SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 23, 2013
Washington State 49, Utah 37:
Connor Halliday threw for 488 yards and four touchdowns to help the
Cougars become bowl eligible with a win over the visiting Utes.
Dom Williams had five catches
for 154 yards and two touchdowns for Washington State (6-5, 4-4
Pac-12), which outgained Utah 578-481. Isiah Myers added seven
catches for 83 yards and Marcus Mason had eight catches for 88 yards
and a score as well as 86 yards on the ground.
Adam Schulz was 21-of-46 for 347
yards and three touchdowns for Utah (4-7, 1-7), including five
hookups with Dres Anderson for 129 yards and a score. Jake Murphy
added five catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
The Cougars jumped on top in a
hurry, with Halliday throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass, followed by
two interception returns for touchdowns — 22 yards by Damante
Horton and 39 by Casey Locker — to give Washington State a 21-0
lead in the first. The Utes pulled back within seven but Halliday's
touchdown pass to Mason and two Andrew Furney field goals pushed the
lead back to 13 by halftime.
Utah cut the lead to six midway
early in the fourth on Schulz's 64-yard scoring strike to Murphy. But
Halliday's 71-yard touchdown to Williams pushed the lead to 12 and
the Utes never got closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Halliday moved
into second place on the Cougars' single-season list for passing
yardage with 3,905, behind only Ryan Leaf (3,968 yards in 1997). …
Williams' previous yardage high occurred in the 2012 season finale,
when he caught eight passes for 143 yards against Washington. …
Schulz came into the game with 428 yards and two touchdowns passing
on the season.