{"id":207316,"date":"2025-09-07T09:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/207316\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:55:16","slug":"cougars-defense-dominant-in-36-13-win-against-san-diego-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/207316\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Defense Dominant in 36-13 Win Against San Diego State"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Game Recap: Football | September 07, 2025 | Washington State Athletic Communications<\/p>\n


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PULLMAN, Wash. \u2013 <\/strong>Washington State redshirt sophomore quarterback Jaxon Potter<\/a> threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, and the Cougars rode a dominant defensive effort to capture a 36-13 Homecoming win against the San Diego State Aztecs, in front of 24,330 fans Saturday, at Gesa Field.
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\nThe win improved the Cougars to 2-0 while the Aztecs dropped to 1-1.
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\nSan Diego State scored the opening touchdown of the contest, a 35-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jayden Denegal to Jacob Bostick five minutes into the game; however, the Cougars defense stiffened, shutting down the Aztecs the rest of the first half, only allowing 30 total yards.
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\nFor the game, the Cougar defense held San Diego State to 215 total yards and 10 first downs. Meanwhile, the WSU’s offense racked up nearly 400 total yards, including 139 yards rushing.
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\nWhile the defense was shutting down the Aztecs, the Cougars scored 19 unanswered points in the first half after falling behind 7-0. The scoring run began when Potter connected with Trey Leckner<\/a> for a three-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at seven with 5:18 remaining in the first quarter.
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\nJack Stevens’<\/a> 49-yard field goal gave WSU a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter, which was the score for the majority of the period until WSU scored nine points in the span of 40 seconds to open a double-digit lead.
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\nIsaac Terrell<\/a> sacked Denegal for a safety to extend WSU’s lead to 12-7 with 1:06 remaining in the half. After the free kick, the Cougars embarked on a four-play, 62-yard drive that took only 32 seconds, capped once again by Potter’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Leckner, giving the Cougars a 19-7 lead at the halftime break.
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\nWSU rode the momentum into the second half, capping a 7-play 75-yard drive when Potter connected with Leon Neal, Jr. on an 18-yard touchdown pass to extend its lead to 26-7 at the 10:55 mark of the third quarter.
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\nA Stevens 42-yard field goal lengthened WSU’s advantage to 29-7, and while San Diego State cut the deficit to 29-13, the Cougars closed out the scoring on a Julian Duggar 3-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to provide the final margin of victory.
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