The Washington State Cougars narrowly survived a scare from the rival Idaho Vandals, holding on to a 24-17 victory.
WSU (1-0) had previously dominated Idaho (0-1) and there was no reason to believe the Cougars would do anything but that again. But the Cougars continued to allow the Vandals to hang around for much longer than the Cougars anticipated. After trailing by 10 early, an early second half touchdown gave WSU their first lead of the game. Idaho continued to keep the game close, scoring a touchdown with six minutes to go to bring the game back within a score.