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COUGARS DOMINATE IDAHO IN BATTLE OF THE PALOUSE
For the 3rd straight year these 2 teams seperated by just 8 miles would meet for the Battle of the Palouse.
WSU would take a commanding 24-7 lead into the half as Idaho struggled to pass the ball through the air. Idaho would be the only team to get on the scoreboard in the 3rd Quarter as QB C. Halliday thew 2 INT's, but the newly revamped Cougar rushing attack would dominate the 4th Quarter as WSU scored 3 more TD's on the ground.
| Aug 31, 2013 - IDA at WSU |
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| IDAHO () | 7 | | 7 | | 14 |
| WASHINGTON STATE () | 7 | 17 | | 21 | 45 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| IDA | | WSU |
| 262 | Total Offense | 444 |
| 25-113-1 | Rushing Yards | 34-187-4 |
| 149 | Passing Yards | 257 |
| 13 | First Downs | 17 |
| Punt Return Yards | |
| Kick Return Yards | |
| 375 | Total Yards | 495 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3-11 (27%) | 3rd Down Converstion | 5-10 (50%) |
| 1-2 (50%) | 4th Down Conversion | |
| 2-Point Conversion | |
| 2-2 (100%) | Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 5-5 (100%) |
| 3-20 | Penalties | 4-44 |
| 11:58 | Posession Time | 16:02 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | IDA | WSU |
| 3:19 | (IDA) C. Homme 4yd pass from J. Prodasky | 7 | 0 |
| 1:20 | (WSU) A. Brooks 7yd pass from C. Hallliday | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | IDA | WSU |
| 4:39 | (WSU) R. Mayfield 5 yd Run | 7 | 14 |
| 1:22 | (WSU) R. Parrish 37 yd FG | 7 | 17 |
| :29 | (WSU) M. Wilson 61 yd pass from C. Halliday | 7 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | IDA | WSU |
| 2:15 | (IDA) R. Bass 2yd Run | 14 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | IDA | WSU |
| 6:07 | (WSU) C. Winston 10 yd Run | 14 | 31 |
| 3:49 | (WSU) D. Williams 16 yd Run | 14 | 38 |
| 2:00 | (WSU) A. Dunn 1 yd Run | 14 | 45 |
| IDAHO Boxscore |
| PASSING | RATING | C/ATT | YDS | TD/INT | AVG |
| J. Podrabsky | 95.9 | 14/29 | 149 | 1/1 | 10.6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| R. Bass | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| R Bass | 4 | 43 | 10.7 | | |
| T. Elmo | 3 | 23 | 7.2 | | |
| C. Hommee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| WASHINGTON STATE Boxscore |
| PASSING | RATING | C/ATT | YDS | TD/INT | AVG |
| C. Halliday | 157.9 | 12/21 | 221 | 2/2 | 18.4 |
| J. Roland | 150.5 | 3/4 | 36 | | 12.0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| D. Williams | 13 | 66 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| C. Winston | 6 | 14 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| R. Mayfield | 6 | 34 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| P. Smith | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | | |
| A. Dunn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| C. Halliday | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | | |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| M. Wilson | 8 | 174 | 21.7 | 1 | |
| B. Ratliff | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | | |
| A. Brooks | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | |