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.
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
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)
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
TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
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
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)
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
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