COUGARS TRAVEL TO EUGENE TO FACE NO. 11 OREGON ON ESPN
Washington State (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) travels to Eugene, Ore. to face No. 11 Oregon (6-1, 4-0 Pac-12) Saturday night on ESPN.

SERIES HISTORY
The Cougars have won the last four meetings with Oregon including a 34-20 victory in Pullman last season. WSU has also recorded wins in its last two trips to Eugene, 45-38 (OT) in 2015 and 33-10 in 2017. Washington State is looking to record its fifth straight win over Oregon for the first time in program history. 

COUGS VS. RANKED TEAMS
WSU's last win over a Top-15 ranked team was a 34-20 victory over No. 12 Oregon last season in Pullman. The Cougars' last road win over a ranked team came last year, beating No. 25 Iowa State 28-26 in the Alamo Bowl and the last regular season road win over a ranked team also came last year at No. 24 Stanford, 41-38. Washington State is seeking its first road win over a Top-15 ranked team since beating No. 15 Stanford 42-16 in 2016.

ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State enters the week with a 4-3 overall record and 1-3 in Pac-12 Conference play after beating Colorado 41-10 in Pullman last Saturday. The Air Raid leads the nation in the passing (440.7), is fourth in total offense (532.7) and eighth in scoring (42.7). The Cougar defense enters the week tied for second in the Pac-12 in takeaways (13) in the second-most fumble recoveries (7). Head coach Mike Leach is in his eighth season at Washington State and owns a 53-43 record with the Cougars.

COUGAR QUICK GAME
TEAM
•  WSU leads the country in passing (440.7), is 4th in total offense (532.7) and 8th in scoring (42.7)
•  WSU is tied for 2nd in the Pac-12 with 13 takeaways including the 2nd-most fumble recoveries (7)
•  WSU has seen 22 players make their WSU debuts this season and 15 make their 1st career start
•  WSU's roster features players from 19 states and from British Columbia, American Samoa and Australia
•  Since 2015, WSU owns 41 wins, tied for 3rd-most among Pac-12 schools (UW - 44, Stan - 43, Utah - 41)
•  Since 2015, WSU owns 27 Pac-12 wins, 4th-most among Pac-12 schools (Stan - 29, UW - 28, USC - 28)
•  WSU is the only Pac-12 team with four shutouts since 2013 (6+ seasons) (Stan, UW, Utah - 2)
•  WSU has beaten Oregon four straight years for the first time since 1981-84
•  WSU has beaten Stanford three straight years for the first time since 2001-03
•  WSU has produced an All-America offensive lineman in each of the last 4 seasons

INDIVIDUAL
•  Mike Leach owns 53 wins at WSU, 3rd-most in program history
•  Leach was named the 2018 AFCA National Coach of the Year and 2018 Pac-12 Coach of the Year
•  Under Leach, WSU has recorded 13 4th-quarter comebacks in his 7 seasons (Utah, at Stanford in 2018)
•  QB Anthony Gordon leads the country in passing yards (2,918), passing yards/g (425.9), tied for most passing TD (29)
•  Gordon has thrown for 400+ yards five times in 2019, no other QB in the country has more than 2 such games
•  Gordon set WSU and Pac-12 single-game records with 9 TD passes against UCLA
•  RB Max Borghi is tied for 2nd in the Pac-12 with 9 total TD and 3rd with 119.4 all-purpose yards/g
•  WR Easop Winston Jr. is 5th in the country with 9 TD receptions, is 2nd in the Pac-12 with 47 catches
•  Winston Jr.'s 14 receptions at Arizona State are tied for most catches by any player in the country in 2019

COLLEGE GAMEDAY RECORD
Dating back to the middle of the 2003 season, ESPN's College GameDay has had the WSU flag appear throughout the show. The streak reached 234 last Saturday after appearing in State College, Pa. for the Michigan-Penn State game. The first appearance came in Austin, Texas (10/4/03) and the streak began two weeks later in Madison, Wisc. (10/18/03). Two flags – Ol' Crimson and Gray – have been flown in the background of the GameDay set by dozens of friends and alumni. The Gray flag was added in 2014 after Whitey was retired in honor of Steve Gleason's "No White Flags." Appearance No. 217 was its first in Pullman (10/20/18), a 34-20 win over Oregon. 

COUGARS IN THE RANKINGS
Washington State reached No. 19 in the week four Associated Press Top-25 Poll. The Cougars started the season ranked No. 23 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll, marking the second time in the last three seasons appearing in the preseason AP poll and just the fourth time since 1952. The Cougars finished 2018 ranked No. 10 in both the Associated Press Poll and Coaches Poll, WSU's highest ranking to finish a season since finishing the 2003 season ninth in the AP poll. The Cougars' No. 10 ranking was the highest by any Pac-12 Conference team, the first time that happened in conference history. 

COUGARS TO BE FEATURED OCT. 23 ON HBO'S 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
HBO Sports' landmark franchise 24/7 broke new ground this October with an all-access college football series chronicling four programs in-season – Florida, Penn State, Arizona State and Washington State – as they meet the demands and challenges leading up to and through gameday. Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the voice of HBO Sports' Emmy award winning documentaries and the 24/7 and HARD KNOCKS franchises, the four-part, limited college football series documented the head coach, players, assistant coaches and more over one week during the regular season. WSU will be featured WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 (10 p.m. ET/PT) with an hour-long special highlighting the home game against Colorado.

WSU-OREGON CONNECTIONS
There are a couple connections between the Washington State and the state of Oregon.
- WSU's roster features 4 players from the state of Oregon; QB John Bledsoe (Bend - Summit HS), QB Gage Gubrud (McMinnville - McMinnville HS), OL Quinn McCarthy (Tualatin - Tualatin HS), DB Jamal McMurrin (West Salem - West Salem HS)
- Former Cougar QB (2004-07) and current Washington State radio analyst Alex Brink is native of Eugene
- 4 members of the Oregon coaching staff have ties to the Washington State football program; Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line Joe Salave'a coached the WSU defensive line (2012-16); Linebackers coach Ken Wilson coached the WSU linebackers (2013-18), running backs coach Jim Mastro coached the WSU running backs (2012-17) and offensive analyst David Gilbertson was a WSU quarterback (2009-12)

AIR RAID
The Air Raid has put up big numbers in 2019
- vs. New Mexico State, 6 passing TD to 5 different WR, 618 yards of total offense, Max Borghi 128 rushing yards 
- vs. Northern Colorado, 4 players caught TD passes, 2 had rushing TDs, 594 yards in total offense
- at Houston, 440 passing yards, 7.3 yards-per-play
- vs. UCLA, 63 points, 720 yards of total offense, 570 passing yards, 9 passing TDs, 150 rushing yards
- vs. UCLA, the 2 teams combined to set a Pac-12 single-game record with 130 points, WSU's 720 yards of total offense is 2nd-most in WSU single-game history, Anthony Gordon's 9 TD passes was a WSU/Pac-12 record
- at Arizona State, recorded 466 passing yards and 3 passing TD
- vs. Colorado, recorded 497 yards of total offense, 4 different players caught TD, combined to rush for 128 yards
- WSU leads the country in passing (440.7), 4th in total offense (532.7), 8th in scoring (42.7)
- WSU has seen Max Borghi post 3 100-yard rushing games (New Mexico State, UCLA, Colorado)
- WSU has led the Pac-12 in passing in 6 of Mike Leach's 7 seasons, finishing 2nd to Cal (Jared Goff) in 2013 
- WSU has led the nation in passing three times under Mike Leach (2014, 2015, 2018)
- WSU has produced an All-America offensive lineman in each of the last 4 seasons
(LT Joe Dahl, 2015; LG Cody O'Connell, 2016; LG Cody O'Connell, 2017; LT Andre Dillard & RT Abraham Lucas, 2018)

MIKE LEACH AMONG NATION'S BEST
Now in his 18th season as a head coach, Mike Leach owns a 137-86 career record including a 53-43 mark at WSU, now in his eighth season in Pullman...his 53 wins at WSU are 3rd-most in school history, O.E. Hollingberry (93, 1926-42), Mike Price (83, 1989-2002)...is the 1st Cougar head coach in school history to lead WSU to four straight bowl games...is tied with Mike Price for the most bowl appearances with 5...was the 2nd Cougar Head Coach to be named National Coach of the Year (2018 AFCA), Mike Price in 1997...has been named a George Munger Coach of the Year semifinalist (2016, 2017, 2018)...was the 2015 Pac-12 Co-Coach of the Year and 2018 Pac-12 Coach of the Year

YOUNG COUGS TAKE THE FIELD 
- 22 players made their WSU debuts; CB Derrick Langford, DB Daniel Isom, RB Deon McIntosh, FS Bryce Beekman, OL Hunter Mayginnes, LS Tyler Williams, DL Brennan Jackson, LB Travion Brown, DL Nicholas Sheetz, QB Gage Gubrud, DL Lamonte McDougle, WR Brandon Gray, DB Chad Davis Jr., DB Shahman Moore, OL Cade Beresford, LS Simon Samarzich, WR Mitchell Quinn, OL Seth Yost, WR Lucas Bacon, DL Cosmas Kwete, LB Peni Naulu, DB Trey Davis, DL Michael Van Beek
- 12 freshmen have made their collegiate debuts including 5 true freshmen; LB Travion Brown, DL Cosmas Kwete, LS Simon Samarzich, DL Nicholas Sheetz, LB Peni Naulu
- 23 total freshman have played this season, 17 redshirt-freshmen and 6 true freshmen
- 15 have made their first career start; CB Armani Marsh, END Karson Block, NT Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei, FS Bryce Beekman, SS Daniel Isom, QB Anthony Gordon, X Rodrick Fisher, Liam Ryan made his first career start at left tackle, Tyler Williams as the field goal longsnapper, Simon Samarzich as the longsnapper on punts, CB Derrick Langford, CB George Hicks III, NT Dallas Hobbs, NICKEL Pat Nunn, DL Tristan Brock


FRIENDLY CONFINES OF MARTIN STADIUM
WSU went 7-0 at home in 2017, 6-1 last season and own a 3-1 mark in 2019 to push their Martin Stadium record to 16-2 over the past three seasons. The Cougars saw their 13-game home winning streak snapped in the 2018 Apple Cup, ending the third-longest home winning streak in program history and at the time, was tied for the 5th-longest active home streak in the country. 

GORDON SHINES IN STARTING ROLE (Ratings Based On PFF College)
Not much was known about redshirt-senior quarterback Anthony Gordon outside of the program prior to his first career start in the opener against New Mexico State but the Pacifica, Calif. native put on a show in the win. Gordon started the game by completing his first 15 passes and led WSU to points on all nine of the drives he started including the first six that resulted in touchdowns. Gordon finished the night 29-of-35 for 420 yards and five touchdowns, tying Luke Falk (2014 at OSU) for the most touchdown passes in a Cougar starting debut. 

- Anthony Gordon (QB) leads the country in passing yards (2,981), passing yards/g (425.9) and tied for lead in passing TD (29)...is tied for 8th in the country in completion pct (70.9)...owns 6 300-yard games including 5 games of 400+ yards...owns 4 of the top 11 single game passing performances in the country this season (1st - 570 vs UCLA, 6th - 466 at Arizona State, 7th - 464 vs. Northern Colorado, 11th - 440 at Houston)...of his 29 passing TD, 13 have gone for 20+ yards...was the 1st QB in program history to start a season with four straight 400-yard games...opened season with 15 straight completions to start week 1 was 2nd-longest in WSU history (Luke Falk, 21, Arizona, 2016)...his 9 passing TD against UCLA was a WSU and Pac-12 Conference single-game record...his 570 passing yards against UCLA was 3rd-most in WSU and Pac-12 single-game history...against UCLA, he completed 6 of 9 pass attempts of 20+ yards for 175 yards, 3 TDs, and a 149.3 ProFootballFocus passer rating, tied for the best rating among FBS QBs with more than 5 deep attempts...following the win over New Mexico State (420 yards, 5 pass TD), Gordon was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, Rose Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week, 1 of 8 Manning Award Quarterback Stars of the Week...following the win at Houston (440 yards, 3 pass TD), Gordon was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, Rose Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week, 1 of 8 Manning Award Quarterback Stars of the Week...following the game against UCLA (570 yards, 9 pass TD), Gordon was named 1 of 8 Manning Award Quarterback Stars of the Week...following the win over Colorado (369 yards, 4 pass TD), Gordon was named 1 of 8 Manning Award Quarterback Stars of the Week

GORDON PICKED UP SECOND PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD AFTER HOUSTON
Anthony Gordon was named the Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week after the road win at Houston. In his first career road start, Gordon went 36-of-48 for 440 yards and three touchdown passes in the 31-24 victory at Houston. Gordon erased a seven-point halftime deficit by throwing for 277 yards and two touchdowns. 

GORDON EARNED FIRST PAC-12 ACCOLADE AFTER OPENER
Anthony Gordon was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after the season-opening win over New Mexico State. In his first career start, Gordon went 29-of-35 for 420 yards with five touchdown passes, completed his first 15 passes and led the Cougars to points on all nine of the drives he started including touchdowns on the first six drives.  

IT'S A CITY SITUATION
Since 2015, the Cougars have seen six players from San Francisco City College take the field and the 2019 roster holds four players from the school; QB Anthony Gordon, WR Easop Winston Jr., OL Robert Valencia, CB Derrick Langford. Past Cougars who played at SFCC, DB Shalom Luani (2015-16) and S/KR Rob Taylor (2016-17)
- In their only season played together at SFCC in 2015, Winston Jr. tallied 62 receptions for 986 yards and 12 touchdowns while Gordon threw for 3,864 yards and 37 touchdowns, leading SFCC to a 2015 California JUCO title
- In 2019, Gordon has connected with Winston Jr. for 47 receptions for 578 yards and 9 TD...against Northern Colorado, Gordon connected on all 6 of his targets at Winston Jr. for 6-113-2 TD...against UCLA, Gordon threw 4 TD to Winston Jr., tying the WSU record for receiving TD...at Arizona State, Gordon and Winston Jr. connected on 14 catches for 118 yards, 1 TD and 7 first downs...the two connected on TD passes in 5 of the 7 games in 2019

COUGAR WIDE RECEIVER NOTES (Ratings Based On PFF College)
- WSU owns 7 receivers with 20+ catches and 7 players with multiple TD catches...WSU owns 3 of the top 7 rated slot receivers in the Pac-12, Arconado (3rd), Travell Harris (5th), Renard Bell (7th)...WSU owns 3 of the top 11 Pac-12 receivers with the most yards-after-the-catch; Travell Harris - 2nd, 262; Winston Jr. - 4th, 241; Patmon - 11th, 192...WSU opened 2019 with 10 different receivers catching a pass against New Mexico State...at least 8 receivers have caught a pass in every game
- Easop Winston Jr. (Z) is 5th in the country in rec TD (9), 2nd in Pac-12 in receptions (47), 4th in rec yards (578)...tied with Brandon Arconado for the Pac-12 lead with 3 100-yard games...when targeted, is rated the 5th-best WR in the country, 47 receptions on 59 targets...caught 14 passes for 118 yards and TD at Arizona State, his 5th career 100-yard game...14 receptions at Arizona State, tied for 2nd-most in WSU single-game history...caught 10 passes for 114 yards and 4 TD against UCLA, 4th career 100-yard game...4 TD catches against UCLA tied WSU single-game record (Gabe Marks, 2015, at Arizona)...leads team with 9 catches of 20+ catches including 3 that went for TD...owns 17 career TD catches, one away from breaking into WSU Top-10...owns a catch in 20 straight games
- Brandon Arconado (Y) is 4th on the team with 30 receptions and 3rd with 461 receiving yards, missed Utah and Arizona State games...21 of his 30 catches have resulted in a 1st down...tied for Pac-12 lead with 3 100-yard games...had 5 catches for 109 yards with 44-yard TD catch against Colorado...made a career-high 9 catches and tallied 117 yards at Houston...had 1st career 100-yard game with 8 rec, 127 yards, 1 TD vs. Northern Colorado
- Dezmon Patmon (Z) is 3rd on team with 31 catches, tied for 5th with 5 TD catches...owns 27 catches that have resulted in a TD or 1st down...has caught a pass in 27 straight games
- Rodrick Fisher (X) has started past 3 games at X...in his 1st career start week 1 against New Mexico State, caught a 41-yard TD pass...is rated the 3rd-best wide receiver blocker in the Pac-12 with Tay Martin
- Tay Martin (X) owns 17 career TD catches, one away from breaking into WSU Top-10

ALL-PURPOSE, ALL THE TIME
The Cougar running backs serve all-purpose roles for the Air Raid. In the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the Cougar backs combined to record 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving. The group just missed making it three straight seasons last year, combining for 974 rushing yards and 1,044 receiving yards while scoring 28 total TD.

COUGAR RUNNING BACK NOTES (Ratings based on PFF College)
- Max Borghi (RB) is tied for 2nd in the Pac-12 with 9 total TD, tied for 4th with 6 rushing TD...is 3rd in the Pac-12 averaging 119.4 all-purpose yards/g, 3rd-most overall with 836 all-purpose yards (512 rushing, 328 receiving, -4 kick return)...had career-high 203 all-purpose yards against UCLA, 121 at Utah, 138 vs. NMSU, 162 vs. Colorado...recorded 100+ all-purpose yards 4 times this season, is averaging 7.8 yards per touch....leads all RB nationally with 36 receptions and 16 missed tackles forced after the catch...is the only Power 5 RB with 500+ rush yards and 300+ rec yards...is 2nd among all Pac-12 players with 26 plays of 10+ yards and tied for 2nd with 3 plays of 50+ yards...owns 8 runs of 15+ yards, tied for 3rd-most among all Pac-12 players...is the 1st Cougar to record 3 100-yard rushing games in a season since Jerome Harrison had 8 100-yard  rushing games in 2005...recorded his 1st career 100-yard game (128 yards vs. NMSU), the 1st 100-yard game by a Cougar running back since Gerard Wicks rushed for 128 against Cal in 2016...recorded 3 total TD (2 rush, 1 rec) in week 2 win over Northern Colorado, 1st career 3-TD game...his 54-yard carry against UNC week 2 is the 2nd-longest run by a Pac-12 RB in 2019...recorded his 2nd career 100-yard game with 123 rushing yards against UCLA, also had 65-yard TD catch, WSU's longest play from scrimmage in 2019...rushed for 105 yards against Colorado, had 1 rush TD, 1 rec TD, his 47-yard TD run was the longest WSU TD run since 2011 (Ricky Galvin, 48 yards, UNLV)... has caught a pass in 20 straight games...his 53 catches last season were the 2nd-most in the country by a RB, trailing James Williams' 83
- Deon McIntosh (RB) recorded a 32-yard TD run against Northern Colorado,  his 1st WSU TD after he rushed for 5 TD at Notre Dame in 2017...started along side Borghi against UCLA, recording his 1st career WSU start...caught a 9-yard TD pass at Utah, his 1st career TD reception

ANOTHER NEW-LOOK OFFENSIVE LINE
Last year's Cougar offensive line featured three new faces and emerged as one of the best in groups in the country. The 2019 group returned four starters but had to replace 2019 NFL 1st-round pick and All-American left tackle Andre Dillard. Senior center Fred Mauigoa has now started 33 straight games and was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List the past two seasons. Redshirt-junior Josh Watson returned after starting the first 12 games of last season at right guard, only missing the Alamo Bowl, while redshirt-sophomore Abraham Lucas returned at right tackle after earning Freshman All-America honors last season. Redshirt-junior Liam Ryan started all 13 games at left guard last season and moved to left tackle while sixth-year senior Robert Valencia returned and  has started all seven games at left guard after starting the Alamo Bowl at right guard where he earned the WSU "Bone Award" given to the team's offensive lineman of the game.

LIAM RYAN EARNED WEEK ONE PAC-12 WEEKLY ACCOLADES
Left tackle Liam Ryan was named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week following the season-opening win over New Mexico State. In his first career start at left tackle, Ryan picked up the Pac-12's first Offensive Lineman of the Week Award after anchoring a line that blocked for six touchdown passes, allowed just one sack on 49 pass attempts and produced WSU's first 100-yard rusher since 2016. 

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTES (Ratings based on PFF College)
- Liam Ryan (LT) is rated the best screen-blocking OT in the country
- Robert Valencia (LG) is tied for the 3rd-best screen-blocking OG in the country, tops among Pac-12 OG...was rated the top offensive guard in the Pac-12 last week, rated last week's best pass blocking OG in the country
- Fred Mauigoa (C), 33 straight starts, received Pac-12's 3rd-best overall center grade last week
- Josh Watson (RG) is rated the 10th-best OG grade in the Pac-12
- Abraham Lucas (RT) is rated the 2nd-best pass-blocking OT in the Pac-12, 6th-best overall OT in the country...named Freshman All-American last season by USA Today and The Athletic
- WSU has allowed 7 sacks on 376 dropbacks, 2nd-fewest in the Pac-12 and tied for 11th in the country
- WSU has blocked for a three 100-yard rushing games by Max Borghi
- WSU returned 65 starts to its 2019 offensive line, the most OL starts returning since starting 2016 with 69 starts
- 3 former Cougar offensive linemen are in the NFL including a pair of starters; 2016 5th-round draft pick Joe Dahl starts at left guard for the Detroit Lions, 2018 5th-round draft pick Cole Madison is a member of the Green Bay Packers and 2019 1st-round pick Andre Dillard started at left tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday
- WSU produced the nation's best passing attack in 2018, rated the 2nd-best pass-blocking line in the country
- WSU allowed just 13 sacks in 2018 on 677 pass attempts, fewest sacks allowed in the Pac-12 and tied for 8th-fewest allowed in the country, allowed one sack for every 52 pass attempts

SPEED D
The "Speed D" defense entered the week tied for second in the Pac-12 with 13 takeways and tied for the 12th in the country with seven fumble recoveries. Since 2015, the Cougars are 28-5 when forcing multiple turnovers including a 4-0 mark when doing so in 2019. Last season, WSU led the Pac-12 in sacks (38), was second in the league in takeaways (23) and 5th in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (23.3), the 9th-best mark in WSU single-season history.

NEW MEXICO STATE - 3 takeaways, 7 pts, 317 yards of total offense, 3 sacks
NORTHERN COLORADO - 4 takeaways, 139 passing yards allowed, 9 tackles-for-loss
at Houston - 2 takeaways, 128 passing yards allowed, 2 sacks
UCLA - 1 takeaway, 4.1 yards-per-rush attempt allowed, 5 tackles-for-loss
at Utah - 5 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks
at Arizona State - 5 tackles-for-loss, 4 sacks, 1 forced fumble
COLORADO - 7 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks, 3 interceptions, 141 pass yards allowed

COUGAR DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES (Ratings based on PFF College)
- Nnamdi Oguayo (DE) is rated the 2nd-best Pac-12 DE and owns 2nd-best pass-rushing grade...leads all Pac-12 DE in pass rush productivity, tallied 15 QB hurries, 4 QB hits, 1 sack in 126 pass snaps
- Ron Stone Jr. (RUSH) leads all Pac-12 OLB in pass rush productivity, 11 QB hurries, 4 hits, 1 sack, 106 pass snaps
- Jahad Woods (LB) is 3rd in the Pac-12 with 66 tackles...recorded 4 games with 10+ tackles (10 - Northern Colorado, 12 - UCLA, 11 - at Utah, 11 - at Arizona State)...has led team in tackles 5 times including in last 4 games...rated the 2nd-best Pac-12 LB in pass rush productivity, creating pressure on 27% of passing snaps...rated 5th-best inside Pac-12 LB on run stop % 
- Will Rodgers III (DT) shares the team lead with 3 sacks, tied for 2nd-most among Pac-12 interior linemen
- Dallas Hobbs (NT) is rated 8th-best DT/NT in the Pac-12...recorded 4 tackles at Utah including career-high 2 TFL with 1st career sack...made 1st career start at Arizona State, had 1 sack...tied for 2nd among Pac-12 interior linemen with 3 sacks
- In his 1st career start at Arizona state, Pat Nunn (Nickel) made 2 tackles, 1 TFL and forced a fumble
- In just 71 snaps played this season, freshman Travion Brown (LB) owns 15 tackles, owns 6th-best LB grade by All Pac-12 linebackers...in win over Northern Colorado, made 8 tackles, is 2nd on team with 2 special teams tackles
- In his collegiate debut at Houston, true freshman Cosmas Kwete (DL) made 3 tackles and recovered a fumble... tallied 4 tackles at Arizona State...recorded 1st career TFL last week against Colorado 
- Armani Marsh (DB) started the season-opener agianst New Mexico State as a cornerback, made the start at nickel last week against Colorado and recorded career-high 5 tackles with 1 pass breakup

COUGAR SPECIAL TEAMS 
- Blake Mazza (PK) has connected on all 11 FG attempts, including a pair from 50+ yards...hit from 50 in season-opener against New Mexico State and made career-long 51-yarder at Utah)...3rd in the country with a Pac-12 best 38 PAT made...2nd in the Pac-12 with 71 points scored...named to the Midseason All-America 2nd Team by The Athletic
- Oscar Draguicevich III (PR) is 5th in the Pac-12 in punting (44.5)...in his last 8 punts, recorded 4 of 50+ yards and put 4 inside the 20...had a season-long of 62 last week against Colorado
- Travell Harris (KR) did not have a chance to return a kick until the Houston game and made the most of it, averaging 28.7 yards on 3 returns including a 37-yarder...last season, led the Pac-12 in return average (27.6) and had six kickoff returns of 30+ yards
- Easop Winston Jr. (PR) had a career-long 45-yard punt return against UCLA
- Tyrese Ross leads the team with 3 special teams tackles, all ong kickoff
- WSU has a pair of new longsnappers this season, RS-Fr. Tyler Williams (FG) and Fr. Simon Samarzich (P)

FOUR FORMER WALK-ONS EARN SCHOLARSHIPS
This past summer, the Cougars awarded scholarships to four former walk-ons. (stats prior to 2019) 
Karson Block (RS-Sr., DL)    Pac-12 All-Academic 2nd Team, 12 GP, 11 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack
Oscar Draguicevich III (RS-Jr., P)    All-Pac-12 HM, 2nd in Pac-12 with WSU record 45.7 avg
Clay Markoff (RS-Jr., RB)    Pac-12 All-Academic 2nd Team, 16 GP, special teams
Armani Marsh (RS-So., CB)    5 career games played, competing for starting CB spot

FOUR COUGS EARN BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Four current Cougars entered the 2019 season already owning their bachelor's degree.
WR Brandon Arcodando (management information systems)
QB Gage Gubrud (business)
OL Robert Valencia (social sciences)
WR Easop Winston Jr. (sociology)

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
The Cougar roster features a number of players who have family members who played professional sports. 
- QB John Bledsoe's dad, Drew Bledsoe played at WSU from 1990-92, was the No. 1 overall pick by the New England Patriots in the 1993 NFL Draft and played 14 seasons
- LB Travion Brown's great, great uncle is Jackie Robinson (dad's side)
- P Oscar Draguicevich III's dad, Oscar played professional soccer for 10 seasons including three for the San Jose Clash of the MLS
- WR Calvin Jackson Jr.'s dad Calvin Sr. played DB at Auburn, played 6 NFL seasons with Miami
- CB Derrick Langford's dad Derrick Sr. was a 52nd-round MLB draft pick by the Atlanta Braves in 1994
- NT Lamonte McDougle's dad, Stocker played OL at Oklahoma for offensive line coach Mike Leach and 7 NFL seasons, uncle Jerome McDougle played DL at Miami and 4 NFL seasons
- RB Deon McIntosh' brother RJ played DL at Miami and is with the Giants
- WR Dezmon Patmon uncle, DeWayne Patmon played LB at Michigan and 2 seasons for Giants
- DL Will Rodgers III's uncle is former NBA start Jason Richardson, played 13 NBA seasons
- S Tyrese Ross' dad, Dominique Ross played FB for Dallas Cowboys in late 1990's
- RUSH Ron Stone Jr.'s dad, Ron Sr. played OL in the NFL for 13 seasons, 3x Pro Bowler, 2x Super Bowl Winner
- CB Marcus Strong's brother, Victor played DE at Oregon State and in the NFL for 6 seasons
- QB Trey Tinsley's dad, Scott played QB at USC and for Philadelphia Eagles in late 1980's

Following a win, the Cougars name award winners for select groups:

BONE AWARD - given to the offensive lineman of the week
NMSU - LT Liam Ryan, top grade, 1 sack in 59 attempts, 6 pass TD, 100-yard rusher
UNC - RT Abraham Lucas, top grad, no pressures in 41 pass blocking snaps
at HOU - RG Josh Watson, top grade, 440 passing yards, 3 passing TD, 1 rushing TD
UCLA - None
at Utah - None
at Arizona State - None
COLORDO - LG Robert Valencia, top grade, 369 pass yards, 100-yard rusher, 1 sack 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - selected as top defensive performer
NMSU - CB Marcus Strong, team-high 8 tackles and 1 INT
UNC - LB Travion Brown, 8 tackles in just 26 snaps
at HOU - FS Bryce Beekman, 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble
UCLA - None
at Utah - None
at Arizona State - None
COLORDO - SS Skyler Thomas, 3 tackles, 1 INT, held CU to 141 pass yards

MECHANIC AWARD - selected as player who was the best at doing their job
NMSU - WR Dezmon Patmon, 7 rec, 103 yards, 48-yard TD rec, played physical
UNC - WR Brandon Arconado, career-highs with 8 rec, 127 yards, 5-yard TD rec 
at HOU - FS Bryce Beekman, team-high 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble
UCLA - None
at Utah - None
at Arizona State - None
COLORDO - RB Max Borghi, 161 all-purpose yards, 2 total TD, 9 rec, 105 rush yards

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - selected top special teams contributor
NMSU - K Blake Mazza, connected on all 7 PAT, hit all 3 FG attempts (45, 50, 34), matched career long of 50 yards
UNC - KO Jack Crane, produced 3 touchbacks, 3 fair catches, held UNC to 14-yards per kickoff return
at HOU - KO coverage, Tyrese Ross, 1 tackle, huge hit
UCLA - None
at Utah - None
at Arizona State - None
COLORDO - Travion Brown, played on all 4 special teams, top grade

TOUGH GUY AWARD - selected as player who gave great effort
NMSU - LB Travion Brown, freshman LB played fast all game, made 4 tackles in collegiate debut
UNC - WR Travell Harris, 3 rec for 44 yards, 16-yard PR, 1 tackle on kickoff,  played every snap of special teams
at HOU - DL Cosmas Kwete, in collegiate debut, made 3 tackles, 1 fumble recovery
UCLA - None
at Utah - None
at Arizona State - None
COLORDO - DB Armani Marsh, started at NICKEL, career-high 5 tackles, 1 PBU