Scoring Summary

Washington St 21 3 0 14 -38

Temple 6 14 7 7 -34

TEAM STATISTICS

WSU TU First downs 220 23 Rushes-yards 24-164 44-125 Passing 273 268 Comp-Att-Int 29-19-0 33-23-1 Return Yards 125 65 Punts-Avg. 3-31 2-39 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 14-98 4-40 Time of Poss. 22:09 37:51

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

WASHINGTON STATE

Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng Montgomery 3 10 3.33 0 6 Black 19 134 7.05 0 27 Leaf 2 20 10 1 20

Passing C-A Yds Int TD Lng Leaf 19-29 273 0 4 40

Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng Tims 5 85 17 1 23 Black 1 11 11 1 11 McWshingtn 2 26 13 0 16 Taylor 1 12 12 0 12 Carpenter 4 31 7.75 2 12 McKenzie 4 88 22 0 40 Knuff 2 20 10 0 20

Tackles Tac Ast Tot Darling 10 7 17 Bender 2 4 6 Doyle 4 2 6 Moor 2 3 5 Henderson 4 1 5 Moore 2 3 5 Hinchen 3 1 4 Nansen 4 0 4 Boose 2 1 3 Morais 1 2 3 Holmes 1 1 2 Moronkola 1 1 2 Emmerson 0 1 1 Jackson 0 1 1 Nance 1 0 1

TEMPLE

Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Lng Culbreath 16 44 2.75 0 10 Burris 13 38 2.92 1 15 Johnstone 1 5 5 0 5 Lee 12 38 3.17 3 8 Carter 1 0 0 0 0 Wharton 1 0 0 0 0

Passing C-A Yds Int TD Lng Burris 23-33 268 1 1 28

Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng Johnson 11 144 13.1 1 23 Kersey 3 53 17.7 0 28 Lee 2 6 3 0 4 Carter 2 18 9 0 14 Culbreath 3 21 7 0 14 W.Davis 1 4 4 0 4 D.Davis 1 22 22 0 2

Tackles Tac Ast Tot Lucas 3 5 8 Kerrin 3 4 7 Singleton 6 0 6 Green 5 1 6 Terry 1 3 4 Adams 4 0 4 Indio 1 1 3 Epps 2 0 2 Ayala 1 1 2 Patterson 1 1 2 Kelly 1 1 2 Pichette 1 1 2 Graham 0 1 1 Lloyd 0 1 1 Chester 0 1 1 A-10,169

HOW THEY SCORED

First quarter

WSU 7, Temple 0

Michael Black 11-yard pass from Ryan Leaf, Tony Truant kick. 35-yard drive in three plays, 55 seconds. Linebacker Brandon Moore intercepts Temple quarterback Henry Burris, returning the ball 25 yards to the Owls 20. After 15-yard penalty against WSU for excessive celebration, Leaf finds Shawn Tims for 19-yard gain to the Temple 17.

WSU 14, Temple 0

Tims 11-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 71-yard drive in seven plays, 3:38. On second-and-11 from the WSU 28, Leaf finds Tims for 17-yard gain.

WSU 14, Temple 6 Ramod Lee 3-yard run, Zane Michalski kick fails. 80-yard drive in 11 plays, 4:41. The Cougars were penalized three times for 18 yards on the drive, and another penalty was declined by Temple.

WSU 21, Temple 6

Chad Carpenter 9-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 74-yard drive in six plays, 1:48. Following the lead of left tackle Scott Sanderson, Black carries 18 yards to the Temple 27 one play before Carpenter’s score. Leaf completes 3 of 3 passes for 43 yards on the drive, boosting overall stats to 9 of 9 for 135 yards and three TDs.

Second quarter

WSU 21, Temple 12

Van Johnson 15-yard pass from Burris, pass fails. 74-yard drive in 12 plays, 5:02. Burris completes five straight passes on the drive, including 14-yarder to Eugene Culbreath on second-and-21 from the Temple 47. On third-and-7 from the WSU 37, Burris scrambles for 7-yard gain to sustain the drive.

WSU 21, Temple 20

Lee 4-yard run on pitch from Burris, Troy Kersey pass. 47-yard drive in nine plays, 4:31. Temple linebacker Corey Green blocks WSU punt attempt of Jeff Banks, giving Temple possession at the WSU 47. On third-and-3 from the WSU 40, Burris finds Johnson for 22-yard gain.

WSU 24, Temple 20

Truant 37-yard field goal. 48-yard drive in seven plays, 1:53. Nian Taylor’s 29-yard kick return lets WSU start at its own 31. Leaf finds tight end David Knuff for 20-yard gain to the Temple 27, but drive stalls when Black is stopped for 2-yard loss on third-and-1.

Third quarter

Temple 27, WSU 24

Lee 1-yard run, Michalski kick. 80-yard drive in 20 plays, 10:39. Temple converts twice on fourth down, including once on WSU’s fifth offsides penalty of the game. Burris carries three straight times for 11 yards to the WSU 21, the final time for 2 yards on fourth-and-1. Lee carries four straight times to end the drive, for gains of 7, 3, 0 and 1 yards.

Fourth quarter

WSU 31, Temple 27

Leaf 20-yard quarterback draw, Truant kick. 74-yard drive in 10 plays, 3:43. On second-and-15 from the WSU 21, Black gains 21 yards on draw play. On third-and-7 from the Temple 30, Leaf finds McKenzie on quick strike over the middle, picking up 10 yards.

Temple 34, WSU 31

Burris 9-yard keeper, Michalski kick. 63-yard drive in six plays, 1:36. On drive’s second play, Burris hangs in the pocket despite heavy pressure, finding Kersey for 28-yard gain to the WSU 36. On scoring play, Burris fakes pitch to Lee on right side, then cuts back to the middle and dives into the end zone.

WSU 38, Temple 34

Carpenter 5-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 88-yard drive in six plays, 3:13. Black gains 27 yards on drive’s first play, then has 38-yarder called back on holding penalty. With less than 4 minutes remaining, Leaf finds McKenzie for 40-yard gain to the Temple 18. McKenzie gains 20 additional yards by juking two defenders. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Color Photo