Washington State University Athletics
Washington State University
4-0 , 0-0
San José State
3-1 , 1-0
Cougars Outlast San Jose State, 54-52, in Two Overtimes.
September 21, 2024 | Football
Washington State improved to 4-0 while San Jose State dropped to 3-1.
"They found a way. That's what player-driven teams do," WSU Head Coach Jake Dickert said. "They never stopped believing tonight and I'm really proud of this football team."
In a game that featured a combined 1,118 total yards from both offenses, it was the Cougars' defense that came up big in the end, stopping the Spartans' two-point conversion attempt in the second overtime when Quinn Roff sacked quarterback Emmett Brown.
After each team exchanged interceptions in the first overtime, Dylan Paine scored on a seven-yard touchdown run and Mateer ran in the two-point conversion, which was confirmed by replay review, to put the Cougars up 54-46.
Brown connected with Nick Nash on a four-yard touchdown pass to pull the Spartans within two before the Cougars' defensive stand.
Down 24-17 at the half, San Jose scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter to take a 38-24 lead into the fourth quarter. The Cougars responded with 19 unanswered points of their own to gain a 43-38 lead with 4:56 remaining in the game.
The Spartans answered with an eight-play, 72-yard drive, capped by a 20-yard TD pass from Brown to TreyShun Hurry on fourth down. A successful two-point conversion gave San Jose a 46-43 lead with 26 seconds left in the game.
Mateer engineered a four-play 40-yard drive that was capped by Dean Janikowski's game-tying 52-yard field goal as time expired in regulation.
Mateer threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 111 yards and a touchdown, as the Cougars rolled up 627 yards of total offense.
The Cougars return to action Saturday, Sept. 28 at Boise State. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. PT.
Team Stats
SJS 0, WSU 7
WSU - Mateer,John 1 yd run (Janikowski,Dean kick), 13 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:56
SJS 7, WSU 7
SJS - Chalk,Floyd 66 yd run (Halvorsen,Kyler kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:41
SJS 10, WSU 7
SJS - Halvorsen,Kyler 19 yd field goal 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:22
SJS 10, WSU 14
WSU - Mathers,Cooper 4 yd pass from Mateer,John (Janikowski,Dean kick) 14 plays, 79 yards, TOP 06:18
SJS 10, WSU 21
WSU - Mathers,Cooper 8 yd pass from Mateer,John (Janikowski,Dean kick) 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 03:57
SJS 17, WSU 21
SJS - Stewart,Jacob 4 yd pass from Brown,Emmett (Halvorsen,Kyler kick) 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 02:54
SJS 17, WSU 24
WSU - Janikowski,Dean 36 yd field goal 12 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:38
SJS 24, WSU 24
SJS - Nash,Nick 19 yd pass from Brown,Emmett (Halvorsen,Kyler kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58
SJS 31, WSU 24
SJS - Brown,Emmett 1 yd run (Halvorsen,Kyler kick), 7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:54
SJS 38, WSU 24
SJS - Chalk,Floyd 18 yd run (Halvorsen,Kyler kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:13
SJS 38, WSU 31
WSU - Williams,Kyle 13 yd pass from Mateer,John (Janikowski,Dean kick) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:07
SJS 38, WSU 37
WSU - Meredith,Josh 36 yd pass from Mateer,John () 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:23
SJS 38, WSU 43
WSU - Paine,Dylan 1 yd run (), 2 plays, 32 yards, TOP 00:23
SJS 46, WSU 43
SJS - Hurry,Treyshun 20 yd pass from Brown,Emmett (Nash,Nick pass) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 01:26
SJS 46, WSU 46
WSU - Janikowski,Dean 52 yd field goal 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:26
SJS 46, WSU 54
WSU - Paine,Dylan 7 yd run (Mateer,John rush), 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00
SJS 52, WSU 54
SJS - Nash,Nick 4 yd pass from Brown,Emmett () 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00
