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Oregon game is first of three October home games.

October 5, 1998

FOOTBALL: WSU Returns Home To Face Oregon Ducks
WHO:	WSU Cougars (3-2-0, 0-2-0) vs. #15 Oregon Ducks (4-0-0, 0-0-0)
WHAT:	Pacific-10 Conference Football
WHEN:	Saturday, October 10; Kickoff 2:00pm PT  -  WSU HOMECOMING
WHERE:	Martin Stadium (37,600, Omni-Turf), Pullman, Wash..
TV:	No Live TV; Fox Sports Northwest will replay the game Sunday, Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m.

1998  WSU  RESULTS
Record: 3-2-0, 0-2-0		[OPP REC]
9/5	Illinois (20-13)	[2-3-0]
9/12	@ Boise State (33-21)	[3-2-0]
9/19	Idaho (24-16)		[3-2-0]
9/26	@ California (14-24)	[3-1-0]
10/3	@ UCLA (17-49)		[3-0-0]
10/10	Oregon			[4-0-0]
10/17	USC			[4-1-0]
10/24	Bye	
10/31	Arizona State		[2-3-0]
11/7	@ Arizona		[5-0-0]
11/14	@ Stanford		[1-4-0]
11/21	Washington		[2-2-0]

WSU THIS WEEK: OREGON
Record: 4-0-0, 1-0-0
9/5	Michigan State (48-14)
9/12	@ UTEP (33-26)
9/19	San Jose State (58-3)
9/26	Stanford (63-28)
10/3	Bye
10/10	@ Washington State
10/17	@ UCLA
10/24	Southern California
10/31	@ Arizona
11/7	Washington
11/14	Arizona State
11/21	@ Oregon State

WSU NEXT WEEK: USC
Record: 4-1-0, 2-0-0
8/30	Purdue (27-17)
9/12	San Diego State (35-6)
9/19	Oregon State (40-20)
9/26	@ Florida State (10-30)
10/3	Arizona State (35-24)
10/10	California
10/17	@ Washington State
10/24	@ Oregon
10/31	Washington
11/7	@ Stanford
11/14	Bye
11/21	@ UCLA
11/28	Notre Dame

PRICE PICKS UP 100TH WIN: Washington State’s Mike Price picked up his 100th win in WSU’s 20-13 victory over Illinois Sept. 5.

WSU VS. OREGON: The Cougars and Ducks will be meeting for the 76th time since the first game in 1901...the Cougars hold a slim 35-33-7 advantage in the series and have won two straight and three of the last four games...Mike Price is 4-4 against Oregon and Mike Bellotti is 1-2 in his previous three contests against the Cougs...Oregon’s last win was 26-7 in Eugene in 1995, while WSU won at home 55-44 in 1996 and at Eugene last year 24-13...Oregon’s last win in Pullman was 34-17 in 1992.

COUGS HAVE WON EIGHT STRAIGHT AT HOME: Washington State puts an eight-game home winning streak on the line against Oregon, including a perfect 6-0 mark last year.

WSU ON TV: WSU has made three live television appearances in the first five games, but this week there is no network TV for the matchup with Oregon.

FOX SPORTS NORTHWEST TV: WSU’s matchup with Oregon will be replayed at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by Fox Sports Northwest.

WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS:

WSU boasts biggest offensive line ever
WSU has just 11 scholarship seniors
Rob Meier steps up this season
SI says WSU best quarterback school
Thompson now a two-way player
WSU’s Pac-10 scoring streak of 175 on the line
WSU scoring streak at 160 games
Cougars 32-17 at home under Mike Price
Mike Price third among Pac-10 coaches with 102 wins
WSU’s defense among Pac-10’s elite
Cougars 43-30-0 in last six years
Cougar “D” tough to run against
Turnovers plague Cougar offense
Three Cougs from San Francisco City College

COUG LINE GETS BIGGER: WSU’s starting offensive line is the biggest in school history...the starters weigh a collective 1,538 pounds, an average of 307.8 pounds...Mike Sage is the largest at 323 pounds…Ryan Tujague, at 294, is the only regular under 300...WSU never before has started an offensive line averaging over 300 pounds...here are the regular Coug starters:

	LT Rob Rainville, 315, senior
	LG Ryan Tujague, 294, junior
	C Mickey Long, 305, senior
	RG Mike Sage, 323, senior
	RT Reed Raymond, 302, sophomore

	CLASS		OFFENSE	DEFENSE	TOTAL
	Freshman	0	1	1
	RS-Freshmen	1	0	1	
	Sophomores	0	2	2
	RS-Sophomores	1	3	3	
	Juniors		2	1	3
	RS-Juniors	2	3	5	
	Seniors		3	2	5
	RS-Seniors	2	0	2

TRAVELING A NEW EXPERIENCE: For over half of WSU’s 60-player travel squad at UCLA, making a road trip was a new experience…32 of the players on the WSU travel roster are in their first season as a member of the travel squad...in addition, 23 players are in their first year of competition for the Cougars and nine were not on campus last season..

LONG PASS RECORD: Nian Taylor and Steve Birnbaum teamed up on a 97-yard pass and run play against Idaho, the longest in WSU history.

TRUE FROSH ON DL: First year freshman Joey Hollenbeck from Enumclaw, Wash, started for senior Gary Holmes (out with an ankle sprain) at California two weeks ago...he is the first true freshman to start on the defensive line since Ken Collins started in 1978.

MOST STARTS: Senior Dee Moronkola has 20 consecutive starts to his credit, tops among the Cougar players…here’s a list of WSU’s leading starters:

	Dee Moronkola - 20 (19 consecutive)
	Gary Holmes - 18 (0 consecutive)
	Rob Rainville - 19 (17 consecutive)
	Rian Lindell - 17 (17 consecutive)
	Love Jefferson - 17 (17 consecutive)
	Steve Gleason - 17 (17 consecutive)
	Lamont Thompson - 9 (9 consecutive)

WSU INJURIES: Here is WSU’s injury report for Monday, Oct. 5, from Mark Smaha, director of athletic medicine: LB Tupo Tuupo (broken shoulder blade Aug. 24; out indefinately.), DT Gary Holmes (ankle sprain, will not play), WR Nian Taylor (calf strain, questionable), DT Joey Hollenbeck (knee strain, questionable), RB Jason Clayton (groin strain, doubtful).

THOMPSON NOW A TWO-WAY PLAYER: Lamont Thompson, who has 10 interceptions in his nine career starts, has now added catching passes on offense to his list of accomplishments...Thompson, who saw his first offensive action at California, caught two passes at UCLA for 34 yards...Thompson is now seventh on WSU’s career interception list, just four behind record holder Richard Reed, 1966-68.

LINDELL HOT: Junior Rian Lindell, who booted four field goals at Boise State to tie the WSU one-game record, made his final six field goals of 1997...this year he missed his first attempt of the year, then made seven straight before two misses late in the Idaho game...after making his only attempt at UCLA, he has now made 14 field goals in his last 17 attempts.

SI TABS COUGAR QUARTERBACKS: A recent issue of Sports Illustrated tabs Washington State as the best college in the nation for quarterbacks...the weekly magazine rated every position for the past 10 years and concluded, on the strength of Cougars Timm Rosenbach, Drew Bledsoe and Ryan Leaf, WSU had done the best job of turning out top-notch quarterbacks.

COUGS NATIONALLY: Several Cougars are ranked high nationally, including: Lamont Thompson (interceptions, 0.80/game, t-2nd), Rian Lindell (field goals, 1.60/game, t-11th), Dee Moronkola (kickoff returns, 29.3 yards/game, t-13th), Chris Martin (interceptions, 0.60/game, t-14th), Steve Birnbaum (total offense, 191.6 yards/game, 47th).

COUGS IN PAC-10: Seven Cougars are ranked in the top five in this week’s Pac-10 list of best performances: Lamont Thompson (interceptions, 0.80, 1st), James Price (tackles, 10.4, 2nd), Rian Lindell (field goals, 1.60, 2nd), Kareem Anderson (punting, 40.9, 4th), Steve Birnbaum (total offense, 191.6, 4th), Chris Martin (interceptions, 0.60, t-4th), Dee Moronkola (kickoff returns, 29.3, 5th).

MEIER STEPS UP: Junior Rob Meier has stepped up his play this season while serving as leader of a very young and undersized defensive front...in five games Meier has blocked a field goal (UCLA), made two sacks and a total of six tackles-for-losses, forced two fumbles and returned one fumble 52 yards for a score (Illinois).

SCORING STREAK ALIVE AT 160: The Washington State Cougars have scored in a record 160 straight games. The current streak started with a 16-14 win over Ball State in the fourth game of the 1984 season and came on the heels of a 44-0 blanking at the hands of Ohio State. The following is a breakdown of WSU scoring by game since 1980:

YR	RECORD	0	1-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50>	PT/PPG
1980	4-7-0			1	6	4			287/26.1
1981	8-3-1			5	2	5			297/24.8
1982	3-7-1	1	1	6	2	1			170/15.5
1983	7-4-0		1	5	3	1	1		237/21.5
1984	6-5-0	1		1	5	2	1	1	317/28.8
1985	4-7-0		1	2	2	5		1	313/28.5
1986	3-7-1		1	4	4	2			221/20.1
1987	3-7-1		3	5			3		238/21.6
1988	9-3-0				5	3	3	1	415/34.6
1989	6-5-0		1	1	3	2	3	1	351/31.9
1990	3-8-0			4	3	2	1	1	266/26.0
1991*	4-7-0		1	4	2	1	2	1	280/25.4
1992	9-3-0		1	1	4	4	1	1	337/28.1
1993	5-6-0		3	2	2	1	1	2	271/24.6
1994	8-4-0		3	3	6				192/16.0
1995	3-8-0		1	4	3	2	1		236/21.5
1996	5-6-0			2	6	1		2	314/28.5
1997	10-2-0			1	2	5	1	3	483/40.3
1998	3-2-0			2	2	1			108/21.6
   103-101-4	2	17	53	63	42	18	14	5333/25.6

PAC-10 SCORING STREAK AT 175: In addition to having scored in 160 consecutive games, WSU also has scored in 175 straight Pac-10 Conference games, by far the longest active scoring streak in the league...the last time WSU was shut out in a Pac-10 game was Oregon State’s 7-0 win in 1975 at Corvallis.

COUGS STINGY IN FIRST QUARTER: WSU's defense has allowed 234 first quarter points in the last 62 games (3.77/quarter) over the past six years...WSU allowed 41 first-quarter points in 1993, 29 in 1994, 45 in 1995, 43 in 1996, 48 first quarter points in 1997, and 28 this year (defensive returns such as Cal’s fumble return do not count).

PRICE THIRD IN WINS: WSU coach Mike Price is third among the current Pacific-10 coaches with 102 wins...Arizona’s Dick Tomey has 140, followed by ASU’s Bruce Snyder, 111...Price, in 10 years at WSU, is second in consecutive years at the same school...Tomey is in his 12th at Arizona.

MIKE PRICE AMONG WSU'S BEST: Only one Washington State football coach with tenure of five years or longer at WSU put together a better record than Mike Price...Price, in his 10 seasons at WSU, is 56-51-0 (.523), while his career mark is now 102-95-0...Babe Hollingbery was 93-53-14 (.625) during his 1926-42 (17 years) tenure...Price’s record is the best at WSU in the last 50 years for coaches with a tenure of three or more years...Price’s 56 wins at WSU ranks second to Hollingbery’s 93...Jim Walden is third on the victory list at 44.

NOTHING LIKE HOME: The Washington State Cougars love to play at home and after looking at the team’s home and away records during Mike Price’s 10-year tenure, it’s easy to see why teams don’t enjoy their trips to Pullman...Price at home has a 32-17 record, including a 25-8 mark the past six years...on the road, WSU is 24-34...WSU’s 6-0 home record in 1997 is the best ever for the Cougars, who previously had never won six home games in one year:

	YEAR	HOME	AWAY	OVERALL
	1989	3-2	3-3	6-5
	1990	1-4	2-4	3-8
	1991	2-3	2-4	4-7
	1992	5-1	4-2	9-3
	1993	4-1	1-5	5-6
	1994	3-2	5-2	8-4
	1995	3-2	0-6	3-8
	1996	3-2	2-4	5-6
	1997	6-0	4-2	10-2
	1998	2-0	1-2	3-2
	TOTALS:	32-17	24-34	56-51

RED ZONE: Washington State has scored 12 times in 16 trips into the Red Zone this year (75.0%), five touchdowns and seven field goals...the Cougs have missed three field goals and lost the ball on downs once...opponents have had 20 opportunities in the Red Zone, scoring 11 touchdowns and two field goals (65.0%)...they have missed four field goals and suffered two interceptions by WSU...last year the Cougs scored 49 times (39 TDs) in 55 Red Zone entries (89.1%), while WSU opponents converted 23 times (20 TDs) in 32 tries (71.9%).

RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 100: In the last six years WSU has held 29 of 62 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing...the lows include Montana State’s -35 and Pacific’s -6 in 1993 and Montana’s -6 in 1995...in those 62 games, WSU has held opponents to 50 or less yards 12 times:

1993 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 3/11
	Michigan 179, USC 104, Washington 302.
1994 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 3/12
	Tennessee 149, Oregon State 178, Washington 102.
1995 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 5/11
	UCLA 137, Nebraska 428, California 134, Stanford 131,
	Washington 222.
1996 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 10/11
	Colorado 192, Temple 125, Oregon 118, SJSU 100, 
	Arizona 145, OSU 141, California 44, Illinois 148,
	UCLA 164, Stanford 102, Washington 213.
1997 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 8/12
	UCLA 209, USC 31, Illinois 173, Boise State 46,
	Oregon 154, Cal 109, Arizona 73, ASU 150, USL 75,
	Stanford 160, Washington 101, Michigan 128.
1998 - Games WSU Allowed 100 Yards Rushing - 4/5
	Illinois 123, Boise State 120, Idaho 100, California 79,
	UCLA 256.

1993 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 8
1994 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 7
1995 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 12
1996 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 6
1997 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 7
1998 Plays Allowed 20 Yards or Longer - 5
	Idaho: Thomas 21, Dean 46.
	UCLA: Lewis 23, Foster 40, Stanley 29.
1994 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 15
1995 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 24
1996 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 33
1997 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 29
1998 Plays Allowed 10-19 Yards - 20

WSU AMONG WIN LEADERS SINCE '92: The Washington State Cougars have won 43 games since the start of the 1992 season, equalling the six best overall mark among league teams......the Cougars' 25 conference wins ranks seventh when totaling league victories...here's a look at the records for Pac-10 teams, 1992-98:

				OVERALL	PACIFIC-10
	1992-98			W	L	T	W	L	T	
	Washington		49	24	1	34	15	1
	USC			47	27	3	32	17	1
	Arizona			47	27	1	29	20	1
	Oregon			46	29	0	26	23	0
	UCLA			44	28	0	28	21	0
	Washington State	43	31	0	25	25	0
	Arizona State		43	30	0	29	22	0
	Stanford		37	36	2	23	27	0
	California		32	41	0	16	33	0
	Oregon State		18	52	1	5	44	1

1993 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 2
	Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan, 117
	Napoleon Kaufman, Washington, 181
1994 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 1
	J.J. Young, Oregon State, 100
1995 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 5
	Karim Abdul-Jabar, UCLA, 125
	Ahman Green, Nebraska, 176
	Reynard Rutherford, California, 124
	Anthony Bookman, Stanford, 123,
	Rashaan Shehee, Washington, 212
1996 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 2
	Skip Hicks, UCLA, 116
	Corey Dillon, Washington, 155
1997 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 4
	Skip Hicks, UCLA, 190; Robert Holcombe, Illinois 163;
	Michael Martin, ASU, 111; Anthony Bookman, 
	Stanford, 115
1998 - Players Gaining 100+ Yards vs. WSU - 1
	Steve Havard, Illinois, 103.

SCHEDULING: Coaches often talk about whom an upcoming opponent faces the week before or the week after the two teams collide...here’s a look at WSU opponents and whom they play before and after meeting the Cougars:

	DATE	BEFORE WSU	WSU OPP		AFTER WSU
	9/5	---		ILLINOIS	Middle Tenn.
	9/12	CS-Northridge	@ BSU		Portland State
	9/19	@ San Jose St.	IDAHO		@ LSU
	9/26	@ Oklahoma	@ CAL		@ USC
	10/3	Miami (canceled)@ UCLA		@ Arizona
	10/10	Bye		OREGON		@UCLA
	10/17	California	USC		@ Oregon
	10/31	Stanford	ASU		Cal
	11/7	Oregon		ARIZONA		@ Cal
	11/14	USC		STANFORD	@ Cal
	11/21	UCLA		@ WASHINGTON	---

TURNOVERS: The Cougs are -2 in turnovers after five games…The Cougs turned the ball over six times at Cal and four times at UCLA..for the season WSU has lost 11 of 14 fumbles and thrown eight interceptions, a total of 19 turnovers...WSU was -1 in turnovers in 1997, +9 in 1994, even in 1995 and -9 in 1996.

		------ W S U -----	-- OPPONENTS --
	OPP	+/-	F	FL	PI	TOT	F	FL	PI	TOT
	ILL	-2	3	2	1	3	1	1	0	1	
	BSU	+2	5	4	0	4	4	3	3	6	
	IDAHO	+3	1	0	2	2	2	1	4	5	
	CAL	-3	2	2	4	6	1	1	2	3
	UCLA	-2	3	3	1	4	3	1	1	2	
	TOTAL	-2	14	11	8	19	11	76	10	17

REVIEWING WSU’S 1998 SEASON
WSU captured its seventh straight home opener with a 20-13 win over ILLINOIS…Kevin Brown led WSU offensively with 111 yards in his Cougar debut...defensive tackle Rob Meier returned a fumble 52 yards for WSU’s first score after Jonathan Nance knocked the ball loose with a sack…the win was Mike Price’s 100th career victory;

The Cougars came from behind to beat BOISE STATE 33-21 at Boise…28 Cougars were making their first road trip and 22 of the 60 are in their first competitive season with WSU…Dee Moronkola had an 88-yard kickoff return for one score, DeJuan Gilmore broke a 79-yard TD run and Chris Martin made 14 tackles and intercepted two passes.

Lamont Thompson picked off two passes and Steve Birnbaum threw for 299 yards as WSU beat IDAHO 24-16...Nian Taylor was the receiving star, scoring all three Cougar TDs...he caught eight passes for 254 yards...James Price had 13 tackles, including two sacks...WSU had 479 yards in total offense, with 366 passing, 113 rushing.

Washington State’s defense rose to the occasion against CALIFORNIA, but three costly turnovers by the offense produced three Bear touchdowns in a 24-14 setback...Lamont Thompson and Dee Moronkola each had interceptions as WSU forced three turnovers, but gave the ball up six times, including four interceptions...each team converted just two third-down opportunities...Kevin Brown rushed for 80 yards and Leaford Hackett caught four passes for 139 yards and one score..Thompson and James Price had nine tackles each and Steve Gleason two sacks.

The Cougars fell behind 28-0 and never threatened No. 4 UCLA in a 49-17 loss at the Rose Bowl...the Cougars turned the ball over on three of their first four possessions and UCLA scored each time...Kevin Brown ran for 109 yards and Steve Birnbaum quarterbacked the Cougs for all but the final series...Anthony Matthews had his first interception of the season after replacing the injured Dee Moronkola, while Rob Meiers blocked a UCLA field goal try...the Bruins blocked two WSU punts and rushed for 272 yards

ODDS AND ENDS: WSU has allowed just three touchdown passes in five games, a two-yard scoring pass in the first quarter at Boise State and two TD passes at UCLA.

I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO: Washington State picked up three players off last year’s San Francisco City College club...they are running back Kevin Brown (sophomore), cornerback Chris Martin (junior) and receiver Jerry Roquemore (junior)...Brown is the only one of the three from California, West Covina...Martin is from Brooklyn, New York, while Roquemore prepped at Gahanna, Ohio...all three transfers started for WSU last week at UCLA.

1998 RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS

PLAYER	CATEGORY	AVG	PAC-10

Kareem Anderson-
	Punting		40.9	4
Steve Birnbaum-
	Passing Offense	112.3	8
	Total Offense	191.6	4
Kevin Brown-
	Rushing		69.40	7
	Total Offense	69.40	18
DeJuan Gilmore-
	Rushing		50.60	10
	Total Offense	50.60	23
	All-Purpose 	82.20	20
Leaford Hackett-
	Pass Receptions	3.80	12
	Receiving Yards	58.0	12
Rian Lindell-
	Scoring Offense	6.80	9
	Field Goals	1.60	2
Chris Martin-
	Interceptions	.60	*4
Dee Moronkola-
	Kickoff Return	29.33	5
	Interceptions	.25	*15
James Price-
	Tackles		10.4	2
Lamont Thompson-
	Interceptions	.80	1
Nian Taylor-
	Scoring Offense	4.8	*18
	Pass Receptions	4.2	10
	Receiving Yards	75.2	8
	All-purpose	91.2	17

* = Tie

1998 TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS

			WSU	WSU	WSU
TEAM CATEGORY		AVG	PAC-10	NCAA
Rushing Offense		117.8	7	83
Passing Offense		235.6	5	35
Total Offense		353.4	6	*57
Scoring Offense		21.6	9	71
Rushing Defense		135.6	3	46
Pass Efficiency Defense	88.8	2	9
Total Defense		323.2	3	34
Scoring Defense		24.6	8	60
Net Punting		32.2	9	98
Punt Returns		7.9	8	*65
KO Returns		22.1	8	42
Turnover Margin		-.40	8	*68

			UO	UO	UO
TEAM CATEGORY		AVG	PAC-10	NCAA
Rushing Offense		245.3	1	9
Passing Offense		297.8	2	11
Total Offense		543.0	1	2
Scoring Offense		50.5	1	2
Rushing Defense		164.0	7	70
Pass Efficiency Defense	101.6	5	23
Total Defense		350.5	7	58
Scoring Defense		17.8	3	25
Net Punting		38.2	3	30
Punt Returns		15.1	1	11
KO Returns		21.9	9	43
Turnover Margin		1.00	3	*18
* = Tie

NATIONAL LEADERS
Steve Birnbaum	Total Offense	191.6	47
Rian Lindell	Field Goals	1.60	*11
Chris Martin	Interceptions	.60	*14
Lamont Thompson	Interceptions	.80	*2
Dee Moronkola	Kickoff Return	29.3	*13

Pac-10 Offense:  None
Pac-10 Defense:  None
Pac-10 Special Teams: None
Offensive Lineman: Ryan Tujague (Pleasonton, Calif.)
Offensive Back:  None
Offensive Scout Team: Jason Gesser (Honolulu, Hawaii), Russell Mizin(Aberdeen, Wash.)
Defensive Back: Chris Martin (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Defensive Lineman: Rob Meier (Vancouver, B.C.)
Defensive Scout Team: Tomasi Kongaika (Anchorage, AK)
Defensive Pursuit Player: Rob Meier (Vancouver, B.C.)
Cougar Claw:: Kareem Anderson (Phoenix, AZ)
Big Hit: Billy Newman (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) Steve Gleason (Spokane, Wash.), James Price (Anchorage, AK)
Cougar Tackler: Anthony Matthews (Tacoma, Wash.)
Specialist of the Week: None
Most Disciplined Offense: None
Most Disciplined Defense: Austin Matson (Everett, Wash.)
Most Disciplined Special Teams: None
Special Teams Big Play: None 
Offense Big Play:  Adam Davis (Aurora, Colo.)

PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Kareem Anderson was named special teams player of the week for his 47.6 yard average on five punts against Illinois; Nian Taylor was offensive player of the week for his eight catch, 254 yard, three touchdown performance against Idaho.

1998 WSU FOOTBALL STARTERS

POS	ILL	BSU	IDA	CAL	UCLA	ORE	USC	ASU	ARIZ	STAN	WASH
SE	Hackett	Davis	Davis	Davis	Roquemore
LT	Rainville	Rainville	Rainville	Rainville	Rainville
LG	Tujague	Tujague	Tujague	Tujague	Tujague
C	Long	Long	Long	Long	Long
RG	Sage	Criscione	Criscione	Sage	Sage
RT	Raymond	Raymond	Raymond	Raymond	Raymond
TE	Jefferson		Jefferson		Jefferson
SB		Hackett	Hackett	Hackett	Hackett
QB	Birnbuam	Birnbaum	Birnbaum	Birnbaum	Birnbaum
RB	Gilmore	Gilmore	Gilmore	Gilmore	Brown
RB	Brown				
FL	Taylor	Taylor	Taylor	Taylor	Taylor
SE		White		White	
PK	Lindell	Lindell	Lindell	Lindell	Lindell
NOTE: WSU’s starting offensive lineup usually includes three wide receivers and one running back, but can 
include four wide receivers and no running backs, or two wide receivers and two running backs.

DE	Nance	Nance	Nance	Nance	Nance
DT	Ratcliff	Holmes	Holmes	Hollenb’k	Matson
DT	Meier	Meier	Meier	Meier	Meier
DE	Marong	Ratcliff	Ratcliff	Matson	Ratcliff
SLB	Gleason	Gleason	Gleason	Gleason	Gleason
MLB	Smith	Price	Price	Price	Price
WLB	Price	Philley	Philley	Philley	Philley
CB	Moronkola	Moronkola	Moronkola	Moronkola	Moronkola
FS	Thompson	Thompson	Thompson	Thompson	Thompson
SS	Riley	Riley	Riley	Riley	Riley
CB	Martin	Martin	Martin	Martin	Martin
P	Anderson	Anderson	Anderson	Anderson	Anderson

MIKE PRICE TV SHOWS: The “Mike Price TV Show” airs Sunday evenings at 11:30 p.m. PT on KXLY, KAPP and KVEW television stations....KXLY’s Rick Lukens hosts the shows...FOX Sports Northwest’s nightly (7:00 p.m.) Northwest Tonight program also gives extensive coverage to Price and Cougar football.

RICK DICKSON RADIO SHOW: “Cougar Chat with Rick Dickson” is aired each Sunday 60 minutes before the Seattle Seahawk pre-game show on Spokane’s KXLY Radio (920)... veteran Cougar broadcaster Paul Sorensen hosts the weekly show with the WSU athletic director.

WEEKLY WSU PRESS CONFERENCES: WSU hosts a weekly press conference each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Media Information Conference Room, Bohler Addition 195. All in-season head coaches and selected players (when available) will be available for the phone conference and in-person interviews. Contact the WSU Media Information Office for more information. Members of the media may attend in person or participate by use of the telephone.

LISTEN TO COUGAR GAMES ANYWHERE: Cougar football fans can listen to the Voice of the Cougars Bob Robertson's broadcasts, even if a network station is not in your locale. TRZ Sports Service Inc.'s "Teamline" provides the hookup directly into the Cougar Sports Network. Call 1-800-846-4700 and punch in the Cougar access code 5938. The cost is charged to your VISA or Mastercard.

LIVE TELEVISION: Oct. 10 the Pac-10 Conference television package includes: ABC Sports will telecast the Notre Dame at Arizona State game regionally at 12:30 p.m. PT Fox Sports Net will show the UCLA at Arizona game 7:15 PT...FOX Sports Net will not show an afternoon game this week.

FSNW-TV: Fox Sports Northwest will replay Washington State’s game vs. Oregon Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m..

TICKETS: Tickets for all Cougar home and away games are available through the WSU Ticket Office, North 225 Grand, Pullman, Wash. 99164-1910, or by calling 800-GO-COUGS (available toll free from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands).

WSU RADIO: Bob Robertson, Paul Sorensen, Jeff Aaron, and Bud Nameck will combine talents on the 24-station Crimson and Gray Sports Network. Robertson is in his 32nd year of broadcasting Cougar sports and Sorensen is in his 13th season with WSU. Broadcast time is 60 minutes prior to kickoff. The "Mike Price Show," produced and distributed by Broadcast Ink, airs weekly throughout the network, with Robertson as the show's host.

SATELLITE: WSU uplinks football video twice each week...each Sunday at 6:15 p.m. PDT WSU uplinks a 30-minute package (C-Band, Telstar 4, Transponder 1) of highlights from the previous game and an interview with head coach Mike Price...each Tuesday a 15-minute pack (C-Band, Telestar 5, Transponder 7) is uplinked at 4:15 p.m. with coach and player interviews recorded at practice that afternoon...the service is provided by Northwest Public Television on the WSU campus (if trouble, call 509-335-5177). A test program is sent out for 15 minutes prior to each uplink time. The Pacific-10 office transmits a weekly highlight package each Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. PDT on Telstar 4, Transponder 20, C-Band (if trouble, call 310-543-1835 or the Pac-10 office).

PRICE AND PLAYERS AVAILABLE: WSU head football coach Mike Price is available for individual media interviews Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (expect prior to road games), 11:00-Noon. Arrangements for Price interviews must be made through his office, 509-335-0250. WSU players are available for interviews before and after practice each Tuesday and Wednesday and before practice each Thursday. Contact Erin Rowley at the WSU Media Information Office.

PRICE PHONE CONFERENCES: Mike Price is available for media interviews three times weekly via a conference phone hookup, Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. and Thursday at 6:00 p.m. For access information contact the WSU Media Information Office.

COUGAR INFOCONNECTION: Members of the media may access WSU press releases, game statistics and other sports specific information through InfoConnection. For information on how to access information from all 10 Pac-10 schools and the Pac-10 office, contact the league office or any of the Pac-10 sports information offices. All Pac-10 schools made the move to InfoConnection from Faxback at the start of the 1998-99 school year.

AUDIO ON INTERNET: WSU's football broadcasts are now available on the Internet through Broadcast.com...the address is: http://www.broadcast.com/schools/wsu.