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Washington State Defeats Iowa State 28-26 - Recap

Washington State earned a 28-26 victory over Iowa State on Friday in Week P action at Alamodome.

The Cougars were a -1.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 56.0.

Gardner Minshew rushed for 16 yards, while Max Borghi added 13 yards in the win. Dezmon Patmon and James Williams added 76 and 53 receiving yards respectively.

David Montgomery rushed for 124 yards for Iowa State, while Brock Purdy added 46 yards. Brock Purdy threw for 315 yards for the Cyclones, while receivers Hakeem Butler and David Montgomery had 192 and 55 yards respectively.

Washington State was outgained by Iowa State 515-327 yards in Friday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 22-19 by the Cyclones.

The time of possession battle favored Washington State as their offense was on the field for 30:27, longer than the 29:33 of their opponents.