From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 2018 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team played their home games in Martin Stadium in Pullman , Washington . They were led by 7th-year head coach Mike Leach and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference .[ 1]
The 2018 season was one of the greatest in Washington State history. The Cougars won a school record-tying ten games, the first time they had won that many in the regular season since the Rose Bowl year of 2002 . They also surged as high as seventh in major polling and went into the Apple Cup with a chance to clinch the Pac-12 North title and a shot at the Rose Bowl , but lost 28–15 to rival Washington in the snow in Pullman, a sixth consecutive loss to the Huskies. The 10–2 Cougars were invited to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio to play the Iowa State Cyclones . They won 28–26 for a school record 11th win.
Mike Leach's air raid offense was led by grad transfer quarterback Gardner Minshew , who led FBS in passing completions and attempts, and finished second in passing yards.[ 2] Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award . He and offensive tackle Andre Dillard were named first-team all-conference. Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Abraham Lucas was named to several national all-freshman teams, and was joined on the all-conference second-team by defensive end Logan Tago. Mike Leach was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second time of his career.
Listed in the order that they were released
The 2018 Pac-12 media days were held July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California . Mike Leach (HC), Kyle Sweet (WR/P) & Jalen Thompson (S) represented Washington State at this event. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Cougars predicted to finish in fifth place at Pac-12 North division.[ 8]
Media poll (North)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Washington
249 (40)
2
Stanford
198 (2)
3
Oregon
178 (2)
4
California
108
5
Washington State 98
6
Oregon State
45
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 12:30 p.m. at Wyoming * CBSSN W 41–1924,131 September 8 8:00 p.m. San Jose State * P12N W 31–026,141 September 15 5:00 p.m. No. 6 (FCS ) Eastern Washington * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N W 59–2432,952 7:30 p.m. at USC ESPN L 36–3952,421 September 29 3:00 p.m. Utah Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N W 28–2430,088 October 6 6:00 p.m. at Oregon State P12N W 56–3734,429 October 20 4:30 p.m. No. 12 Oregon No. 25 FOX W 34–2033,152 October 27 4:10 p.m. at No. 24 Stanford No. 14 P12N W 41–3839,596 November 3 7:45 p.m. California No. 8 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN W 19–1332,952 November 10 12:30 p.m. at Colorado No. 8 ESPN W 31–745,587 November 17 7:30 p.m. Arizona No. 8 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN W 69–2822,400 5:30 p.m. No. 16 Washington No. 8 FOX L 15–2832,952 6:00 p.m. vs. No. 24 Iowa State * No. 13 ESPN W 28–2660,675
Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State , UCLA
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — RV RV RV — RV RV 25 14 10 10 8 7 12 12 10 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 15 11 9 9 7 13 13 10 CFP Not released 8 8 8 8 13 13 Not released
Game information
First quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 24 yard field goal, 9:57 (WSU 3–0)
WSU – James Williams 2 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick good), 3:28 (WSU 10–0)
WY – Jevon Bigelow safety, 1:35 (WSU 10–2) Second quarter WY – Nico Evans 8 yard TD run (Cooper Rothe kick good), 12:23 (WSU 10–9)
WSU – Blake Mazza 41 yard field goal, 8:37 (WSU 13–9)
WY – Avante' Cox 23 yard TD run (Cooper Rothe kick good), 5:07 (WY 16–13) Third quarter WY – Cooper Rothe 30 yard field goal, 8:48 (WY 19–13)
WSU – Max Borghi 6 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick good), 3:51 (WSU 20–19) Fourth quarter WSU – Easop Winston 7 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick good), 10:55 (WSU 27–19)
WSU – Max Borghi 14 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick good), 5:50 (WSU 34–19)
WSU – James Williams 3 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick good), 0:44 (WSU 41–19)
Top passers WSU – Gardner Minshew – 38/57, 319 yards, 3 TD, int
WY – Tyler Vander Waal – 8/20, 229 yards, int Top rushers WSU – James Williams – 16 carries, 82 yards, TD
WY – Nico Evans – 18 carries, 89 yards, TD Top receivers WSU – Jamire Calvin – 5 receptions, 82 yards
WY – Austin Conway – 3 receptions, 18 yards Top defenders WSU – Skyler Thomas – 9 tackles
WY – Logan Wilson – 12 tackles, 1 TFL
San Jose State at Washington State – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Spartans
0
0
0 0 0
Cougars 14
10
0 7 31
at Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA
Game information
First quarter WSU – Tay Martin 15 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 12:55 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Tay Martin 36 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 5:45 (WSU 14–0) Second quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 36 yd FG, 5:48 (WSU 17–0)
WSU – Gardner Minshew 1 yd run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:00 (WSU 24–0) Third quarter
Fourth quarter WSU – James Williams 3 yd pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 4:39 (WSU 31–0)
Top passers SJSU – Montel Aaron – 13/25, 52 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 34/51, 414 yards, 3 TD, 2 int Top rushers SJSU – Malike Roberson – 12 carries, 33 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 9 carries, 32 yards, TD Top receivers SJSU – Josh Oliver – 5 receptions, 51 yards
WSU – Travell Harris – 6 receptions, 83 yards Top defenders SJSU – A. J. Keene – 7 tackles
WSU – Skyler Thomas – 9 tackles
Eastern Washington at Washington State – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 6 (FCS ) Eagles
0
10
14 0 24
Cougars 14
14
7 24 59
at Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA
Game information
First quarter WSU – James Williams 1 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 9:27 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Easop Winston 14 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 1:45 (WSU 14–0) Second quarter EWU – Roldan Alcobendas 37 yard field goal, 12:11 (WSU 14–3)
WSU – Travell Harris 100 yard kickoff return (Blake Mazza kick), 11:56 (WSU 21–3)
WSU – James Williams 2 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 2:14 (WSU 28–3)
EWU – Andrew Boston 26 yard TD pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), 0:39 (WSU 28–10) Third quarter EWU – Zach Eagle 34 yard TD pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), 11:41 (WSU 28–17)
WSU – James Williams 8 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 4:37 (WSU 35–17)
EWU – Dennis Merritt 44 yard TD pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), 3:54 (WSU 35–24) Fourth quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 44 yard field goal, 14:05 (WSU 38–24)
WSU – Tay Martin 21 yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:47 (WSU 45–24)
WSU – Max Borghi 6 yard TD run (Blake Mazza kick), 8:24 (WSU 52–24)
WSU – Robert Lewis 6 yard TD pass from Trey Tinsley (Blake Mazza kick), 1:21 (WSU 59–24)
Top passers EWU – Gage Gubrud – 14/36, 231 yards, 3 TD, 3 int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 45/57, 470 yards, 2 TD Top rushers EWU – Sam McPherson – 17 carries, 72 yards
WSU – James Williams – 6 carries, 19 yards, 3 TD Top receivers EWU – Zach Eagle – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD
WSU – Tay Martin – 13 receptions, 149 yards, TD Top defenders EWU – Ketner Kupp – 7 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
WSU – Hunter Dale – 10 tackles
Game information
First quarter USC – Vavae Malepeai 3 yard run (Michael Brown kick), 12:56 (USC 7–0)
WSU – Blake Mazza 50 yard field goal, 7:19 (USC 7–3) Second quarter WSU – James Williams 4 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 13:29 (WSU 10–7)
USC – Tyler Vaughns 9 yard pass from JT Daniels (Michael Brown kick), 12:23 (USC 14–10)
WSU – Easop Winston 28 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:55 (WSU 17–14)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 7 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 1:39 (WSU 24–14)
USC – Michael Brown 26 yard field goal, 0:00 (WSU 24–17) Third quarter WSU – Max Borghi 13 yard run (run failed), 10:21 (WSU 30–17)
USC – Michael Pittman 50 yard pass from JT Daniels (Michael Brown kick), 9:03 (WSU 30–24) Fourth quarter USC – Amon-Ra St. Brown 30 yard pass from JT Daniels (Michael Brown kick), 14:31 (USC 31–30)
WSU – Easop Winston 4 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (pass failed), 10:15 (WSU 36–31)
USC – Vavae Malepeai 2 yard run (Tyler Vaughns pass from JT Daniels), 8:03 (USC 39–36)
Top passers WSU – Gardner Minshew – 37/52, 344 yards, 3 TD
USC – JT Daniels – 17/26, 241 yards, 3 TD Top rushers WSU – James Williams – 17 carries, 54 yards, TD
USC – Vavae Malepeai – 13 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Top receivers Top defenders WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 12 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
USC – Cameron Smith – 15 tackles, 2 TFL
Game information
First quarter UTAH – Tyler Huntley 24 yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:22 (UTAH 7–0)
WSU – Tay Martin 4 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 5:07 (TIE 7–7)
UTAH – Zack Moss 6 yard run (Matt Gay kick), 1:07 (UTAH 14–7) Second quarter WSU – Gardner Minshew 10 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 11:47 (TIE 14–14)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 65 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:03 (WSU 21–14)
UTAH – Tyler Huntley 1 yard run (Matt Gay kick), 6:01 (TIE 21–21) Third quarter UTAH – Matt Gay 41 yard field goal, 10:39 (UTAH 24–21) Fourth quarter WSU – Easop Winston 89 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 4:14 (WSU 28–24)
Top passers UTAH – Tyler Huntley – 12/20, 118 yards
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 31/56, 445 yards, 3 TD, int Top rushers UTAH – Zack Moss – 30 carries, 106 yards, TD
WSU – James Williams – 5 carries, 13 yards Top receivers UTAH – Britain Covey – 4 receptions, 22 yards
WSU – Easop Winston – 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD Top defenders UTAH – Chase Hansen – 7 tackles, 2 TFL
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 13 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL
Washington State at Oregon State – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars 14
14
7 21 56
Beavers
14
10
6 7 37
at Reser Stadium , Corvallis, OR
Game information
First quarter WSU – Renard Bell 6 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 13:44 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Tristan Brock 5 yard blocked punt return (Blake Mazza kick), 12:32 (WSU 14–0)
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 6 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 6:16 (WSU 14–7)
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 6 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 1:21 (TIED 14–14) Second quarter WSU – Tay Martin 38 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 13:42 (WSU 21–14)
OSU – Jordan Choukair 32 yard field goal, 8:35 (WSU 21–17)
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 3 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 4:47 (OSU 24–21)
WSU – James Williams 15 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:34 (WSU 28–24) Third quarter OSU – Jermar Jefferson 1 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick failed), 12:10 (OSU 30–28)
WSU – Max Borghi 1 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 6:37 (WSU 35–30) Fourth quarter WSU – Travell Harris 3 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 14:22 (WSU 42–30)
WSU – Tay Martin 27 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 9:06 (WSU 49–30)
WSU – Max Borghi 30 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 1:11 (WSU 56–30)
OSU – B.J. Baylor 4 yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 0:35 (WSU 56–37)
Top passers WSU – Gardner Minshew – 30/40, 430 yards, 5 TD
OSU – Conor Blount – 15/21, 172 yards Top rushers WSU – James Williams – 10 carries, 56 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 25 carries, 138 yards, 4 TD Top receivers WSU – Tay Martin – 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Trevon Bradford – 8 receptions, 68 yards Top defenders WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 11 tackles, TFL
OSU – Jalen Moore – 8 tackles
Oregon at Washington State – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 12 Ducks
0
0
17 3 20
No. 25 Cougars 7
20
0 7 34
at Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA
Game information
First quarter WSU – James Williams 24 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 4:30 (WSU 7–0) Second quarter WSU – Renard Bell 16 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (rush failed), 12:22 (WSU 13–0)
WSU – Easop Winston 6 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 2:59 (WSU 20–0)
WSU – Max Borghi 15 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:41 (WSU 27–0) Third quarter ORE – Justin Herbert 8 yard run (Adam Stack kick), 11:54 (WSU 27–7)
ORE – Adam Stack 32 yard field goal, 6:58 (WSU 27–10)
ORE – Jaylon Redd 11 yard pass from Justin Herbert (Adam Stack kick), 0:36 (WSU 27–17) Fourth quarter ORE – Adam Stack 23 yard field goal, 6:38 (WSU 27–20)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 22 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 3:40 (WSU 34–20)
Top passers ORE – Justin Herbert – 25/44, 270 yards, TD
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 39/51, 323 yards, 4 TD, 2 int Top rushers ORE – C. J. Verdell – 12 carries, 55 yards
WSU – James Williams – 9 carries, 53 yards, TD Top receivers Top defenders
Washington State at Stanford – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 14 Cougars 14
3
7 17 41
No. 24 Cardinal
14
14
3 7 38
at Stanford Stadium , Stanford, CA
Game information
First quarter STAN – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 18 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 11:09 (STAN 7–0)
WSU – James Williams 5 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 8:17 (TIED 7–7)
WSU – Max Borghi 4 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 5:23 (WSU 14–7)
STAN – Cameron Scarlett 2 yard run (Jet Toner kick), 1:22 (TIED 14–14) Second quarter STAN – Kaden Smith 10 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 9:25 (STAN 21–14)
STAN – Houston Heimuli 1 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 1:04 (STAN 28–14)
WSU – Blake Mazza 23 yard field goal, 0:00 (STAN 28–17) Third quarter WSU – James Williams 3 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 10:32 (STAN 28–24)
STAN – Jet Toner 40 yard field goal, 6:16 (STAN 31–24) Fourth quarter WSU – Tay Martin 7 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 12:26 (TIED 31–31)
WSU – Renard Bell 3 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 4:28 (WSU 38–31)
STAN – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 25 yard pass from K. J. Costello (Jet Toner kick), 1:25 (TIED 38–38)
WSU – Blake Mazza 42 yard field goal, 0:19 (WSU 41–38)
Top passers WSU – Gardner Minshew – 40/50, 438 yards, 3 TD
STAN – K. J. Costello – 34/43, 323 yards, 4 TD Top rushers WSU – James Williams – 8 carries, 30 yards, 2 TD
STAN – Bryce Love – 6 carries, 71 yards Top receivers Top defenders WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 7 tackles, sack, TFL
STAN – Sean Barton – 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL
California at Washington State– Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Bears
0
10
3 0 13
No. 10 Cougars 3
10
0 6 19
at Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA
Game information
First quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 29 yard field goal, 10:35 (WSU 3–0) Second quarter CAL – Malik McMorris 2 yard pass from Chase Garbers (Greg Thomas kick), 11:00 (CAL 7–3)
WSU – Max Borghi 5 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 6:47 (WSU 10–7)
CAL – Greg Thomas 42 yard field goal, 0:36 (TIED 10–10)
WSU – Blake Mazza 36 yard field goal, 0:01 (WSU 13–10) Third quarter CAL – Greg Thomas 46 yard field goal, 2:04 (TIED 13–13) Fourth quarter WSU – Winston Easop, Jr. 10 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 0:32 (WSU 19–13)
Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 15/26, 127 yards, TD, int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 35/51, 334 yards, TD, int Top rushers CAL – Chase Garbers – 11 carries, 67 yards
WSU – Max Borghi – 6 carries, 33 yards, TD Top receivers CAL – Vic Wharton III – 4 receptions, 47 yards
WSU – Easop Winston Jr. – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD Top defenders CAL – Jordan Kunaszyk – 9 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 10 tackles, 0.5 sack, 1.5 TFL
Washington State at Colorado – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 10 Cougars 0
10
7 14 31
Buffaloes
7
0
0 0 7
at Folsom Field , Boulder, CO
Game information
First quarter CU – Travon McMillian 3 yard run (Tyler Francis kick), 4:14 (CU 7–0) Second quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 39 yard field goal, 13:37 (CU 7–3)
WSU – Max Borghi 28 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 8:31 (WSU 10–7) Third quarter WSU – Renard Bell 1 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 10:56 (WSU 17–7) Fourth quarter WSU – Gardner Minshew 10 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 14:27 (WSU 24–7)
WSU – James Williams 3 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 3:46 (WSU 31–7)
Top passers WSU – Gardner Minshew – 35/58, 335 yards, 2 TD
CU – Steven Montez – 20/35, 199 yards Top rushers WSU – James Williams – 17 carries, 60 yards, TD
CU – Travon McMillian – 9 carries, 73 yards, TD Top receivers WSU – Dezmon Patmon – 8 receptions, 103 yards
CU – Laviska Shenault – 10 receptions, 102 yards Top defenders WSU – Jahad Woods – 5 tackles, 2 FF, FR
CU – Davion Taylor – 11 tackles, TFL
Arizona at Washington State– Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
7
7
14 0 28
No. 8 Cougars 21
34
0 14 69
at Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA
Game information
First quarter WSU – James Williams 1 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 10:44 (WSU 7–0)
WSU – Max Borghi 1 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 7:38 (WSU 14–0)
ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 24 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 3:19 (WSU 14–7)
WSU – Calvin Jackson 27 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:19 (WSU 21–7) Second quarter WSU – Dezmon Patmon 11 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 12:03 (WSU 28–7)
ARIZ – Tony Ellison 37 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 10:43 (WSU 28–14)
WSU – Calvin Jackson 6 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 7:08 (WSU 34–14)
WSU – Kainoa Wilson 0 yard fumble recovery (Blake Mazza kick), 7:04 (WSU 41–14)
WSU – James Williams 9 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 3:22 (WSU 48–14)
WSU – Tay Martin 50 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 0:10 (WSU 55–14) Third quarter ARIZ – Shun Brown 2 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 12:18 (WSU 55–21)
ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 14 yard pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick), 1:02 (WSU 55–28) Fourth quarter WSU – Jamire Calvin 2 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 12:37 (WSU 62–28)
WSU – Easop Winston 9 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza rush failed), 7:06 (WSU 69–28)
Top passers ARIZ – Khalil Tate – 18/30, 294 yards, 4 TD, int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 43/55, 473 yards, 7 TD Top rushers ARIZ – J. J. Taylor – 20 carries, 69 yards
WSU – Max Borghi – 8 carries, 50 yards, TD Top receivers ARIZ – Shun Brown – 8 receptions, 37 yards, TD
WSU – Tay Martin – 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD Top defenders ARIZ – Colin Schooler – 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL
WSU – Jahad Woods – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, FF, FR
Washington at Washington State– Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 16 Huskies 7
7
6 8 28
No. 7 Cougars
0
7
8 0 15
at Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA
Game information
First quarter WASH – Myles Gaskin 5 yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 0:08 (WASH 7–0) Second quarter WASH – Myles Gaskin 5 yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 5:37 (WASH 14–0)
WSU – James Williams 11 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:33 (WASH 14–7) Third quarter WASH – Hunter Bryant 22 yard pass from Aaron Fuller (Peyton Henry kick blocked), 12:40 (WASH 20–7)
WSU – Hunter Dale PAT return, 12:40 (WASH 20–9)
WSU – James Williams 1 yard run (Gardner Minshew pass failed), 4:44 (WASH 20–15) Fourth quarter WASH – Myles Gaskin 80 yard run (Salvon Ahmed rush), 12:30 (WASH 28–15)
Top passers WASH – Jake Browning – 11/14, 207 yards, int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 26/35, 152 yards, 2 int Top rushers WASH – Myles Gaskin – 27 carries, 170 yards, 3 TD
WSU – James Williams – 11 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD Top receivers WASH – Hunter Bryant – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
WSU – Max Borghi – 7 receptions, 49 yards Top defenders WASH – Ben Burr-Kirven – 10 tackles, FR, int
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL
[ edit ]
Alamo Bowl– Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 25 Cyclones
0
10
10 6 26
No. 12 Cougars 7
14
0 7 28
at Alamodome , San Antonio, TX
Game information
First quarter WSU – Renard Bell 22 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 6:55 (WSU 7–0) Second quarter WSU – Gardner Minshew 7 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 6:08 (WSU 14–0)
ISU – Brock Purdy 9 yard run (Connor Assalley kick), 4:26 (WSU 14–7)
WSU – Dezmon Patmon 9 yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Blake Mazza kick), 1:02 (WSU 21–7)
ISU – Connor Assalley 50 yard field goal, 0:00 (WSU 21–10) Third quarter ISU – David Montgomery 8 yard run (Connor Assalley kick), 12:11 (WSU 21–17)
ISU – Connor Assalley 23 yard field goal, 1:04 (WSU 21–20) Fourth quarter WSU – Max Borghi 10 yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 10:24 (WSU 28–20)
ISU – Brock Purdy 1 yard run (pass failed), 4:02 (WSU 28–26)
Top passers ISU – Brock Purdy – 18/27, 315 yards, 2 int
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 35/49, 299 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ISU – David Montgomery – 25 carries, 124 yards, TD
WSU – Gardner Minshew – 6 carries, 16 yards, TD Top receivers ISU – Hakeem Butler – 9 receptions, 192 yards
WSU – Dezmon Patmon – 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD Top defenders ISU – Marcel Spears Jr. – 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks
WSU – Peyton Pelluer – 10 tackles, sack
Player
Award
Date
Gardner Minshew
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[ 9]
September 17, 2018
Travell Harris
Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[ 10]
September 17, 2018
Jahad Woods
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[ 11]
November 19, 2018
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Gardner Minshew II[ 12]
^ "Cougars Announce 2018 Football Schedule" . wsucougars.com . November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017 .^ "2018 College Football Year Summary" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018 .^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "Semifinalists for 2018 Davey O'Brien Award announced" . November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018 .^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll" . July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .[dead link ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2018 .^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2018 .^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 12" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2018 .^ Pac-12.com . Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
