1989 Schedule

 @ New Mexico
 Washington St.
 @ Navy
 @ Utah St.
Wyoming
@ Colorado St.
UTEP
@ Hawaii
 Oregon
Air Force
Utah
San Diego St.
Penn St. (Bowl)


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Washington St. 46
BYU 41

Cougar Stadium
Sept. 7, 1989

1989 Season Stats

BYU 7 14 7 13 41
Washington St. 10 7 16 13 46

BYU WSU
First Downs 14 32
Rushes-Yards 44-111 30-71
Passes 14-27-1 34-53-3
Passing Yards 317 537
Total offense 428 608
Return Yards 96 11
Punts-Average 4-44 6-213
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-105 14-131
Possession Time 32:16 27:44

BYU LEADERS

RUSHING No. Gain Lost Net TD Long
Whittingham 10 42 0 42 1 9
Bellini 6 14 1 13 0 6

PASSING Comp. Avg. Int. Yards TD Long
Detmer 34 53 3 537 4 42

RECEIVING No. Yards TD Long
Bellini 10 140 3 42
Smith 7 116 0 36
Boyce 6 127 0 42
Odle 5 85 1 41

PUNTING No. Avg. Long
Kauffman 5 37.2 58

FIELD GOALS
None Attempted

6 p.m. game (82 degrees, mild with slight wind) This wild game celebrated the 10-year anniversary of ESPN's live telecasts and was the PAC-1 0 debut of former Weber State Coach Mike Price at his alma mater.

The difference in the game was four field goals by Washington State's Jason Hanson, including a 58-yard stadium record and a 52-yarder. The long bomb was an effective weapon early in the game for WSU, which scored on 64 and 66-yard passes. Although he completed only 14 passes, quarterback Brad Gossen also had two other passes for 45 and 41 yards.

Hanson's final field goal left BYU behind, 46-28, with four minutes remaining. But BYU went 80 yards in a minute make it, 46-34, and then recovered the onside kick. A minute later (and with two minutes left) it was 46-41 but WSU recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock.

Ty Detmer set NCAA high-water marks that held up for most of the season with 537 passing yards and four passing TDs. Cougars Matt Bellini, Andy Boyce and Chris Smith each tallied over 100 yards in pass receptions. BYU held returning PAC-10 rushing leader Steve Broussard to 36 yards but he scored three touchdowns.

BYU is now 1-1.

Series History
Washington St.
BYU leads series 2-1
9-15-90 BYU 50 WSU 36
9-7-89 WSU 46 BYU 41
12-18-81 BYU 38 WSU 36


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