Cougar Postgame Notes - Stanford - Washington State University Athletics

Cougar Postgame Notes - Stanford

November 17, 2019 | Football

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

PULLMAN Wash. - Washington State posted a 49-22 win over Stanford at Martin Stadium Saturday afternoon. Check out the postgame notes, top social media posts and highlights.

GAME NOTES
•       Stanford lost the toss, WSU elected to receive
•       Renard Bell was the team captain for the 10th straight game, Bell has been on the winning end of toss 7 times
•       Attendance: 32,952, 2^nd shutout this season and 18^th sellout since Mike Leach arrived in 2012

TEAM NOTES
•       624 yards in total offense, 2^nd most this season
•       WSU held Stanford to 6 yards rushing, the 10th-fewest rushing yards allowed in program history
•       WSU improved to 29-5 since 2015 when forcing 2+ turnovers
•       WSU improved to 17-2 at Martin Stadium since 2017
•       WSU recorded its 4th-straight win over Stanford for the 1^st time since claiming 8 straight meetings (1957-64)

PLAYER NOTES
•       Pat Nunn made his 2^nd career start and 1^st at strong safety
•       Freshman RB Jouvensly Bazil made his collegiate debut on the final kickoff of the 1^st half
•       Freshman LB Rocky Katoanga made his college debut on kickoff in the 4^th quarter
•       Anthony Gordon threw 5 TD passes, upping season total to 39, most in WSU single-season history and tied for 4^th-most in Pac-12 single-season history
•       Gordon threw for 520 yards, his 2^nd 500-yard game this season, upped season passing total to 4,314, 5^th-most in WSU history and 10^th-most in Pac-12 history
•       Easop Winston Jr. caught 11 passes for 107 yards and 2 TD, his 5^th 100-yard game
•       Winston Jr. caught 2 TD passes, upping his season total to 11, tied for 7th-most in WSU single-season history
•       Winston Jr.'s upped his career TD catch total to 19, tied for 7^th-most in WSU history
•       Max Borghi rushed for 111 yards on 15 carries (7.4 AVG), his Borghi's 4^th 100+ yard rushing game of the season
•       Borghi caught 8 passes for 34 yards and 1 TD, moved to 9^th all-time in WSU history in receptions by a running back with 61
•       Borghi scored 2 TD (1 rec, 1 rush) to up to 12, tied for 10^th-most in WSU single-season history
•       Borghi is WSU's 1^st 100-yard rusher against Stanford since 2007, Chris Ivory (104)
•       Tay Martin caught his 4^th TD pass of the season, 18^th of his career, also tied for 10^th-most WSU history
•       Brandon Arconado caught 9 passes for 148 yards and 1 TD, his 6^th TD catch of the season
•       Arconado recorded his 4th consecutive 100 yard receiving game, and Pac-12-leading 6^th 100-yard game, tied for 2^nd-most in WSU single-season history
•       Jahad Woods recorded 9 tackles, upping his season total to 101, the 1^st 100-tackle season since Peyton Pelluer's 101 in 2015
•       Woods' INT was his 1^st this season, 3^rd overall of his career
•       Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei recorded his 1^st full sack of the season
•       Skyler Thomas recorded his team-leading 3^rd INT of the season, 5^th of his career
•       Derrick Langford set career highs with 4 tackles and 2 pass breakups
•       Blake Mazza made 3 FGs, is now 18-for-18, upping season total to 18, tied for 6^th most in WSU single-season history
•       Travell Harris' 83-yard kickoff return in a season-long and 2^nd longest of his career (100-yard kickoff return of TD against Eastern Washington, 2018)

TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

Solid effort tonight for the WSU Cougs to defeat Stanford for the 4th straight year! #GoCougs #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/RIiJD9XQ7S
— Washington State Football (@WSUCougarFB) November 17, 2019

⭐️ 🌟 ✨'s were out to witness @WSUCougarFB 49-22 W over Stanford.
👏 Honored @WSUCougarSoccer!
🎵 @JoeNichols took in his 1st #WSU Dad's Weekend
🏈 @SteveSpurrierUF is 3-0 👀 the Cougs live
🐾 Alums: Jason Hanson, Craig Ehlo, @RobbieTobeck @DrewBledsoe #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/acPon5sCrJ
— Pat Chun (@pat_chun) November 17, 2019

"We brought the energy and juice throughout our preparation and it showed up today." 💪@gordo1_ dives deeper into @WSUCougarFB's strategy and what worked tonight in their win over Stanford.#Pac12FB pic.twitter.com/WeZNnOAE77
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 17, 2019

It was a record-breaking night for @WSUCougarFB. 💥@gordo1_ broke the WSU single-season record for TD passes with 3️⃣9️⃣ in the Coug's 49-22 win over Stanford.#Pac12FB pic.twitter.com/9grMyf7QqN
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 17, 2019

There it is!

With his 5th TD pass of the game, Anthony Gordon has set the WSU single-season record with 39 TD passes!#GoCougs | #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/v6ew3pjxLW
— Washington State Football (@WSUCougarFB) November 17, 2019