Scoring Summary
Washington St. 0 14 3 9 -26
Arizona 14 3 3 14 -34
TEAM STATISTICS
WSU Ariz
First downs 20 18
Rushes-yards 35-42 39-145
Passing 348 149
Comp-Att-Int 22-37-2 16-23-0
Return Yards 32 116
Punts-Avg. 6-34.0 7-46.6
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-72 4-29
Time of Poss. 32:02 27:58
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
WASHINGTON STATE
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Meriwether 21 79 3.8 0 24
Black 6 15 2.5 0 5
Leaf 7 -45 -6.4 0 1
Banks 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7
Passing C-A Yds Int TD Lng
Leaf 22-37 348 2 2 38
Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng
McKenzie 5 86 17.2 1 33
Carpenter 5 54 10.8 1 14
McWshngtn 4 79 19.7 0 34
Tims 4 68 17.0 0 30
Taylor 3 68 22.3 0 38
Meriwether 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6
Tackles Tac Ast Tot
Darling 8 2 10
Nansen 6 0 6
Doyle 6 0 6
Bender 4 0 4
Holmes 4 0 4
ARIZONA
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng
K.Smith 18 95 5.3 2 33
Taylor 13 30 2.3 0 5
Schmidtke 3 9 3.0 0 10
Callen 2 5 2.5 0 4
Northcutt 2 5 2.5 0 4
Myles 1 1 1.0 0 1
Passing C-A Yds Int TD Lng
K.Smith 16-23 149 0 0 23
Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng
Dice 4 44 11.0 0 20
Metzler 3 26 8.7 0 15
Taylor 3 17 5.7 0 11
Lucky 2 14 7.0 0 7
McDaniel 1 23 23.0 0 23
R.Williams 1 17 17.0 0 17
Northcutt 1 14 14.0 0 14
Tackles Tac Ast Tot
Burnett 13 0 13
J.Sprotte 6 2 8
Malveaux 6 0 6
Salave’a 5 0 5
A - 47,405.
How they scored
First quarter
Arizona 7, WSU 0
Keith Smith 9-yard run, Matt Peyton kick. 52-yard drive in five plays, 1:52. Arizona gets great field position after WSU is pinned at its own 1 and drive stalls at the 14. On third-and-4 from the WSU 32, Smith finds Jeremy McDaniel for 23-yard gain.
Arizona 14, WSU 0
Trung Canidate 13-yard blocked punt return, Peyton kick. Canidate blocks Jeff Banks’ punt, then runs it in untouched.
Arizona 14, WSU 7
Ryan Leaf 2-yard run, Tony Truant kick. 80-yard drive in 11 plays, 6:02. On second-and-13 from the WSU 43, Leaf avoids what appears to be sure sack, steps up in pocket and finds Shawn McWashington for 20-yard gain. Tailback Miguel Meriwether, in for starter Michael Black (sprained ankle), runs 24 yards to the Arizona 4. Three running plays net 3 yards before Leaf scores on fourth down.
Second quarter
Arizona 14, WSU 14
Chad Carpenter 8-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 80-yard drive in nine plays, 3:28. On second-and-10 from the WSU 32, Leaf uses ample time to find Nian Taylor for 38-yard gain out of two-receiver set. Leaf completes 5 of 6 passes for 78 of drive’s 80 yards.
Arizona 17, WSU 14
Peyton 25-yard field goal. 55-yard drive in eight plays, 1:00. Arizona linebacker Chester Burnett makes his ninth tackle and second sack of first half, running down Leaf for loss of 13 on third-and-8. Smith completes three straight passes to start Arizona drive. On first-and-10 from the WSU 33, Smith runs left for 13 yards, and WSU personal foul puts ball at the 10 with 11 seconds left in half.
Third quarter
Arizona 17, WSU 17
Truant 53-yard field goal. 29-yard drive in seven plays, 3:20. From the WSU 37, Leaf and Shawn Tims connect for 21 yards on third down. Meriwether gets 14 yards on a draw play sandwiched around a pair of quarterback sacks which stall the drive.
Arizona 20, WSU 17
Peyton 25-yard field goal. 69-yard drive in seven plays, 1:38. Three straight Smith completions to start the drive - the last a 33-yard hookup with Ron Holmes - get the Wildcats to the WSU 15.
Fourth quarter
Arizona 20, WSU 20
Truant 37-yard field goal. 60-yard drive in 12 plays, 5:38. A fourth-down holding call against Arizona gives WSU new life with a first down at the UA 44. On second down, McWashington snares a Leaf pass and spins away from his defender for a 34-yard gain. Another 12-yard completion to McWashington puts WSU inside the Arizona 10, but a holding call stalls the drive.
Arizona 27, WSU 20
Smith 19-yard run, Peyton kick. 28-yard drive in six plays. A line-drive punt, a fine return by Richard Dice and a late-hit personal foul against WSU gives the Wildcats great field position. After tight end Mike Lucky drops a pass in the end zone on second down from the 19, Smith breaks several tackles on a burst up the left side for the touchdown.
Arizona 34, WSU 20
Chris McAlister 35-yard pass interception return, Peyton kick. McAlister picks off an overthrown Leaf pass on first down and runs it all the way back for the clinching score with 44 seconds remaining.
Arizona 34, WSU 26
Kevin McKenzie 17-yard pass from Leaf, kick failed. 69-yard drive in 3 plays, :35. Another Leaf-to-McKenzie connection for 30 yards gets the drive going.
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