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).