Picking apples
and roses
Washington State and
Washington face off in the
95th playing of the Apple Cup
Game of the week
jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
It was 1982.
Washington strolled into Pullman
as the unanimous favorite over
Washington State.
The Huskies were ranked in the
top five in the nation, whereas the
Cougars were dead last in the confer
ence after a disappointing season.
Washington went into the half
leading 17-7, and looked to have its
third-straight Rose Bowl appearance
locked up. But Washington State
scored 14 unanswered points and
led in the final seconds 21-20. But
the Huskies would not go away with
out a fight.
Kicker Chuck Nelson stepped on
the field for Washington with 15
seconds left to try to propel the
Huskies to victory with one final
field goal. Nelson had made 30
straight kicks, an NCAA record at
the time. He missed.
It was the greatest upset in Apple
Cup history.
Twenty years later, the tables have
turned. Washington State is ranked
third nationally and looks to be
headed straight for the Rose Bowl.
The Huskies aren’t dragging along
the bottom of the conference, but
aren’t having the best year, either.
Washington State enters this
year’s Apple Gup on a seven-game
win streak, and a win over the
Huskies will clinch at least a share of
the Pac-10 title for the Cougars.
Quarterback Jason Gesser threw
for four touchdowns in Washington
State’s last win, over Oregon, and
moved into a tie for third on the
Pac-10 career touchdown pass list
with 66.
Running back Jermaine Green
ran for a career-high 180 yards
against the Ducks on 25 carries. The
Cougars’ defensive line has also been
very solid, and will not make it easy
for Washington to gain yardage on
the ground.
Washington looks for a win in its
last game to solidify an appearance
in a bowl game. The Huskies’ con
fidence is high after the destruction
of Oregon last week, when Wash
ington worked its way through the
record books.
Quarterback Cody Pickett estab
lished a new Pac-10 single-season
record in passing yards with 3,818
and completions with 305. With a
solid performance against the
Cougars, Pickett could become the
first quarterback in Pac-10 history to
throw for 4,000 yards in a season.
Wide receiver Reggie Williams took
care of his business, bringing home
14 receptions for 198 yards and three
touchdowns against Oregon.
With so much history in 94 meet
ings, this year promises to be no dif
ferent. In the end, it looks to be a
battle of who has the better arm.
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at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
Pac-10 standings
1. Washington St. 9-1,6*]
US . 8 . 6
3. UCLA 7*3. 4-2
4. Arizona State 7-5, 4-3
7 4, 7-4
5. Oregon State 7-4, *
S. California 6-5, 3 -4
5. Washington 6-5, 3
9. Arizona 4-7. 1 -6
9. Stanford 2-8,1-6
Pac-10
continued from page 9B
The Cardinal lead the series over
all and have won the last seven, in
cluding the last three at Berkeley.
But things are not going Stanford’s
way this year; they have only put
two checks in the win column.
The Golden Bears will look for
their first win in the Big Game since
1994 and to establish their first win
ning season since 1993.
Quarterback Kyle Boiler has
thrown seven touchdowns in the
last two weeks and 26 this season,
placing him second on Cal’s history
charts. The Bears rank fifth nation
ally with a +16 turnover margin,
leading the Pac-10.
Stanford comes off a depressing
week, as they lost 31-21 after blow
ing a 21-3 lead to Oregon State. Car
dinal running back Kerry Carter
placed himself higher in the record
books last week, reaching 2,000
rushing yards.
The only thing Stanford has on its
side is history. The Bears and the Car
dinal will head into Memorial Stadi
um with nothing but pride, which
both desperately need, at stake.
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at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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continued from page 3B
basic lineups and shifting and motion
and those types of things are similar,
but they do some different things.”
Defensively, Oregon State is just
plain talented. Featuring the likes of
senior cornerback Dennis Weath
ersby and sophomore safety Mitch
Meeuwsen, the Beavers have a solid
secondary, one of the best in the
Pae-10, if not the nation.
However, that secondary could
take a hit with Meeuwsen less than
100 percent healthy. However, Er
ickson said that the he expects
Meeuwsen to play “a lot” against
the Ducks.
The Beavers are guaranteed a
bowl game after failing to qualify last
season. Normally, a victory over a I
AA school, such as Oregon State’s
49-10 win over Eastern Kentucky,
would not count toward the seven
wins required for bowl eligibility.
However, because of an NCAA
technicality that allows for a team to
bypass this rule once every four
years, the Beavers are lining up for
postseason play.
All that stands in Oregon State’s
way to the Las Vegas is Oregon. So,
the 106th Civil War isn’t just about
the name.
“If you’re a Beaver, you want to
beat the Ducks every year,” Erick
son said. “That’s the most important
game; there’s no ifs or ands about it.
That’s just how it is and how it al
ways will be for us, and that’s how it
should be. It shouldn’t be anything
else. There’s nothing more impor
tant during the season — or post
season or anything — than this foot
ball game.”
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