However, another inglorious feat this team would like to avoid — posting the first losing record in home games since the 1971 team went 1-3 at Cougar Stadium — is still a possibility.
The Cougars will honor 20 seniors before the game, including four offensive starters, six defensive starters and punter Jonny Linehan.
The defensive starters are linebacker Fred Warner, defensive linemen Handsome Tanielu and Kesni Tausinga and safety Micah Hannemann. Linebackers Matt Hadley and Grant Jones sustained season-ending injuries when they were starters and will also be honored.
The Cougars came out of the 31-21 win over UNLV relatively injury free for one of the rare times this season.