NCAAF Game Recap - Colorado at Washington State
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

Tenn
13
Bama
35
F
LSU
36
MissSt
13
F
Clem
45
Lou
10
F
OSU
52
NW
3
F
WVU
14
Okla
52
F
Wisc
23
Ill
24
F
Mich
21
PSU
28
F
Fla
38
SCar
27
F
KY
0
UGA
21
F
Aub
51
Ark
10
F
Oreg
35
Wash
31
F
AzSt
3
Utah
21
F
Boise
25
BYU
28
F
Kans
48
Tex
50
F
Bayl
45
OkSt
27
F
Temp
21
SMU
45
F
MIN
42
Rut
7
F
Tuls
13
Cin
24
F
MIZ
14
Vand
21
F
Purd
20
Iowa
26
F
ULMon
7
App
52
F
SoAl
13
Troy
37
F
ULLaf
37
ArkSt
20
F
UCLA
34
Stan
16
F
Marsh
36
FlAtl
31
F
Pitt
27
Syr
20
F
UNLV
27
Fres
56
F
Kent
38
Ohio
45
F
Hou
24
UConn
17
F
IASt
34
TxTch
24
F
GATec
28
MiaFL
21
F OT
NCSt
24
BC
45
F
C Mi
38
BGSU
20
F
Toled
14
Ball
52
F
NIU
24
MiaOH
27
F
OreSt
21
Cal
17
F
TCU
17
K St
24
F
Nich
0
SamHu
17
F
CoCar
27
GaSo
30
F(2OT)
NM
10
Wyo
23
F
Buff
21
Akr
0
F
JMU
38
W&M
10
F
SoFL
3
Navy
35
F
SMiss
30
LT
45
F
UNC
41
VaTec
43
F(5OT)
Duke
14
UVA
48
F
Ind
34
MD
28
F
SEMO
24
JacSt
21
F
UNCC
14
W Ky
30
F
OD
14
UAB
38
F
MidTN
30
NorTx
33
F
Rice
27
UTSA
31
F
Maine
44
Lib
59
F
WestMI
27
E Mi
34
F
Tul
17
Mem
47
F
ECU
28
UCF
41
F
Colo
10
WaSt
41
F
SDSU
27
SJSU
17
F
Army
21
GASt
28
F
UTEP
17
FLInt
32
F
TxAM
24
Miss
17
F
FlaSt
20
Wake
22
F
Ariz
14
USC
41
F
NEV
10
UtSt
36
F
AF
56
Hawaii
26
F

Oct 19, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Colorado (3-4)

3

0

7

0

10

Washington State (4-3)

21

3

7

10

41

Gordon, Borghi lead Washington State past Colorado 41-10
Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:32 AM

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) After a few frustrating weeks, Washington State coach Mike Leach was pleased to see the Cougars play with a level of consistency that has been absent.

"Consistency and the mental tough ness to stay focused from one play to the next," Leach said. "Everyone wants to get ahead of themselves but all you have is that one play in the present moment and you better focus on that one and I thought we did a better job of keeping track of that tonight."

Anthony Gordon passed for 369 yards and four touchdowns and Washington State rolled over Colorado 41-10 on Saturday, snapping the Cougars' three-game losing streak.

Gordon threw a 4-yard TD pass to Max Borghi and a 22-yarder to Dezmon Patmon in the first quarter as the Cougars (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) jumped to a 14-0 lead, scored touchdowns on their first three drives and cruised to a needed victory. Gordon was 35-of-51 passing and connected with eight different receivers.

The WSU defense was excellent after weeks of getting of getting shredded. Colorado was limited to 320 total yards and quarterback Steven Montez was intercepted twice.

"I think we are emerging defensively," Leach said. "We simplified some things but we are still kind of coming together there a little bit, honestly. I think the defense has some of its best football ahead of us."

Borghi was also outstanding on the ground, rushing for 105 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter that gave the Cougars a 21-3 lead.

Montez was 16-of-30 passing for 129 yards. Alex Fontenot had 11 carries for 105 yards, but the Buffaloes' only touchdown came on Laviska Shenault Jr.'s 6-yard TD run in the third quarter that pulled Colorado (3-4, 1-3) within 24-10.

But Gordon responded with a 44-yard TD pass to Brandon Arconado and hit Tay Martin for a 1-yard TD early in the fourth quarter.

Colorado Coach Mel Tucker was frustrated with turnovers and the inability to finish drives.

"We need to be able to score touchdowns, especially against a team like this who can move the ball and score," Tucker said. "That has been an issue for us the past couple of weeks. Obviously, we are moving the ball but we can't finish drives and we missed a couple field goals. Those are thing that we have to get cleaned up."

TURNOVERS

Washington State recorded three takeaways, improving to 28-5 since 2015 when forcing multiple turnovers. It was the first time the Cougars intercepted three passes in a game since its win over Eastern Washington last season.

GROUND GAME

Borghi posted his third 100-yard rushing game of the season. Borghi is the first Cougar with three 100-yard games in a season since Jerome Harrison had eight in 2005. Borghi also had nine catches, tying a career-high.

ROUGH DEBUT

Montez was replaced in the fourth quarter by Tyler Lytle, but he was injured on his first play. Freshman Blake Stenstrom stepped in for the first action of his career and his first pass attempt was intercepted.

THE TAKEAWAY

Colorado: The Buffaloes lost their third straight and could not get off the field on third downs, continuing a season-long issue. Washington State converted 7-of-14 third downs. The Buffaloes were giving up 49% on third down entering the game.

Washington State: The Cougars were giving up 47.7 points per game in conference play, but didn't allow Colorado out of its own territory on seven of its final nine drives. The Buffaloes have five drives of three plays or less.

UP NEXT

Colorado: The Buffaloes host Southern California on Friday.

Washington State: The Cougars travel to No. 12 Oregon next Saturday.

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Passing

Colo Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Montez 30 16 53.3 0 129 29 2 36.7
B. Stenstrom 3 1 33.3 0 12 12 1 6.9
WaSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Gordon 51 35 68.6 4 369 44 1 107.4
T. Tinsley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing

Colo Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Fontenot 11 105 9.5 25 0
J. Mangham 8 42 5.3 10 0
WaSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
M. Borghi 12 105 8.8 47 1
D. McIntosh 4 27 6.8 15 0

Receiving

Colo Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
L. Shenault Jr. 4 46 11.5 24 0
K. Nixon 3 38 12.7 29 0
WaSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Arconado 5 109 21.8 44 1
E. Winston Jr. 5 82 16.4 30 0

Fumbles

WaSt F FL
A. Gordon 1 0

Returning

Colo KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Nixon 2 21.5 0 23 0 0 0
D. Smith 2 1.5 0 3 0 0 0
WaSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Harris 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0
R. Fisher 1 8.0 0 8 0 0 0

Punting

Colo Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Kinney 6 255 42.5 57
WaSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
O. Draguicevich III 4 185 46.3 62

Takeaways

Colo Int Yds InTD
D. Rakestraw 1 0 0
WaSt Int Yds InTD
G. Hicks III 1 0 0
S. Thomas 1 19 0

Team Stats Comparison

Colo WaSt
Points For 10 41
Total Yards 320 497
Rushing Yards 179 128
Passing Yards 141 369
Passing Completions / Attempts 17/34 35/53
Turnovers 3 1
Interceptions Thrown 3 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 1/0
First Downs 18 22
Penalties - Yards 7/55 7/70
Time Of Possession 55:55 05:05
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/15 7/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 6/42 4/46

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Colo WaSt
WaSt 06:18 TD Max Borghi 4 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 0 7
WaSt 08:07 TD Dezmon Patmon 22 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 0 14
Colo 12:45 FG James Stefanou 24 yd FG 3 14
WaSt 14:38 TD Max Borghi 47 yd run (Blake Mazza kick) 3 21
2nd Quarter Colo WaSt
WaSt 14:55 FG Blake Mazza 20 yd FG 3 24
3rd Quarter Colo WaSt
Colo 09:54 TD Laviska Shenault Jr. 6 yd run (James Stefanou kick) 10 24
WaSt 12:44 TD Brandon Arconado 44 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 10 31
4th Quarter Colo WaSt
WaSt 03:29 TD Davontavean Martin 1 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 10 38
WaSt 07:32 FG Blake Mazza 36 yd FG 10 41

Game Information

Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
Attendance: 28,514
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