FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION Page 1 SID: Rod Commons (
[email protected]) ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, Jason Hickman (
[email protected]), Ilsa Gramer 509-335-COUG; FAX 509-335-0267 WEB: www.wsucougars.com Sept. 20, 2004 Josh Swagger throws four first-half TD passes against Idaho FOOTBALL: WSU Prepares for Pac-10 Opener at Arizona 2004 WSU RESULTS The 2-1 Washington State Cougars, fresh off a 49-8 win over the Idaho Vandals, Record: 2-1; 0-0 [OPP REC] prepares this week for their Pacific-10 Conference opener at Arizona. Game time is 9/3 @ New Mexico [21-17] [1-2] 12:30 p.m. at Arizona Stadium (56,002). The game will be televised live by ABC 9/11 Colorado/Seattle [12-20] [3-0] Sports. Saturday’s match-up with the Wildcats will be the 33rd game in the series, which 9/18 Idaho [49-8] [0-3] began in 1963 with a Cougar win. Arizona holds a 20-12 series advantage against 9/25 @ Arizona [1-2] WSU. 10/2 Bye However, WSU has won the last three meetings between the two teams, including 10/9 Oregon [0-2] 30-7 last year in Pullman and the previous two years in Tucson. 10/16 Stanford [2-0] The Wildcats bring a 1-2 mark into the game, with a win over Northern Arizona 10/23 @ Oregon State [1-2] (21-3) and losses to Utah (6-23) and Wisconsin (7-9) the last two weekends. 10/30 USC [3-0] Since the league reformed in 1978, adding Arizona and ASU, the Cougars are 13-12 11/6 @ UCLA [2-1] in Pac-10 openers.