Postgame Notes - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Washington State University Athletics

Postgame Notes - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

December 23, 2025 | Football

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

BOISE, Idaho (December 23, 2025) - Washington State closed the season with a 34-21 victory over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise. Check out the postgame notes from the bowl win.

TEAM NOTES
•      WSU captains; Tucker Large, Brock Dieu, Joshua Meredith, Raam Stevenson
•      WSU finished the season 7-6, won its first bowl game since the 2018 Alamo Bowl (Iowa State, 28-26)
•      WSU rushed for a season-high 255 yards, its ninth straight game with 100+ rush yards and tenth this season
•      WSU set program bowl records for rushing yards (255) and first downs (30)
•      WSU threw for a season-high 373 yards, the third-most in WSU bowl game history
•      WSU's 41 rush attempts were tied for third-most in WSU bowl-game history
•      WSU's 88 offensive plays were third-most in WSU bowl-game history
•      WSU's 628 yards of total offense were second-most in WSU bowl-game history
•      WSU posted its sixth shutout half of the season and third first-half shutout of the season (Idaho, Oregon State)
•      57 players made their WSU debuts in 2025
•      27 players made their collegiate debuts for WSU in 2025
•      13 true freshmen played in 2025

PLAYER NOTES
•      Christian Hilborn started at right tackle, his 46th career start, sixth-most starts in WSU history
•      Zevi Eckhaus threw three touchdown passes, his six career bowl touchdown passes for WSU, tying Connor Halliday for most in WSU history
•      Ekhaus' 334 passing yards were fifth- most in WSU bowl history and ninth-most in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl history
•      Julian Dugger completed his first pass of the season, went 2-of-3 for 39 yards and rushed for a 34-yard touchdown, his second rushing touchdown of the season
•      Maxwell Woods rushed for a career-high 117 yards, the most by a Coug this season, the third-most in WSU bowl-game history
•      Joshua Meredith was named the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MVP after catching eight passes for 84 yards, matching a career-high for catches
•      Mackenzie Alleyne's second career catch was a 41-yard touchdown, finished with
•      Hudson Cedarlund's second career catch was a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter
•      Landon Wright's 39-yard touchdown was his second career touchdown (Ole Miss)
•      Matthew Durrance recorded his first interception as a Coug, fifth of his career
•      Soni Finau recorded one sack, his 3.5 sack of the season
•      Buddha Peleti recorded his fourth sack of the season
•      Gavin Barthiel made his first career start, recorded his first sack as a Coug and second of his career,
•      Jamarey Smith made his first career start, had two tackles and a pass breakup
•      Tony Freeman's 29-yard punt return in the second quarter was his eighth return of 20+yards this season
•      Jack Stevens made from 23 yards and 25 yards in the third quarter, finished season 16-of-19