Montana State
at Washington State
Saturday, Sept. 11, 4:05 p.m.
Pullman, Wash.
Martin Stadium
(35,117 FieldTurf)
TV: TBA
The Series: WSU leads 8-0.
Last Meeting: Washington State beat Montana State 45-28 in 2002 at Martin Stadium.
Coaches: Montana State’s Rob Ash is 21-14 in his fourth season. He is three victories away from 200 in his career...Washington State’s Paul Wulff (3-23) in his third season. Wulff compiled a 53-40 record in eight seasons at Eastern Washington.
Notes: When Wulff was at Eastern Washington in 2007, the Eagles beat Ash and Montana State 35-13...The teams first met in 1905...Montana State opened with a 59-10 win over Division II Fort Lewis...Washington State opened with a 65-17 loss at Oklahoma State...MSU freshman Denarius McGhee started at QB last week, becoming the first freshman in 23 years to start the Bobcats’ opener...Washington State has lost 10 straight dating back to a win over SMU on Sept. 19, 2009...MSU has lost four straight to FCS schools dating back to a 2006 win over Colorado...MSU allowed two rushing touchdowns all of the 2009 season. Fort Lewis had one rushing TD vs. the Bobcats last week...Washington State was picked to finish last in the Pac-10...Four MSU players rushed for at least 50 yards in last week’s win...WSU QB Jeff Tuel completed 14 of 29 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown vs. Oklahoma State.