FROM: WASHINGTON 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: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

Cougars Begin Season Ranked In National Polls

FOOTBALL: Over 60,000 Expected For WSU-Nevada In Seattle

WHO: #10/11 WSU Cougars (0-0 overall, 0-0 in Pac-10) vs. Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0, 0-0 WAC) WHAT: Non-Conference Football WHEN: Saturday, August 31; Kickoff 12:05 p.m. PDT WHERE: Seahawk Stadium (67,000, FieldTurf), Seattle, Wash. TV: No LiveTV; FOX Sports Northwest will air the replay Sunday, 10:00 a.m., Sept. 1

2002 WSU RESULTS THE COACHES: WSU - Mike Price (Puget Sound ‘69) has a 72-74-0 (.493) record Record: 0-0; 0-0 [OPP REC] at WSU in 13 years and a career mark of 118-118-0 (.500) in 22 seasons at Weber 8/31 Nevada at Seattle [0-0] State (1981-88; 46-44-0) and WSU (1989-present). NEVADA – The Wolf Pack are 9/7 Idaho [0-0] coached by Chris Tormey (Idaho ’78), who is 5-18 entering his third year at Nevada 9/14 @ Ohio State [1-0] and has a career mark of 38-41 in seven previous seasons. Tormey was at Idaho, 1995-99, prior to taking over at Nevada. 9/21 Montana State [0-0] 9/28 @ California [0-0] WSU VS. NEVADA: The Cougars and Nevada Wolf Pack have never met on the 10/5 USC [0-0] gridiron…WSU’s Mike Price is 2-5 against Nevada, with all games played while he 10/12 @ Stanford [0-0] was head coach at Weber State…Price and Tormey each won once while Tormey 10/26 @ Arizona [0-0] was at Idaho. 11/2 Arizona State [0-1] COUGS ENJOY PRE-SEASON NATIONAL RANKINGS: WSU has been ranked 11/9 Oregon [0-0] by Associated Press just twice in their pre-season poll. In 1952 WSU was ranked 11/23 Washington [0-0] 15th. This year WSU enters the season ranked in just about everyone’s top 15, 12/7 @ UCLA [0-0] including AP, where they are ranked 11th.

THIS WEEK: NEVADA MEDIA NATIONAL RANKING PAC-10 RANKING Record: 0-0, 0-0 The Sporting News 6th 1st Atlanta Constitution 6th na 8/31 WSU at Seattle Blue Ribbon Sports Magazine 6th na 9/14 Colorado State Football News 7th na 9/21 Rice FWAA’s Grandland Rice Super 16 7th na 9/28 BYU FOX Sports Net - Darryl Richards 8th na 10/5 @ Nevada-Las Vegas Associated Press pre-season poll **11th 2nd 10/12 @ Hawaii CNN/SI - Stewart Mandel 11th na 10/19 San Jose State Lindy’s Magazine 13th 2nd 10/26 @ Louisiana Tech Athlon Magazine 15th 3rd 11/2 @ Southern Methodist Street and Smith Magazine 15th 3rd 11/9 UTEP CBS Sportsline - Dennis Dodd 18th na Pacific-10 Conference Media Poll *1st 11/16 @ Fresno State USA Today/ESPN pre-season poll **14th 3rd 11/23 Boise State Sports Illustrated 7th 1st * = WSU was ranked first in the Pac-10 poll for the first time in 41 years…the media NEXT WEEK: IDAHO correctly predicted the winners in 2000 and 2001 and three times in the last four 8/31 @ Boise State years…they have also been accurate 19 times in 41 previous polls. 9/7 @ Washington State ** = While no records are available for the pre-season national Coaches Poll, this 9/14 @ Oregon year’s pre-season ranking is believed to be the highest ever for the Cougars…in the 9/21 San Diego State AP pre-season poll, WSU has only been ranked once, 15th in the 1952 poll. 9/28 @ Washington WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS: 10/5 Montana • 10/12 @ Louisiana-Monroe P 2: Veteran Cougars have made 307 career starts • P 4: Dunning takes aim at his own record 10/26 Middle Tennessee • P 5: Jason Gesser summary 11/2 @ Louisiana-Lafayette • P 6: Price and three WSU players headed to East-West Shrine Game 11/9 @ North Texas 11/16 Arkansas State 2002 CAPTAINS: WSU - QB Jason Gesser (17), CB Marcus Trufant (45), RS Curtis 11/23 New Mexico State Nettles (18). NEVADA - DE Jorge Cordova (55), MLB Daryl Towns (10), QB Zack Threadgill (14), WR (80). 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: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

COUGS BOAST STARTING EXPERIENCE: WSU fields an experienced team in 2002, with 28 players having started IT’S WHAT’S UP FRONT THAT COUNTS: Washington at least one game…collectively they made 307 career starts, State returns four of five starters on the offensive line and including games in 2002…the Cougar defense boasted 124 three of four on the defensive line, prompting many career starts by 11 players, including 71 by six linemen, 10 preseason publications to take notice. Tom Dienhart of The by two linebackers, and 43 by three defensive backs…on Sporting News ranked WSU’s offensive line as the sixth best offense eight linemen made 99 starts, four receivers made 42 unit in the nation, and pegged the Cougars’ big men on the starts, and four backfield players had 29 starts, total of 170: other side of the ball as the ninth best group in the country. Individually, Dienhart rated guard Derrick Roche, center DEF. STARTERS POS CAREER ‘02 ‘01 ’00 ’99 ’98 Tyler Hunt, and defensive tackle Rien Long among the top Isaac Brown DE 1 1 20 at their respective positions nationally. Tomasi Kongaika DT 12 6 6 Rien Long DT 16 12 4 MIKE PRICE PAC-10’S COACH OF THE YEAR: For the Fred Shavies DE 23 11 11 1 second time in five seasons, the Pacific-10 Conference Tai Tupai DT 18 12 6 named Washington State’s Mike Price Coach of the Jeremey Williams DT 1 1 Year…Price, in his 14th season at Washington State, guided Ira Davis LB 2 2 a remarkable turnaround for the Cougars in 2001...coming Al Genatone LB 8 7 1 off a 4-7 season in 2000 with two Pac-10 wins, WSU was Erik Coleman CB 6 5 1 picked to finish last in the Pac-10 in the pre-season media Jason David CB 12 12 poll…instead, WSU rolled to a 10-2 record, a Top 10 ranking Marcus Trufant CB 25 7 11 7 in the poll and a 6-2 conference finish…Washington State’s TOTALS: 124 69 41 14 0 10 wins give Price 73 victories during his tenure on the Palouse, and 119 for his career. The “dean” of the Pac-10 OFF. STARTERS POS CAREER ‘02 ‘01 ’00 ’99 ’98 coaching fraternity was also named the conference’s Coach Calvin Armstrong OL 9 9 of the Year in 1997 after guiding the Cougars to a 10-2 Tyler Hunt C 21 10 11 record and the Rose Bowl. Billy Knotts OL 4 1 3 Sam Lightbody OL 1 1 LEADERS IN THE CLASSROOM: Last year 14 Cougars Phil Locker OL 18 5 10 3 were selected to the All-Pac-10 academic teams, including Josh Parrish OL 19 12 7 seven who are back for the 2002 season…NO Pac-10 school Derrick Roche OL 26 12 11 3 had more first and second team honorees than WSU’s Mike Shelford C 1 1 10…the seven returnees are: Mark Baldwin TE 5 5 Mike Bush WR 12 12 First Team Picks Collin Henderson WR 24 12 8 4 WR Collin Henderson (3.81, sports management, Puyallup) Jerome Riley WR 1 1 DT Jeremey Williams (3.60, communications, Spokane) Jason Gesser QB 22 12 9 1 Matt Kegel QB 2 2 Second Team Cougars John Tippins RB 4 4 DB Cole Sheridan (3.28, business administration, Pullman) PK Drew Dunning (3.16, advertising/psychology, Issaquah) Allen Thompson RB 1 1 TOTALS: 170 98 61 11 0 Honorable Mention: QB Jason Gesser (3.14, communications, Honolulu, Hawaii) KICKERS POS CAREER ‘02 ‘01 ’00 ’99 ’98 OL Billy Knotts (3.16, business administration, Vancouver) Drew Dunning PK 13 12 1 DB Karl Paymah (3.06, undeclared, Culver City, Calif.) TOTALS: 13 12 1 GRAND TOTALS: 307 179 103 25 0

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THIRD DOWN SUCCESS RATE: During the regular season THOMPSON, NEWMAN, TRUFANT IN TOP 10: Three WSU ranked second in the Pac-10 in third down conversions members of WSU’s 2001 secondary rank in WSU’s Top 10 list (41.2% by making first downs 73 times in 177 for career interceptions, including Marcus Trufant, who returns attempts)…on the other side, the Cougars were the best at for his senior year ranked tenth with eight: defensing third down plays (opponent success 27.2%, making 41 first downs in 151 attempts). CAREER INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG TD 1. Lamont Thompson ’97-01 24 222 9.3 1 WORST TO FIRST: At the Pac-10 media day prior to the 2. Rich Reed “66-68 14 231 16.5 0 2001 season, Washington State was picked to finish last in 8. Billy Newman ’98-01 9 106 11.8 1 the conference. A year later at the same event, the Cougars Greg Burns ’91-95 9 86 9.6 0 were tabbed the preseason favorite to win the conference 10. Marcus Trufant, ’99-01 8 106 13.3 0 title for the first time in 41 years. The highest WSU had been Wayne Berry, ’51-53 8 85 10.6 0 picked previously was 1985, when the Mark Rypien, Rueben Bud Roffler ’49-51 8 46 5.8 0 Mayes, Kerry Porter-led team was pegged fourth. The preseason poll has correctly picked the champion 19 times in COUGS RUN DEFENSE: WSU allowed just 299 (59.8/game) 41 years. rushing yards in the first five games, 799 (266.3) in the next three when decimated by injuries, then just 349 (87.3) over WATCH LISTS: Four Washington State players are on watch the final four games…none of WSU’s first five opponents lists for postseason awards; topped 100 yards rushing, a Cougar first in the modern era of football statistics…only four Cougar foes in 12 games Drew Dunning - Lou Groza Award (Kicker) rushed for more than 100 yards, the least since the 1993 and Jason Gesser - Davey O’Brien Award () 1994 seasons. Rien Long - Rotary Lombardi Award (Lineman) Derrick Roche - Rotary Lombardi Award (Lineman); 19 COUGS ON PAC-10 TEAMS: A total of 11 members of Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) the 2002 Cougar football team earned All-Pacific-10 Conference honors last year…in all last year WSU placed 19 players on the all-league team, which was picked by the league’s coaches…no other school had as many first team, second team and honorable mention picks as WSU…the 11 members of this year’s team are:

First Team: OL Derrick Roche, Jr., Kent PK Drew Dunning, So., Issaquah

Second Team: QB Jason Gesser, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii DT Rien Long, So., Anacortes

Honorable Mention: DE D.D. Acholonu, So., Seattle DE Isaac Brown, So., Upland, Calif. WR Mike Bush, Jr., Tacoma ST Curtis Nettles, Jr., Venice, Calif. OL Josh Parrish, So., Chewelah DB Marcus Trufant, Jr., Tacoma

SCORING STREAKS: WSU currently has three significant scoring streaks on the line:

• The Cougars have scored in 205 consecutive Pacific-10 games, the longest active streak for any league team...the last time WSU was shut out in Pac-10 play was at Oregon State in 1975;

• WSU has scored in 201 consecutive games since a 44-0 shutout at Ohio State in 1984;

• The Cougars have scored in 168 consecutive home games since a 21-0 loss to Oregon State in Pullman in 1956.

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WSU’S SACK ATTACK: WSU’s defense racked up 40 sacks DUNNING SETS RECORD: Sophomore Drew Dunning hit (-242) in 2001…WSU’s 35 sacks during the regular season 18 of his 22 field goal attempts in 2001, with a long of ranked 10th nationally…the school record is 48 sacks in 49…he was 47 of 51 on PATs…two of his missed PATs 1989…eight players from last year’s team return for 2002, were blocked against MSU and two misses were long range D.D. Acholonu (9.5), Isaac Brown (9.5), Rien Long (3.0), boots after WSU penalties…he scored 101 points, second on Jeremey Williams (2.5), Fred Shavies (2.0), Ira Davis (2.0), WSU’s single-season list, but the most ever in one season by Steve Cook (1.0) and Tai Tupai (0.5)…they accounted for a Cougar kicker…Dunning was named the Pac-10’s first 30 of those 40 sacks last year. team kicker and finished first in Pac-10 scoring, second in field goals per game (1.27) and third in field goal percentage (77.8%)…Dunning was one of 20 Groza Award DEFENSE HAS RECORD: WSU’s defense forced a school semifinalists and is on the Groza pre-season list for 2002. record 40 turnovers in 2001 which led to 106 points, including eight …the list includes: SCORING YR TD 1-PAT 2-PAT FG PTS 1. Steve Broussard ’89 17 1 104 • Raonall Smith 54 yard interception return at Boise State 2. Drew Dunning ’01 47-51 18-22 101 • Lamont Thompson 36 yard interception return at Arizona 3. Jason Hanson ’89 36-37 21-27 99 • Erik Coleman 47 yard interception return against OSU 4. Rian Lindell ’97 57-60 12-17 93 • Jeremy Bohannon 4 yard blocked punt return at Stanford 5. Jason Hanson ’88 46-47 15-21 91 • Billy Newman 54 yard interception return at Stanford • Al Genatone 73 yard fumble return against UCLA OFFENSE AMONG WSU’S BEST: The Cougars’ offense • Raonall Smith 27 yard fumble return at Arizona State generated 5,187 yards (432.2 yard average), the fourth best • Jason David 45 interception return against Purdue per game average in WSU history…WSU’s 1997 team holds the record with 5,922 and a 493.5 average, while the 1988 GESSER INCLUDED ON O’BRIEN WATCH LIST: Senior team had 5,899 yards and a 491.6 average and the 1987 team quarterback Jason Gesser was one of 32 signal callers had 5,439 yards and a 494.5 average. included on the preseason Davey O’Brien Award watch list. The award has been given to the nation’s top quarterback BEST WSU SEASONS: WSU has won 10 games in a season each of the last 26 seasons and is named after the Heisman three times and nine games three times…Mike Price has Trophy-winning O’Brien, who led Texas Christian to the coached two of the 10-win teams and one of the 9-win 1938 national championship. The list of 32 will be cut to teams. three in late November and decided on by a committee of • 1929 - WSU finished 10-2; nationally-known sportswriters and commentators. • 1997 - WSU finished 10-2 after a Rose Bowl loss; • 2001 - WSU finished 10-2 with a win in the Sun Bowl; GESSER FIRST THREE-TIME CAPTAIN: Senior • 1930 - WSU finished 9-1 after a Rose Bowl; quarterback Jason Gesser was named one of three team • 1988 - WSU finished 9-3 after a win in the Aloha Bowl; captains for the 2002 season, along with cornerback Marcus • 1992 - WSU finished 9-3 with a win in the Copper Bowl; Trufant and Curtis Nettles. Gesser was also selected captain as a junior and sophomore, making him the DEFENSE SETS INTERCEPTION RECORD: Washington first three-time captain in the 108-year history of Cougar State’s defense contributed in many ways to the success of football. the 2001 Cougar team…WSU was +12 in turnovers, collecting 14 of the opponents’ 23 fumbles and picking off a BUSH’S CATCHES 10 TD PASSES: Mike Bush, who ranked school record 26 interceptions, including three each by 32nd nationally in 2001 in receiving yards at 83.00 per 2002 returnees Erik Coleman, Marcus Trufant and Jason game, caught 10 TD passes in his first collegiate David. season…only Kevin McKenzie with 11 (1997) has more TD catches in a season. JASONGESSER.COM: Washington State and the Official College Sports Network launched JasonGesser.com July 30, BUSH PC YDS AVG TD LG a website that will promote and track the senior Idaho 4 97 24.3 0 41 quarterback’s bid for the prestigious Heisman Trophy. The Boise State 2 69 34.5 1 65 site can be accessed through the WSU Athletics main page, California 5 144 28.8 1 47 or browsers can type in jasongesser.com for the most direct Arizona 7 110 15.7 1 49 route. Biographical information, career stats, including OSU 2 21 10.5 1 13 game-by-game breakdowns, recent news, and a photo Stanford 4 97 24.3 2 62 gallery of the Honolulu, Hawaii, native are featured on the MSU 6 69 11.5 2 31 site. Gesser's weekly teleconferences will be included when Oregon 4 95 23.8 0 63 the season begins, as will highlights from his first three UCLA 3 81 21.23 0 45 seasons. ASU 3 87 29.0 0 55 Washington 5 43 8.6 1 15 Purdue/Sun Bowl 1 46 46.0 1 46 TOTALS: 46 959 20.8 10 65

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JASON GESSER NOTES: 2001 season: Gesser’s 432 yards GESSERS 27-GAME HISTORY: WSU senior quarterback passing against California was the third best performance Jason Gesser’s 27-game history: ever by a Cougar QB…the top two are Drew Bledsoe’s 476 yards against Utah in the 1992 Copper Bowl and Ryan GESSER PA PC PI YDS TD LG RATING Leaf’s 447 yards against ASU in 1997…he had a streak of Utah 18 10 1 75 0 13 64 passes without an interception before a pick against Stanford 23 11 1 120 0 21 California when the receiver fell down…2000 season: Idaho 15 5 0 56 0 25 Gesser threw six passes at Arizona, the most Arizona 5 3 0 53 0 33 Injured ever by a Cougar quarterback…his record setter was a 19- Washington 1 0 0 0 0 0 yard pass to Nakoa McElrath…Gesser threw 130 passes Hawaii* 33 19 1 141 0 22 without an interception before Arizona picked off a pass in 1999 95 48 3 445 0 33 83.56 their 3-OT win…in that loss Gesser threw for 348 yards, his best outing of the season…1999 season: poised to start Stanford* 36 20 2 161 0 25 before being sidelined with a thumb injury against Utah* 18 11 0 211 4 57 Arizona…came back to play against Washington and start in Idaho* 31 15 0 259 2 46 WSU’s win at Hawaii. @ Cal* 24 15 0 238 1 56 Boise State* 30 21 0 290 2 37 GESSER MOVES UP ON SEASON LIST: Jason Gesser’s @ Arizona* 36 19 2 348 6 68 2001 totals ranked fourth on WSU’s single season passing ASU* 32 14 3 321 1 56 and total offense lists: @ OSU* 29 11 2 104 0 28 Oregon* 10 2 1 35 0 26 Injured PASSING PA PC PI YDS TD LG RATE @ USC inj 1. Ryan Leaf ‘97 410 227 11 3,968 34 80 158.66 Washington inj 2. Drew Bledsoe ‘92 432 241 15 3,246 20 87 127.24 2000 246 128 10 1967 16 68 132.53 3. T. Rosenbach ‘88 338 218 11 3,097 24 81 158.39 4. Jason Gesser ‘01 375 199 13 3,010 26 72 136.44 Idaho* 26 15 0 246 3 41 [Gesser in 2001 ranked 24th nationally in QB ratings] BSU* 27 18 0 252 3 65 Cal* 41 19 1 432 4 55 T-OFFENSE PLYS PASS RUSH TOTAL Ariz* 31 17 1 283 2 49 1. Ryan Leaf ‘97 492 3,968 -48 3,920 OSU* 22 12 2 93 2 13 2. Timm Rosenbach ‘88 467 3,097 336 3,433 STAN* 28 15 1 178 2 37 3. Drew Bledsoe ‘92 516 3,246 -61 3,185 MSU* 35 22 1 374 3 47 4. Jason Gesser ‘01 461 3,010 101 3,111 Oregon* 37 17 0 249 1 63 [Gesser in 2001 ranked 21st nationally in total offense, UCLA* 36 16 3 187 1 45 257.45 yards per game (regular season only), and 15th in ASU* 18 11 1 208 2 72 points-responsible for at 14.18.] Wash.* 34 22 0 227 2 43 Purdue* 40 15 3 281 1 46 GESSER PUSHES CAREER TOTALS: Jason Gesser ranks 2001 375 199 13 3010 26 72 136.44 fifth on WSU’s career lists for passing, 5,422 yards, and fifth CAREER 716 375 26 5422 42 72 128.64 in total offense, 5,715 yards. Nevada* PASSING PA PC PI YDS TD LG RATE Idaho 1. Jack Thompson 1086 601 49 7818 53 80 122.89 Ohio State 2. Ryan Leaf 880 473 24 7433 59 80 141.37 MSU 3. Drew Bledsoe 979 532 34 7373 46 87 126.16 Cal 4. Timm Rosenbach 789 474 37 5995 39 81 130.83 USC 5. Jason Gesser 716 375 26 5422 42 72 128.64 Stanford [Gesser needs the following passing yards to pass those Arizona ahead of him: Rosenbach 574, Bledsoe 1,952, Leaf 2,011, ASU Thompson 2,397] Oregon Washington T-OFFENSE PLYS PASS RUSH TOTAL UCLA 1. Jack Thompson ’75-78 1,345 7,818 -120 7,698 2002 2. Ryan Leaf ’94-97 1,053 7,433 -171 7,262 CAREER 716 375 26 5422 42 72 128.64 3. Drew Bledsoe ’90-92 1,216 7,373 -222 7,151 * = Starter 4. Timm Rosenbach ’86-88 1,086 5,995 695 6,690 5. Jason Gesser ’99-01 901 5,522 293 5,715 GESSER TOSSES TD PASSES: In 27 career games, Jason [Gesser needs the following total offense yards to pass those Gesser has thrown 42 touchdown passes, fourth on the ahead of him: Rosenbach 975, Bledsoe 1,436, Leaf 1,548, Cougar list…ahead of him are Ryan Leaf 59, Jack Thompson 1,984. Thompson 53 and Drew Bledsoe 46…in 2001 Gesser had 27 TD passes, second only to Ryan Leaf’s 34 in 1997…all of Gesser’s TD passes have come in his last 20 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: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

TURNOVERS: WSU finished 2001 +12 in turnovers after 12 BREAKING DOWN TOP 22-44: In WSU’s last regular- games and ranked 10th (tie) nationally…in Mike Price’s 13 season game, the starting lineup of 22 players included 1 years at WSU, only the 1994 and 2001 teams finished on the freshman, 5 sophomores, 7 juniors and 9 seniors, while the plus side in turnovers…here is WSU’s turnover summary top 44 (two-deep) consisted of 5 freshmen, 13 sophomores, since 1989: 14 juniors and 12 seniors...in the two-deep, WSU listed 18 freshmen and sophomores and 26 juniors and seniors…the 2002 ------W S U ------OPPONENTS -- breakdown: YEAR +/- F FL PI TOT F FL PI TOT STARTERS (O-D) TOP 44 (O-D) Nevada Freshmen 0-0=0 0-2=2 Idaho RS-Freshmen 1-0=1 3-0=3 Ohio St Sophomores 0-2=2 0-5=5 MSU RS-Sophomores 1-2=3 4-4=8 Cal Juniors 1-1=2 1-2=3 USC RS-Juniors 5-0=5 9-2=11 Stanford Seniors 3-1=4 4-1=5 Arizona RS-Seniors 0-5=5 1-5=7 ASU Oregon HENDERSON THE BEST QB?: Collin Henderson has Wash completed all eight passes in his three-year career for an UCLA amazing five touchdowns and 374 yards…that’s a QB rating 2002 of 698.95…he completed one as a freshman in 1999 for 24 2001 +12 25 13 15 28 23 14 26 40 yards and a TD…in 2000 he was 4-for-4 for 154 yards and 2000 -1 25 13 10 23 20 10 12 22 two scores…in 2001 he threw three passes for 71(td)-62(td)- 1999 -4 23 12 9 21 14 5 12 17 63 yards. 1998 -17 22 15 25 40 22 11 12 23 1997 -1 16 15 13 28 8 8 19 27 WSU RULES IN FIRST HALF: WSU outscored opponents 1996 -4 17 16 11 27 10 10 13 23 235-128 in the first two quarters of the 2001 season, 1995 0 36 7 10 17 38 7 10 17 including a 114-65 advantage in the first 15 minutes and an 1994 +9 31 14 9 23 27 20 12 32 even more impressive 121-63 in the second quarter…in the 1993 -2 32 15 14 29 28 14 13 27 second half WSU’s scoring advantage was 185-141, which 1992 -6 23 12 15 27 20 7 14 21 breaks down to 103-68 in the third quarter and 82-73 in the 1991 -5 23 12 16 28 26 10 13 23 final quarter. 1990 -4 16 9 12 21 21 10 7 17 1989 -10 21 9 24 33 20 8 15 23 COUGS IN THE POLLS: WSU, picked to finish last in the PRICE ERA -33 310 162 183 345 277 134 178 312 Pac-10 by the league’s media in 2001, was ranked 10th in the final 2001 Associated Press poll and 11th in the final RED ZONE: WSU was inside the opponent 20 yard line 57 USA Today/ESPN poll: times in 2001, scoring 256 points with 31 touchdowns and 14 field goals...opponents scored 143 points in the red Associated USA Today/ zone…here is WSU’s red zone success since 1997: Date Record Press ESPN BCS FINAL 10-2-0 10th 11th WSU INSIDE 20 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS 2002 ROCHE A PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN: Senior right 2001 57 45 31-14 78.9% guard Derrick Roche was selected preseason first team All- 2000 36 27 17-10 75.0% America by Football News. The Kent, Wash., native has 1999 32 31 23-8 96.9% started 27 games during his Cougar career and will begin the 1998 28 17 10-7 60.7% 2002 season on the Rotary Lombardi Award watch list. 1997 55 49 39-10 89.1% Roche was also named second team All-America in the preseason by The Sporting News. OPP INSIDE 20 SCORED TD-FG % SUCCESS 2002 PRICE TO COACH 2003 EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME: 2001 34 24 18-8 70.6% Washington State Head Coach Mike Price will patrol one of 2000 45 36 29-7 80.0% the sidelines for the East-West Shrine Game January 11, 1999 41 30 23-7 73.2% 2003 at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco, Calif. Price, who has 1998 42 34 30-4 81.0% guided the Cougars to a pair of 10-win seasons over the last 1997 32 23 20-3 71.9% five years, was selected along with Tyrone Willingham of Notre Dame. Price served as an assistant in the same event PRICE ON COACH-OF-THE-YEAR LIST: WSU head in 1996. Quarterback Jason Gesser, cornerback Marcus coach Mike Price was picked by Football News as one of 10 Trufant, and offensive lineman Derrick Roche have semifinalists for national coach of the year honors in committed to play in the 2003 game. 2001…he was also a Football News semifinalist in 1997 and went on to win the award. 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: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

COUGS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1995: In COUGS SCORE OFTEN: Since 1980 WSU has averaged 2001, WSU was 2-2 against ranked teams, beating #9 UCLA more than three touchdowns a game, currently boasting an and #23 Stanford, while losing to #11 Oregon and #14 average of 25.7 points per outing...the following is a Washington…in 2000 WSU was 0-4 against ranked teams, breakdown of WSU scoring by season since 1980: losing to #22 Arizona (47-53, triple OT), #18 OSU (9-38), #7 Oregon (24-27, OT) and #6 Washington (3-51)… in 1999 YR RECORD 0 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50> PT/PPG WSU did not meet a ranked team...in 1998 WSU lost to No. 1980 4-7-0 1 6 4 287/26.1 4 UCLA, No. 15 Oregon and No. 10 Arizona...in 1997 WSU 1981 8-3-1 5 2 5 297/24.8 defeated No. 22 USC and lost to 21st ranked 1982 3-7-1 1 1 6 2 1 170/15.5 ASU...unranked at the start of the season when WSU won, 1983 7-4-0 1 5 3 1 1 237/21.5 UCLA finished the year ranked seventh...in the final game of 1984 6-5-0 1 1 5 2 1 1 317/28.8 the year, WSU lost to co-national champion Michigan...in 1985 4-7-0 1 2 2 5 1 313/28.5 1996 WSU lost at No. 5 Colorado, defeated No. 25 Oregon 1986 3-7-1 1 4 4 2 221/20.1 and No. 19 California and lost to No. 12 Washington...WSU, 1987 3-7-1 3 5 3 238/21.6 in 1995, suffered losses to three nationally ranked teams: at 1988 9-3-0 5 3 3 1 415/34.6 No. 2 Nebraska, at No. 5 USC and at No. 12 Oregon. 1989 6-5-0 1 1 3 2 3 1 351/31.9 1990 3-8-0 4 3 2 1 1 266/24.2 PRICE DEAN OF PAC-10 COACHES: WSU coach Mike 1991* 4-7-0 1 4 2 1 2 1 280/25.5 Price is the dean of Pac-10 coaches with 14 seasons and 119 1992 9-3-0 1 1 4 4 1 1 337/28.1 career wins…he is number two in wins at WSU with a 73- 1993 5-6-0 3 2 2 1 1 2 271/24.6 75-0 (.493) record…Babe Hollingbery was 93-53-14 (.625) 1994 8-4-0 3 3 6 192/16.0 during his 17-year tenure with the Cougars, 1926-42…Jim 1995 3-8-0 1 4 3 2 1 236/21.5 Walden, 1978-86, is third in victories with 44…Walden is 1996 5-6-0 2 6 1 2 314/28.5 now part of WSU’s radio broadcast team…among WSU 1997 10-2-0 1 2 5 1 3 483/40.3 head coaches who served five or more years, only 1998 3-8-0 2 3 5 1 223/20.3 Hollingbery had a better record than Price…Jim Sutherland 1999 3-9-0 1 5 4 1 1 0 248/20.7 was 37-39-4 (.488) in eight years. 2000 4-7-0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 281/25.5 2001 10-2-0 2 2 3 3 2 420/35.0 HOLIDAY SHINES: Junior Adam Holiday only sees action in 2002 0-0-0 about 7-10 plays a game, but he made a huge difference for 120-125-4 2 21 63 74 49 24 16 6397/25.7 the Cougs in 2001…the kickoff specialist booted 52 of his * = TD RECORD: WSU scored at least one touchdown in 82 80 kickoffs into the endzone and had 35 touchbacks, with 17 consecutive games between 1984 and 1991...the streak of his endzone kicks returned…in 2000 WSU had just five ended with a 44-3 loss to UCLA in 1991. kickoffs into the endzone and just two of them touchbacks. WSU’S OVERTIME EXPERIENCE: The Cougars are 1-4 in NOTHING LIKE HOME: The Washington State Cougars overtime games…WSU played three overtime games last perform much better at home than on the road during Mike year and lost all three, including back-to-back OT losses at Price's 14 year tenure...at home the Cougars are 39-31 Arizona (3 OT) and at home against ASU (1 OT), plus a 1- (55.7%) and on the road the team is 34-44 (43.6%)...WSU’s OT loss to Oregon…in 1996, Washington beat WSU 31-24 6-0 home record in 1997 is the best ever for the Cougars, in overtime in Pullman…WSU’s other OT game was a 35- while the 2001 record of 6-1 is the best on the road since the 34 win over Arizona in 1997 in Pullman. 1988 team also went 6-1. CoSIDA/VERIZON ACADEMIC HONORS: Three Cougs YEAR HOME AWAY OVERALL HIGHLIGHT return from the 2001 Co-SIDA/Verizon All-Academic 1989 3-2 3-3 6-5 District VIII team: Collin Henderson, first team; Drew 1990 1-4 2-4 3-8 Dunning, second team; Jeremey Williams, second team. 1991 2-3 2-4 4-7 1992 5-1 4-2 9-3 Copper Bowl FIRST WSU OPENER VS. WAC: Washington State’s 2002 1993 4-1 1-5 5-6 opener against Nevada marks the first time in Cougar history 1994 3-2 5-2 8-4 Alamo Bowl WSU has opened against an opponent from the Western 1995 3-2 0-6 3-8 Athletic Conference. 1996 3-2 2-4 5-6 1997 6-0 4-2 10-2 Rose Bowl COUGARS PICK WHITE: As the home team, WSU opted to 1998 2-4 1-4 3-8 wear white uniforms with crimson helmets for the 2002 1999 2-4 1-5 3-9 opener against Nevada…the Cougars are 9-3 in their white 2000 1-5 3-2 4-7 uniforms since the new style was debuted in 2000. 2001 4-1 6-1 10-2 Sun Bowl 2002 WSU PLAYS FIFTH AUGUST GAME: The Cougars are 2-2 TOTALS: 39-31 34-44 73-75 Four Bowls in games played in August, including two straight…WSU lost its first two games played in August, Oregon in 1985, and Colorado in 1996…since then the Cougars defeated UCLA to open the 1997 season and Idaho last year. 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: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 100: In the last 10 years WSU WASHINGTON STATE SINCE '89: The Washington State has held 42 of 103 opponents to less than 100 yards Cougars have won 73 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 103 games, WSU...here's a look at the records for Pac-10 teams, 1989- WSU held opponents to 50 or less yards 13 times: Present: 1993 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 3/11 Michigan 179, USC 104, Washington 302. 1989-PRESENT W L T W L T 1994 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 3/12 Washington 109 45 1 76 27 1 Tennessee 149, Oregon State 178, Washington 102. Oregon 98 55 0 59 43 0 1995 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 5/11 Arizona 89 62 1 55 49 1 UCLA 137, Nebraska 428, California 134, Stanford 131, USC 87 65 5 58 42 3 Washington 222. UCLA 84 63 0 61 49 1 1996 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 10/11 Arizona State 78 67 1 50 50 1 Colorado 192, Temple 125, Oregon 118, SJSU 100, Stanford 76 72 2 55 49 0 Arizona 145, OSU 141, California 44, Illinois 148, Washington State 73 75 0 42 62 0 UCLA 164, Stanford 102, Washington 213. California 62 84 1 35 68 1 1997 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 8/12 Oregon State 49 94 2 26 74 2 UCLA 209, USC 31, Illinois 173, Boise State 46, Oregon 154, Cal 109, Arizona 73, ASU 150, USL 75, 100-YARD RUSHERS FEW: Only 39 running backs have Stanford 160, Washington 101, Michigan 128. been able to crack the 100-yard mark in the last 10 years and 1998 – Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing – 9/11 103 games against WSU’s defense...UCLA’s Skip Hicks and Illinois 123, Boise State 120, Idaho 100, California 79, Reuben Droughns from Oregon are the only backs to have UCLA 256, Oregon 247, USC 214, ASU 242, done so in back-to-back seasons : Arizona 361, Stanford 94, Washington 178. 1999 – Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing – 10/12 1993 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 2 Utah 175, Stanford 103, Idaho 158, Arizona 249, Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan, 117 California 58, Louisiana 130, ASU 217, OSU 163, Napoleon Kaufman, Washington, 181 Oregon 228, USC 201, Washington 250, Hawaii 83. 1994 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 1 2000 – Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing – 9/11 J.J. Young, Oregon State, 100 Stanford 118, Utah 136, Idaho 216, Cal 149, BSU 193, 1995 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 5 Arizona 254, ASU 117, OSU 267, Oregon 94, USC 91, Karim Abdul-Jabar, UCLA, 125 Washington 336. Ahman Green, Nebraska, 176 2001 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 4/12 Reynard Rutherford, California, 124 Idaho 74, BSU 54, Cal 71, Arizona 76, OSU 24, Anthony Bookman, Stanford, 123, Stanford 219, MSU 134, Oregon 446, UCLA 85; Rashaan Shehee, Washington, 212 ASU 130, Washington 79, Purdue 55. 1996 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 2 2002 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 0/0 Skip Hicks, UCLA, 116 Corey Dillon, Washington, 155 WSU DEFENSE HALTS LONG RUSHES: In the last 10 1997 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 4 years WSU has allowed just 104 runs of 20 yards or longer Skip Hicks, UCLA, 190; Robert Holcombe, Illinois 163; in 103 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 Allowed 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 - 17 Chad Morton, USC, 117; Paul Arnold, UW, 126. 2002 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 0 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 – 6 1997 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards – 29 Brian Allen, Stanford, 133; Ryan Johnson, MSU, 116; 1998 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards – 41 Onterrio Smith, 285, and Maurice Morris, Oregon, 138; 1999 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards – 46 DeShaun Foster, UCLA, 102; Delvon Flowers, ASU, 137. 2000 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 33 2002 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 0 2001 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 24 2002 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 0 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: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

FINAL 2001 RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS Returning Players for 2002 Season

PLAYER CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 FINAL 2001 WSU TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS [Released 12/11/01] D.D. Acholonu WSU WSU WSU Sacks 1.00 1 Tackles For Loss 1.00 10 TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 NCAA Rushing Offense 137.73 6 71 Isaac Brown Passing Offense 300.91 1 10 Sacks 0.82 3t Passing Efficiency 144.30 1 13 Fumbles Forced 2 5t Total Offense 438.64 2 17 Scoring Offense 35.20 2 13t Mike Bush Rushing Defense 126.50 4 33 Receptions 4.09 9 Pass Defense 236.80 5 78 Receiving Yards 83.00 5 Pass Efficiency Defense 106.16 2 21

Erik Coleman Total Defense 363.40 4 53 Interceptions 0.30 8t Scoring Defense 22.00 4 34t Net Punting 37.12 3 29 Drew Dunning Punt Returns 6.72 9 102 Field Goals 1.27 2t KO Returns 18.37 10 93 Scoring 7.80 2 Turnover Margin +1.00 3 10t Scoring (by kicks) 7.80 1 Field Goals 1.27 2 First Downs 250 1 Field Goal Percentage 77.80 3 Opponent First Downs 200 5 PAT Kicks 91.7 10 Sacks By 36/214 1 Al Genatone Penalty Yards 69.0 7 Fumbles Recovered 2 5t Opponent Penalty Yards 83.8 1 Third Down Conversions 41.2 2 Jason Gesser Opponent Third Down Conv 27.2 1 Passing 248.1 1 Sacks Against 26 5 Pass Efficiency 142.0 3 Field Goal Percentage .778 3 Total Offense 257.5 1 PAT Percentage .918 9 Fourth Down Conversion 38.5 7

Fred Shavies Opponent 4-Down Conv. 56.2 7 Fumbles Recovered 2 5t Red Zone Offense 78.8 5 Red Zone Defense 75.0 4 T = tie Time of Possession 31:43 2 Kickoff Coverage 24.5 8

t = Tie

2001 FINAL WSU’S NCAA LEADERS

Mike Bush Receiving Yards 83.00 32 Drew Dunning Field Goals 1.27 26t Scoring 7.82 34t Jason Gesser Pass Efficiency 142.01 24 Total Offense 257.45 21 Points Responsible For 14.18 15 D.D. Acholonu Sacks 0.86 15t Isaac Brown Sacks 0.77 23t

t = Tie FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION 10 SID: Rod Commons ([email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB: www.wsucougars.com August 26, 2002

2002 WSU FOOTBALL STARTERS

POS NEV IDA OHIO ST MSU CAL USC STAN ARIZ ASU ORE WASH UCLA SE LT LG C RG RT TE SB QB RB FL PK 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 DT DT DE WLB MLB SLB RCB SS FS LCB P

2002 WSU SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS NO NAME POS HGT WGT BIRTH AGE YR EXP HOMETOWN (HS/COLLEGE) 22 BURNETT, Anthony DB 5-9 172 04/13/80 22 SR* SQ Upland, Calif. (Claremont/Azusa Pacific) 5 BUSH, Mike WR 6-6 210 05/20/79 23 SR* 1V Riverside, Calif. (Meridian) 58 DAVIS, Mawuli LB 5-10 226 09/18/79 23 SR* SQ Oakland, Calif. (Skyline/New Mexico State) 3 DILLON, Derrick LB 6-2 204 10/19/78 23 SR 2V Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers/Snow College/Oakland JC) 17 GESSER, Jason QB 6-1 200 05/31/79 23 SR* 3V Honolulu, Hawaii (St. Louis) 83 HENDERSON, Collin WR 6-1 185 11/04/79 22 SR 3V Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) 4 HOLIDAY, Adam PK 6-3 230 04/26/81 21 SR 1V Newbury Park, Calif. (Santa Paula/Moorpark Coll.) 52 HUNT, Tyler OL 6-3 290 04/06/80 22 SR* 2V Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson) 56 KONGAIKA, Tomasi DL 6-1 300 07/05/80 22 SR* 2V Anchorage, Alaska (West) 69 LOCKER III, Phillip OL 6-5 326 03/28/80 22 SR* 3V Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 18 NETTLES, Curtis WR 5-7 165 09/04/80 21 SR* 3V Venice, Calif. (Culver City) 84 RILEY, Jerome WR 6-2 185 02/07/80 22 SR* 1V Arleta, Calif. (Birmingham/LA Valley) 77 ROCHE, Derrick OG 6-6 296 10/14/79 22 SR* 3V Kent, Wash. (Kentridge) 6 SHAVIES, Fred DE 6-2 261 03/06/80 22 SR* 3V Oakland, Calif. (Fremont) 25 TIPPINS, John RB 6-1 224 04/19/80 22 SR* 1V Santa Monica, Calif. (SM/Santa Monica College) 45 TRUFANT, Marcus CB 6-0 190 12/25/80 21 SR 3V Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson) 37 TUPAI, Seaula (Junior) WR 5-11 186 10/24/79 22 SR* SQ Seaside, Calif. (Monterey/Monterey CC) 40 WHITEAKER, Brian DE 6-1 236 03/12/80 22 SR* SQ Mill Creek, Wash. (Jackson) 24 WILLIAMS, Virgil DB 6-1 195 11/28/80 21 SR* 2V Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis)

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MIKE PRICE TV SHOWS: “KXLY Cougar Football WSU RADIO: Bob Robertson, Jim Walden and Bud Nameck Saturday” airs each Saturday during the football season at combine talents on the 28-station Cougar Sports Network. 12:00 p.m. PT, leading into ABC’s Pac-10 Game of the Robertson is in his 36th year of broadcasting Cougar sports, Week…Rick Lukens, Dennis Patchin and Bud Nameck host while Walden, a former Cougar head coach (1978-86), is in the shows...FOX Sports Net Northwest’s nightly (7:00 p.m.) his second 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 Price and Cougar football. "Mike Price Show," produced and distributed by the Cougar Sports Radio Network and KXLY, airs weekly on most WEEKLY WSU PRESS CONFERENCES: WSU hosts a network stations live Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Robertson is the weekly press conference each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the show’s regular host…all 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 GE 2, Transponder 11, 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 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.…Mike Price participates at 11:10 a.m….contact the 800-846-4700 and punch in the Cougar access code 5938. Pac-10 media relations office for details, 925-932-4411. The cost is charged to your VISA or Mastercard. PRICE AND PLAYERS AVAILABLE: WSU head football LIVE TELEVISION: Pac-10 television action Saturday coach Mike Price is available for individual media includes ABC’s coverage of Washington at Michigan, 12:00 interviews 11:00 a.m.-Noon each Wednesday. p.m. EDT, plus Monday’s Auburn at USC game, 5:00 p.m. Arrangements for Price interviews must be made PDT…FOX Sports Net will carry the Mississipi State at through his office, 509-335-0250. WSU players are Oregon game nationally at 3:00 p.m. PDT. available for interviews before and after practice each Tuesday and Wednesday and before practice each Thursday. FSNW-TV: FOX Sports Net (Northwest) will replay WSU’s Contact Jason Hickman at the WSU Media Information Aug. 31 game with Nevada Sunday, Sept. 1, at 10:00 a.m. Office.

TICKETS: Tickets for all Cougar home and away games are PRICE PHONE CONFERENCES: Mike Price is available for available through the WSU Ticket Office, North 225 Grand, media interviews three times weekly via a conference phone Pullman, Wash. 99164-1910, or by calling 800-GO-COUGS hookup, Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and (available toll free from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Thursday at 2:30 p.m. For access information contact the Virgin Islands). WSU Media Information Office.

PRICE ON ESPN NEWS: National cable outlet ESPN News is slated to show Mike Price’s weekly Tuesday press conferences live, beginning Aug. 26…portions of the teleconference will also be used on ESPN Radio.

AUDIO ON INTERNET: WSU's football broadcasts are INTERNET: WSU releases, statistics, notes and depth chart available on the Internet through OCSN, WSU’s Web provider, information are loaded weekly on the WSU Athletics Home and also at Yahoo.com...the address is: Page. The address is: http://www.wsucougars.com. http://www.wsucougars.com. 2002 WASHINGTON STATE FOOTBALL - DEPTH CHART

Pre-Nevada Aug. 31, 2002

COUGAR OFFENSE COUGAR DEFENSE

SE 5 * [12] MIKE BUSH (6-6, 210, #Sr.) WE 17 ** [0] D. D. ACHOLONU (6-3, 245, Jr.) 20 [0] Sammy Moore (6-0, 180, Jr.) 9 * [1] Isaac Brown (6-3, 226, #Jr.) 87 [0] Thomas Ostrander (6-1, 190, #Fr.) 18 ***[0] Curtis Nettles (5-7, 165, #Sr.) INJ LT 97 ** [12] TAI TUPAI (6-5, 343, Jr.) 95 ** [0] Jeremey Williams (6-4, 284, #Jr.) LT 50 ** [12] JOSH PARRISH (6-6, 320, #Jr.) 56 ** [0] Tomasi Kongaika (6-1, 300, #Sr.) 75 * [0] Sam Lightbody (6-9, 310, #So.) RT 88 ** [12] RIEN LONG (6-6, 286, #Jr.) LG 69 *** [5] PHIL LOCKER (6-5, 326, #Sr.) or 99 * [0] Steve Cook (6-3, 291, #So.) 71 ** [1] BILLY KNOTTS (6-7, 284, #Jr.) 44 ** [0] Josh Shavies (6-6, 322, Jr.)

C 52 ** [10] TYLER HUNT (6-3, 290, #Sr.) SE 6 ***[11] FRED SHAVIES (6-2, 261, #Sr.) 63 * [1] Mike Shelford (6-2, 278, #Jr.) 96 [0] Adam Braidwood (6-4, 242, Fr.) 98 [0] Bryan Boyer (6-3, 238, #Fr.) or RG 77 ***[12] DERRICK ROCHE (6-6, 296, #Sr.) 76 [0] Norvell Holmes (6-3, 297, #Fr.) WLB 48 ** [7] AL GENATONE (6-0, 221, #Jr.) 46 * [0] Pat Bennett (6-0, 231, So.) RT 67 * [9] CALVIN ARMSTRONG (6-8, 315, #So.) 39 [0] Wes Patterson-Aumua (5-11, 197, #Fr.) 78 [0] Riley Fitt-Chappell (6-6, 288, #Fr.) MLB 54 [0] KEVIN SPERRY (6-1,233,#So.) TE 81 [0] TROY BIENEMANN (6-4, 250, Fr.) 52 [0] Don Jackson (6-1, 218, Jr.) 44 [0] Mark Ahlberg (6-5, 255, #So.) 58 [0] Mawuli Davis (5-10, 226, #Sr.) or 47 [0] Jesse Taylor (6-3, 247, Fr.) 57 [0] Doc Farley (6-1, 220, #Fr.)

SB 84 * [1] JEROME RILEY (6-2, 185, #Sr.) SLB 12 ** [2] IRA DAVIS (6-0, 224, #Jr.) 88 * [0] Trandon Harvey (5-11, 182, So.) 51 [0] Will Derting (6-0, 235, #Fr.) 6 [0] Marty Martin (5-10, 185, #Fr.) 31 * [0] Wendell Smith (5-11, 206, #Jr.) 36 [0] Jevon Miller (5-11, 189, #Fr.) LCB 45 *** [7] MARCUS TRUFANT (6-0, 191, Sr.) QB 17 ***[12] JASON GESSER (6-1, 200, #Sr.) 21 [0] Alex Teems (5-11, 182, #Fr.) 4 ** [0] Matt Kegel (6-5, 239, #Jr.) 23 * [0] Cole Sheridan (5-11, 184, #Jr.) 8 [0] Chris Hurd (6-2, 219, #Fr.) 9 [0] Josh Swogger (6-5, 245, Fr.) SS 24 ** [0] VIRGIL WILLIAMS (6-1, 195, #Jr.) 41 [0] Aaron Joseph (6-2, 213, #Fr.) RB 25 * [4] JOHN TIPPINS (6-1, 224, #Sr.) 28 * [0] Hamza Abdullah (6-2, 200, #So.) 30 [0] Jermaine Green (5-11, 221, Jr.) 38 * [1] Allen Thompson (5-10, 195, So.) FS 27 ** [5] ERIK COLEMAN (5-10, 202, Jr.) 22 * [0] Lavell Anderson (5-7, 179, #So.) 26 * [0] Jeremy Bohannon (5-10, 188, So.) 23 [0] Jonathan Smith (5-10, 185, Jr.) RCB 29 ** [12] JASON DAVID (5-8, 173, Jr.) FL 1 [0] DEVARD DARLING (6-3, 205, #So.) 15 * [0] Karl Paymah (6-0, 197, #So.) 83 ***[12] Collin Henderson (6-1, 185, Sr.) P 8 [0] KYLE BASLER (6-2, 237, #Fr.) PK 10 * [12] DREW DUNNING (5-11, 165, #Jr.) 3 [0] Graham Siderius (6-2, 195, #Fr.) 3 [0] Graham Siderius (6-2, 195, #Fr.) WSU SPECIAL TEAMS CAPTAINS: Offense -QB Jason Gesser (17) KO: 4 Adam Holiday (6-3, 230, Sr.) Defense - CB Marcus Trufant (45) 10 Drew Dunning (5-11, 165, #Jr.) Special Teams - RS/WR Curtis Nettles (18) LONG SNAPS: 81 Troy Bienemann (6-4, 250, Fr.) [ ] = Number of 2001 starts; not always at same position. HOLDER: 83 Collin Henderson (6-1, 185, Sr.) * = Varsity letters earned P-RETURNS: 45 Marcus Trufant (6-0, 191, Sr.) # = Has redshirted. 27 Erik Coleman (5-10, 202, Jr.) 83 Collin Henderson (6-1, 185, Sr.) Revised: 8/25/02 KO-RETURN: 1 Devard Darling (6-3, 205, #So.) 27 Erik Coleman (5-10, 202, Jr.) 84 Jerome Riley (6-2, 185, #Sr.)

11 FINAL 2002 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2001 #at Nevada 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. 22, 2001 California W 51-20 3-0 1-0 3:35 21,534 Sept. 29, 2001 at Arizona W 48-21 4-0 2-0 3:10 42,729 Oct. 6, 2001 Oregon State W 34-27 5-0 3-0 3:27 35,283 Oct. 13, 2001 at Stanford W 45-39 6-0 4-0 3:35 40,950 Oct. 18, 2001 Montana State W 53-28 7-0 4-0 3:29 14,325 Oct. 27, 2001 Oregon L 17-24 7-1 4-1 3:20 34,150 Nov. 3, 2001 UCLA W 20-14 8-1 5-1 3:12 33,462 Nov. 10, 2001 at Arizona State W 28-16 9-1 6-1 3:18 47,229 Nov. 17, 2001 at Washington L 14-26 9-2 6-2 3:23 74,442 Dec. 31, 2001 Purdue/Sun Bowl W 33-27 10-2 6-2 (2nd-tie) 3:51 47,812 # - Game played at WSU’s Martin Stadium, with Nevada the official home team.

TEAM STATISTICS WSU OPP RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD LG Avg/G SCORING 420 269 McELRATH, Nakoa 12 72 1163 16.2 9 71 96.9 Points Per Game 35.0 22.4 BUSH, Mike 12 46 959 20.8 10 65 79.9 FIRST DOWNS 265 228 RILEY, Jerome 12 36 630 17.5 4 72 52.5 Rushing 90 77 MINNICH, Dave 9 18 169 9.4 2 29 18.8 Passing 129 133 HENDERSON, Col. 11 9 83 9.2 1 21 7.5 Penalty 46 18 HARVEY, Trandon 8 9 83 9.2 1 21 10.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 1596 1447 BALDWIN, Mark 11 8 109 13.6 2 27 9.9 Yards gained rushing 2007 1816 TIPPINS, John 9 7 112 16.0 2 41 12.4 Yards lost rushing 411 369 THIELBAHR, Jer. 10 7 76 10.9 0 26 7.6 Rushing Attempts 471 399 ANDERSON,Lavell 7 4 -1 -0.2 0 3 -0.1 Average Per Rush 3.4 3.6 THOMPSON, Allen 6 3 48 16.0 0 37 8.0 Average Per Game 133.0 120.6 MAYFIELD,Tyjaun 8 3 43 14.3 0 25 5.4 TDs Rushing 14 12 DOUGLAS,DeAndre 5 2 15 7.5 0 9 3.0 PASSING YARDAGE 3591 3024 KEGEL, Matt 13 1 63 63.0 0 63 4.8 Att-Comp-Int 434-229-15 463-229-26 NETTLES, Curtis 12 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.0 Average Per Pass 8.3 6.5 AHLBERG, Mark 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.0 Average Per Catch 15.7 13.2 LUNDE, Scott 11 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8 Average Per Game 299.2 252.0 WILSON, Jimmy 5 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.6 TDs Passing 31 16 Total...... 12 229 3591 15.7 31 72 299.2 TOTAL OFFENSE 5187 4471 Opponents...... 12 229 3024 13.2 16 66 252.0 Total Plays 905 862 Average Per Play 5.7 5.2 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 432.2 372.6 HENDERSON, Col. 16 92 5.8 0 13 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 31-576 47-1149 COLEMAN, Erik 12 77 6.4 0 15 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 37-244 35-204 TRUFANT, Marcus 7 47 6.7 0 14 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 26-405 15-103 MOEN, Josh 1 22 22.0 0 0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.6 24.4 PAYMAH, Karl 1 2 2.0 0 2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.6 5.8 BOHANNON, Jer. 0 4 0.0 1 4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.6 6.9 Total...... 37 244 6.6 1 15 FUMBLES-LOST 25-13 23-14 Opponents...... 35 204 5.8 1 46 PENALTIES-YARDS 96-844 104-971 Average Per Game 70.3 80.9 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNTS-YARDS 65-2628 78-2859 THOMPSON, La. 10 97 9.7 1 36 Average Per Punt 40.4 36.7 NEWMAN, Billy 4 62 15.5 1 54 Net punt average 37.3 33.5 COLEMAN, Erik 3 47 15.7 1 47 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:16 28:44 DAVID, Jason 3 73 24.3 1 45 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 75/192 54/178 TRUFANT, Marcus 3 51 17.0 0 26 3rd-Down Pct 39% 30% SMITH, Raonall 1 54 54.0 1 54 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6/14 10/19 PRICE, James 1 21 21.0 0 21 4th-Down Pct 43% 53% DAVIS, Ira 1 0 0.0 0 0 SACKS BY-YARDS 40-242 27-232 Total...... 26 405 15.6 5 54 MISC YARDS 100 133 Opponents...... 15 103 6.9 1 29 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 53 34 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-22 10-17 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PAT-ATTEMPTS 48-52 31-33 DAVID, Jason 11 208 18.9 0 34 ATTENDANCE 138754 264144 COLEMAN, Erik 9 199 22.1 0 31 Games/Avg Per Game 5/27751 6/44024 NEWMAN, Billy 5 85 17.0 0 21 NETTLES, Curtis 4 75 18.8 0 27 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total DAVIS, Ira 1 8 8.0 0 8 WASHINGTON STATE 114 121 103 82 420 TIPPINS, John 1 1 1.0 0 1 Opponents 65 63 68 73 269 Total...... 31 576 18.6 0 34 Opponents...... 47 1149 24.4 1 93 12 FINAL 2001 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-2

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G MINNICH, Dave 9 192 851 36 815 4.2 6 38 90.6 TIPPINS, John 9 71 296 28 268 3.8 2 20 29.8 THOMPSON, Allen 6 40 161 11 150 3.8 2 21 25.0 GESSER, Jason 12 86 350 249 101 1.2 2 23 8.4 NETTLES, Curtis 12 4 77 6 71 17.8 0 45 5.9 ANDERSON,Lavell 7 22 72 6 66 3.0 0 16 9.4 McELRATH, Nakoa 12 3 36 0 36 12.0 0 22 3.0 WILSON, Jimmy 5 16 38 6 32 2.0 1 15 6.4 KEGEL, Matt 12 18 72 51 21 1.2 1 27 1.6 COX, Alan 12 1 20 0 20 20.0 0 20 1.7 PARRISH, Josh 11 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.4 BUSH, Mike 12 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.7 HAWKINS, Blair 2 3 6 1 5 1.7 0 6 2.5 THIELBAHR, Jer. 10 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 0.3 HENDERSON, Col. 11 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 ENA, Tali 4 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.5 Team 12 9 0 15 -15 -1.6 0 0 -2.3 Total...... 12 471 2007 411 1596 3.4 14 45 133.0 Opponents...... 12 399 1816 369 1447 3.6 12 73 120.6

PASSING G Effic Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G GESSER, Jason 12 136.44 375 199 13 53.1 3010 26 72 250.8 KEGEL, Matt 12 105.99 43 20 1 46.5 289 1 55 22.2 ENA, Tali 4 118.15 8 5 0 62.5 53 0 22 13.2 HENDERSON, Col. 11 868.80 3 3 0 100.0 196 2 71 17.8 MINNICH, Dave 9 340.40 3 2 1 66.7 43 2 22 4.8 Team 12 0.00 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 12 138.93 434 229 15 52.8 3591 31 72 299.2 Opponents...... 12 104.50 463 229 26 49.5 3024 16 66 252.0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points DUNNING, Drew 0 18-22 47-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 101 BUSH, Mike 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 McELRATH, Nakoa 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 MINNICH, Dave 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 RILEY, Jerome 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 TIPPINS, John 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 SMITH, Raonall 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 BALDWIN, Mark 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 GESSER, Jason 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12 THOMPSON, Allen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 WILSON, Jimmy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KEGEL, Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DAVID, Jason 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BOHANNON, Jer. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HENDERSON, Col. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 THOMPSON, La. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 NEWMAN, Billy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 COLEMAN, Erik 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 GENATONE, Al 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 LAMBERT, Nick 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Total...... 53 18-22 48-52 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 420 Opponents...... 34 10-17 31-33 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 269

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TRUFANT, Marcus 1 0 0.0 0 0 GENATONE, Al 1 73 73.0 1 73 SMITH, Raonall 1 27 27.0 1 27 Total...... 3 100 33.3 2 73 Opponents...... 7 133 19.0 3 37

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TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G GESSER, Jason 12 461 101 3010 3111 259.2 MINNICH, Dave 9 195 815 43 858 95.3 KEGEL, Matt 12 61 21 289 310 23.8 TIPPINS, John 9 71 268 0 268 29.8 HENDERSON, Col. 11 4 2 196 198 18.0 THOMPSON, Allen 6 40 150 0 150 25.0 NETTLES, Curtis 12 4 71 0 71 5.9 ANDERSON,Lavell 7 22 66 0 66 9.4 ENA, Tali 4 9 -2 53 51 12.8 McELRATH, Nakoa 12 3 36 0 36 3.0 WILSON, Jimmy 5 16 32 0 32 6.4 COX, Alan 12 1 20 0 20 1.7 PARRISH, Josh 11 1 15 0 15 1.4 BUSH, Mike 12 1 8 0 8 0.7 HAWKINS, Blair 2 3 5 0 5 2.5 THIELBAHR, Jer. 10 2 3 0 3 0.3 Team 12 11 -15 0 -15 -1.3 Total...... 12 905 1596 3591 5187 432.2 Opponents...... 12 862 1447 3024 4471 372.6

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd COX, Alan 64 2628 41.1 62 9 8 15 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 65 2628 40.4 62 9 8 15 1 Opponents...... 78 2859 36.7 65 7 18 13 3

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G McELRATH, Nakoa 12 36 1163 0 0 0 1199 99.9 MINNICH, Dave 9 815 169 0 0 0 984 109.3 BUSH, Mike 12 8 959 0 0 0 967 80.6 RILEY, Jerome 12 0 630 0 0 0 630 52.5 TIPPINS, John 9 268 112 0 1 0 381 42.3 COLEMAN, Erik 11 0 0 77 199 47 323 29.4 DAVID, Jason 12 0 0 0 208 73 281 23.4 THOMPSON, Allen 6 150 48 0 0 0 198 33.0 HENDERSON, Col. 11 2 83 92 0 0 177 16.1 NETTLES, Curtis 12 71 12 0 75 0 158 13.2 NEWMAN, Billy 12 0 0 0 85 62 147 12.2 BALDWIN, Mark 11 0 109 0 0 0 109 9.9 GESSER, Jason 12 101 0 0 0 0 101 8.4 TRUFANT, Marcus 7 0 0 47 0 51 98 14.0 THOMPSON, La. 12 0 0 0 0 97 97 8.1 KEGEL, Matt 12 21 63 0 0 0 84 6.5 HARVEY, Trandon 8 0 83 0 0 0 83 10.4 THIELBAHR, Jer. 10 3 76 0 0 0 79 7.9 ANDERSON,Lavell 7 66 -1 0 0 0 65 9.3 SMITH, Raonall 11 0 0 0 0 54 54 4.9 MAYFIELD,Tyjaun 8 0 43 0 0 0 43 5.4 WILSON, Jimmy 5 32 8 0 0 0 40 8.0 MOEN, Josh 10 0 0 22 0 0 22 2.2 PRICE, James 10 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.1 COX, Alan 12 20 0 0 0 0 20 1.7 PARRISH, Josh 11 15 0 0 0 0 15 1.4 DOUGLAS,DeAndre 5 0 15 0 0 0 15 3.0 AHLBERG, Mark 1 0 10 0 0 0 10 10.0 LUNDE, Scott 11 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.8 DAVIS, Ira 11 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.7 HAWKINS, Blair 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2.5 BOHANNON, Jer. 11 0 0 4 0 0 4 0.4 PAYMAH, Karl 12 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.2 ENA, Tali 4 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.5 Team 12 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -1.3 Total...... 12 1596 3591 244 576 405 6412 534.3 Opponents...... 12 1447 3024 204 1149 103 5927 493.9

14 FINAL 2001 WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR FOOTBALL - P-4

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk DUNNING, Drew 18-22 81.8 0-0 6-6 10-10 2-6 0-0 49 0 FG SEQUENCE WASHINGTON STATE OPPONENTS NEVADA (26),(27),(32) - Boise State - 44 CALIFORNIA (38),(23),(37),43 (45),(20),49 Arizona Wildcats 42,(24),(49) - OREGON STATE (37),(39) (38),(27) Stanford (26) (35),50 MONTANA STATE 46 38 OREGON (34) (22) UCLA (30),47,(25) - Arizona State - 53,46 Washington - 36,(29),(35) Purdue/Sun Bowl (47),(34),(30),(37) (28),(50) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. |-----Tackles-----| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| |--Fumbles--| Blkd DEFENSIVE GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 19 THOMPSON, La. 12 49 44 93 1-1 . 10-97 13 . . 1 . . 30 SMITH, Raonall 11 48 31 79 9-16 0.5-3 1-54 7 4 1-27 1 . . 10 NEWMAN, Billy 12 36 39 75 7-23 2.0-17 4-62 9 . . 1 . . 5 PRICE, James 10 31 27 58 7-18 2.0-8 1-21 2 . . 3 . . 48 GENATONE, Al 11 14 37 51 1-1 . . . . 2-73 . . . 27 COLEMAN, Erik 11 23 16 39 2-3 . 3-47 4 . . . . . 45 TRUFANT, Marcus 7 29 8 37 3-7 . 3-51 7 . 1-0 1 . . 29 DAVID, Jason 12 34 2 36 . . 3-73 12 . 2-0 1 . . 88 LONG, Rien 12 17 16 33 10-44 3.0-29 . 2 1 . . . . 17 ACHOLONU, D.D. 12 12 19 31 15-76 9.5-69 . . . 1-0 1 1 . 95 WILLIAMS, Jer. 12 14 17 31 6-15 2.5-13 . 3 . 1-0 1 . . 42 NGUAE, Alex 8 13 17 30 3-8 2.0-5 . 1 . . . . . 9 BROWN, Isaac 12 17 9 26 12-58 9.5-54 . 1 . 1-0 2 . . 6 SHAVIES, Fred 12 13 12 25 6-24 2.0-15 . 1 . 2-0 1 . . 8 TUUPO, Tupo 12 9 13 22 7-17 2.5-10 . 2 . . . . . 97 TUPAI, Tai 12 9 8 17 4-8 0.5-4 . . . 1-0 . . . 18 NETTLES, Curtis 12 10 7 17 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 12 DAVIS, Ira 12 9 6 15 2-7 2.0-7 1-0 2 . . . . . 15 PAYMAH, Karl 12 11 3 14 ...... 26 BOHANNON, Jer. 12 4 9 13 ...... 1 . 46 BENNETT, Pat 9 4 7 11 ...... 23 SHERIDAN, Cole 10 4 4 8 ...... 99 COOK, Steve 12 3 5 8 2-5 1.0-4 ...... 55 MALLORY, Nate 9 5 2 7 3-6 1.0-4 ...... 3 DILLON, Derrick 10 3 4 7 ...... 20 MOEN, Josh 11 3 3 6 ...... 1 . 57 MARONG, Serign 8 3 3 6 ...... 33 THIELBAHR, Jer. 11 2 3 5 ...... 28 ABDULLAH, Hamza 7 2 2 4 ...... 43 ISAACSON, Mike 8 2 2 4 1-1 ...... 51 JOHNSON, Alex 12 2 2 4 ...... 1 . . 38 THOMPSON, Allen 5 1 3 4 ...... 46 WILSON, Jimmy 6 1 2 3 ...... 34 MINNICH, Dave 9 2 1 3 ...... 1 . . 22 LUNDE, Scott 12 . 3 3 ...... 4 HOLIDAY, Adam 12 . 3 3 ...... 2 FREEMAN, Mike 11 1 2 3 ...... 31 SMITH, Wendell 3 1 1 2 ...... 24 WILLIAMS,Virgil 6 1 1 2 ...... 71 KNOTTS, Billy 6 1 . 1 ...... 77 ROCHE, Derrick 12 1 . 1 ...... 65 HOLLENBERG, Br. 5 . 1 1 ...... 81 McELRATH, Nakoa 12 1 . 1 ...... 84 RILEY, Jerome 12 1 . 1 ...... 90 ALEAGA, Ing 5 1 . 1 ...... 65 WHITAKER, Brian 6 . 1 1 ...... 56 KONGAIKA,Tomasi 2 1 . 1 ...... 5 BUSH, Mike 12 1 . 1 ...... 66 HOLLENBECK,Joey 10 ...... 1-0 . . . Total...... 12 449 395 844 101-338 40-242 26-405 67 5 14-100 15 3 . Opponents...... 12 - - - - 27-232 15-103 41 8 13-133 19 1 1 15