Scoring Summary

WSU player of the game Ryan Leaf

The junior quarterback completed 13 of 21 passes for 332 yards and five touchdowns, with no interceptions.

California 6 0 10 21 - 37

Washington St. 14 28 14 7 - 63

TEAM STATISTICS

UC WSU First downs 24 27 Rushes-yards 40-109 35-256 Passing 351 363 Return Yards 67 42 Comp-Att-Int 26-45-2 17-30-0 Punts 8-37.3 2-47.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-3 Penalties-Yards 11-107 6-71 Time of Poss. 36:22 23:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS California Rushing

Att Yds Avg TD Lng Fields 11 54 4.9 0 16 White 8 39 4.9 1 15 Vera 4 31 7.8 0 14 T.Smith 6 5 0.8 0 4 O’Neal 1 0 0.0 0 0 Vedder 10 -20 -2.0 0 3

Passing

C-A Yds Int TD Lng Vedder 26-45 351 2 3 52

Receiving

No Yds Avg TD Lng Shaw 9 158 17.6 1 52 Douglas 6 59 9.8 0 17 Nartley 2 55 27.5 1 52 O’Neal 2 33 16.5 0 21 Vera 2 15 7.5 0 9 T.Smith 2 1 0.5 0 2 Pipersburg 1 25 25.0 1 25 White 1 3 3.0 0 3 Diehl 1 2 2.0 0 2

Tackles

Tac Ast Tot Dorsey 4 1 5 Burnside 2 3 5 Gardner 4 0 4 Whiting 4 0 4 Tugbenyoh 3 1 4 D.Smith 3 1 4 M.Smith 3 1 4 Rhodes 2 2 4 Sanyika 1 3 4 Destefano 3 0 3 Iwuoma 3 0 3 McLaughlin 2 0 2 Parker 1 1 2 Flagg 1 1 2 DeLoach 1 0 1 Surgener 1 0 1 Carter 1 0 1 Serwanga 1 0 1

Washington State Rushing

Att Yds Avg TD Lng Black 9 86 9.6 2 28 Gilmore 4 82 20.5 1 54 Birnbaum 4 37 9.3 1 36 Hawkins 8 28 3.5 0 12 Clayton 6 27 4.5 0 9 Taylor 1 0 0.0 0 0 Leaf 3 -4 -1.3 0 11

Passing

C-A Yds Int TD Lng Leaf 13-21 332 0 5 72 Birnbaum 4-9 31 0 0 11

Receiving

No Yds Avg TD Lng C.Jackson 5 111 22.2 2 72 Tims 3 26 8.7 0 11 Black 2 65 32.5 1 55 McKenzie 2 64 32.0 1 57 Jefferson 2 30 15.0 0 22 McWshngtn 2 23 11.5 0 14 Taylor 1 43 43.0 1 43

Tackles

Tac Ast Tot Gleason 7 3 10 Moore 7 1 8 Nelson 6 1 7 Bender 6 1 7 Thompson 6 0 6 Moronkola 4 0 4 Meier 3 1 4 Stewart 3 0 3 R.Jackson 2 1 3 Nance 2 0 2 Emerson 2 0 2 Doyle 2 0 2 Hollimon 1 1 2 Thomas 1 1 2 Gibbons 1 0 1 Matson 1 0 1 Hawkins 1 0 1 Price 1 0 1 Wagner 1 0 1 Philley 1 0 1 Dobbins 1 0 1 Boose 1 0 1 Zubedi 1 0 1 Arzu 0 1 1 Hunsaker 0 1 1

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HOW THEY SCORED

First quarter Cal 6, WSU 0

Kofi Nartey 52-yard pass from Justin Vedder, kick fails. 85 yards, nine plays, 4:33. Cal drive stays alive when Cougars are flagged for roughing the punter. Three plays later, on third-and-6, Vedder takes advantage of a rare WSU blitz by lobbing the ball over safety Ray Jackson.

WSU 7, Cal 6

Michael Black 24-yard run, Rian Lindell kick. 78 yards, eight plays, 3:17. WSU drive stays alive when Bears are flagged for roughing the punter. Another Cal penalty, this one for roughing the passer, is then tacked onto an 8-yard completion to tight end Love Jefferson. Black scores on the next play, making Cal pay for blitzing both safeties.

WSU 14, Cal 6

DeJuan Gilmore 54-yard run, Lindell kick. 75 yards, four plays, 1:18. After Black carries for gains of 12 and 9 yards, Gilmore races untouched down the right sideline, using a huge block from guard Cory Withrow.

Second quarter WSU 21, Cal 6

Chris Jackson 72-yard pass from Ryan Leaf, Lindell kick. 71 yards, three plays, 59 seconds. Drive’s first play loses a yard, but Leaf quickly finds Jackson against single coverage by Cal cornerback Kato Serwanga.

WSU 28, Cal 6

Jackson 14-yard pass from Leaf, Lindell kick. 14 yards, one play, 5 seconds. Cougars take over at the Cal 14 when Nian Taylor blocks punt attempt by Nick Harris. Jackson beats Serwanga once again, even though the pass was slightly behind him.

WSU 35, Cal 6

Black 28-yard run, Lindell kick. 80 yards, five plays, 1:43. Leaf completes three straight passes, including a 22-yarder to tight end Love Jefferson. Black outruns Serwanga on TD play.

WSU 42, Cal 6

Kevin McKenzie 57-yard pass from Leaf, Lindell kick. 72 yards, two plays, 21 seconds. Leaf fakes handoff and pump-fakes deep to Jefferson, who is open down the left side. But Leaf throws to McKenzie instead, and why not?

Third quarter WSU 49, Cal 6

Black 55-yard pass from Leaf, Lindell kick. 80 yards, six plays, 3:13. Leaf breaks away from what seems like a sure sack, rolls out right and flips pass to a wide-open Black, who magically eludes three tacklers and dives into the end zone.

WSU 56, Cal 6

Taylor 43-yard pass from Leaf, Lindell kick. 80 yards, six plays, 1:33. Leaf pump-fakes right, then lofts a perfect pass into the end zone and over two defenders. WSU 56, Cal 14 Joshua White 5-yard run, Brian Surgener pass from Vedder. 23 yards, four plays, 1:34. Cal takes over at the WSU 23 after Shawn Tims fumbles punt return.

WSU 56, Cal 16

Safety. Cal defensive end Andre Carter breezes past backup guard Mike Sage, sacking backup quarterback Steve Birnbaum while forcing a fumble. Sage recovers in the end zone.

Fourth quarter WSU 56, Cal 22

Phillip Pipersburg 25-yard pass from Vedder, pass fails. 80 yards, five plays, 1:36. Pipersburg gets behind safety Ray Jackson, who appears disoriented on the play.

WSU 56, Cal 30

Bobby Shaw 52-yard pass from Vedder, Marcus Fields run. 80 yards, five plays, 1:36. Bears keep the pressure on against WSU’s second and third string. WSU 56, Cal 37 M. Tugbenyoh 60-yard fumble recovery, Igancio Brache kick.

WSU 63, Cal 37

Steve Birnbaum 1-yard run, Lindell kick. 5 yards, three plays, :59. Cougars take over after interception by Taeao Salausa.

Schedule

Date W/L Opponent 8/30 W UCLA (37-34) 9/13 W @ USC (28-21) 9/20 W @ Illinois (35-22) 9/27 W Boise State (58-0) 10/4 W @ Oregon (24-13) 10/18 W California (63-37) 10/25 Arizona 11/1 @ Arizona State 11/8 SW Louisiana 11/15 Stanford 11/22 @ Washington

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