Scoring Summary
Washington St. 7 7 3 0 - 17
Stanford 0 14 17 2 - 33
TEAM STATISTICS
WSU Stan First downs 16 16 Rushes-yards 31-49 45-102 Passing 262 206 Return Yards 42 157 Comp-Att-Int 19-39-2 15-22-1 Punts 4-45.8 6-32.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-96 5-59 Time of Poss. 23:51 36:09
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Washington State
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Black 18 68 3.8 1 11 Gilmore 2 10 5.0 0 8 Montgomery 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 Taylor 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 Leaf 9 -21 -2.3 0 7
Passing C-A Yds Int TD Lng
Leaf 18-38 250 2 1 25 Banks 1-1 12 0 0 12
Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng
Knuff 8 102 12.8 1 23 Carpenter 2 21 10.5 0 12 McWashingtn 2 19 9.5 0 12 Black 2 17 8.5 0 14 Taylor 2 12 6.0 0 8 McKenzie 1 46 46.0 0 46 Tims 1 25 25.0 0 25 Thomas 1 20 20.0 0 20
Tackles Tac Ast Tot
Darling 8 4 12 Hinchen 5 4 9 Stewart 4 4 8 Moore 3 4 7 Moronkola 5 2 7 D.Henderson 2 4 6 Holmes 4 1 5
Stanford
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Mitchell 15 54 3.6 0 12 Ritchie 7 24 3.4 1 11 Comella 8 10 1.2 1 6 Bookman 7 7 1.0 0 4 Salina 1 5 5.0 0 5 Hutchinson 7 2 0.3 0 13
Passing C-A Yds Int TD Lng
Hutchinson 15-22 206 1 1 58
Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng
Dunn 4 80 20.0 1 58 Walters 3 27 9.0 0 11 Bookman 2 55 27.5 0 43 Manning 2 25 12.5 0 20 Mitchell 2 15 7.5 0 8 Kirwan 1 6 6.0 0 6 Ritchie 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2
Tackles Tac Ast Tot
Madsen 7 1 8 Haskins 6 1 7 Draft 4 2 6 T.Smith 6 0 6 Hill 4 1 5 A-30,280.
HOW THEY SCORED
First quarter
WSU 7, Stanford 0
David Knuff 14-yard pass from Ryan Leaf, Tony Truant kick. 29-yard drive in four plays, 1:16. WSU takes over at the Stanford 29 after 19-yard punt (bad snap).
Second quarter
WSU 14, Stanford 0
Michael Black 8-yard run, Truant kick. 78-yard drive in 10 plays, 2:42. Black gains 11 on drive’s second play, loosening Stanford’s defense. Leaf finds tight end Knuff on consecutive plays over the middle, each gaining 23 yards. On fourth-and-1 from the Stanford 10, DeJuan Gilmore runs over the right side for 2.
WSU 14, Stanford 7
Jon Ritchie 3-yard run, Kevin Miller kick. 69-yard drive in five plays, 1:17. Stanford takes over after blocking Tony Truant’s 48-yard field-goal attempt on fourth-and-4. Three plays later, Chad Hutchinson finds Anthony Bookman alone for 43-yard gain to the WSU 14.
WSU 14, Stanford 14
Troy Walters 75-yard punt return, Miller kick. WSU has first-and-10 from the Stanford 49 with less than 2 minutes left in the half, but a sack and penalty force Cougars into 4th-and-24 with 56 seconds to go. Walters spectacular on ensuing return after teammate Tim Smith provides crushing block.
Third quarter
Stanford 21, WSU 14
Damon Dunn 58-yard pass from Hutchinson, Miller kick. 57-yard drive in three plays, 1:01. Having deferred possession on opening coin toss, Stanford receives second-half kickoff. Dunn takes kick 37 yards to the Stanford 43. Three plays later, Hutchinson beats WSU safety blitz with quick pass to Dunn.
Stanford 21, WSU 17
Truant 40-yard field goal. 57-yard drive in 14 plays, 6:08. WSU uses two heads-up plays on the drive. On the first, the Cougars appear stopped for no gain when Knuff laterals to Kevin McKenzie, who runs 23 yards to the WSU 48. Then, facing fourth-and-12 from the Stanford 37, punter Jeff Banks hauls in high snap and throws to Chad Carpenter in left flat. Carpenter bulls ahead, making the first down by less than 2 inches.
Stanford 24, WSU 17
Miller 27-yard field goal. 7-yard drive in four plays, 2:08. Stanford takes over deep in WSU territory after Leaf fumbles when leveled by Tim Smith.
Stanford 31, WSU 17
Greg Comella 1-yard run, Miller kick. 1-yard drive in two plays, :45. Drive set up by Smith’s 31-yard interception return on third-and-15.
Fourth quarter
Stanford 33, WSU 17
Safety, Jon Haskins tackles Leaf in end zone, Miller kick.