Cougars Can't Get It Going in the 4th; Fall 31-17 To AuburnAh those 4th quarter woes.
The WSU Cougars fall to the #2 Auburn Tigers today 31-17, after the offense failed to score on consecutive drives in the 4th. "Yes it is very frustrating" Coach Mike Leach said at the post game conference, "Especially since it was tied at 17 at the end of the 3rd. We just couldnt seal the deal"
Junior QB Connor Halliday had a average day after coming into the season with high expectations. "Obviously you want to come out and win that first game of the year", Halliday said, "But I think it says a lot about our team that we stuck with these guys. We came into this year saying we were not going to be a door mat for teams anymore and I think we proved that today."
New QB Coach Graham Harrell was also equally frustrated but pointed out the positives from the game. "I believe Connor has yet to reach his full potential", he said "But against a good defense he showed tremendous poise. We just need to finish. We still have a lot we need to work on."
One of the bright spots was Wide Receiver Rickey Galvin who had 158 yds receiving and showed that incredible breakaway speed we heard so much about. On the other side of the ball, the much maligned defense showed grit against a tough offense but was unable to stop the run allowing over 250 yards rushing.
The Cougars will head to Los Angeles next week to take on conference foe USC who are coming off a close win over Hawaii.
| Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | | WSU (0-1) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | | #2 AUB (1-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Top Performers | | PASS: N. Marshall (Auburn) - 11-20, 141 YDS, 2 TD, INT | | RUSH: T. Mason (Auburn) - 22 ATT, 122 YDS, | | REC: R. Galvin (WSU) - 5 REC, 158 YDS, TD |
| | Team Stats Comparison | | WSU | AUB | | First Downs | 16 | 23 | | 3rd Down Efficiency | 6-16 | 5-12 | | 4th Down Efficiency | 2-4 | 1-1 | | Total Yards | 453 | 554 | | Passing Yards | 284 | 141 | | Rushing Yards | 81 | 257 | | Penalties-Penalty Yards | 5-39 | 9-44 | | Turnovers | 1 | 1 | | Time of Possession | 29:21 | 30:35 |
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| Scoring Summary | | FIRST QUARTER SCORING | WSU | AUB | | 9:12 | (AUB) TD AUB: C.Artis-Payne 3 YD run (C.Parkey kick) | 0 | 7 | | SECOND QUARTER SCORING | WSU | AUB | | 7:36 | (WSU) FG WSU: A. Furney, 45 YD FG | 3 | 7 | | 2:20 | (AUB) FG AUB: C. Parkey, 35 YD FG | 3 | 10 | | 1:20 | (WSU) TD WSU: R. Galvin, 7 YD pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick) | 10 | 10 | | THIRD QUARTER SCORING | WSU | AUB | | 10:29 | (AUB) TD AUB: N. Marshall, 2 YD run (C.Parkey kick) | 10 | 17 | | 5:03 | (WSU) TD WSU: M.Mason, 2 YD run (A. Furney kick) | 17 | 17 | | FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | WSU | AUB | | 7:30 | (AUB) TD AUB: S. Coates, 8 YD pass from N. Marshall (C. Parkey kick) | 17 | 24 | | 0:25 | (AUB) TD AUB: C. Uzomah, 12 YD pass from N. Marshall (C.Parkey kick) | 17 | 31 |
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