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WSUCOUGARS .COM WeeklyWeekly ReleaseRelease •• Sept.Sept. 5,5, 20092009 WSU SCHEDULE Record: 0-0, 0-0 Time/TV 9/5 STANFORD 3 p.m., FSN Nw 9/12 HAWAII* 4 p.m. 9/19 SMU 2 p.m. 9/26 at USC TBA 10/3 at Oregon TBA 10/10 ARIZONA STATE TBA 10/17 BYE Washington State Cougars (0-0, 0-0) vs. 10/24 at California TBA 10/31 vs. Notre Dame# 4:30 p.m. (PT), Stanford Cardinal (0-0, 0-0) NBC 11/7 at Arizona TBA September 5 • Martin Stadium • 3 p.m. (PT) 11/14 UCLA TBA 11/21 OREGON STATE TBA TV: FSN Northwest 11/28 at Washington TBA * - WSU home game played at Seattle Radio: Cougar Sports Radio Network # - Game played at San Antonio, Texas SATURDAY’S GAME: Washington State WSU-STANFORD SEASON-OPENERS: kicks off its 2009 football season against 1942 (W, 6-0) Away PAC-10 STANDINGS Pacific-10 Conference rival Stanford 1956 (L, 40-26) Spokane Saturday (Sept. 5), at 3 p.m. in Martin 1958 (W, 40-6) Home Pac-10 Overall WSU 0 0 0 0 Stadium. The meeting between the 1960 (W, 15-14) Spokane Arizona 0 0 0 0 Cougars and Cardinal, the season-opener 1964 (W, 29-23) Spokane Arizona State 0 0 0 0 for both teams, will be televised live by 2000 (L, 24-10) Home California 0 0 0 0 FSN Northwest. Oregon 0 0 0 0 COUGARS IN HOME-OPENERS: WSU Oregon State 0 0 0 0 WSU-STANFORD SERIES: Dating back is 75-33-3 all-time in home openers, Stanford 0 0 0 0 to the first meeting in 1936, this week’s including games in Pullman, Spokane and USC 0 0 0 0 game featuring the Cougars and Cardinal Seattle. Since 1990 the Cougars boast UCLA 0 0 0 0 will mark the 60th time the two teams a 13-6 record in home debuts, and are Washington 0 0 0 0 have squared off. WSU trails in the all-time 23-11 dating back to the start of the 1975 This Week’s Schedule (All Times Pacific) series 25-33-1, though the Cougars have season. Thursday, Sept. 3 won five of the last eight meetings. Stan- Oregon at Boise State, 7:15 p.m., ESPN ford won last year’s meeting (58-0), but OPENING THE SEASON IN-CONFERENCE: Saturday, Sept. 5 the Cougars were victorious the last time Though it hasn’t happened in nine years, Stanford at Washington St., 3 p.m., FSN Nw the two teams met at Martin Stadium – facing a conference opponent to open the Portland St. at Oregon St., 11:30 a.m., FSN Nw 33-17 in 2007. WSU is 7-13 when playing season isn’t unheard of for Washington San Jose State at USC, 12:30 p.m., FSN in Pullman. State. Since WSU joined the Pacific Coast San Diego State at UCLA, 4:45 p.m., FSN W Conference in 1916 the team has opened Central Michigan at Arizona, 6 p.m., AWSN OPENING THE SEASON WITH its season against a conference opponent Idaho State at Arizona State, 6 p.m., FSN AZ Maryland at California, 7 p.m., ESPN2 STANFORD: The Cougars have faced 27 times in 90 seasons, or 30 percent of LSU at Washington, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Stanford to open their season on six the time. Going back to the days when previous occasions, going 4-2 in those WSU was a member of the PCC (1916-59), MEDIA RELATIONS games. The rivalry has spanned multiple the Cougars have gone 8-18-1 in season- leagues, but the two schools were league openers against conference opponents. Football Contacts opponents in only five of the six meetings. WSU went 6-12-1 while in the PCC and 1-2 Bill Stevens, Director [email protected] WSU and Stanford were members of as a member of the Athletic Association of 509.335.4264 - Office the Pacific Coast Conference in the first Western Universities. Since the inception 916.761.7005 - Cell three meetings, members of the Athletic of the Pacific-10 Conference in 1978, the Joe Nickell, Assistant Director Association of Western Universities during Cougars have gone 1-4 in season-openers [email protected] 509.335.5785 - Office the meeting in 1964 and members of against league foes. 509.361.4338 - Cell the Pacific-10 Conference in the 2000 Assistant Directors meeting. The Cougars were not in a Linda Chalich [email protected] conference during the 1960 meeting. Craig Lawson [email protected] Jessica Schmick [email protected] Cougars vs. Stanford • Martin Stadium • Pullman, Wash. • 3 p.m. • Sept. 5 • FSN Nw Washington State (0-0, 0-0) Stanford (0-0, 0-0) HEAD COACH: Paul Wulff HEAD COACH: Jim Harbaugh Alma Mater: Washington State, 1990 Alma Mater: Michigan, 1986 WSU Record: 2-11 (Second year) Stanford Record: 9-15 (Third year) Career Record: 55-51 (10th year) Career Record: 38-21 (Sixth year) WSU 2008 Record: 2-11 2008 record: 5-7 Coaching Career: Began coaching in 1993 as Eastern Washington Coaching Career: Prior to Stanford, led San Diego to two Division I-AA University volunteer assistant...1994-97 EWU offensive line/strength Mid Major National Championships (2005-06)…spent three sea- coach...1998-99 EWU offensive coordinator...2000-07 EWU head sons at San Diego (2004-06)…went 29-6 at San Diego…was also coach...Named WSU head coach Dec. 8, 2007. the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders (2002-03) and was an assistant coach with Western Kentucky from 1994-2001. Series Information Series Information WSU vs. Stanford (25-33-1) Stanford vs. WSU (33-25-1) Most WSU Points Scored: 49 (49-42, 1984) Most Stanford Points: 63, 1970 (63-16) Widest WSU Victory Margin: 34 (40-6, 1958) Widest Stanford Victory: 2008 (58-0) Longest WSU Win Streak: 8 (1957-64) Longest Stanford Winning Streak: 8, 1973-82 Last WSU Win: 2007 (33-17) Last Stanford Win: 2008 (58-0) Last WSU Win in Pullman: 2007 (33-17) Last Stanford Win Pullman: 2005 (24-21) Last WSU Win in Stanford: 2006 (36-10) Last Stanford Win Stanford: 2008 (58-0) WSU at Home: 7-13-0 (+1) Stanford at Home: 18-15-0 (+1) WSU at Stanford: 15-18-0 (-1) Stanford at Pullman: 13-7-0 (-1) WSU at Spokane: 3-2-1 Stanford at Spokane: 2-3-1 Paul Wulff vs. Stanford: 0-1 Jim Harbaugh vs. WSU: 1-1 Paul Wulff vs. Jim Harbaugh: 0-1 Jim Harbaugh vs. Paul Wulff: 1-0 NCAA Rankings NCAA Rankings [FINAL 2008] [FINAL 2008] WSU WSU WSU STAN STAN STAN TEAM CATEGORY AVG Pac-10 NCAA TEAM CATEGORY AVG Pac-10 NCAA Rushing Offense 95.08 8 110 Rushing Offense 199.58 2 19 Passing Offense 146.00 10 106 Passing Offense 152.17 9 103 Passing Efficiency 90.91 9 115 Passing Efficiency 112.04 7 91 Total Offense 241.08 10 118 Total Offense 351.75 6 67 Scoring Offense 12.69 10 118 Scoring Offense 26.25 6 54 Rushing Defense 247.62 10 119 Rushing Defense 152.92 7 77 Pass Defense 195.77 6 44 Pass Defense 226.67 9 86 Pass Efficiency Defense 139.11 9 98 Pass Efficiency Defense 134.24 8 83 Total Defense 443.38 9 108 Total Defense 379.58 7 75 Scoring Defense 43.85 10 118 Scoring Defense 27.42 6 71 Net Punting 34.58 6 67 Net Punting 37.72 1 15 Punt Returns 3.53 10 117 Punt Returns 10.57 5 35 Kickoff Returns 21.03 6 64 Kickoff Returns 22.35 4 36 Turnover Margin -1.92 10 119 Turnover Margin -0.33 7 81 NCAA Leaders NCAA Leaders 2008 - Top 50 2008 - Top 50 NAME CATEGORY AVG RANK NAME CATEGORY AVG RANK Reid Forrest Punting 41.22 39 Doug Baldwin Punt Returns 8.61 50 Toby Gerhart Rushing 94.67 29 Deleno Howell Kickoff Returns 25.82 24 Bo McNally Interceptions 0.33 T40 Aaron Zagory Field Goals 1.17 T40 2009 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL Cougars vs. Stanford • Martin Stadium • Pullman, Wash. • 3 p.m. • Sept. 5 • FSN Nw WEEKLY SCHEDULE TARDY RUSHING FOR A FIRST: Redshirt senior THOMPSON TO WEAR DAD’S NUMBER: Senior running back Dwight Tardy is looking to become tight end Tony Thompson will be wearing a MONDAY the first known running back in school history to familiar number this season, one that his father lead the Cougars in rushing in four consecutive wore more than 30 years ago. The younger seasons. Dating as far back as 1942, only three Thompson will wear No. 14 this year, a tribute OFF DAY backs have led WSU in rushing in three consecutive to his father, Jack, who wore the number from seasons: Tardy (2006-08), Shaumbe Wright-Fair 1975-78. Follwoing Jack’s WSU playing career, No Media (1990-92) and Tim Harris (1980-82). the Cougars retired his No. 14, only the second Availability football jersey to be retired (No. 7, Mel Hein) at FIRST PLACE ON THE LINE: The match-up WSU. between WSU and Stanford marks the first game of 2009 featuring two Pac-10 schools, and is the CORY MACKAY UPDATE: Washington State TUESDAY only intra-conference game in the first two weeks University redshirt freshman defensive end Cory of the season for the Pac-10. Thus, the winner Mackay continues his rehabilitation following a Practice - 3 p.m. of WSU-Stanford will hold sole possession of first single-car accident on his way home from WSU place for the first two weeks of 2009, and a share last May.