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33 TEAMS // 2015 PAC-12 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS 2015 TEAM INFORMATION Returning Starters: 14/Starters Lost: 10 Offensive Starters Returning (7) Offensive Starters Lost (4) LT Joe Dahl (Sr., 6-4, 302) WR Vince Mayle LG Gunnar Eklund (Sr., 6-7, 308) WR Isiah Myers C Riley Sorenson (Jr., 6-4, 321) WR Ricky Galvin RG Eduardo Middleton (Jr., 6-5, 315) QB Connor Halliday RT Cole Madison (So., 6-5, 300) WR River Cracraft (Jr., 6-0, 198) RB Jamal Morrow (So., 5-8, 189) Defensive Starters Returning (6) Defensive Starters Lost (5) DL Destiny Vaeao (Sr., 6-4, 304) DL Xavier Cooper LB Kache Palacio (Sr., 6-2, 235) NT Kala!toni Polé LB Jeremiah Allison (Sr., 6-2, 224) LB Cyrus Coen S Darious Lemora (So., 5-11, 182) LB Darryl Monroe S Taylor Taliulu (Sr., 5-11, 210) CB Daquawn Brown CB Charleston White (So., 5-10, 180) Starting Kickers Returning (1) Starting Kickers Lost (1) PK Quentin Breshears (Jr., 6-0, 196) P Jordan Dascalo positions listed as of last season 2014 WASHINGTON STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (returnees in italics) RUSHING Att Yds Avg TD Jamal Morrow 87 351 4.0 0 Gerard Wicks 62 234 3.8 4 Theron West 21 88 4.2 0 PASSING PC-PA-HI Pct Yds TD Connor Halliday 354-526-11 .673 3873 32 Luke Falk 156-243-7 .642 1859 13 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg TD Vince Mayle 106 1483 14.0 9 Isiah Myers 78 972 12.5 12 River Cracraft 66 771 11.6 8 Jamal Morrow 61 460 7.5 0 Dom Williams 43 656 15.3 9 Robert Lewis 41 370 9.0 2 Rickey Galvin 37 400 10.8 3 Tyler Baker 27 308 11.4 2 Scoring: Isiah Myers (72) Field Goals: Quentin Breshears (9-12) Punting: Jordan Dascalo (41.6) Kickoff Returns: Jamal Morrow (20.6) Punt Returns: Rickey Galvin (7.8) Interceptions: Three tied (1) Tackles: Daquawn Brown (82) Tackles For Loss: Xavier Cooper (9.5) Quarterback Sacks: Kache Palacio (6.5) A QUICK LOOK AT THE COUGARS OFFENSE: Losing a starting QB like Connor Halliday (WSU career record 11,304 passing yards and 90 TDs) might have a big impact on the success of an offense, but the Cougars look to sophomore Luke Falk to lead the team without missing a beat. Afterall, he did complete 64.2 percent of his passes for 1,859 yards and 13 TDs in six games (three as a starter) last season. Falk will throw to a talented group of re- ceivers that include junior WR River Cracraft (66 rec/771 yds/8 TDs), senior WR Dom Williams (43 rec/656 yds/9 TDs) and sophomore RB Jamal Morrow (61 rec/460 yds). Morrow was also the team's lead- ing rusher with 351 yards (4.0 avg). The entire offensive line returns intact, led by senior LT Joe Dahl and senior LG Gunnar Eklund. Both have started each of the last 25 games. In fact, all 18 offensive line- man on scholarship last season return for the 2015 season. DEFENSE: The Cougars were tough against the run, allowing 145.7 yards per game (4th in the Pac-12). Senior LBs Jeremiah Allison and Kache Palacio key a defense that returns six starters. Allison is the team's top returning tackler with 78 and 8.5 tackles for loss, while Palacio collected 57 tackles and topped the team with 6.5 sacks. Se- nior S Taylor Taliulu (68 tackles) anchors a young secondary. In ad- dtion to Taliulu, the Cougars return a pair of starters in sophomores S Darious Lemora (68 tackles) and CB Charleston White (34 tackles and a team-best 13 PBU). The Cougar defense has the advantage of opening the season against three non-conference foes that averaged just 24.1 points per game. However, they'll get tested right away in the Pac-12 as they open league play with California (38.2 ppg) and at Oregon (45.4 ppg). 2014 RESULTS (3-9, 2-7 in Pac-12 North, T5th) L ............38-41 ........... vs. Rutgers L ............13-24 ........... at Nevada W ...........59-21 ........... Portland State L ............31-38 ........... No. 2 Oregon W ...........28-27 ........... at Utah L ............59-60 ........... California L ............17-34 ........... at Stanford L ............27-59 ........... No. 15 Arizona L ............17-44 ........... USC W ...........39-32 ........... at Oregon State L ............31-52 ........... at No. 15 Arizona State L ............13-31 ........... Washington 2015 SCHEDULE (6 home, 6 away) Sept. 5 Portland State Washington State leads, 2-0-0 Sept. 12 at Rutgers Rutgers leads, 1-0-0 Sept. 19 Wyoming Washington State leads, 3-2-0 Oct. 3 at California California leads, 45-26-5 Oct. 10 at Oregon Oregon leads, 47-38-7 Oct. 17 Oregon State Oregon State leads, 50-46-3 Oct. 24 at Arizona Arizona leads, 26-14-0 Oct. 31 Stanford Stanford leads, 39-25-1 Nov. 7 Arizona State Arizona State leads, 26-13-2 Nov. 14 at UCLA UCLA leads, 40-18-1 Nov. 21 Colorado Colorado leads, 5-3-0 Nov. 29 at Washington Washington leads, 69-32-6 SIX TO WATCH QB Luke Falk So. 6-4 201 LT Joe Dahl Sr. 6-4 302 WR Gabe Marks Jr. 6-0 190 WR Dom Williams Sr. 6-2 190 DL Destiny Vaeao Sr. 6-4 304 LB Jeremiah Allison Sr. 6-2 224