PULLMAN, Wash. (September 6, 2025) - Washington State improved to 2-0 with a 36-13 win over San Diego State at Gesa Field Saturday evening. Checkout the postgame notes from the win.
TEAM NOTES
• WSU captains; Caleb Francl, Brock Dieu, Raam Stevenson, Joshua Meredith
• WSU improved to 2-0 for the fourth straight season
• Jimmy Rogers is the first Cougar head coach to win his first two games at WSU since Mike Price in 1989
• WSU recorded its first safety since 2021 (blocked punt out of end zone, fog game against Arizona in Pullman)
• WSU tallied seven tackles-for-loss, three sacks, held San Diego State to 2-of-13 on third downs
PLAYER NOTES
• Five made their Cougar debuts; Damarius Russell (Special Teams), Mike Sandjo (DT), Kai Rapolla (Special Teams), Landon Wright (WR), Maxwell Woods (RB)
• Two players made their collegiate debuts; Damarius Russell (Special Teams), Landon Wright (WR),
• Brock Dieu (C) made his 23rd career start including his 22nd consecutive start
• Christian Hilborn (RT) made his 39th career start
• Jaxon Potter threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, his first career 3-TD game
• Julian Duggar's three-yard rushing touchdown was his second career rushing touchdown
• Kirby Vorhees set a career-high with 13 carries, finished with 67 yards
• Trey Leckner caught a career-high six passes, his first and second touchdowns of the season, second and third of his career
• Leckner recorded the fifth 2-TD game by Cougar tight end in program history
• Carter Pabst recorded his first career catch, a 34-yard catch in the first quarter
• Leon Neal Jr. caught his first career touchdown, 18-yard catch in third quarter, finished with two catches for 19 yards
• Josh Meredith set a career-high with eight catches for 88 yards
• Isaac Terrell recorded his first career sack, a safety in the second quarter, finished 1.5 sacks
• Max Baloun recorded his fifth career sack
• Jack Ellison made his first career tackle
• Buddha Peleti shared a sack with Terrell, added two quarterback hurries
• Jack Stevens made a career-high 49-yard field goal (2nd quarter), connected on both field goal attempts (49, 42)
TEAM NOTES
• WSU captains; Caleb Francl, Brock Dieu, Raam Stevenson, Joshua Meredith
• WSU improved to 2-0 for the fourth straight season
• Jimmy Rogers is the first Cougar head coach to win his first two games at WSU since Mike Price in 1989
• WSU recorded its first safety since 2021 (blocked punt out of end zone, fog game against Arizona in Pullman)
• WSU tallied seven tackles-for-loss, three sacks, held San Diego State to 2-of-13 on third downs
PLAYER NOTES
• Five made their Cougar debuts; Damarius Russell (Special Teams), Mike Sandjo (DT), Kai Rapolla (Special Teams), Landon Wright (WR), Maxwell Woods (RB)
• Two players made their collegiate debuts; Damarius Russell (Special Teams), Landon Wright (WR),
• Brock Dieu (C) made his 23rd career start including his 22nd consecutive start
• Christian Hilborn (RT) made his 39th career start
• Jaxon Potter threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, his first career 3-TD game
• Julian Duggar's three-yard rushing touchdown was his second career rushing touchdown
• Kirby Vorhees set a career-high with 13 carries, finished with 67 yards
• Trey Leckner caught a career-high six passes, his first and second touchdowns of the season, second and third of his career
• Leckner recorded the fifth 2-TD game by Cougar tight end in program history
• Carter Pabst recorded his first career catch, a 34-yard catch in the first quarter
• Leon Neal Jr. caught his first career touchdown, 18-yard catch in third quarter, finished with two catches for 19 yards
• Josh Meredith set a career-high with eight catches for 88 yards
• Isaac Terrell recorded his first career sack, a safety in the second quarter, finished 1.5 sacks
• Max Baloun recorded his fifth career sack
• Jack Ellison made his first career tackle
• Buddha Peleti shared a sack with Terrell, added two quarterback hurries
• Jack Stevens made a career-high 49-yard field goal (2nd quarter), connected on both field goal attempts (49, 42)