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Postgame Notes - Stanford

Check out the postgame notes and top social media posts after the win.

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PULLMAN, Wash. - No. 25 Washington State defeated No. 18 Stanford 24-21 in Martin Stadium Saturday. Check out the postgame notes and top social media posts after the win.
 
GAME NOTES
•       WSU won the toss, deferred. Stanford chose to receive.
•       Jamal Morrow was the game captain for the 32nd straight game
•       Attendance: 32,952, the second sellout of the season (USC)
 
TEAM NOTES
•       WSU improved to 8-2 for the second straight season
•       WSU recorded a perfect 7-0 mark at home this season, the most home wins in a season in program history and the first undefeated home mark since 2003 (6-0)
•       WSU recorded back-to-back wins over Stanford for the first time since 2006-07
•       WSU held Stanford to 93 rushing yards Bryce Love to a season-low 69 yards on 15 carries
•       WSU held Stanford to a season-low with 198 yards of total offense
•       WSU matched a season-high with 11 tackles-for-loss (at Oregon)
•       WSU's go-ahead 94-yard scoring drive matched its longest of the season (USC)
 
PLAYER NOTES
•       Head coach Mike Leach recorded his 37th win at WSU, tying Jim Sutherland for 3rd-most in WSU history
•       Luke Falk threw for 337 yards, upping his career total to 13,806, breaking Sean Mannion's Pac-12 record of 13,600
•       Falk's 13,806 passing yards are 9th-most in FBS history
•       Falk tossed three touchdown passes, upping his career total to 115, one away from Matt Barkley's (USC) Pac-12 record of 116
•       Falk tallied his school record 26th win, his school record 28th career 300-yard game, his 7th career 4th-quarter comeback win and his 22nd career 3-TD game
•       Tavares Martin Jr. caught his team-leading 8th TD pass of the season, finished with team-highs of 7 catches for 67 yards
•       Renard Bell caught his third TD pass of the season, Jamire Calvin caught his third TD pass of the season
•       Jamal Morrow recorded a career-high 16 carries for 67 yards, second on team with 5 catches for 64 yards
•       Hercules Mata'afa recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss, upping his season total to 16.5 and his career total to 41, 5th-most in WSU history
•       Frankie Luvu recorded his first career interception, finished with three tackles
•       Daniel Ekuale recorded his first sack of the season, third of his career, finished with three tackles and 1.5 for loss
•       Justus Rogers recorded his first career sack, finished with six tackles including a team-best 2.5 for loss
•       Erik Powell connected from 41 yards out, upped his career field goal total to 46, 4th-most in WSU history