PULLMAN, Wash. - No. 20 Washington State improved to 2-0 in 2017 with a 47-44 win in triple overtime against Boise State at Martin Stadium Saturday evening. Check out the postgame notes and social media posts from the win.
 
GAME NOTES
•       Washington State won the toss, deferred, Boise State elected to receive
•       Jamal Morrow was the game captain for the 24^rd consecutive game
•       Attendance:  32,631
 
TEAM NOTES
•       WSU played its first triple-overtime game since 2002, falling to Washington in three overtimes in Pullman (29-26)
•       WSU played in his third triple overtime game, also lost at Arizona in 2000, 53-47
•       WSU rallied from a 21-point 4th-quarter deficit for the first time since 1984 (Trailed by 42-21 to start 4th at Stanford, won 49-42)
•       WSU scored its first defensive touchdown since 2015 (Shalom Luani, 84-yard INT return for TD vs. Oregon State)
•       WSU last scored two defensive touchdowns in a game in 2013 vs. Utah (Damante Horton and Casey Locker each returned interception)
•       Since defensive coordinator Alex Grinch arrived in 2015, WSU is 14-3 when forcing multiple turnovers, WSU forced four turnovers in the win over Boise State (1 INT, 3 FUM)
 
PLAYER NOTES
•       Erick Glueck (ST) and Mason Vinyard (RUSH) each made there WSU debuts, 19 Cougars have made their debuts in the first two games
•       Jamal Morrow tallied 66 all-purpose yards, upping his career total to 3,304, passing Jermome Harrison for seventh-most all-purpose yards in WSU history
•       Morrow caught six passes for 36 yards and two touchdowns, upping his career receptions to 149, 10^th-most in WSU history
•       Gerard Wicks rushed for a one-yard touchdown in his only carry, upping his career total to 19, tying for fifth-most in WSU history
•       Tavares Martin Jr. has caught a pass in 19 straight games
•       Isaiah Johnson-Mack set career-highs with eight catches for 81 yards
•       Jamire Calvin caught his first career touchdown, he finished with two catches for 24 yards
•       Renard Bell caught seven passes for 107 yards, his first career 100-yard game
•       Luke Falk threw for 193 yards, breaking Connor Halliday's WSU record of 11,304 career passing yards, he now owns 11,397
•       Falk also tallied 197 yards of total offense, breaking Alex Brink's WSU record of 11,011 career total offense, he now owns 11,141
•       Robert Taylor scored his second career touchdown with his seven-yard fumble return for touchdown (100-yard kickoff return at Arizona State last season)
•       Hercules Mata'afa recorded half a sack, pushing his career total to 14
•       Mata'afa recorded three tackles-for-loss, upping his career total to 30, half a TFL from 10th-most in WSU history
•       Frankie Luvu recorded 2.5 sacks in the first quarter, he entered the game with 1.5 sacks in his career
•       Peyton Pelluer recorded his second career INT, first INT returned for touchdown since Luani vs. Oregon State in 2015
•       Pelluer finished with a team-high 14 tackles, his eighth double-digit tackle game, tied for second most in his career
•       Isaac Dotson recorded a career-high 10 tackles
•       Erik Powell connected from 20 yards out in the second quarter and 22 yards in the first OT, upping his career field goal total to 34, fifth-most in WSU history
 

NEVER. GIVE. UP. Triple OT win! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/DpaYl4uiR0
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) September 10, 2017

Congrats to Luke Falk, who just set the WSU record for career passing yards! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/DTxLqrDtFq
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) September 10, 2017

It's over!

No. 20 Washington State rallies from 21 down to beat Boise State 47-44 in triple OT. pic.twitter.com/0UvbN6OejB
— ESPN (@espn) September 10, 2017

After many requests..... it's time to give the people what they want! 2-0 Baby!!!#GoCougs!??????#SpeedD??#AirRaid??#RaiseTheBar??#Finish!?? pic.twitter.com/zy8w8JLayq
— Roy Manning (@CoachRoyM) September 10, 2017

I want to thank All of our Great Fans for staying the whole game and making such a fantastic atmosphere. I'm proud of our Team. #GOCOUGS.
— Mike Leach (@Coach_Leach) September 10, 2017

Our final post of the night...#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/5oV5vE0shW
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) September 10, 2017