Washington State University Athletics
Postgame Notes - at Stanford
October 28, 2018 | Football
STANFORD, Calif. -  No. 14 Washington State recorded a 41-38 road victory over No. 24 Stanford Saturday evening. Check out the postgame notes and top social media posts from the win.
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GAME NOTES
•      Kyle Sweet and Peyton Pelluer were game captains for the 8th straight game, lost coin toss for 4th time, only time winning coin toss in 2018 was against Oregon
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TEAM NOTES
•      WSU beat Stanford for the third straight season, the first time do since 2001-03
•      WSU improves to 7-1 for the second straight season
•      WSU had 2 receivers eclipse the 100-yard mark (Calvin, Patmon) for the 2nd time this season (Patmon, Winston Jr vs. Utah)
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PLAYER NOTES
•      Mike Leach recorded his 45th win at WSU, passing Jim Walden for 3rd-most in WSU history
•      Peyton Pelluer played his 49th career game, Gabe Marks (WR) and Daniel Ekuale (DL) hold WSU record with 51 games played
•      Pelluer recorded 7 tackles, upping his career total to 315, 10th-most in WSU history
•      Pelluer recorded his 4th sack of the season, forced 1st fumble of the season
•      James Williams rushed for 2 TD, now owns 22 career TD, passing Gerard Wicks for 10th-most in WSU history
•      Max Borghi caught one TD pass, his 3rd TD rec of the season, 8th total TD
•      Gardner Minshew II threw 3 TD passes, upping season total to 26, tied for 8th-most in WSU single-season history
•      Dezmon Patmon set career highs with 10 receptions and 127 yards, his 2nd career 100-yard game (112, Utah)
•      Jamire Calvin caught 3 passes for 102 yards, his 1st career 100-yard game
•      Tay Martin caught his 7th TD of the season
•      Taylor Comfort recorded his 1st career fumble recovery, early in the 1st quarter
•      Halid Djibril (ST) recorded his 1st career tackle, came on 1st quarter kickoff coverage
•      Blake Mazza's 42-yard field goal with 19 seconds left was WSU's 1st game-winning kick in the final minute since Andrew Furney's game-winning field goal in overtime of the 2012 Apple Cup
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TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
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GAME NOTES
•      Kyle Sweet and Peyton Pelluer were game captains for the 8th straight game, lost coin toss for 4th time, only time winning coin toss in 2018 was against Oregon
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TEAM NOTES
•      WSU beat Stanford for the third straight season, the first time do since 2001-03
•      WSU improves to 7-1 for the second straight season
•      WSU had 2 receivers eclipse the 100-yard mark (Calvin, Patmon) for the 2nd time this season (Patmon, Winston Jr vs. Utah)
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PLAYER NOTES
•      Mike Leach recorded his 45th win at WSU, passing Jim Walden for 3rd-most in WSU history
•      Peyton Pelluer played his 49th career game, Gabe Marks (WR) and Daniel Ekuale (DL) hold WSU record with 51 games played
•      Pelluer recorded 7 tackles, upping his career total to 315, 10th-most in WSU history
•      Pelluer recorded his 4th sack of the season, forced 1st fumble of the season
•      James Williams rushed for 2 TD, now owns 22 career TD, passing Gerard Wicks for 10th-most in WSU history
•      Max Borghi caught one TD pass, his 3rd TD rec of the season, 8th total TD
•      Gardner Minshew II threw 3 TD passes, upping season total to 26, tied for 8th-most in WSU single-season history
•      Dezmon Patmon set career highs with 10 receptions and 127 yards, his 2nd career 100-yard game (112, Utah)
•      Jamire Calvin caught 3 passes for 102 yards, his 1st career 100-yard game
•      Tay Martin caught his 7th TD of the season
•      Taylor Comfort recorded his 1st career fumble recovery, early in the 1st quarter
•      Halid Djibril (ST) recorded his 1st career tackle, came on 1st quarter kickoff coverage
•      Blake Mazza's 42-yard field goal with 19 seconds left was WSU's 1st game-winning kick in the final minute since Andrew Furney's game-winning field goal in overtime of the 2012 Apple Cup
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TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Check out the highlights from last night's win at Stanford!#GoCougs | #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/tr0DBm8gj7
— WSU Cougar Football (@WSUCougFB) October 28, 2018
The play of the game...is the game-winner!#GoCougs | @M_Chaz pic.twitter.com/yyPGErVuGz
— WSU Cougar Football (@WSUCougFB) October 28, 2018
#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/61addwiJA8
— WSU Cougar Football (@WSUCougFB) October 28, 2018
Thx to all the Cougs that came out to support @WSUCougFB. The best way to celebrate a road win is with your Family! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/tksgeKJ0jj
— Pat Chun (@pat_chun) October 28, 2018
Cougs are #PrettyGood
— Steve Gleason (@TeamGleason) October 28, 2018
-SG
Each week, you gain a deeper appreciation for what @Coach_Leach has done with that @WSUCougFB program. The Cougars have become a fixture in the Pac-12 race and have now won three straight over @StanfordFball and four straight over @oregonfootball. Arrgh, the Pirate can coach.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 28, 2018
These guys are 7-1, folks. pic.twitter.com/An3WklMrjI
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 28, 2018
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