU’s defense racked up seven 2000 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 33 sacks at Boise State and now has 11 in two games…the 2001 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 2 seven sacks against BSU is the most since the 1994 club recorded 10 in a 21-7 win over Oregon in Pullman…the school record is 48 sacks in 1989. FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 7 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

2001 RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS

PLAYER CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 2001 TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS

Mike Bush [Released 09/17/01] Receiving Yards 83.00 6 WSU WSU WSU TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 NCAA Erik Coleman Rushing Offense 175.50 2 34 KO Returns 24.80 3 Passing Offense 341.50 1 5 Alan Cox Passing Efficiency 184.30 1 Punting 31.90 10 Total Offense 517.00 1 8

Drew Dunning Scoring Offense 38.50 1 15 Field Goals 1.50 3t Rushing Defense 64.00 1 13 Scoring 8.50 9 Pass Defense 194.00 3 61 Pass Efficiency Defense 105.62 5 49 Jason Gesser Passing 249.0 2 Total Defense 258.00 2 22 Pass Efficiency 178.60 2 Scoring Defense 13.50 3 29t Points Resp. For 18.00 4 Net Punting 31.90 8 93 Total Offense 268.00 2 Punt Returns 7.00 6 76t

Collin He nderson KO Returns 24.00 3 33t Punt Returns 7.67 7 Turnover Margin +0.50 7 40t

Matt Kegel Pass Efficiency 168.2 3 t = Tie

Nakoa McElrath 2001 TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS All-Purpose Running 176.00 2 Receptions 9.00 1 [Released 09/17/01] Receiving Yards 175.50 1 CAL CAL CAL Scoring 15.00 1 TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 NCAA

Dave Minnich Rushing Offense 143.50 5 61 All-Purpose Running 110.00 8 Passing Offense 254.00 4 29 Rushing 102.00 5 Passing Efficiency 120.60 9 Total Offense 396.00 3 33 Raonall Smith Interceptions 0.50 7t Scoring Offense 16.50 9 85 Rushing Defense 134.50 7 56 Marcus Trufant Pass Defense 296.00 10 109 Punt Returns 6.67 9 Pass Efficiency Defense 163.85 10 110 t = Tie Total Defense 430.50 10 97 Scoring Defense 44.00 10 113 Net Punting 32.75 8 87

Punt Returns 9.67 3 48 WSU’S NCAA LEADERS KO Returns 18.23 9 82 Jason Gesser, WSU Pass Efficiency 178.55 8 Turnover Margin -4.00 10 115 Total Offense 268.00 18t t = Tie Nakoa McElrath Receptions 9.00 4t Receiving Yards 175.50 1 CALIFORNIA’S NCAA LEADERS Scoring 15.00 7

All-Purpose Running 175.50 9 Kyle Boller Total Offense 227.00 38 Dave Minnich Rushing 102.00 32 Jemeel Powell Punt Returns 11.00 33 Erik Coleman KO Returns 24.75 24 Atari Callen KO Returns 20.75 49 Drew Dunning Field Goals 1.50 23t Mark-Christian Jensen Field Goals 1.00 38 t = Tie t = Tie FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 8 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

2001 WSU FOOTBALL STARTERS

POS IDA BSU COLO CAL ARIZ OSU STAN ORE UCLA ASU WASH SE Bush Bush xxxxxx LT Parrish Parrish xxxxxx LG Hollenbck Hollenbck xxxxxx C Hunt Hollenbrg xxxxxx RG Roche Roche xxxxxx RT Knotts Locker xxxxxx TE/WR Thielbahr Thielbahr xxxxxx SB McElrath McElrath xxxxxx QB Gesser Gesser xxxxxx RB Minnich Minnich xxxxxx FL Henderson Henderson xxxxxx PK Dunning Dunning xxxxxx 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, or five wide receivers without a tight end and running back.

DE Tuupo Tuupo xxxxxx DT Long Long xxxxxx DT Tupai Tupai xxxxxx DE Shavies Shavies xxxxxx WLB Price Price xxxxxx MLB Nguae Nguae xxxxxx SLB Smith Smith xxxxxx RCB David David xxxxxx SS Newman Newman xxxxxx FS Tompson Thompson xxxxxx LCB Trufant Trufant xxxxxx P Cox Cox xxxxxx NOTE: WSU-Colorado game cancelled. FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 9 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB SITE: www.wsucougars.com September 17, 2001

MIKE PRICE TV SHOWS: “KXLY Cougar Football WSU RADIO: Bob Robertson, Jim Walden, Jeff Aaron, and Saturday” airs each Saturday during the football season at Bud Nameck combine talents on the 24-station Cougar 12:00 p.m. PT, leading into ABC’s Pac-10 Game of the Sports Network. Robertson is in his 35th year of Week…Rick Lukens, Dennis Patchin, Mike Boyle and Bud broadcasting Cougar sports, while Walden, a former Cougar Nameck host the shows...FOX Sports Net Northwest’s (1978-86), is in his first season as a Cougar nightly (7:00 p.m.) Northwest Tonight program also gives broadcaster. Broadcast time is 60 minutes prior to kickoff. extensive coverage to Price and Cougar football. Additionally, the one-hour "Mike Price Show," produced and distributed by Learfield Communications, airs weekly WEEKLY WSU PRESS CONFERENCES: WSU hosts a on most network stations live Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.. weekly press conference each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Robertson is the show’s regular host…all broadcasts are Media Information Conference Room, Bohler Addition 195. available via the internet. To listen, and for complete All in-season head coaches and selected players (when broadcast schedules, connect to 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 6, Transponder 9, C-Band (if trouble, call 310- 543-1835 or the Pac-10 office). LISTEN TO COUGAR GAMES ANYWHERE: Cougar football fans can listen to the Voice of the Cougars Bob PRICE AND PLAYERS AVAILABLE: WSU head football Robertson's broadcasts, even if a network station is not in coach Mike Price is available for individual media your locale. TRZ Sports Service Inc.'s "Teamline" provides interviews 11:00 a.m. -Noon Wednesday, Thursday and the hookup directly into the Cougar Sports Network. Call 1- Friday (expect prior to road games). Arrangements for 800-846-4700 and punch in the Cougar access code 5938. Price interviews must be made through his office, 509- The cost is charged to your VISA or Mastercard. 335-0250. WSU players are available for interviews before and after practice each Tuesday and Wednesday and before LIVE TELEVISION: Pac-10 television action Saturday, Sept. practice each Thursday. Contact Jason Hickman at the WSU 22, will include Ohio State at UCLA at 12:30 p.m. PDT on Media Information Office. ABC (national) and USC at Oregon at 7:15 p.m. PDT on FOX Sports Net. PRICE PHONE CONFERENCES: Mike Price is available for media interviews three times weekly via a conference phone FSNW-TV: FOX Sports Net (Northwest) will air a full-game hookup, Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and replay of the WSU-California game…airtime will be Sunday, Thursday at 2:30 p.m. For access information contact the Sept. 23, at 10:00 a.m. WSU Media Information Office.

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REVIEWING WSU’S 2001 SEASON

WSU 36, IDAHO 7 WSU 41, BOISE STATE 20 August 30, 2001, Pullman, Wash. - WSU avenged two September 8, 2001, Boise, Idaho - The Cougars captured consecutive losses to Idaho by handing the Vandals a 36-7 thumping the Idaho championship with the win over Boise State…WSU limited during a rare Thursday night game…WSU limited the Vandals to 76 the Broncos to 54 yards rushing and notched seven sacks, but the yards 74 yards rushing, 72 yards passing and one fourth-quarter score Broncos did exploit WSU’s secondary with 316 passing yards and after building a 36-0 lead. three scores…WSU scored on each of its first four possessions, including three drives engineered by Jason Gesser and the fourth by WASHINGTON STATE 3 17 16 0 36 Matt Kegel…the Cougars picked off three passes, including Raonall IDAHO 0 0 0 7 7 Smith’s 54-yard return for a touchdown…WSU’s win snapped BSU’s TEAM QT TIME SCORING PLAY 14-game home win streak. WSU 1 2:01 Dunning 26 field goal WSU 2 13:35 Minnich 30 run (Dunning kick) WASHINGTON STATE 14 14 13 0 41 BOISE STATE 6 0 7 7 20 WSU 2 7:22 Dunning 27 field goal WSU 2 3:09 Harvey 18 pass from Gesser (Dunning kick) TEAM QT TIME SCORING PLAY WSU 3 11:42 McElrath 5 pass from Gesser (Dunning kick) WSU 1 8:18 McElrath 7 pass from Gesser (Dunning kick) WSU 3 8:38 McElrath 35 pass from Gesser (kick failed) BSU 1 7:20 Fanucchi 66 pass from Dinwiddie (kick fail) WSU 3 4:51 Dunning 32 field goal WSU 1 0:52 McElrath 25 pass from Gesser (Dunning kick) Idaho 3 3:11 Lacy 4 pass from Welsh (Stamps kick) WSU 2 11:14 Bush 65 pass from Gesser (Dunning kick) WSU 2 2:45 Kegel 1 run (Dunning kick) TOTAL OFFENS E - WSU: 81/544/6.7. Idaho: 54/146/2.7. WSU 3 8:44 Smith 54 interception (kick failed) RUSHING - WSU 49/241: Minnich 23/127, Anderson 6/40, BSU 3 6:07 Mikell 47 pass from Dinwiddie (Calaycay kick) Gesser 7/38, Wilson 7/15, Nettles 1/14, Kegel 3/5, Thielbahr WSU 3 5:03 McElrath 71 pass from Henderson (Dunning kick) 1/3, Hawkins 1/-1. Idaho 24/74: Lewis 7/50, Tenner 7/31, BSU 4 10:38 Swillie 6 pass from Dinwiddie (Calaycay kick) O’Connell 1/2, Gerstner 1/-2, Welsh 8/-7. PASSING - WSU 19/32/0/303/3/41: Gesser 15/26/0/246/3/41, TOTAL OFFENSE - WSU: 74/490/6.6. BSU: 69/370/5.4. Kegel 3/3/0/48/0/29, Ena 1/3/0/9/0/9. Idaho 14/30/0/72/1/12: RUSHING - WSU 39/110: Minnich 22/77, Thompson 6/27, Welsh 12/26/0/66/1/12, Lindgren 2/4/0/6/0/5. Kegel 2/2, Anderson 2/2, Henderson 1/2, McElrath 1/1, RECEIVING - WSU: McElrath 10/141, Bush 4/97, Harvey Gesser 3/0, Wilson 2/-1. BSU 31/54: Forsey 12/52, Mikell 3/47, Henderson 1/9, Lunde 1/9. Idaho: Martin 3/14, Lacy 7/31, Strohfus 1/6, Gilligan 2/-3, Dinwiddie 9/32. 2/16, Winston 2/11, Jelmberg 2/11, Jones 2/10, O’Connell PASSING - WSU 24/35/0/380/4/71: Gesser 18/27/0/252/3/65, 2/4, Tenner 1/6. Kegel 5/7/0/57/0/25, Henderson 1/1/0/71/1/71. BSU INTERCEPTIONS - None 18/38/3/316/3/66: Dinwiddie 17/34/2/314/3/66, Rhode PUNTING - WSU: Cox 5/167/33.4/41. Idaho: Downes 1/3/0/2/0/2, Marks 1/0/1/0/0/0. 12/418/34.8/44. RECEIVING - WSU: McElrath 8/210, Harvey 4/30, Bush 2/69, PUNT RETURNS - WSU: Henderson 3/23, Trufant 3/23. Riley 2/19, Minnich 2/16, Henderson 2/9, Douglas 1/9, Idaho: Winston 1/5. Wilsoin 1/8, Thielbahr 1/7, Baldwin 1/3. BSU: Swillie 7/124, KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Coleman 2/57. Idaho: Lacy Fanucchi 5/102, Wingfield 2/24, Forsey 2/17, Mikell 1/47, 1/13, Lewis 5/151. Smith 1/2. SCORING - WSU: Dunning 12, McElrath 12, Harvey 6, INTERCEPTIONS - WSU: R.Smith 1/54, Coleman 1/0, Minnich 6. Idaho: Lacy 6, Stamps 1. Trufant 1/0. BSU: None FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 28/11/12/5. Idaho: 8/4/3/1. PUNTING - WSU: Cox 5/152/30.4/38. BSU: Schuttler FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 2/1. Idaho 0/0. 5/175/45. PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 15/128. Idaho: 11/115. PUNT RETURNS - WSU: Trufant 2/10. BSU: Gilligan 4/-5. POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 38:52. Idaho: 21.01. KICKOFF RETURNS - WSU: Coleman 2/42, Newman 1/21. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 6/15. Idaho: 1/13. BSU: Mikell 4/116, Forsey 2/52. ATTENDANCE - 31,097. SCORING - WSU: McElrath 18, Kegel 6, Bush 6, R. Smith 6, WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- R.Smith 7/5/2, Pamah 4/3/1, Dunning 5. BSU: Swillie 6, Fanucchi 6, Mikell 6, Calaycay 2. Thompson 4/2/2, Trufant 3/2/1, Price 3/2/1, Brown 3/2/1, FIRST DOWNS - WSU: 19/5/10/4. BSU: 20/5/13/2. Coleman 2/2/0, Mallory 2/2/0, Davis 2/2/0, Newman 2/2/0, FUMBLES/LOST - WSU: 2/1. BSU 2/0. Nguae 2/1/1, Moen 1/1/0, Williams 1/1/0, Tuupo 1/1/0, Long PENALTIES/YARDS - WSU: 13/105. BSU: 6/85. 1/1/0, David 1/1/0, Nettles 1/1/0, Acholonu 1/1/0, Dillon POSSESSION TIME - WSU: 34:02. BSU: 25.58. 1/1/0, Cook 1/1/0, Tupai 1/0/1, Williams 1/0/1, Holiday 1/0/1. THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS - WSU: 8/16. BSU: 3/13. WSU SACKS -- Acholonu 1/10, Brown 1/6, Mallory 1/4, Cook ATTENDANCE - 27,697. 1/4. WSU TACKLERS (T-P-A) -- R.Smith 10/5/5, Price 7/4/3, WSU TFL - Acholonu 1/10, Brown 1/6, Mallory 1/4, Cook 1/4, Newman 7/1/6, Thompson 5/2/3, Trufant 4/3/1, Bohannon Long 1/-2. 4/1/3, Nguae 4/1/3, Coleman 3/3/0, Tuupo 3/3/0, Shavies 3/3/0, Nettles 3/2/1, Long 2/2/0, David 2/2/0, Brown 2/2/0, Acholonu 2/1/1, Freeman 2/1/1, Genatone 1/1/0, Thielbahr 1/1/0, Sheridan 1/1/0, Roche 1/1/0, Aleaga 1/1/, Wilson 1/0/1, Lunde 1/0/1, V.Williams 1/0/1. WSU SACKS -- Brown 2/-9, Tuupo 2/-8, Shavies 1/-7, Acholonu 1/-7, Price 1/-5. WSU TFL - Brown 2/-9, Tuupo 2/-8, Shavies 1/-7, Acholonu 1/-7, Price 2/-6, R.Smith 1/-2. Long 1/-2, L.Thompson 1/-1, Coleman 1/-1.

2001 WASHINGTON STATE FOOTBALL - DEPTH CHART

WSU Pre-California

COUGAR OFFENSE COUGAR DEFENSE

SE 5 [2] MIKE BUSH (6 -6, 203, #Jr.) SE 8 ***[2] TUPO TUUPO (6-3, 276, #Sr.) 18 ** [0] Curtis Nettles (5-7, 158, #Jr.) 17 * [0] D. D. Acholonu (6-3, 238, So.) 82 [0] Tyjaun Mayfield (6-0, 178, Jr.) LT 88 * [2] RIEN LONG (6-6, 287, #So.) LT 50 * [2] JOSH PARRISH (6-6, 296, #So.) 95 * [0] Jeremey Williams (6-5, 285, #So.) 67 [0] Calvin Armstrong (6-8, 298, #Fr.) 99 [0] Steve Cook (6-3, 273, #Fr.)

LG 66 ***[2] JOEY HOLLENBECK (6-4, 277, Sr.) RT 97 * [2] TAI TUPAI (6-5, 332, So.) 63 [0] Mike Shelford (6-2, 257, #So.) 55 [0] Nate Mallory (6-3, 297, Jr.) 90 ** [0] Ing Aleaga (6-2, 312, #Jr.) C 52 * [1] TYLER HUNT (6-3, 271, #Jr.) 65 [1] Brian Hollenberg (6-3, 277, #Jr.) WE 6 ** [2] FRED SHAVIES (6-2, 253, #Jr.) 9 * [0] Isaac Brown (6-3, 220, #So.) RG 77 ** [2] DERRICK ROCHE (6-5, 281, #Jr.) 64 [0] Steve Nelson (6-3, 267, #So.) WLB 5 ***[2] JAMES PRICE (6-0, 219, #Sr.) 43 * [0] Mike Isaacson (6-0, 214, #So.) RT 69 ** [1] PHIL LOCKER (6-5, 305, #Jr.) 31 [0] Wendell Smith (5-11, 207, #So.) 78 [0] Gerald Cook II (6-6, 270, #Jr.) MLB 42 * [2] ALEX NGUAE (6-0, 245, Sr.) TE 33 ***[2] JEREMY THIELBAHR (6-2, 237, #Sr.) 48 * [0] Al Genatone (6-0, 218, #So.) 89 * [0] Mark Baldwin (6-5, 248, Sr.) SLB 30 ***[2] RAONALL SMITH (6-2, 248, #Sr.) SB 81 * [2] NAKOA McELRATH (6-3, 200, Sr.) 12 * [0] Ira Davis (6-0, 200, #So.) 88 [0] Trandon Harvey (5-11, 172, Fr.) 22 * [0] Scott Lunde (6-2, 201, #So.) LCB 45 ** [2] MARCUS TRUFANT (6-0, 189, Jr.) 13 * [0] Jason White (5-11, 173, #Sr.) 15 [0] Karl Paymah (6-0, 190, #Fr.) 23 * [0] Cole Sheridan (5-11, 183, #So.) QB 17 ** [2] JASON GESSER (6 -1, 192, #Jr.) 4 * [0] Matt Kegel (6-5, 230, #So.) SS 10 ***[2] BILLY NEWMAN (5-10, 201, #Sr.) 15 [0] Tali Ena (6-4, 225, #Fr.) 3 * [0] Derrick Dillon (6-2, 205, Jr.)

RB 34 * [2] DAVE MINNICH (6-0, 221, Sr.) FS 19 ***[2] LAMONT THOMPSON (6-2, 220, #Sr.) 21 [0] Lavell Anderson (5-7, 160, #Fr.) 27 * [0] Erik Coleman (5-10, 193, So.) 46 [0] Jimmy Wilson (6-1, 199, Fr.) 24 * [0] Virgil Williams (6-1, 195, #Jr.) 38 [0] Allen Thompson (5-10, 188, Fr.) RCB 29 * [2] JASON DAVID (5-9, 165, So.) FL 83 ** [2] COLLIN HENDERSON (6-1, 185, Jr.) 27 * [0] Erik Coleman (5-10, 193, So.) 84 [0] Jerome Riley (6-2, 185, #Jr.) 2 * [0] Mike Freeman (5-9, 175, Sr.) 86 * [0] DeAndre Douglas (6-1, 193, #Jr.) P 87 * [2] ALAN COX (6-2, 207, Sr.) PK 38 [2] DREW DUNNING (5-11, 165, #So.) 90 * [0] Nick Lambert (5-11, 195, #Sr.) WSU SPECIAL TEAM PLAYERS

CAPTAINS: KO: 26 Adam Holiday (6-3, 230, Jr.) Jason Gesser, qb (offense) Dave Minnich, rb (offense) LONG SNAPS: 51 Alex Johnson (6-0, 221, #Sr.) Billy Newman, ss (defense) Jeremy Thielbahr, rb (special teams) HOLDER: 83 Collin Henderson (6-1, 185, Jr.)

[ ] = Number of 2001 starts; not always at same position. P-RETURNS: 45 Marcus Trufant (6-0, 189, Jr.) 83 Collin Henderson (6-1, 185, Jr.) * = Varsity letters earned KO-RETURN: 27 Erik Coleman (5-10, 193, So.) # = Has redshirted. 10 Billy Newman (5-10, 201, #Sr.) Revised: 9/17/01 2001 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-1

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2001 #at Idaho W 36-7 1-0 0-0 3:20 31,097 Sept. 8, 2001 at Boise State W 41-20 2-0 0-0 2:57 27,697 Sept. 15, 2001 Colorado (Cancelled) # - Game played at WSU’s Martin Stadium, with Idaho the official home team.

TEAM STATISTICS WSU OPP PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SCORING 77 27 TRUFANT, Marcus 5 33 6.6 0 14 Points Per Game 38.5 13.5 HENDERSON, Col. 3 23 7.7 0 12 FIRST DOWNS 47 28 Rushing 16 9 Total...... 8 56 7.0 0 14 Passing 22 16 Opponents...... 5 0 0.0 0 5 Penalty 9 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 351 128 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Yards gained rushing 392 200 TRUFANT, Marcus 1 0 0.0 0 0 Yards lost rushing 41 72 SMITH, Raonall 1 54 54.0 1 54 Rushing Attempts 88 55 COLEMAN, Erik 1 0 0.0 0 0 Average Per Rush 4.0 2.3 Total...... 3 54 18.0 1 54 Average Per Game 175.5 64.0 TDs Rushing 2 0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 PASSING YARDAGE 683 388 Att-Comp -Int 67-43-0 68-32-3 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Pass 10.2 5.7 COLEMAN, Erik 4 99 24.8 0 31 Average Per Catch 15.9 12.1 NEWMAN, Billy 1 21 21.0 0 21 Average Per Game 341.5 194.0 Total...... 5 120 24.0 0 31 TDs Passing 7 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 1034 516 Opponents...... 12 332 27.7 0 71 Total Plays 155 123 Average Per Play 6.7 4.2 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 517.0 258.0 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 KICK RETURNS: # -YARDS 5-120 12-332 Opponents...... 1 3 3.0 0 3 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 8-56 5-0 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 3-54 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.0 27.7 GESSER, Jason 2 63 38 498 536 268.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.0 0.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.0 0.0 MINNICH, Dave 2 45 204 0 204 102.0 FUMBLES -LOST 4-2 2-0 KEGEL, Matt 2 15 7 105 112 56.0 PENALTIES-YARDS 28-232 17-200 HENDERSON, Col. 2 2 2 71 73 36.5 Average Per Game 116.0 100.0 ANDERSON,Lavell 2 8 42 0 42 21.0 PUNTS-YARDS 10-319 17-593 THOMPSON, Allen 1 6 27 0 27 27.0 Average Per Punt 31.9 34.9 NETTLES, Curtis 2 1 14 0 14 7.0 Net punt average 31.9 31.6 WILSON, Jimmy 2 9 14 0 14 7.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 36:27 23:33 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 14/31 4/26 ENA, Tali 1 3 0 9 9 9.0 3rd-Down Pct 45% 15% THIELBAHR, Jer. 2 1 3 0 3 1.5 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/2 1/3 McELRATH, Nakoa 2 1 1 0 1 0.5 4th-Down Pct 0% 33% HAWKINS, Blair 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 SACKS BY-YARDS 11-60 3-14 Total...... 2 155 351 683 1034 517.0 MISC YARDS 0 3 Opponents...... 2 123 128 388 516 258.0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 0-1 PAT-ATTEMPTS 8-10 3-4 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TDLong Avg/G ATTENDANCE 0 58794 McELRATH, Nakoa 2 18 351 19.5 5 71 175.5 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 2/29397 HARVEY, Trandon 2 7 77 11.0 1 21 38.5 BUSH, Mike 2 6 166 27.7 1 65 83.0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total HENDERSON, Col. 2 3 18 6.0 0 9 9.0 WASHINGTON STATE 17 31 29 0 77 RILEY, Jerome 2 2 19 9.5 0 10 9.5 Opponents 6 0 14 7 27 MINNICH, Dave 2 2 16 8.0 0 19 8.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd DOUGLAS,DeAndre 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 COX, Alan 10 319 31.9 41 0 2 4 0 LUNDE, Scott 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 Total...... 10 319 31.9 41 0 2 4 0 WILSON, Jimmy 2 1 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 Opponents...... 17 593 34.9 45 1 3 2 0 THIELBAHR, Jer. 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 BALDWIN, Mark 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 Total...... 2 43 683 15.9 7 71 341.5 Opponents...... 2 32 388 12.1 4 66 194.0 2001 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-2

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G MINNICH, Dave 2 45 214 10 204 4.5 1 30 102.0 ANDERSON,Lavell 2 8 42 0 42 5.2 0 16 21.0 GESSER, Jason 2 10 50 12 38 3.8 0 22 19.0 THOMPSON, Allen 1 6 27 0 27 4.5 0 16 27.0 WILSON, Jimmy 2 9 20 6 14 1.6 0 5 7.0 NETTLES, Curtis 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 KEGEL, Matt 2 5 19 12 7 1.4 1 17 3.5 THIELBAHR, Jer. 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 HENDERSON, Col. 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 McELRATH, Nakoa 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.5 HAWKINS, Blair 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Total...... 2 88 392 41 351 4.0 2 30 175.5 Opponents...... 2 55 200 72 128 2.3 0 23 64.0

PASSING G Effic Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G GESSER, Jason 2 178.55 53 33 0 62.3 498 6 65 249.0 KEGEL, Matt 2 168.20 10 8 0 80.0 105 0 29 52.5 ENA, Tali 1 58.53 3 1 0 33.3 9 0 9 9.0 HENDERSON, Col. 2 1026.40 1 1 0 100.0 71 1 71 35.5 Total...... 2 184.29 67 43 0 64.2 683 7 71 341.5 Opponents...... 2 105.58 68 32 3 47.1 388 4 66 194.0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points McELRATH, Nakoa 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 DUNNING, Drew 0 3-3 8-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 17 KEGEL, Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BUSH, Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HARVEY, Trandon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SMITH, Raonall 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MINNICH, Dave 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 10 3-3 8-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 77 Opponents...... 4 0-1 3-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 27

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk DUNNING, Drew 3-3 100.0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 32 0

FG SEQUENCE WASHINGTON STATE OPPONENTS Idaho (26),(27),(32) - Boise State - 44 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G McELRATH, Nakoa 2 1 351 0 0 0 352 176.0 MINNICH, Dave 2 204 16 0 0 0 220 110.0 BUSH, Mike 2 0 166 0 0 0 166 83.0 COLEMAN, Erik 2 0 0 0 99 0 99 49.5 HARVEY, Trandon 2 0 77 0 0 0 77 38.5 SMITH, Raonall 2 0 0 0 0 54 54 27.0 HENDERSON, Col. 2 2 18 23 0 0 43 21.5 ANDERSON,Lavell 2 42 0 0 0 0 42 21.0 GESSER, Jason 2 38 0 0 0 0 38 19.0 Total...... 2 351 683 56 120 54 1264 632.0 Opponents...... 2 128 388 0 332 0 848 424.0

2001 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-3

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| |---Fumbles---| Blkd DEFENSE GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf. 30 SMITH, Raonall 2 10 7 13.5 1.0-2 . 1-54 3 ...... 5 PRICE, James 2 6 4 8.0 2.0-6 1.0-5 . 1 . . 1 . . 19 THOMPSION, La. 2 4 5 6.5 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 45 TRUFANT, Marcus 2 5 2 6.0 . . 1-0 2 . . . . . 10 NEWMAN, Billy 2 3 6 6.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 27 COLEMAN, Erik 2 5 . 5.0 1.0-1 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 9 BROWN, Isaac 2 4 1 4.5 3.0-15 3.0-15 ...... 42 NGUAE, Alex 2 2 4 4.0 ...... 8 TUUPO, Tupo 2 4 . 4.0 2.0-8 2.0-8 ...... 15 PAYMAH, Karl 1 3 1 3.5 ...... 18 NETTLES, Curtis 2 3 1 3.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 88 LONG, Rien 2 3 . 3.0 2.0-4 . . 1 . . . . . 6 SHAVIES, Fred 2 3 . 3.0 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 29 DAVID, Jason 2 3 . 3.0 . . . 2 . . . . . 26 BOHANNON, Jer. 1 1 3 2.5 ...... 1G ACHOLONU, D.D. 2 2 1 2.5 2.0-17 2.0-17 ...... 55 MALLORY, Nate 2 2 . 2.0 2.0-5 1.0-4 ...... 12 DAVIS, Ira 2 2 . 2.0 ...... 24 WILLIAMS,Virgil 2 1 1 1.5 ...... 2 FREEMAN, Mike 2 1 1 1.5 ...... 33 THIELBAHR, Jer. 2 1 . 1.0 ...... 23 SHERIDAN, Cole 2 1 . 1.0 ...... 77 ROCHE, Derrick 2 1 . 1.0 ...... 99 COOK, Steve 2 1 . 1.0 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... 48 GENATONE, Al 1 1 . 1.0 ...... 90 ALEAGA, Ing 1 1 . 1.0 ...... 20 MARTIN, Marty 1 1 . 1.0 ...... 3 DILLON, Derrick 2 1 . 1.0 ...... 97 TUPAI, Tai 2 . 1 0.5 ...... 22 LUNDE, Scott 2 . 1 0.5 ...... 46 WILSON, Jimmy 2 . 1 0.5 ...... 0D HOLIDAY, Adam 2 . 1 0.5 ...... 95 WILLIAMS, Jer. 2 . 1 0.5 ...... Total...... 2 75 42 96.0 18-70 11-60 3-54 14 . . 1 . . Opponents...... 2 - - - - 3-14 . 6 . 2-3 2 . .