NCAAF Game Recap - Stanford at Washington State
Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:30 PM EST

LSU
58
Miss
37
F
OSU
56
Rut
21
F
Wake
3
Clem
52
F
Bama
38
MissSt
7
F
UGA
21
Aub
14
F
Ariz
6
Oreg
34
F
MIN
19
Iowa
23
F
UCLA
3
Utah
49
F
Ind
27
PSU
34
F
Okla
34
Bayl
31
F
Fla
23
MIZ
6
F
MSU
10
Mich
44
F
Wisc
37
Neb
21
F
Navy
20
ND
52
F
Cin
20
SoFL
17
F
Mem
45
Hou
27
F
NM
9
Boise
42
F
Tex
21
IASt
23
F
Kans
13
OkSt
31
F
E Mi
42
Akr
14
F
WestMI
37
Ohio
34
F OT
NIU
31
Toled
28
F
BGSU
3
MiaOH
44
F
Buff
27
Kent
30
F
UNC
27
Pitt
34
F OT
LT
10
Marsh
31
F
Fres
7
SDSU
17
F
Tul
21
Temp
29
F
TCU
33
TxTch
31
F
UMass
6
NW
45
F
AlaSt
12
FlaSt
49
F
VMI
6
Army
47
F
NWSt
31
SamHu
28
F
UTEP
10
UAB
37
F
Troy
63
TxSt
27
F
CoCar
27
ArkSt
28
F
ULMon
29
GaSo
51
F
IdSt
10
BYU
42
F
C Mi
45
Ball
44
F
Rich
6
JMU
48
F
KY
38
Vand
14
F
WVU
24
K St
20
F
VaTec
45
GATec
0
F
(N/A)
28
NMS
41
F
Hawaii
21
UNLV
7
F
Wyo
21
UtSt
26
F
Syr
49
Duke
6
F
Stan
22
WaSt
49
F
Rice
31
MidTN
28
F
ULLaf
37
SoAl
27
F
SMiss
36
UTSA
17
F
AF
38
ColSt
21
F
App
56
GASt
27
F
AzSt
34
OreSt
35
F
SCar
6
TxAM
30
F
Lou
34
NCSt
20
F
USC
41
Cal
17
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F

Nov 16, 2019, 4:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Stanford (4-6)

0

14

8

0

22

Washington State (5-5)

13

9

10

17

49

Gordon leads Washington State over Stanford 49-22
Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:02 PM

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon threw for 520 yards and five touchdowns in a victory over Stanford, and coach Mike Leach was full of praise for the senior on Saturday.

"Right now he is probably playing quarterback better than anyone in the country," said Leach, who has coached many top quarterbacks. "He made play after play in that game that other quarterbacks can't do."

Washington State scored the final 24 points of the game in beating Stanford 49-22, to move within one win of becoming bowl eligible. It was their first victory in almost a month.

"It was our most complete game of the season," Leach said.

Gordon completed 44 of 60 passes and was intercepted once. He now has 39 touchdown passes on the season, which leads the nation and is a team record.

"He's real accurate," Leach said of Gordon. "He throws for a great deal of yards. When pressured he can do something with the ball. He typically doesn't take many sacks."

"That's quite the compliment coming from coach Leach," Gordon said.

"But I haven't reached my ceiling yet," he said. "I can improve."

Easop Winston Jr. caught 11 passes for 107 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Washington State (5-5, 2-5 Pac-12), which has a four-game winning streak against the Cardinal. Max Borghi rushed for 111 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns.

Brandon Arconado caught nine passes for 148 yards for the Cougars.

"He's gotten better and better," Leach said.

Davis Mills, starting in place of injured K.J. Costello, threw for a team record 494 yards for Stanford (4-6, 3-5). Mills completed 32 of 49 passes for three touchdowns and a pair of interceptions.

Connor Weddington caught seven passes for 109 yards and Michael Wilson had five catches for 114 yards.

Stanford played without Costello and All-Pac-12 defensive back Paulson Adebo, who were out with injuries.

"I think the big thing for us obviously we are short-handed and we became more short-handed during the course of the game," Stanford coach David Shaw said.

"That being said, we fought back to make it a game. Down 10 points with the guys that we had going against one of the best passing offenses in all of college football," Shaw said. "We were good enough to hold them and make the game close."

In the opening series, Winston caught a short pass from Gordon, the nation's leading passer, and turned it into a 29-yard touchdown reception. The kick by Blake Mazza was blocked for a 6-0 lead. Mazza had made all 41 of his previous conversion attempts this season.

After a Stanford punt, Washington State drove 96 yards, with Gordon hitting Tay Martin for a 16-yard touchdown pass and a 13-0 lead.

After a Stanford punt, Washington State drove 97 yards for its third touchdown. Gordon fired a 15-yard scoring pass to Winston, who split three defenders in the end zone and made a diving catch. Mazza's kick failed and the Cougars led 19-0.

Stanford replied with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Mills to Simi Fehoko.

Gordon was intercepted at the Stanford goal line on the next series by Jonathan McGill. Davis drove the Cardinal 99 yards, culminating in a 23-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson that cut WSU's lead to 19-14.

Mazza kicked a 35-yard field goal to give WSU a 22-14 lead at halftime.

Mazza's 38-yard field goal late in the third gave WSU a 25-14 lead.

Stanford replied with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Mills to Fehoko, and Cameron Scarlett ran over the 2-point conversion to bring the Cardinal within 25-22.

But the Cougars blew the game open, scoring three touchdowns and a field goal in the final 18 minutes.

Travell Harris returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards to the Stanford 10, and Gordon threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Arconado.

"Travell Harris gave our team a spark," Leach said.

Mazza added a 35-yard field goal on the next possession for a 35-22 lead.

WSU's Skyler Thomas intercepted Mills at midfield, and Borghi caught a short touchdown pass from Gordon for a 42-22 lead midway through the fourth. Borghi added a late running touchdown.

"Once those guys get rolling it is hard to stop them," Shaw said.

NO PUNT

Washington State did not punt in the game.

THE TAKEAWAY

Stanford: The Cardinal need to beat California and Notre Dame at home to qualify for an 11th consecutive bowl game, extending the longest streak in school history. "We have a two-game season," Shaw said.

Washington State: The Cougars need to beat Oregon State next weekend or win at archrival Washington the following weekend to qualify for a fifth consecutive bowl game.

UP NEXT

Stanford hosts California next Saturday.

Washington State hosts Oregon State next Saturday.

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Passing

Stan Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Mills 50 33 66.0 3 504 54 2 102.4
WaSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Gordon 60 44 73.3 5 520 44 1 120.1

Rushing

Stan Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
O. St. Brown 1 8 8.0 8 0
A. Jones 2 7 3.5 4 0
WaSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
M. Borghi 15 111 7.4 37 1
A. Gordon 4 -1 -0.3 12 0

Receiving

Stan Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Wedington 8 119 14.9 43 0
M. Wilson 5 114 22.8 47 1
WaSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Arconado 9 148 16.4 44 1
E. Winston Jr. 11 107 9.7 29 2

Fumbles

Returning

Stan KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Wedington 2 20.5 0 24 0 0 0
WaSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Harris 4 38.0 0 83 0 0 0

Punting

Stan Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Gracey 3 115 38.3 44

Takeaways

Stan Int Yds InTD
J. McGill 1 0 0
WaSt Int Yds InTD
J. Woods 1 0 0
S. Thomas 1 11 0

Team Stats Comparison

Stan WaSt
Points For 22 49
Total Yards 510 624
Rushing Yards 6 104
Passing Yards 504 520
Passing Completions / Attempts 33/50 44/60
Turnovers 2 1
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 23 33
Penalties - Yards 9/46 5/62
Time Of Possession 06:06 54:54
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/11 9/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 3/38 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Stan WaSt
WaSt 03:58 TD Easop Winston Jr. 29 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (blocked XP) 0 6
WaSt 11:58 TD Davontavean Martin 16 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 0 13
2nd Quarter Stan WaSt
WaSt 02:53 TD Easop Winston Jr. 15 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (missed kick) 0 19
Stan 03:41 TD Simi Fehoko 28 yd pass from Davis Mills (Ryan Sanborn kick) 7 19
Stan 13:19 TD Michael Wilson 23 yd pass from Davis Mills (Ryan Sanborn kick) 14 19
WaSt 14:35 FG Blake Mazza 35 yd FG 14 22
3rd Quarter Stan WaSt
WaSt 08:25 FG Blake Mazza 38 yd FG 14 25
Stan 10:42 TD Simi Fehoko 10 yd pass from Davis Mills (CAMERON SCARLETT 2pt run) 22 25
WaSt 11:31 TD Brandon Arconado 5 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 22 32
4th Quarter Stan WaSt
WaSt 01:58 FG Blake Mazza 35 yd FG 22 35
WaSt 07:51 TD Max Borghi 2 yd pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) 22 42
WaSt 11:46 TD Max Borghi 4 yd run (Blake Mazza kick) 22 49

Game Information

Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
Attendance: 32,952
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