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Cougar Football Postgame Notes - San Jose State

Washington State improved to 4-0 with a 54-52 win in double overtime over San Jose State at Gesa Field Friday evening. Check out the postgame notes.

TEAM NOTES
• WSU improved to 4-0 for the second straight season, the first time starting 4-0 in consecutive seasons since 1906-07
• WSU played its first overtime game since 2017 (W, OT3, Boise State, 47-44), have won four straight overtime games
• WSU recorded its second game this season with 600+yards of total offense, 627 (637, Portland State)
• WSU's 95 plays are tied for 10th-most in WSU single-game history
• WSU won its 3rd-straight meeting with San Jose State, improved to 9-4-1 overall in the series

PLAYER NOTES
John Mateer set career-highs with 26 completions and 390 pass yards
• Mateer rushed for his fifth touchdown of the season, tied for seventh-most rush TD by a quarterback in WSU single-season history, recorded second 100-yard rushing game of the season (197, Texas Tech)
• Mateer has a rush TD and pass TD in all four games this season
• Mateer is the first Cougar quarterback in program history with 300 pass yards and 100 rushing yards in a game
Wayshawn Parker made his first career start, rushed 22 times for 76 yards
Dylan Paine rushed for his first touchdowns of the season, 2nd and 3rd of his career
Kyle Williams caught 8 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown, his 41st consecutive game with a catch, owns a catch in all 41 career games played (1st 25 at UNLV (2020-22), caught his 19th career TD, 10th as a Coug
• Williams recorded his 2nd 100-yard game of the season, 9th of his career and 4th as a Coug
Cooper Mathers caught his 2nd and 3rd career touchdowns, first this season (at Cal, 2023).