PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State improved to 2-0 with a 17-14 win at No. 19 Wisconsin Saturday. Check out the postgame notes from the win.
GAME NOTES
•     WSU Captains:
Konner Gomness,
Brennan Jackson,
Ron Stone Jr. and
Lincoln Victor
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TEAM NOTES
•     WSU improved to 2-0 for the 1
st time since 2019
•     WSU recorded its 1
st win over a ranked team and 1
st nonconference road win over a ranked team since beating No. 25 Iowa State in the 2018 Alamo Bowl
•     WSU recorded its 1
st TRUE road win over a ranked team since at No. 24 Stanford in 2018
•     WSU recorded its 1
st nonconference TRUE road win over a ranked team since beating No. 17 Colorado in 2003
•     WSU recorded its 1
st win over a Big Ten Conference team since beating Rutgers 37-34 in 2015
•     WSU picked off a pass and recovered a fumble, has recorded multiple takeways in 12 of last 15 games
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PLAYER NOTES
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Nakia Watson scored 2 TD for the second time in his career (2 rush TD at Michigan, 2020)
•     Watson's 2
nd quarter 2-yard TD run was his 1
st touchdown as a Coug and his 31-yard rec TD was his 1
st career rec TD
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Renard Bell caught 2 passes for 49 yards, his 20
th-consecutive game with a catch
•     Bell's 73-yard kickoff return to start the 2
nd half was a career long (14 career kickoff returns)
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Billy Riviere III recorded his 1
st career reception, a 38-yard catch midway through the 2
nd quarter
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Daiyan Henley made a team-high 9 tackles including 1.5 for loss
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Francisco Mauigoa made a career-high 7 tackles
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David Gusta's first career tackle was a tackle-for-loss in the 1
st quarter
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Christian Mejia recorded his 1
st career INT
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Cam Lampkin (DB) made his WSU Debut late in the 1
st quarter on defense
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Dean Janikowski connected on field goals from 26 yards
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