Idaho Stuns Washington State in Low-Scoring Defensive Battle
Washington State and Idaho played a defensive struggle in Week 1, with Idaho pulling off a stunning upset despite being a 17-point underdog. The Vandals scored all 10 of their points in the fourth quarter, while the Cougars built an early lead with a touchdown in the second quarter and a field goal in the third before adding another three points in the final frame.
Idaho's defense made critical stops throughout the game, forcing Washington State into difficult situations. Joshua Wood led Idaho's passing attack with 33 completions, while running back Elisha Cummings rushed for 40 yards. For Washington State, Leon Neal Jr. was the leading receiver with 9 catches.
The game featured six lead changes and remained highly competitive, with neither team able to pull away decisively. The final score of 13-10 finished well under the 51-point over-under, as both offenses struggled to find rhythm. Idaho's fourth-quarter surge proved decisive, allowing the Vandals to cover the 17-point spread in a significant upset over their Pac-12 counterpart.
AI-generated recap · Aug 23, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
 Washington State | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Idaho | Washington State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 12-20 | 23-31 |
| Pass Yards | 33 | 208 |
| Rush Yards | 188 | 3 |
| Total Yards | 221 | 211 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 7-16 | 3-12 |
| Penalties | 6-57 | 7-48 |
| Possession | 35:11 | 24:49 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Elisha Cummings run for 2 yds to the IDHO 25
Joshua Wood pass complete to Michael Graves for 7 yds to the IDHO 32
Elisha Cummings run for 2 yds to the IDHO 34 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood pass complete to Ryan Jezioro for 8 yds to the IDHO 42
Elisha Cummings run for no gain to the IDHO 42
Hayden Kincheloe run for 4 yds to the IDHO 46 for a 1ST down
Elisha Cummings run for 1 yd to the IDHO 47
Joshua Wood pass complete to Elisha Cummings for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Joshua Wood run for 1 yd to the WSU 49
LJ Harm punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tony Freeman at the WSU 7
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 3 yds to the WSU 10
Angel Johnson run for 5 yds to the WSU 15
Kirby Vorhees run for no gain to the WSU 15
PENALTY WSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from WSU15 to WSU10. NO PLAY.
Ryan Harris punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WSU 38
Joshua Wood run for 8 yds to the WSU 30
(06:26) Shotgun Cummings,Elisha rush left for 0 yards to the WSU30 (Palano,Anthony) PENALTY IDA Holding (Vliem,Charlie) 10 yards from WSU30 to WSU40. NO PLAY.
Art Williams run for no gain to the WSU 40
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Gabe Hoffmann
LJ Harm punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Tony Freeman at the WSU 3
PENALTY WSU False Start (Leckner,Trey) 1 yard from WSU03 to WSU02. NO PLAY.
(05:02) Shotgun Potter,Jaxon pass incomplete deep left to Meredith,Joshua thrown to WSU30 PENALTY IDA Offside (Jaskowiak,Mitchel) 5 yards from WSU02 to WSU07. NO PLAY.
Angel Johnson run for 5 yds to the WSU 12
Angel Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the WSU 10
Jaxon Potter run for no gain to the WSU 10
Ryan Harris punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Elisha Cummings at the 50 yard line
Art Williams run for 7 yds to the WSU 43
Joshua Wood run for 12 yds to the WSU 31 for a 1ST down
Art Williams run for 2 yds to the WSU 29
Joshua Wood pass complete to Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar for 2 yds to the WSU 27
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Art Williams
Cameron Pope 44 yd FG MISSED
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Kirby Vorhees for 4 yds to the WSU 31
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Jeremiah Noga for 14 yds to the WSU 45 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Jeremiah Noga for 17 yds to the IDHO 38 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Joshua Meredith for 25 yds to the IDHO 13 for a 1ST down
Kirby Vorhees run for no gain to the IDHO 13
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 9 yds to the IDHO 4
Kirby Vorhees run for a loss of 2 yards to the IDHO 6
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Joshua Meredith for 6 yds for a TD Washington State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Joshua Meredith) to the IDHO 0 (Jack Stevens KICK)
Elisha Cummings run for 1 yd to the IDHO 29
Joshua Wood run for 16 yds to the IDHO 45 Joshua Wood fumbled, recovered by WSU Raam Stevenson
Angel Johnson run for 2 yds to the IDHO 43
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Joshua Meredith
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Branden Ganashamoorthy
Jaxon Potter punt for 40 yds , Aaron Kinsey returns for no gain to the IDHO 3
Hayden Kincheloe run for 3 yds to the IDHO 6
Elisha Cummings run for 3 yds to the IDHO 9
Joshua Wood run for 5 yds to the IDHO 14 for a 1ST down Idaho Penalty, Personal Foul (Joshua Wood) to the IDHO 7 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood run for 12 yds to the IDHO 19 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood run for 2 yds to the IDHO 21
Joshua Wood pass complete to Ryan Jezioro for 8 yds to the IDHO 29 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood pass complete to Ryan Jezioro for 10 yds to the IDHO 39 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood pass complete to Art Williams for 3 yds to the IDHO 42
Art Williams run for 6 yds to the IDHO 48
Hayden Kincheloe run for 3 yds to the WSU 49 for a 1ST down
Art Williams run for 1 yd to the WSU 48
(02:18) Shotgun Wood,Joshua rush left for 3 yards loss to the IDA49 (Terrell,Isaac; Palano,Anthony) PENALTY WSU Face Mask (Tucker,Malijah) 15 yards from WSU48 to WSU33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Idaho Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the WSU 41
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Ryan Jezioro
Elisha Cummings run for a loss of 3 yards to the WSU 44
LJ Harm punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Tony Freeman at the WSU 10
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Tony Freeman
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 10 yds to the WSU 20 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Kirby Vorhees for 5 yds to the WSU 25
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Jeremiah Noga for 15 yds to the WSU 40 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Jeremiah Noga
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Angel Johnson
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 9 yds to the WSU 49
Jaxon Potter run for 2 yds to the IDHO 49 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Leyton Smithson
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Jeremiah Noga for 1 yd to the WSU 47
End of 2nd Quarter
Angel Johnson run for a loss of 6 yards to the WSU 19
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Jeremiah Noga for 5 yds to the WSU 24
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Jeremiah Noga for 3 yds to the WSU 27
Ryan Harris punt for 25 yds
Elisha Cummings run for 5 yds to the IDHO 43
Joshua Wood run for 13 yds to the WSU 44 for a 1ST down
Elisha Cummings run for a loss of 3 yards to the WSU 47
Joshua Wood run for 4 yds to the IDHO 43 Idaho Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Joshua Wood) to the IDHO 42
Elisha Cummings run for 11 yds to the WSU 47
LJ Harm punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Tony Freeman at the WSU 10
PENALTY WSU False Start (Tripp,Ashton) 5 yards from WSU10 to WSU05. NO PLAY.
Angel Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WSU 4
PENALTY WSU False Start (Faleye,Ademola) 2 yards from WSU04 to WSU02. NO PLAY.
Kirby Vorhees run for 12 yds to the WSU 14
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 6 yds to the WSU 20 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Trey Leckner for 17 yds to the WSU 37 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Branden Ganashamoorthy for 1 yd to the WSU 38
Kirby Vorhees run for a loss of 2 yards to the WSU 36 Kirby Vorhees fumbled, recovered by WSU Kirby Vorhees
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete to Joshua Meredith
Ryan Harris punt for 42 yds
Elisha Cummings run for no gain to the IDHO 22
Joshua Wood pass complete to Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar for 7 yds to the IDHO 15
Elisha Cummings run for 3 yds to the IDHO 18 Elisha Cummings fumbled, recovered by WSU Kyle Peterson
Julian Dugger run for a loss of 2 yards to the IDHO 20
Julian Dugger run for 1 yd to the IDHO 19
Julian Dugger run for 6 yds to the IDHO 13
Jack Stevens 30 yd FG GOOD
Joshua Wood pass complete to Tony Harste for 9 yds to the IDHO 34
Art Williams run for no gain to the IDHO 34
Hayden Kincheloe run for no gain to the IDHO 34
Hayden Kincheloe run for 2 yds to the IDHO 36 for a 1ST down
Elisha Cummings run for 2 yds to the IDHO 38
Joshua Wood run for 7 yds to the IDHO 45
Joshua Wood run for 10 yds to the WSU 45 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Ryan Jezioro
Elisha Cummings run for 8 yds to the WSU 37
Elisha Cummings run for 2 yds to the WSU 35 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Gabe Hoffmann
Joshua Wood pass complete to Elisha Cummings for 12 yds to the WSU 23 for a 1ST down
Joshua Wood run for 11 yds to the WSU 12 for a 1ST down
Art Williams run for 6 yds to the WSU 6
Art Williams run for 3 yds to the WSU 3
Art Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Cameron Pope KICK)
Julian Dugger sacked by Isiah King for a loss of 19 yards to the WSU 3
Angel Johnson run for no gain to the WSU 3
Julian Dugger pass incomplete to Ademola Faleye
Ryan Harris punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Tony Harste at the WSU 46
Elisha Cummings run for 4 yds to the WSU 42
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Gabe Hoffmann
Joshua Wood pass complete to Tony Harste for 4 yds to the WSU 46
LJ Harm punt for 39 yds
Angel Johnson run for 3 yds to the WSU 10
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 11 yds to the WSU 21 for a 1ST down
Angel Johnson run for 2 yds to the WSU 23
Angel Johnson run for a loss of 12 yards to the WSU 11 Angel Johnson fumbled, recovered by IDHO Donovan Parham
Art Williams run for 2 yds to the WSU 9
Art Williams run for 5 yds to the WSU 4
Joshua Wood pass incomplete to Art Williams
Cameron Pope 21 yd FG GOOD
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 19 yds to the WSU 45 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 6 yds to the IDHO 49
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Kirby Vorhees for 3 yds to the IDHO 46
Kirby Vorhees run for 11 yds to the IDHO 35 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Kirby Vorhees for 2 yds to the IDHO 33
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Kirby Vorhees for 4 yds to the IDHO 29
Jaxon Potter pass complete to Leo Pulalasi for 14 yds to the IDHO 15 for a 1ST down
Jaxon Potter pass incomplete
Jack Stevens 32 yd FG GOOD
Joshua Wood pass complete to Jake Cox for 18 yds to the IDHO 7