WSU recorded seven sacks. The last time these two teams met in Tempe, ASU came away with a 47-14 win in 2006. WSU's last win in Tempe occured in 2001, a 28-16 victory. This week's game also marks the third straight season the Cougars have faced ASU the week after playing Arizona, and WSU is 0-5 against the Arizona schools in that span.

FIRST STARTS: Through 10 weeks of the 2008 season, 26 WSU players have registered their first collegiate start, 17 on offense and nine on defense. WSU had six offensive players and three defensive players starting for the first time in the opener and since then have had a first-time starter in seven of the following nine weeks. Most recently against Arizona redshirt freshman running back LogwoneMitz as and redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Toby Turbin made their collegiate starting debuts. The first-time starters includes four players on the offensive line, all underclassmen, which has used six different starting units in the first 10 games...the 26 players include punter Dan Wagner and kickers Wade Penner and Nico Grasu.

SCORING DROUGHT ENDS: Dwight Tardy's 18-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Arizona snapped a 10-quarter scorless streak for WSU dating back to the Oregon State game (Oct. 11). The Cougars added 21 more points in the contest, its second-highest scoring output this season.

LEVENSELLER MAKES NUMBER FIVE: True freshman quarterback J.T. Levenseller saw his first action of the season against Stanford, playing three series and completing 2 of 4 passes for 20 yards. Levenseller is the fifth