Arizona 59, Washington State 37
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 25, 2014
Where: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
Temperature:
65°
Head Official:
Terry Leyden
Attendance:
32952
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 15 Arizona 59, Washington State 37: Anu Solomon passed for 294 yards and five touchdowns as the visiting Wildcats routed the Cougars in Pac-12 play.
Terris Jones-Grigsby rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries as Arizona (6-1, 3-1) continued its strong start. Cayleb Jones had seven receptions for 78 yards and also returned an onside kick for a touchdown and middle linebacker Scooby Wright had three sacks and forced three fumbles.
Connor Halliday was 56-of-79 for 489 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions for Washington State (2-6, 1-4). Vince Mayle tied a school record with 14 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown, Isiah Myers scored twice while catching six passes for 95 yards and Jamal Morrow caught 11 balls for 70 yards.
Arizona bolted to a 24-0 first-quarter lead as Davonte’ Neal returned a punt 81 yards for a score and Solomon hit Neal and Nate Phillips for scores. Jones’ scoring reception made it a 31-point margin with 8:56 left in the half before Washington State rattled off 16 straight points – led by Halliday’s two scoring tosses to Myers – to get back within 15 points.
Nick Wilson’s short run and Solomon’s TD throws to Austin Hill and Trey Griffey boosted the Wildcats’ lead to 52-16 late in the third quarter. After two Washington State touchdowns, Davis recovered an onside kick and went 44 yards for a score to make it 59-30.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wright raised his season sack total to nine with his latest stellar effort. … WR River Cracraft, who had two catches against Arizona, set the school mark of 14 receptions on Oct. 10 against Stanford. … Solomon also threw five touchdown passes against California on Sept. 20.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Arizona |
|
Washington State |
Cayleb Jones
| Player |
Vince Mayle
|
7 |
Receptions |
14 |
78 |
Yards |
145 |
11.1 |
Avg Yards |
10.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Arizona
|
451 |
157 |
294 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
4.0 |
3 |
Washington State
|
543 |
54 |
489 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |