Fresno State Bulldogs

2ndin Pac-12 Conference · 4-1

YES!

Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Washington State Cougars

4-1 26 – 6

1-4

Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

Martin Stadium (Pullman) · 26,471 fans · USA Network

Recap

Fresno State wins Pac-12 debut, beats Washington State 26-6

Wide receiver Josiah Freeman scored on a reverse and Fresno State beat Washington State 23-6 on Saturday night in the inaugural game for both teams in the new-look Pac-12 Conference.

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Martin Stadium · Pullman

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
FRES	3	3	7	13	26
WSU	0	6	0	0	6

Win Probability · Fresno State Bulldogs

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Game Leaders

Fresno State Bulldogs

Jayden Mandal · 24/33, 245 YDSPassing Yards
Rayshon Luke · 6 CAR, 46 YDSRushing Yards
Josiah Freeman · 7 REC, 61 YDSReceiving Yards
Dylan Hampsten · 1.5Sacks
K'vion Thunderbird · 7Tackles

Washington State Cougars

Caden Pinnick · 21/34, 152 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Kirby Vorhees · 6 CAR, 25 YDSRushing Yards
Darrius Clemons · 3 REC, 33 YDSReceiving Yards
Jirah Leaupepetele · 0.5Sacks
Isaiah Hung · 7Tackles

2026 Pac-12 Conference Standings

Team
Boise State
Fresno State
Oregon State
San Diego State
Colorado State
Texas State
Utah State
Washington State

Scoring

Q4 3:15

FG Manaki Watanabe 33 Yd Field Goal 26–6

Q4 3:54

TD Julius Gillick 8 Yd Run (Manaki Watanabe Kick)23–6

Q4 11:00

FG Manaki Watanabe 31 Yd Field Goal 16–6

Q3 9:41

TD Josiah Freeman 3 Yd Run (Manaki Watanabe Kick)13–6

Q2 0:00

FG Jack Stevens 50 Yd Field Goal 6–6

Q2 6:06

FG Manaki Watanabe 22 Yd Field Goal 6–3

Q2 9:27

FG Jack Stevens 32 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q1 7:01

FG Manaki Watanabe 27 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Fresno State BulldogsWashington State Cougars

Offense

375 Total Yards 182

245 Passing Yards 152

130 Rushing Yards 30

15 First Downs 9

Efficiency

6-17 3rd Down 3-14

0-1 4th Down 0-2

24/33 Completions 21/34

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 2

6-46 Penalties 7-49

35:59 Possession 24:01

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jayden Mandal	24/33	245	7.4	0	0	65.8
Team	24/33	245	7.4	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rayshon Luke	6	46	7.7	0	36
Jayden Mandal	9	27	3.0	0	13
Julius Gillick	4	21	5.3	1	8
Josiah Freeman	2	17	8.5	1	14
Bryson Donelson	11	13	1.2	0	7
Andrew Chavez	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jordan Malau'ulu	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	35	130	3.7	2	36

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Josiah Freeman	7	61	8.7	19
Ezekiel Avit	5	60	12.0	38
Jahlil McClain	3	37	12.3	27
Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu	1	36	36.0	36
Jayon Farrar	5	25	5.0	8
Bryson Donelson	1	12	12.0	12
Gavin Correia	1	8	8.0	8
Julius Gillick	1	6	6.0	6
Team	24	245	10.2	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jayden Mandal	1	1	0
Deijon Laffitte	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
K'vion Thunderbird	7	4	0	0	0	0
Gerayas Grimes	5	3	0	0	0	0
Dylan Hampsten	5	1	1.5	1.5	0	0
Tytus Khajavi	5	1	0	0	0	0
Kiontre Harris	4	2	0	0	2	0
Taylor Powell	3	3	0	0	0	0
Simeon Harris	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan Tierney	3	1	0	0	0	1
Cam Cole	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Andre Cobb	2	2	1	1	0	0
Deijon Laffitte	2	1	1	1	0	1
Logan Goodspeed	2	1	1	1.5	0	0
Merhauti Xepera	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy Nix	2	1	0	0	0	0
Maverick Noonan	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Sione Noa	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	1
Loyall Mouzon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas Blumling	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyger Canales	1	1	0	0	0	0
Franklin Lockard	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jahzon Jacks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jairus Satele	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden Carrillo	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team	59	29	5	6	3	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Justin Johnson	1	15	0
Team	1	15	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Malau'ulu	4	2	0.5	2	0
Team	4	2	0.5	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Manaki Watanabe	4/5	80.0	33	2/2	14
Team	4/5	80.0	33	2/2	14

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nick Verdugo	5	202	40.4	0	3	46
Team	5	202	40.4	0	3	46

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Pinnick	21/34	152	4.5	0	1	9.8
Team	21/34	152	4.5	0	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kirby Vorhees	6	25	4.2	14
Maxwell Woods	5	15	3.0	7
Tank Hawkins Jr.	1	8	8.0	8
Leo Pulalasi	1	5	5.0	5
Caden Pinnick	11	-23	-2.1	6
Team	24	30	1.3	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Darrius Clemons	3	33	11.0	15
Daniel Blood	3	29	9.7	23
Branden Ganashamoorthy	3	28	9.3	18
Jack Pedersen	3	21	7.0	11
Leo Pulalasi	4	16	4.0	6
Kirby Vorhees	2	10	5.0	8
Trey Leckner	1	8	8.0	8
Tank Hawkins Jr.	2	7	3.5	4
Team	21	152	7.2	23

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Caden Pinnick	1	1	0
Khamari Terrell	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Isaiah Hung	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Khamari Terrell	6	6	0	1	0	0
Jamarey Smith	6	4	0	0	1	1
Keith Brown	6	3	0	0.5	0	0
Linus Zunk	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
Jeremiah Bernard	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jalil Tucker	4	3	0	0	0	0
Matyus McLain	4	2	0.5	2	0	1
Jaylen Thomas	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jirah Leaupepetele	4	1	0.5	1	0	0
CJ Solis-Lumar	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jackquintin Bal	3	2	0	0.5	0	0
DJ Warner	3	1	0	0	0	1
Damarjhe Lewis	3	0	0	1	0	0
Kaden Beatty	2	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Hutson III	1	1	0	0	0	1
Kayo Patu	1	1	0	0	0	0
Leo Pulalasi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Dunham	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Bures	1	0	0	0	0	0
Malijah Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Wedel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	73	37	1	7	1	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalil Tucker	1	17	17.0	17	0
Team	1	17	17.0	17	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylen Thomas	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	1	3	3.0	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack Stevens	2/2	100.0	50	0/0	6
Team	2/2	100.0	50	0/0	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max Dean	8	337	42.1	0	2	48
Team	8	337	42.1	0	2	48

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