POSTGAME NOTES

MONTANA STATE AT NO. 24 WASHINGTON STATE SEPT. 2, 2017

GAME NOTES
Montana State won the toss, elected to receive
Jamal Morrow was the game captain for the 23rd consecutive game
85 degrees at kickoff was the highest temperature for night kickoff since 2001 opener against Idaho (8/30), 82 degrees
Attendance: 30,254

TEAM NOTES
WSU notched its first season-opening win since 2011
WSU recorded its first shutout since 2013, 42-0 vs. Idaho
WSU held MSU to 143 yards of total offense, the fewest yards allowed since 2004, 125 vs. Colorado in Seattle
WSU held MSU to 28 yards passing, the lowest since 1994, 18 at Oregon State

PLAYER NOTES
17 players made their career debuts: Renard Bell (WR), Jamire Calvin (WR), Kyle Celli (LS), Mitchell Cox (P), Jack Crane (KO),
Christina Haangana (ST), Sean Harper Jr. (ST), George Hicks III (CB), Tay Martin (WR), Chima Onyuekwu (ST), Justus Rogers
(ST), Liam Ryan (ST), Dillon Sherman (ST), Deion Singleton (ST), Zaire Webb (ST), Josh Wastson (OL), Jahad Woods (LB)
Three players made their first career starts: Renard Bell (H), Fred Mauigoa (C), Hunter Dale (Nickel)
Luke Falk threw three touchdown passes, breaking Connor Hallidays WSU career passing TD record of 90, Falk now owns 92
career TD passes
Falk threw for 311 yards, his WSU-best 25th career 300-yard game, passed Alex Brink for second in WSU history in career
passing, now owns 11,204 career passing yards, trails Connor Hallidays record of 11,304
Falk recorded his 19th career win, trails only Jason Gessers WSU record of 24
Falk started the game with 20 consecutive completions, completed 21 straight against Arizona in 2016
James Williams caught 13 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns, setting WSU single-game records for receptions and
receiving yards by a running back
James Williams caught his second and third career TD passes
Jamal Morrow tallied 116 all-purpose yards (89 rush, 5 rec), upping his career all-purpose yards to 3,238, eighth-most in WSU
history
Tavares Martin Jr. caught his ninth career TD pass
Jamal Morrows 29-yard TD run in the third quarter was the sixth rushing TD of his career.
Erik Powell connected from 40-yards out, upping his career FG total to 32, tying Rian Lindell for fifth-most in WSU history
Hercules Mataafa recorded 1.5 sacks, now owns 13.5 in his career
Mataafa tallied 2.5 tackles-for-loss, now owns 27 for his career
Garrett McBroom recorded his second career sack
Jalen Thompson made a team-best seven tackles and recorded his first career interception