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2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WASHINGTON STATE (1-1, 1-1 Pac-12) at STANFORD (0-2, 0-2 Pac-12) (1-1, 1-1 PAC-12) 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 • Fox Sports 1 Stanford Stadium (50,424) • Stanford, Calif. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 7 at Oregon State * W, 38-28 (FS1) BROADCAST INFO SERIES HISTORY Nov. 14 No. 11 Oregon * L, 29-43 (FOX) TV: Fox Sports 1 ALL-TIME: Stanford leads 40-29-1 Nov. 21 at Stanford * 7:30 p.m. (FS1) PLAY-BY-PLAY: Alex Faust OVERALL STREAK: WSU +4 Nov. 27 Washington * 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) ANALYST: Petros Papadakis LAST MEETING: WSU, 49-22 (11/16/19 - Pullman) LAST STAN WIN: 30-28 (10/31/15 - Pullman) Dec. 4 at USC * 6:30 p.m. (FS1) RADIO: Washington State Sports Network from Learfield IMG College IN PULLMAN: Stanford leads 17-9 Dec. 12 California * TBA PLAY-BY-PLAY: Matt Chazanow STREAK: WSU +2 Dec. 18/19 TBD/TBD TBA/TBA ANALYST: Alex Brink LAST MEETING: WSU, 49-22 (11/16/19) SIDELINE: Jessamyn McIntyre LAST STAN WIN: 30-28 (10/31/15) * Pac-12 Conference Game IN STANFORD: Stanford leads 20-17 Home games in BOLD / All times Pacific LIVESTATS: wsucougars.com STREAK: WSU +2 TWITTER: @WSUCougarfb, @WSUCougarNotes LAST MEETING: WSU, 41-38 (10/27/18) WASHINGTON STATE INSTAGRAM: @WSUCOUGARFB LAST STAN WIN: 34-17 (10/10/14) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS NEUTRAL: Stanford leads 3-2-1 OFFICE ADDRESS: Bohler Addition 195 COUGARS HEAD TO STANFORD FOR SATURDAY NIGHT MATCHUP Pullman, WA 99164-1602 Washington State hits the road for a Saturday night matchup at Stanford. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-COUG OFFICE FAX: 509-335-0267 SERIES HISTORY MARTIN STADIUM PRESS BOX: 509-335-COUG WSU has won the last four meetings against Stanford including a 49-22 victory in Pullman last season but the ASSOC. A.D. / ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: Cardinal lead the all-time series 40-29-1. The Cougars are 17-20 all-time in Stanford but have claimed the last two Bill Stevens (FB) matchups in 2016 and 2018. Washington State is looking to beat Stanford in five straight meetings for the first time OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-4294 since posting eight-straight wins (1957-64). CELL: 916-761-7005 EMAIL: [email protected] LET’S ROLL SPORTS: Football, Women’s Tennis Nick Rolovich was named the 33rd head football coach in Washington State history, Director of Athletics Pat ASST. DIRECTOR: Bobby Alworth (FB) Chun announced Jan. 14. Rolovich, 40, spent a total of eight seasons at the University of Hawai’i, the last four as OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-5785 head coach. He also served as Nevada’s offensive coordinator for four seasons and spent two years coaching CELL: 951-452-6129 quarterbacks at City College of San Francisco. Rolovich completed his fourth season at Hawai’i with a 28-27 EMAIL: [email protected] record and three bowl games in his time. Last season he guided UH to its first 10-win season since 2010 as the SPORTS: Football, Baseball, Swimming Rainbow Warriors went 10-5, capped by a 38-34 win over BYU in the Hawaii Bowl. ASST. DIRECTOR: Chris Caskey OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-0255 • 1st WSU head coach to win his debut since Bill Doba in 2003 (25-0 against Idaho in Seattle) EMAIL: [email protected] • 1st WSU head coach to win his debut on the road since Warren Powers in 1977 (19-10 at No. 15 Nebraska) SPORTS: Women’s Basketball, Rowing • 2019 Mountain West Coach of the Year, Reached Mountain West Championship game ASST. DIRECTOR: Ben Laskey • Opened 2019 with back-to-back wins over Pac-12 foes Arizona and Oregon State OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-0265 • Led Hawaii to first back-to-back winning seasons (2018-19) since 2006-07 CELL: 209-608-2173 • Produced 31 All-Mountain West Conference honors and 59 All-Academic honors EMAIL: [email protected] • In 2019, UH offense ranked fifth nationally with 338.0 ypg and No. 13 nationally in total offense at 471.0 ypg SPORTS: Women’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball • In 2018, UH had 5,800 yards of offense, 43 TD passes, 30.8 ppg and No. 9 nationally with 310.3 passing/g ASST. DIRECTOR: Devon Lucal • In 2016, took over the program as the fifth-youngest head coach in NCAA Division I FBS at the age of 37 OFFICE PHONE: 509-335-0268 • Produced a 1,000-yard RB and 1,000-yard WR in 2016, hasn’t been done at WSU since 2005 (Jerome Harrison EMAIL: [email protected] and Jason Hill) SPORTS: Volleyball, Cross Country, Track & Field COUGAR QUICK GAME TEAM • WSU recorded its 7th-straight win over OSU, the longest winning streak against OSU since winning 10 straight (1983-93) • WSU blocked a punt at Oregon State week 1, it was WSU’s first punt block since its last trip to Corvallis in 2018 • WSU made its school-record 5th straight bowl appearance last season, played Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl • WSU’s 2020 roster features players from 18 states, British Columbia and American Samoa • Since 2015, WSU owns 44 wins, tied for 3rd-most among Pac-12 schools (UW - 48, Utah - 46, Stan - 44) • Since 2015, WSU owns 30 Pac-12 wins, tied for 3rd-most among Pac-12 schools (USC - 34, UW - 31, Stan - 30) • WSU produced an All-America offensive lineman in 4 straight seasons (2015-18) INDIVIDUAL (Player Notes Pages 10-17) • WR Renard Bell enters the week leading the Pac-12 in rec yds (218) and tied for Pac-12 lead in rec (16) with Travell Harris • QB Jayden de Laura was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following the season-opening win at OSU • RB Max Borghi was only Power-5 player with 800+ rush yards, 550+ rec yards and 16 total TD in 2019 • RB Deon McIntosh enters the week 11th in the country averaging 7.0 yds/carry, tied for 2nd in Pac-12 with 10 plays of 10+ yds • LB Jahad Woods is the Pac-12’s active leading tackler with 304 career tackles, 6th-most among all FBS players • DB Ayden Hector was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week last week, 4 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 INT vs. Oregon • P Oscar Draguicevich III enters the week 2nd in the country in punting (48.6), 1st in Pac-12 with 4 punts inside the 20 • K Blake Mazza was a 2019 Lou Groza Award Finalist (3), went 20-for-21 in FG attempts, All-Pac-12 First Team 1 2020 WASHINGTON STATE PAC-12 CONFERENCE MEDIA INFORMATION 2020 STANDINGS WSUCOUGARS.COM WASHINGTON STATE SPORTS NETWORK NORTH DIVISON WSU releases, statistics, notes and depth chart infor- FROM LEARFIELD IMG COLLEGE Pac-12 Overall mation are loaded weekly on the WSU Athletics Home Oregon 2-0 2-0 Page. The address is: http://www.wsucougars.com. Cougar football games are broadcast live on the ra- Washington 1-0 1-0 dio throughout the Pacific Northwest via the Washing- Washington State 1-1 1-1 ROLOVICH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE AVAILABILITY ton State Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. California 0-1 0-1 WSU head football coach Nick Rolovich is available for The 19-station football network reaches from Alaska Oregon State 0-2 0-2 individual media interviews following practices Tues- to Oregon and can be heard worldwide via the internet Stanford 0-2 0-2 day and Wednesday along with after each Cougar and XM Satellite radio. Cougar football broadcasts be- game. Arrangements for interviews with coach Rolov- gin two hours before kickoff, carry through the game SOUTH DIVISON ich other than those times must be made through the and conclude with post-game interviews with players Pac-12 Overall WSU Athletic Communications office. WSU players and coaches. Colorado 2-0 2-0 are available for interviews after each game and two LearfieldIMG College produces the Washington USC 2-0 2-0 student-athletes will be made available only following State Sports Network, which also features radio cov- UCLA 1-1 1-1 Tuesday’s practice. Contact Bill Stevens (wsstevens@ erage of WSU men’s basketball, baseball, women’s Utah 0-0 0-0 wsu.edu) or Bobby Alworth ([email protected]) basketball and women’s volleyball, and the Cougar Arizona 0-1 0-1 in the WSU Athletic Communications Office. Media Coaches Show in the fall and winter seasons. Arizona State 0-1 0-1 are reminded that they should not contact student- athletes via their cell phones or social media accounts. Location Station Frequency All interviews need to be scheduled through the Ath- Pullman (Flagship) KHTR 104.3 FM THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE letic Communications Office. KQZB 100.5 FM SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Spokane (Flagship) KXLY 920 AM/100.7 FM UCLA at OREGON, NO TAILIGATING THIS SEASON IN PULLMAN Seattle KIRO 710 AM California at OREGON STATE, 12:30 p.m. (FS1) Washington State Athletics is committed to providing Anchorage, Alaska KBYR 700 AM Arizona at Washington, 5 p.m. (FOX) a safe environment for its staff, coaches and student- Bellingham KGMI 96.5 FM / 790 AM USC at UTAH, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) athletes, as well as the Pullman community, during Centralia KMNT 104.3 FM Washington State at STANFORD, 8 p.m. (FS1) the 2020 football season. We are encouraging Cougar KELA 1470 AM Arizona State at COLORADO, Cancelled fans to stay home and root responsibly to help contain Colfax KCLX 1450 AM COVID-19.