First Look: Washington State

Over the course of the week we'll have different previews featuring Arizona's game against Washington State on Saturday in Pullman. To get things started, here's some basic information on Arizona's eighth opponent.

Head Coach: Paul Wulff (1-8 as Washington State head coach)

Team Record: 1-8

Nat'l Rank: NR

Last Time Out:

Washington State was routed for the third consecutive game as they were overpowered by Stanford and lost by a score of 58-0. The Cougars gave up 344 rushing yards to the Cardinal while only managing 73 yards on the ground themselves. In fact, Washington State only had 225 yards of offense total. In addition, the Cougars were minus-5 in the turnover department as they lost three fumbles and quarterback Kevin Lopina threw two interceptions.

Depth Chart

Key Injuries:

Devin Frischknecht, TE (Questionable, Ankle)

Chris Ivory, RB (Questionable, Hamstring)

Marshall Lobbestael, QB (Out for year, Knee)

Washington State Season-to-Date Stats (National Statistical Rank):

Scoring offense: 12.33 points per game (118th)

Total offense: 251.33 yards per game (115th)

Passing offense: 157.56 yards per game (103rd)

Rushing offense: 93.78 yards per game (112th)

Opponents' Season-to-Date Stats (National Statistical Rank):

Scoring offense: 49.22 points per game (119th)

Total offense: 459.33 yards per game (111th)

Passing offense: 184.44 yards per game (31st)

Rushing offense: 274.89 yards per game (118th)

Team Leaders:

Passing: Marshall Lobbestael – 53-103, 571 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT

Receiving: Brandon Gibson – 44 receptions, 550 yards and 2 TD

Rushing: Dwight Tardy – 86 attempts, 311 net yards, 1 TD

Tackles: Greg Trent – 55 tackles

Interceptions: Xavier Hicks, Jr. – 2 interceptions

Sacks: Six players tied with one sack each

Schedule:

08/30/08 vs. Oklahoma State - L, 39-13

09/06/08 vs. California - L, 66-3

09/12/08 at Baylor - L, 45-17

09/20/08 vs. Portland State - W, 48-9

09/27/08 vs. Oregon - L, 63-14

10/04/08 at UCLA - L, 28-3

10/11/08 at Oregon State - L, 13-66

10/18/08 vs. USC - L, 69-0

11/01/08 at Stanford - L, 58-0

11/08/08 vs. Arizona

11/15/08 at Arizona State

11/22/08 vs. Washington

11/29/08 at Hawaii

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