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Cougar Football Postgame Notes - Boise State
September 10, 2017 | Football
PULLMAN, Wash. - No. 20 Washington State improved to 2-0 in 2017 with a 47-44 win in triple overtime against Boise State at Martin Stadium Saturday evening. Check out the postgame notes and social media posts from the win.
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GAME NOTES
•      Washington State won the toss, deferred, Boise State elected to receive
•      Jamal Morrow was the game captain for the 24rd consecutive game
•      Attendance: 32,631
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TEAM NOTES
•      WSU played its first triple-overtime game since 2002, falling to Washington in three overtimes in Pullman (29-26)
•      WSU played in his third triple overtime game, also lost at Arizona in 2000, 53-47
•      WSU rallied from a 21-point 4th-quarter deficit for the first time since 1984 (Trailed by 42-21 to start 4th at Stanford, won 49-42)
•      WSU scored its first defensive touchdown since 2015 (Shalom Luani, 84-yard INT return for TD vs. Oregon State)
•      WSU last scored two defensive touchdowns in a game in 2013 vs. Utah (Damante Horton and Casey Locker each returned interception)
•      Since defensive coordinator Alex Grinch arrived in 2015, WSU is 14-3 when forcing multiple turnovers, WSU forced four turnovers in the win over Boise State (1 INT, 3 FUM)
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PLAYER NOTES
•      Erick Glueck (ST) and Mason Vinyard (RUSH) each made there WSU debuts, 19 Cougars have made their debuts in the first two games
•      Jamal Morrow tallied 66 all-purpose yards, upping his career total to 3,304, passing Jermome Harrison for seventh-most all-purpose yards in WSU history
•      Morrow caught six passes for 36 yards and two touchdowns, upping his career receptions to 149, 10th-most in WSU history
•      Gerard Wicks rushed for a one-yard touchdown in his only carry, upping his career total to 19, tying for fifth-most in WSU history
•      Tavares Martin Jr. has caught a pass in 19 straight games
•      Isaiah Johnson-Mack set career-highs with eight catches for 81 yards
•      Jamire Calvin caught his first career touchdown, he finished with two catches for 24 yards
•      Renard Bell caught seven passes for 107 yards, his first career 100-yard game
•      Luke Falk threw for 193 yards, breaking Connor Halliday's WSU record of 11,304 career passing yards, he now owns 11,397
•      Falk also tallied 197 yards of total offense, breaking Alex Brink's WSU record of 11,011 career total offense, he now owns 11,141
•      Robert Taylor scored his second career touchdown with his seven-yard fumble return for touchdown (100-yard kickoff return at Arizona State last season)
•      Hercules Mata'afa recorded half a sack, pushing his career total to 14
•      Mata'afa recorded three tackles-for-loss, upping his career total to 30, half a TFL from 10th-most in WSU history
•      Frankie Luvu recorded 2.5 sacks in the first quarter, he entered the game with 1.5 sacks in his career
•      Peyton Pelluer recorded his second career INT, first INT returned for touchdown since Luani vs. Oregon State in 2015
•      Pelluer finished with a team-high 14 tackles, his eighth double-digit tackle game, tied for second most in his career
•      Isaac Dotson recorded a career-high 10 tackles
•      Erik Powell connected from 20 yards out in the second quarter and 22 yards in the first OT, upping his career field goal total to 34, fifth-most in WSU history
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GAME NOTES
•      Washington State won the toss, deferred, Boise State elected to receive
•      Jamal Morrow was the game captain for the 24rd consecutive game
•      Attendance: 32,631
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TEAM NOTES
•      WSU played its first triple-overtime game since 2002, falling to Washington in three overtimes in Pullman (29-26)
•      WSU played in his third triple overtime game, also lost at Arizona in 2000, 53-47
•      WSU rallied from a 21-point 4th-quarter deficit for the first time since 1984 (Trailed by 42-21 to start 4th at Stanford, won 49-42)
•      WSU scored its first defensive touchdown since 2015 (Shalom Luani, 84-yard INT return for TD vs. Oregon State)
•      WSU last scored two defensive touchdowns in a game in 2013 vs. Utah (Damante Horton and Casey Locker each returned interception)
•      Since defensive coordinator Alex Grinch arrived in 2015, WSU is 14-3 when forcing multiple turnovers, WSU forced four turnovers in the win over Boise State (1 INT, 3 FUM)
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PLAYER NOTES
•      Erick Glueck (ST) and Mason Vinyard (RUSH) each made there WSU debuts, 19 Cougars have made their debuts in the first two games
•      Jamal Morrow tallied 66 all-purpose yards, upping his career total to 3,304, passing Jermome Harrison for seventh-most all-purpose yards in WSU history
•      Morrow caught six passes for 36 yards and two touchdowns, upping his career receptions to 149, 10th-most in WSU history
•      Gerard Wicks rushed for a one-yard touchdown in his only carry, upping his career total to 19, tying for fifth-most in WSU history
•      Tavares Martin Jr. has caught a pass in 19 straight games
•      Isaiah Johnson-Mack set career-highs with eight catches for 81 yards
•      Jamire Calvin caught his first career touchdown, he finished with two catches for 24 yards
•      Renard Bell caught seven passes for 107 yards, his first career 100-yard game
•      Luke Falk threw for 193 yards, breaking Connor Halliday's WSU record of 11,304 career passing yards, he now owns 11,397
•      Falk also tallied 197 yards of total offense, breaking Alex Brink's WSU record of 11,011 career total offense, he now owns 11,141
•      Robert Taylor scored his second career touchdown with his seven-yard fumble return for touchdown (100-yard kickoff return at Arizona State last season)
•      Hercules Mata'afa recorded half a sack, pushing his career total to 14
•      Mata'afa recorded three tackles-for-loss, upping his career total to 30, half a TFL from 10th-most in WSU history
•      Frankie Luvu recorded 2.5 sacks in the first quarter, he entered the game with 1.5 sacks in his career
•      Peyton Pelluer recorded his second career INT, first INT returned for touchdown since Luani vs. Oregon State in 2015
•      Pelluer finished with a team-high 14 tackles, his eighth double-digit tackle game, tied for second most in his career
•      Isaac Dotson recorded a career-high 10 tackles
•      Erik Powell connected from 20 yards out in the second quarter and 22 yards in the first OT, upping his career field goal total to 34, fifth-most in WSU history
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NEVER. GIVE. UP. Triple OT win! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/DpaYl4uiR0
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) September 10, 2017
Congrats to Luke Falk, who just set the WSU record for career passing yards! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/DTxLqrDtFq
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) September 10, 2017
It's over!
— ESPN (@espn) September 10, 2017
No. 20 Washington State rallies from 21 down to beat Boise State 47-44 in triple OT. pic.twitter.com/0UvbN6OejB
After many requests..... it's time to give the people what they want! 2-0 Baby!!!#GoCougs!??????#SpeedD??#AirRaid??#RaiseTheBar??#Finish!?? pic.twitter.com/zy8w8JLayq
— Roy Manning (@CoachRoyM) September 10, 2017
I want to thank All of our Great Fans for staying the whole game and making such a fantastic atmosphere. I'm proud of our Team. #GOCOUGS.
— Mike Leach (@Coach_Leach) September 10, 2017
Our final post of the night...#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/5oV5vE0shW
— WSU Cougar Football (@wsucougfb) September 10, 2017
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