Scoring Summary
Washington State 14 0 3 0 - 17
Idaho 0 0 14 14 - 28
TEAM STATISTICS
WSU UI
First downs 23 24
Rushes-yards 32-80 42-158
Passing 295 285
Return Yards 9 100
Comp-Att-Int 23-53-0 13-32-2
Punts 9-39.6 5-42.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 13-115 10-70
Time of Poss. 31:31 28:29
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Washington State
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Burnett 18 91 5.1 1 25
Thielbahr 7 16 2.3 0 5
Hackett 1 10 10.0 0 10
Hawkins 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Gesser 3 -16 -5.3 0 0
Birnbaum 2 -20 -10.0 0 0
Passing
C-A Yds Int TD Lng
Birnbaum 18-38 239 0 1 38
Gesser 5-15 56 0 0 25
Receiving
No Yds Avg TD Lng
Hackett 8 99 12.4 0 38
Zubedi 4 58 14.5 0 25
Taylor 4 49 12.3 0 15
Burnett 3 47 15.7 0 25
M. Williams 2 34 17.0 1 19
Scott 1 4 4.0 0 4
Mencke 1 4 4.0 0 4
Tackles
Tac Ast Tot
Newman 5 6 11
Holden 5 3 8
Gibbons 4 2 6
Meier 4 2 6
Hollimon 3 3 6
Thompson 3 3 6
Gleason 2 4 6
Kongaika 3 0 3
V. Williams 1 2 3
Emmerson 1 2 3
Hedeen 0 3 3
Hawkins 1 0 1
R. Smith 1 0 1
Taylor 1 0 1
Zubedi 0 1 1
Matson 0 1
Mizin 0 1 1
Simmons 0 1 1
Riley 0 1 1
Banks 0 1 1
Idaho
Rushing
Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Tenner 29 118 4.1 0 10
Dean 2 18 9.0 0 23
Moody 5 18 3.6 0 10
Nofoaiga 1 3 3.0 0 3
Robertson 3 1 0.3 0 5
Alderson 2 0 0.0 0 2
Passing
C-A Yds Int TD Lng
Dean 6-18 118 1 0 35
Robertson 7-14 167 1 3 51
Receiving
No Yds Avg TD Lng
Martin 3 100 33.3 2 51
Prestimonico 3 73 24.3 0 35
Lacy 2 54 27.0 0 43
Jones 2 23 11.5 0 13
Moody 1 19 19.0 0 19
Townsley 1 16 16.0 0 16
Tenner 1 0 0.0 0 0
Tackles
Tac Ast Tot
Nofoaiga 9 2 11
Rice 6 4 10
Giampietri 4 3 7
Knowles 2 4 6
Tosi 5 0 5
Jasik 0 5 5
Durrough 2 2 4
Gibbs 2 1 3
Gardner 1 2 3
Bradshaw 1 2 3
H. Smith 2 0 2
Taeatafa 1 1 2
Beck 1 1 2
Ah Hi 1 1 2
Daniel 1 1 2
Johnston 0 2 2
Stombaugh 1 0 1
Grey 1 0 1
Jones 1 0 1
Hoston 0 1 1
A-34,873.
How they scored
First quarter
WSU 7, Idaho 0
Marcus Williams 19-yard pass from Steve Birnbaum, Rian Lindell kick: 80 yards, 11 plays, 2:28. In his first start, freshman running back Deon Burnett took the first carry 25 yards to put the Vandals on their heels and set up the drive.
WSU 14, Idaho 0
Burnett 13-yard run. Lindell kick: 72 yards, four plays, 1:12. Birnbaum was 3 of 3 for 59 yards on the drive, including a 38-yard strike to Leaford Hackett.
Third quarter
WSU 14, Idaho 7
Chris Nofoaiga 62-yard fumble return, Ben Davis kick. Idaho defensive lineman Moa Tosi blew into the backfield unblocked, knocked down Birnbaum, the ball came loose and Nofoaiga had no one to beat on the way to the end zone.
WSU 14, Idaho 14
Rossi Martin 51-yard pass from Greg Robertson, Davis kick: 51 yards, one play, :09. Backup quarterback Greg Robertson was able to loft the ball over the outstretched hand of Lamont Thompson and into Martin’s hands.
WSU 17, Idaho 14
Lindell 48-yard field goal: 28 yards, six plays, 1:46. The Cougars took over at their 41 following an interception by Thompson, and backup quarterback Jason Gesser wasted little time before completing his first pass. Gesser hit Farwan Zubedi on a roll-out for 25 yards to set up the field goal.
Fourth quarter
Idaho 21, WSU 17
Martin 42-yard pass from Robertson, Davis kick: 77 yards, eight plays, 3:19. Running back Anthony Tenner chewed up 24 yards in four plays on the ground, putting the Vandals in position for the crossing route to Martin.
Idaho 28, WSU 17
Michael Moody 19-yard pass from Robertson, Davis kick: 61 yards, eight plays, 2:53. A Cougars personal foul pushed the ball deep into WSU territory. Still the Cougars had the Vandals with a second-and-16 after a holding penalty. But the defense failed to hold them.