PULLMAN, Wash. - No. 19 Washington State defeated Utah 33-25 Saturday in Salt Lake City. Check out the postgame notes and top social media posts from the win.
 
GAME NOTES
•       WSU won the toss and deferred, Utah elected to receive
•       Jamal Morrow was the game captain for the 33rd straight game, won the coin toss for the 2^nd time this season, 10^th time in his career correctly calling the coin toss
•       Attendance: 45, 826
 
TEAM NOTES
•       WSU improved to 9-2 for the first time since 2003
•       WSU improved to 19-4 when forcing multiple turnovers under defensive coordinator Alex Grinch
•       WSU forced 7 turnovers, the most since forcing 7 against UCLA in 2003 (3 INT, 4 FUM)
•       WSU matched a season-high with 11 tackles-for-loss (at Oregon, Stanford) and the 7 sacks are the most since recording 7 against No. 2 Oregon in 2014
•       WSU upped its season TFL total to 94, 7^th-most in WSU single-season history
 •      WSU upped its season sack total to 35, tied for 8^th-most in WSU single-season history
 
PLAYER NOTES
•       Isaac Dotson started at MIKE linebacker, his first start since the Oregon game
•       Luke Falk recorded his 39^th career start, Cole Madison (RT) made his 45^th career start
•       Falk tossed three touchdown passes, upping his career total to 118, breaking Matt Barkley's (USC) Pac-12 record of 116
•       Falk's one-yard TD pass to Kyle Sweet in the second quarter was the record-breaker
•       Falk threw for 311 yards, his 29^th career 300-yard game, and recorded his 23^rd career 3-TD game and notched career win No. 27
•       Tavares Martin Jr. caught his ninth TD pass of the season and 17^th of his career, finished with 10 catches for 64 yards
•       Kyle Sweet caught his 2^nd TD of the season
•       Isaiah Johnson-Mack caught his 5^th TD of the season
•       Tay Martin recorded his first career punt return, 27-yard return late in the first
•       Hercules Mata'afa matched a career-high with eight tackles, made career-highs of 5 tackles-for-loss and 3 sacks
•       Mata'afa's 5 TFL's are tied for 2^nd-most in WSU single-game history, most since Cory Evans' WSU record of 6.5 in 2007 against Oregon State
•       Mata'afa upped his season TFL total to 21.5, tied with Rien Long for 2^nd-most in WSU single-season history
•       Mata'afa upped his season sack total to 9.5, tied for 9^th-most in WSU single-season history
•       Mata'afa now owns 46 career TFL, 2^nd-most in WSU history, and 21.5 career sacks, tied for 5^th-most in WSU history
•       Robert Taylor picked off his 3^rd pass of the season, finished with 4 tackles and forced a fumble
•       Jalen Thompson recorded his 4^th INT of the season and recovered two fumbles
•       Erik Powell made 4 field goals (44, 32, 28, 33) for the second time this season (at Oregon) and upped his season FG total to 19, t-5^th-most in WSU single season history
•       Powell upped his career field goal total to 50, 3rd-most in WSU history
•       Powell tallied 15 points tonight, upped season total 99, tied for 5^th-most in a season

 

???? #SpeedD clinched the win with an interception to end the game! ?? #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/esr80ZQG40
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) November 12, 2017

With 8 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, today's Hayden Homes Player of the Game is Hercules Mata'afa! #GoCougs #SpeedD pic.twitter.com/uAjpCBfKHM
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) November 12, 2017

S/o to the fans for the love! S/o to Coug Nation!!!! 9-2 and counting....  #GoCougs!??????#SpeedD??#AirRaid??#SpecForces??#RaiseTheBar?? pic.twitter.com/KE1LwBfN34
— Roy Manning (@CoachRoyM) November 12, 2017

The record breaker, Luke Falk owns the most passing touchdowns in @pac12 Conference history!#GoCougs #AirRaid pic.twitter.com/KTyAnNQ7rx
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) November 12, 2017

I'm so proud of Coach Leach, Coach Grinch, their staff and especially @wsucougfb!! Great effort in Salt Lake Fellas! It's time to take back the "Apple Cup". #gocougs #beatUDub ????
— Mark Rypien (@MarkRypien) November 12, 2017

TAKEAWAYS=VICTORY #GoCougs
— Coach Grinch (@CoachGrinch) November 12, 2017