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33 2 0 1 9 P A C - 1 2 F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E C O U G A R S A QUICK LOOK AT THE COUGARS • The outcome of the Apple Cup each of the last three seasons has determined the North Division champion. Could it be a fourth? Washington State put up a school-record 11 wins, capped by a win at the Alamo Bowl last season. However, like its cross-state rival, the Cougars will need to find a replacement at quarterback after Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year Gardner Minshew II threw for a Pac-12 single- season 4,779 yards and 38 TD. Whoever gets the starting nod to run coach Mike Leach's offense will have the benefit to work behind an experienced offensive line and a plethora of capable receivers at his disposal - WR Tay Martin (69 rec/685 yards/8 TDs), WR Easop Winston (52 rec/654 yards/8 TDs), RB Max Borghi (53 rec/374 yards/4 TDs) and WR Jamire Calvin (42 rec/497 yards/1 TD) are just a few of the down field targets. Borghi was also productive on the ground with 366 yards/5.1 yards per carry and 8 TDs. • The Cougar defense led the Pac-12 in sacks last season with 38 and should continue to pressure opposing quarterbacks with a solid defensive front led by junior DE Will Rodgers III (4.0 sacks), transfer NT Lamonte McDougle, and redshirt junior LB Jahad Woods (82 tackles, 3.0 sacks). A pair of starters return in the Cougar secondary with senior CB Marcus Strong (41 tackles/3 INT) and junior FS Sklyer Thomas (76 tackles/2 INT). The Cougars have won 26 Pac-12 games over the last four years. Only Stanford (27) has won more during that span. 2019 SCHEDULE (6 home, 5 away, 1 neutral) Aug. 31 ........ New Mexico State ......................................... First Meeting Sept. 7 ......... Northern Colorado ......................................... First Meeting Sept. 13 ....... vs. Houston (1) ...................................... WSU leads, 2-1-0 Sept. 21 ....... UCLA ................................................UCLA leads, 40-20-1 Sept. 28 ....... at Utah .................................................. WSU leads, 9-7-0 Oct. 12 ........ at Arizona State ...................................ASU leads, 26-15-2 Oct. 19 ........ Colorado .................................................Series tied, 6-6-0 Oct. 26 ........ at Oregon ............................................ORE leads, 47-42-7 Nov. 9 .......... at California ......................................... CAL leads, 47-28-5 Nov. 16 ........ Stanford ............................................ STAN leads, 40-28-1 Nov. 23 ........ Oregon State ...................................... WSU leads, 53-47-3 Nov. 29 ........ at Washington .................................. WASH leads, 73-32-6 (1) NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas 2018 RESULTS (11-2, 7-2 in Pac-12 North, T1st) W ............. 41-19 .................................................................. at Wyoming W ............. 31-0 ................................................................San Jose State W ............. 59-24 ......................................................Eastern Washington L .............. 36-39 ......................................................................... at USC W ............. 28-24 .............................................................................Utah W ............. 56-37 .............................................................at Oregon State W ............. 34-20 ..............................................................No. 12 Oregon W ............. 41-38 ........................................................ at No. 24 Stanford W ............. 19-13 ......................................................................California W ............. 31-7 .....................................................................at Colorado W ............. 69-28 .........................................................................Arizona L .............. 15-28 .......................................................No. 16 Washington W ............. 28-26 .................................vs. No. 25 Iowa State (Alamo Bowl) FOUR TO WATCH WR Easop Winston RSr. 5-11 190 RB Max Borghi So. 5-10 195 LB Jahad Woods RJr. 6-0 225 CB Marcus Strong Sr. 5-9 185 2018 WASHINGTON STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (returnees in italics) RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Williams, James 13 122 572 12 560 4.6 12 43 43.1 Borghi, Max 13 72 374 8 366 5.1 8 30 28.2 Total.......... 13 281 1196 186 1010 3.6 24 43 77.7 Opponents...... 13 447 2268 429 1839 4.1 21 80 141.5 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Minshew,Gardner 13 147.56 468-662-9 70.7 4779 38 89 367.6 Tinsley, Trey 5 173.24 7-9-0 77.8 63 1 13 12.6 Total.......... 13 146.95 478-677-10 70.6 4859 39 89 373.8 Opponents...... 13 128.19 231-391-12 59.1 2820 17 59 216.9 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Williams, James 13 83 613 7.4 4 41 47.2 Martin, Tay 13 69 685 9.9 8 50 52.7 Patmon, Dezmon 13 61 816 13.4 5 65 62.8 Total.......... 13 478 4859 10.2 39 89 373.8 Opponents...... 13 231 2835 12.3 17 59 218.1 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Mazza, Blake 10-15 66.7 0-0 3-4 3-5 3-4 1-2 50 2 |------ PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Williams, James 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 96 Mazza, Blake 0 10-15 60-62 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 Borghi, Max 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 Total.......... 66 10-15 60-64 0-0 0 0-2 1 0 488 Opponents...... 38 12-14 33-35 1-1 1 1-2 0 1 303 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Draguicevich, O 46 2103 45.7 67 6 13 15 13 0 Total.......... 46 2103 45.7 67 6 13 15 13 0 Opponents...... 67 2631 39.3 62 3 35 20 9 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Sweet, Kyle 11 79 7.2 0 26 Total.......... 15 94 6.3 1 26 Opponents...... 13 103 7.9 0 39 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Harris, Travell 25 691 27.6 1 100 Total.......... 26 705 27.1 1 100 Opponents...... 39 792 20.3 0 57 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Williams, James 13 560 613 0 0 0 1173 90.2 Harris, Travell 13 3 309 6 691 0 1009 77.6 Total.......... 13 1010 4859 94 705 149 6817 524.4 Opponents...... 13 1839 2835 103 792 57 5626 432.8 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Minshew,Gardner 13 720 119 4779 4898 376.8 Williams, James 13 123 560 0 560 43.1 Total.......... 13 958 1010 4859 5869 451.5 Opponents...... 13 838 1839 2835 4674 359.5 TACKLES GP Solo Ast Total Pelluer, Peyton 13 62 36 98 Woods, Jahad 13 51 31 82 Thomas, Skyler 13 46 30 76 Total.......... 13 505 282 787 Opponents...... 13 511 302 813 TACKLES/LOSS GP TFL Yards SACKS GP Sacks Yards Pelluer, Peyton 13 10.5 47 Pelluer, Peyton 13 4.5 32 Tago, Logan 13 10.5 28 Silvels, Dominick 13 4.5 41 Total.......... 13 88.0 381 Total.......... 13 38 270 Opponents...... 13 47.0 171 Opponents...... 13 13 75 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Strong, Marcus 3 66 22.0 0 66 Total.......... 12 149 12.4 0 66 Opponents...... 10 57 5.7 0 23