September 7, 1998
FOOTBALL: 1-0 WSU Travels To Boise State
WHO: WSU Cougars (1-0-0, 0-0-0) vs. Boise State Broncos (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
WHAT: Non-conference football game
WHEN: Saturday, September 12; Kickoff 6:00 p.m. PT
WHERE: Bronco Stadium (30,000, Blue Astro Turf), Boise, Idaho
TV: No live TV; Fox Sports Northwest replays the game Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
1998 WSU RESULTS
Record: 1-0-0, 0-0-0 [OPP REC]
9/5 Illinois [0-1-0]
9/12 @ Boise State [1-0-0]
9/19 Idaho [1-0-0]
9/26 @ California [1-0-0]
10/3 @ UCLA [0-0-0]
10/10 Oregon [1-0-0]
10/17 USC [1-0-0]
10/24 Bye
10/31 Arizona State [0-1-0]
11/7 @ Arizona [1-0-0]
11/14 @ Stanford [0-1-0]
11/21 Washington [1-0-0]
WSU THIS WEEK: BOISE STATE
Record: 1-0-0, 0-0-0
9/5 CS-Northridge (26-13)
9/12 Washington State
9/19 Portland State
9/26 @ Utah
10/3 @ Louisiana Tech
10/10 North Texas
10/17 Weber State
10/24 Utah State
10/31 @ Nevada
11/7 @ New Mexico State
11/14 Bye
11/21 Idaho
WSU NEXT WEEK: IDAHO
Record: 1-0-0, 0-0-0
9/5 Eastern Washington (31-14)
9/12 @ San Jose State
9/19 @ Washington State
9/26 @ Louisiana State
10/3 Idaho State
10/10 @ Arkansas State
10/17 @ Utah State
10/24 Nevada
10/31 @ North Texas State
11/7 Open
11/14 New Mexico State
11/21 @ Boise State
THE COACHES: WSU - Mike Price (Puget Sound '69) has a 54-49-0 (.524) record at WSU in nine plus years and a career mark of 100-93-0 (.518) in 18 seasons at Weber State (1981-88; 46-44-0) and WSU (1989-present). BOISE STATE - The Broncos are coached by Dirk Koetter, who is in his first season as the Bronco's head coachKoetter has been an offensive coordinator at five schools over the last 13 years, including Oregon, 1996-97; Mike Price is 3-5 against Boise State, but 1-0 as WSU's head coachduring his eight years at Weber State he was 2-5 against BSU.
PRICE PICKS UP 100TH WIN: Washington State's Mike Price picked up his 100th win in WSU's 20-13 victory over Illinois Sept. 5Price fashioned a 46-44 record at Weber State in eight seasons (1981-88) and is 54-49 one game into his tenth season with the Cougars (1989-present).
WSU WINS SEVENTH STRAIGHT HOME OPENER: WSU's win over Illinois gives Mike Price a 8-2 record in home openers, including each of the last sevenWSU is 7-2 in the second game of each season since Price became head coach.
WSU VS. BSU: The Cougars defeated Boise State 58-0 last year in the only gridiron meeting between the two schools.
WSU ON TV: Washington State's upcoming games with Boise State and Idaho are not slated for live television coverage, but the Cougars are slated for two upcoming appearances on ABC SportsWSU's game at UCLA and the following week at California will both be shown live by ABC as part of their regional coverage.
FOX SPORTS NORTHWEST TV: WSU's matchup with Boise State will be replayed at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, by Fox Sports Northwest.
WSU RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS:
WSU boasts biggest offensive line ever
Seniors start final season
Price picks up 100th win
SI says WSU best quarterback school
Cougars very young and inexperienced
WSU has won last seven home openers
Pac-10 says WSU to finish seventh
USA Today picks WSU 36th in pre-season poll
WSU scoring streak at 156 games
Cougars 31-17 at home under Mike Price
Mike Price third among Pac-10 coaches with 100 wins
WSU's defense among Pac-10's elite
Cougars 41-29-0 in last six years
Cougar "D" usually tough to run against
Birnbaum opens with a win
CAPTAINS: WSU - OT Rob Rainville (79), DT Gary Holmes (95) and LB Steve Gleason (34). BSU -The Broncos select game captains each week.
ROSTER ADJUSTMENTS: The list of WSU veterans who will NOT participate in football this fall include: LB Greg DuPree (Sacramento, Calif.), TE Brenden Marshall (Longview, Wash.), De Nate MalloryWSU' (Kent, Wash.), WR Cory DeSanti (La Puente, Calif.), OT Jon Ottenbreit (Cheney, Wash.), DT Taeao Salausa (Long Beach, Calif.), DT Takari Blash (Las Vegas, Nev.); four members of WSU's recruiting class announced last February are absent this fall: freshman DB David Baker (Tacoma, Wash.), WR Derrick Dillon (Puyallup, Wash.), WR Tim Lemon (LaMirada, Calif.) and junior college transfer DE Saeed Abdul-Malik (Duarte, Calif.).
BIRNBAUM OPENER: Junior Steve Birnbaum, who waited patiently while Ryan Leaf set all kinds of records last season, had a successful debut in WSU's 20-13 season opening win over IllinoisBirnbaum completed 19 of 34 passes for 201 yards and had a 12-yard scoring pass to Nian Taylorhe threw one interception and was the victim of several dropped passeshow does that rank among other recent Cougar QB greats in their first start: Jack Thompson was 19-of-25 for 265 yards, no interceptions and three TD passes against Idaho in 1976; Mark Rypien was 15-of-28 for 209 yards, two interceptions and no TD passes against Arizona in 1983; Timm Rosenbach 5-of-13 for 58 yards, one interception and no TD passes against Oregon in 1986; Drew Bledsoe 10-for-20 for 188 yards, no interceptions and 3 TD passes against Oregon State in 1990; and Ryan Leaf, 22-of-33 for 291 yards, no interceptions and one TD pass against Washington in 1995Thompson, Bledsoe and now Birnbaum won their first starts.
COUG LINE GETS BIGGER: WSU's starting offensive line is the biggest in the school, although it will be a little lighter this week without Mike Sage...the starters against Illinois weighed in at a collective 1,538 pounds, an average of 307.6 pounds...Sage (absent this week with a knee strain) is the largest at 323 poundsRyan Tujague, at 294, is the only regular under 300...WSU never before has started an offensive line averaging over 300 pounds...with Joe Criscione at 293 replacing Sage, the Cougs will average 301.8 pounds at BSUhere's the regular Coug starters:
LT Rob Rainville, 315, senior
LG Ryan Tujague, 294, junior
C Mickey Long, 305, senior
RG Mike Sage, 323, senior (sub Criscione, 293, junior)
RT Reed Raymond, 302, sophomore
HOW YOUNG ARE THE COUGS?: The Cougar roster this year includes 37 freshmen (15 redshirts), 23 sophomores (18 redshirts), 35 juniors (23 redshirts) and 17 seniors (14 redshirts)...the starting lineup against Illinois included three freshmen (all redshirt freshmen; two total on defense), three sophomores (two redshirt sophs; two total on defense), nine juniors (five redshirt juniors; five total on defense) and seven seniors (six redshirt seniors; two total on defense).
SENIORS TOTAL 17: WSU's Pac-10 championship team of 1997 played 23 scholarship seniors...this year just 11 members of the 17-player senior class are on scholarship.
PRICE'S COUGS START FAST: Washington State, since Mike Price took over in 1989, has won eight of 10 home openers, including each of the last seven...during Price's 10 years, WSU is 32-14 through the first five games of each season...his squads are 6-4 in season openers (not home openers), 7-2 in the second game of the year, 7-2 in the third game, 6-3 in the fourth game and 6-3 in the fifth game.
WSU INJURIES: Here is WSU's injury report for Monday, Sept. 7, from Mark Smaha, director of athletic medicine: CB LeJuan Gibbons (arthroscopic surgery Aug. 26; out 3-4 weeks); LB Tupo Tuupo (broken shoulder blade Aug. 24; out two months), OG Mike Sage (right knee strain suffered against Illinois, out two weeks), LB Raonall Smith (bruised shoulder, will play).
ROOKIE ROSTER ADDITIONS: WSU has added two scholarship players to the roster of rookies who reported this fall...they are freshman WR Curtis Nettles (Culver City, Calif.) and junior college transfer DB Dante Minners (Bloomington, Calif., Citrus CC).
PAC-10 MEDIA PICK WSU 7TH: Defending Pac-10 champion Washington State was picked by members of the media to finish seventh in 1998, the same as they were picked a year ago before going 10-2 and finishing the season ranked ninth nationally...UCLA is the top choice of the 30 members of the media voting in this year's poll...the Bruins received 16 first place votes, two more than second place Arizona State received...Washington finished third in the poll, followed in order by USC, Arizona, Oregon, WSU, Stanford, California and Oregon State.
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.
MOST STARTS: Seniors Gary Holmes and Dee Moronkola each have 16 starts to their credit, tops among the Cougar playershere's a list of WSU's leading starters:
Dee Moronkola - 16 (16 consecutive)
Gary Holmes - 16 (0 consecutive)
Rob Rainville - 15 (13 consecutive)
Rian Lindell - 13 (13 consecutive)
Love Jefferson - 13 (13 consecutive)
Steve Gleason - 13 (13 consecutive)
Lamont Thompson - 5 (5 consecutive)
QB SUCCESSION: In 1978 when Jack Thompson was a senior, the young freshman sitting in the wings was Clete Casper, who quarterbacked WSU to the 1981 Holiday Bowl...waiting to replace Mark Rypien in 1985 was Timm Rosenbach, who guided WSU to the 1988 Aloha Bowl...waiting then was sophomore Brad Gossen...when Drew Bledsoe left in 1992 Mike Pattinson was waiting his turn...and after Chad Davis quarterbacked WSU to the Alamo Bowl, there was Ryan Leaf.
SCORING STREAK ALIVE AT 156: The Washington State Cougars have scored in a record 155 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 1-0-0 1 20/20.0
101-99-4 2 17 51 62 41 18 14 5374/26.3
* = TD RECORD: WSU scored at least one touchdown in 82 consecutive games between 1984 and 1991...the streak ended with a 44-3 loss to UCLA in 1991.
PAC-10 SCORING STREAK AT 173: In addition to having scored in 155 consecutive games, WSU also has scored in 173 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 206 first quarter points in the last 58 games (3.55/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 none this year.
RED ZONE: Washington State last years scored 49 times (89.1%, 39 touchdowns, 10 field goals) in 55 trips inside the opponent's 20this year WSU has scored twice (one TD) in three trips into the red zone, missing one field goal...opponents last year, scored 23 times (71.9%, 20 touchdowns) in 32 trips inside WSU's 20 yard linethis year opponents scored twice (one TD) in three trips into the red zone.
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 54-49-0 (.524), while his career mark is now 100-93-0...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 54 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 31-17 record, including a 24-8 mark the past six years...on the road, WSU is 23-32...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 1-0 0-0 1-0
TOTALS: 31-17 23-32 54-49
COUGARS VS. RANKED TEAMS: In 1997 WSU defeated No. 22 USC and lost to 21st ranked ASU...unranked at the start of the season when WSU won, UCLA finished the year ranked seventh...in the final game of the year, WSU lost to co-national champion Michigan...WSU, in 1995, suffered losses to three nationally ranked teams: No. 2 Nebraska, at No. 5 USC and at No. 12 Oregon...in 1996 WSU lost at No. 5 Colorado, defeated No. 25 Oregon and No. 19 California and lost to No. 12 Washington.
PRICE THIRD IN WINS: WSU coach Mike Price is third among the current Pacific-10 coaches with 100 wins...Arizona's Dick Tomey has 136, followed by ASU's Bruce Snyder, 109...Price, in 10 years at WSU, is second in consecutive years at the same school...Tomey is in his 12th at Arizona.
RUSHING TOTALS UNDER 100: In the last six years WSU has held 28 of 58 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 58 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 - 1/1
Illinois 123.
WSU DEFENSE HALTS LONG RUSHES: WSU's defense just doesn't allow long runs...in the last five years WSU has allowed just 41 runs of 20 yards or longer in 58 games:
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 - 0
None.
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 - 5
WSU SECOND IN PAC-10 DEFENSE: In 1997 WSU's defense ranked second in the Pac-10 (six yards short of first), marking the third time in the last six years the Cougar defense has ranked either first or second...since 1992 WSU has been in the top half of the conference all but once...the Cougs won the defensive title in 1994, allowing 229 yards a game, the best average in the league since 1982 and the second best since 1971...here's how the Pac-10 defenses rank, 1992-97: Arizona 293.6 yards per game (66 games/19,375 yards), WSU 311.8 (66/20,581), Washington 333.8 (66/22,033), ASU 343.8 (66/22,691), USC 354.7 (68/24,120), Oregon 359.1 (67/24,062), UCLA 360.1 (66/23,769), OSU 360.7 (66/23,807), California 375.8 (66/24,806), Stanford 382.3 (67/25,614).
WSU AMONG WIN LEADERS SINCE '92: The Washington State Cougars have won 41 games since the start of the 1992 season, equalling the fifth best overall mark among league teams......the Cougars' 25 conference wins ranks tied for sixth 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 48 22 1 34 14 1
USC 44 26 3 30 17 1
Arizona 43 27 1 27 20 1
Oregon 43 29 0 25 23 0
Washington State41 29 0 25 23 0
Arizona State 41 28 0 28 21 0
UCLA 41 28 0 27 21 0
Stanford 36 33 2 23 25 0
California 30 40 0 15 33 0
Oregon State 16 50 1 5 42 1
100-YARD RUSHERS FEW: Only 15 running backs have been able to crack the 100-yard mark in the last six years against WSU's defense...UCLA's Skip Hicks is the only back to have done so in back-to-back seasons and the Bruins are the only team to have a back go over 100 yards in each of the last three seasons:
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.
ANDERSON DEBUT AWESOME: Junior college transfer Kareem Anderson backed up everything Mike Price said abut him in the spring, averaging 47.6 yards on five punts against Illinoishe also chased down an errant center snap inside WSU's 10 and punted the ball out to the WSU 44Anderson leads the Pac-10 in punting after one game.
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 @ Arizona @ UCLA @ Arizona
10/10 Stanford 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 ---
THREE COUGS HONORED BY PAC-10: Three members of the 1998 Cougar football team received All-Pac-10 honorable mention recognition last year, linebacker Steve Gleason, cornerback Dee Moronkola and special teams specialist Brad Philley
ACADEMIC HONORS ACCORDED COUGS: Linebacker Steve Gleason, offensive tackle Rob Rainville and offensive guard Mike Sage all received All-Pac-10 academic honorable mention recognition in 1997.
USA TODAY POLL LIKES WSU: Seven Pac-10 schools, including Washington State, received votes from the 62 head coaches voting in the 1998 pre-season USA Today poll...WSU was ranked 36th in the opening and again this week...other Pac-10 schools receiving votes this week were: 6. UCLA, 10. Washington, 15. ASU, 21. Arizona, 23. USC and 26. Oregon...Ohio State topped this week's poll with 38 first-place votes...they were followed by Florida State (12 first place votes), Nebraska (8), Florida (2), and Kansas State (1).
TURNOVERS: The Cougs are -2 in turnovers after one gameWSU 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 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 1
BSU
IDAHO
UCLA
TOTAL -2 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 1
REVIEWING WSU'S 1997 SEASON
WSU won its first Pacific-10 Conference title since 1931;
WSU earned its first Rose Bowl appearance since 1931 and third overall;
WSU won all six home games;
WSU finished ninth in the final AP and USA Today polls, the best finish ever for the Cougars;
Ryan Leaf set several WSU single season records, including: total offense (3,968),
Ryan Leaf set five Pac-10 single season records, TD passes (33), TDRs (39), total offense (3,583), total offense per game (325.7) and passing yards (3,637);
Ryan Leaf was the second player taken in the 1998 NFL draft;
Ryan Leaf won All-American first team honors (TSN), was the offensive MVP of the Pac-10, finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting and was the Sammy Baugh College Passer of the Year; he also was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Quarterback award and the Maxwell Trophy;
Ryan Leaf, leaving school after his junior year, finished his WSU career second in passing (7,433 yards) and second in total offense (7,262), plus the WSU record for career touchdown passes (59);
Leon Bender was named to the Associated Press All-America third team;
Jason McEndoo was picked by Football News as an honorable mention All-American;
Shawn Tims set WSU records for punt return yards in a game (167 vs. USL) and return yards in a season (405).
WSU set 13 single season records, included total offense (5,922), scoring (483 points) and passing yards (4,120);
WSU set Pac-10 total records with 5,524 yards in total offense and 3,789 passing yards;
WSU swept USC and UCLA in the same season for the first time and beat all four California schools for the first time;
WSU's 10 wins were the most ever against collegiate competition in a season and equaled the school win total for one year;
WSU was second in the nation in total offense and scoring offense and let the Pac-10 in passing offense, total offense, scoring offense and punt returns;
Mike Price was the Pac-10 Conference coach-of-the-year winner and was a national winner by The Sporting News, Football News, Football Writers of America (Eddie Robinson Award) and the Bobby Dodd Foundation;
WSU set a total attendance record with 199,678 fans in six games, 591,111 fans in all 12 games, and 40,306 for a home game at Martin Stadium (Stanford).
Four Cougars were drafted by NFL clubs and nine others signed free agent contracts.
1998 RANKINGS FOR THE COUGARS
PLAYER CATEGORY AVG PAC-10
Kareem Anderson
Punting 47.60 1
Steve Birnbaum
Passing 109.4 9
Total Offense 190.0 9
Kevin Brown-
Rushing 111.0 3
Total Offense 111.0 11
All-purpose 117.0 10
DeJuan Gilmore-
Rushing 60.0 6
Total Offense 60.0 16
All-purpose 89.0 18
Love Jefferson
Pass Receptions 3.00 *22
Receiving Yards 41.0 19
Rian Lindell-
Scoring Offense 8.00 *9
Field Goals 2.00 *1
Nian Taylor-
Punt Return 15.0 2
Scoring Offense 6.0 *11
Pass Receptions 5.0 *7
Receiving Yards 45.0 17
All-Purpose 81.0 20
Jason White-
Pass Receptions 4.0 *12
Receiving Yards 38.0 20
* = Tie
1998 TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS
WSU WSU WSU
TEAM CATEGORY AVG PAC-10 NCAA
Rushing Offense 161.0 3 49
Passing Offense 201.0 8 54
Total Offense 362.0 6 50
Scoring Offense 20.0 8 *65
Rushing Defense 123.0 6 46
Pass Efficiency Defense 69.5 3 8
Total Defense 268.0 4 27
Scoring Defense 13.0 4 *26
Net Punting 37.8 5 *46
Punt Returns 15.0 2 *17
KO Returns 24.0 5 *30
Turnover Margin- -2.00 9 *89
BSUS BSU BSU
TEAM CATEGORY AVG BIG W NCAA
Rushing Offense 165.0 3 *44
Passing Offense 229.0 4 40
Total Offense 394.0 3 40
Scoring Offense 26.0 3 55
Rushing Defense 68.0 2 24
Pass Efficiency Defense 114.3 3 50
Total Defense 357.0 4 61
Scoring Defense 13.0 1 *26
Net Punting 36.8 5 54
Punt Returns 8.0 2 *52
KO Returns 28.3 2 18
Turnover Margin -2.00 7 *89
* = Tie
NATIONAL LEADERS
Kevin Brown Rushing Offense 111.0 *31
Nian Taylor Punt Return 15.0 15
Rian Lindell Field Goal 2.0 *9
WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS: Washington State's weekly Fox Sports Northwest award winners from the Illinois game are:
Pac-10 Offense: Kevin Brown (West Covina, CA)
Pac-10 Defense: Rob Meier (West Vancouver, BC)
Pac-10 Special Teams: Kareem Anderson (Phoenix, AZ)
Offensive Lineman: Love Jefferson (Garden Grove, CA)
Offensive Back: Steve Birnbaum (Chino Hills, CA)
Offensive Scout Team: DeAndre Douglas (San Diego, CA)
Defensive Back: Earl Riley (Dos Palos, CA)
Defensive Lineman: Jonathan Nance (Miami, FL)
Defensive Scout Team: Arrronn Pinkney (Pomona, CA)
Defensive Pursuit Player: Earl Riley (Dos Palos, CA)
Cougar Claw: Rob Meier (West Vancouver, BC), Love Jefferson (Garden Grove, CA), Brad Philley (Puyallup, WA)
Big Hit: Mike Sage (Las Vegas, NV), James Price (Anchorage, AK)
Cougar Tackler: None
Specialist of the Week: Kareem Anderson (Phoenix, AZ)
Most Disciplined Offense: Love Jefferson (Garden Grove, CA)
Most Disciplined Defense: Grady Emmerson (Kennewick, WA)
Most Disciplined Special Teams: None
Special Teams Big Play: Kareem Anderson (Phoenix, AZ), Dee Moronkola (Richmond, CA)
1998 WSU FOOTBALL STARTERS
POS ILL BSU IDA CAL UCLA ORE USC ASU ARIZ STAN WASH
SE Davis
LT Rainville
LG Tujague
C Long
RG Sage
RT Raymond
TE Jefferson
SB Hackett
QB Birnbuam
RB Gilmore
FL Taylor
PK Lindell
DE Nance
DT Ratcliff
DT Meier
DE Marong
SLB Gleason
MLB Smith
WLB Price
CB Moronkola
FS Thompson
SS Riley
CB Martin
P 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 show 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: Sept. 12 the Pac-10 Conference television package includes: ABC Sports will telecast the Texas at UCLA game regionally at 12:30 p.m. PT, while FOX Sports Net will show the Nebraska at California game nationally at 4:00 p.m.
FSNW-TV: Fox Sports Northwest will replay Washington State's game against Boise State Sept. 13 at 3:30 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 2:30 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
