The Washington State Cougars beat the California Golden Bears 28-9 for their first Pac-12 win of the season.
After a slow start to the game, WSU (4-1 overall, 1-1 in Pac-12) put together back-to-back late touchdown drives to put the game away after Cal (3-2, 1-1) pulled within four points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
WSU struggled to move the ball early, especially on the ground, but found their rhythm just in time in the second half, piling up 312 yards and 21 points after the break. The defense was nails, and the front seven played particularly nicely, limiting the freshman running back Ott to just 69 yards rushing — he had 274 yards last week — and 31 total team rushing yards.