PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State improved to 2-0 after a 31-22 victory over No. 19 Wisconsin at Gesa Field Saturday. Checkout the postgame notes and highlights from the win.
TEAM NOTES
•     WSU recorded its third sellout (33,024) of Gesa Field in the last two seasons (Washington, Oregon)
•     WSU has won its last 3 regular season games against Big Ten Conference opponents
       (at Rutgers, 2015; at Wisconsin, 2022; Wisconsin, 2023)
•     WSU has started 2-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2018-19
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Jake Dickert is the first Cougar head coach to start 2-0 in each of his first two seasons since Dennis Erickson (1987-88)
•     WSU hosted its first game in Pullman on ABC since the 2004 Apple Cup win
•     WSU hosted a ranked nonconference power 5 opponent for the first time in program history
•     WSU host a nonconference power 5 opponent for the first time since beating Illinois 20-13 in 1998
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PLAYER NOTES
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Cameron Ward threw two touchdown passes to push his career total to 99
•     Ward recorded a career-high 17 carries, rushed for 43 yards including long of 23
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Nakia Watson scored his 15
th career rushing touchdown and 11
th total touchdown as a Coug
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Lincoln Victor caught a 1-yard touchdown, also threw a 39-yard pass, the longest by a non-quarterback since WR Kristoff Williams threw a 47-yard touchdown pass against Utah in 2011
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Sam Lockett III made a career-high 13 tackles, second career double-digit tackle game (11, Oregon, 2022)
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Ron Stone Jr. recorded his 1
st career two-sack game, forced fumbles on both sacks
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Brennan Jackson recovered a pair of fumbles and scored his first career touchdown, recorded five tackles
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Kyle Thornton recorded his 1
st career sack, career-high 2 tackles-for-loss
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Na'im Rodman (DT) made his 1
st start as a Coug, made one tackle
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Jaden Hicks made nine tackles, forced a fumble, recorded a tackle-for-loss and broke up two passes
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Jackson Lataimua (Nickel) made his 1
st career start, made 2 tackles and recovered a fumble
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Dean Janikowski made from 46-yards, is 2-2 in 2023 with makes for 46 yards (Wisconsin) and 55 yards (at Colorado State)
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