NCAAF

Idaho Vandals at Washington State Cougars

· NCAA - Football
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
10 - 13

Stevens kicks 32-yard FG with 3 seconds left; Washington St. beats Idaho 13-10 in opener

Potter, who was briefly benched in the second half, finished 24-of-31 passing for 209 yards.

Jimmy Rogers won his first game as coach for Washington State.

Washington State is 74-17-3 all-time against the Vandals and has won 11 straight in the series with Idaho.

Potter returned to lead the Cougars when they took possession at their own 7 with four minutes to go but Matyus McLain forced a fumble by Angel Johnson that was recovered Donovan Parham at the 10 with 2:21 left. Four plays later, Cameron Pope — who missed a 44-yard field-goal attempt in the second quarter — made a 21-yarder that made it 10-10 with 1:42 to go.

Potter hit Tony Freeman for a 19-yard gain, the first of six straight completions, to spark a nine-play, 59-yard drive to set up the winning field goal.

Thomas Ford lost in his first game as coach at Idaho.

Pittsburgh transfer Julian Dugger replaced Potter for two drives and was 0-for-1 passing and had two yards rushing on two carries.

Potter threw a 6-yard TD pass to Joshua Meredith on fourth-and-goal from the 3 give WSU a 7-0 lead with 11:30 left in the first half.

Stevens made his first career field goal, a 30-yarder, to make it 10-0 with 1:18 remaining in the third quarter.

Idaho's Art Williams ran for a 3-yard TD with 7:25 to play.

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How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

WSU TD 2nd Period 11:30 Joshua Meredith 6 Yd pass from Jaxon Potter (Jack Stevens Kick)
WSU FG 3rd Period 1:18 Jack Stevens 30 Yd Field Goal
IDHO TD 4th Period 7:25 Art Williams 3 Yd Run (Cameron Pope Kick)
IDHO FG 4th Period 1:42 Cameron Pope 21 Yd Field Goal
WSU FG 4th Period 0:03 Jack Stevens 32 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/70.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIDHO https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/265.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSU
16 1st Downs 13
7-16 3rd down efficiency 3-12
1-1 4th down efficiency 2-2
221 Total Yards 211
33 Passing 208
12/20 Comp/Att 23/32
1.7 Yards per pass 6.5
188 Rushing 3
45 Rushing Attempts 22
4.2 Yards per rush 0.1
6-57 Penalties 7-48
2 Turnovers 1
2 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 0
35:11 Possession 24:46

Game Information

Martin Stadium

Location: Pullman, WA
Attendance: 28,243 · Capacity:
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