BOISE, Idaho – The Washington State Cougars ended the 2025 season with a win, beating Utah State 34-21 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Players showered coach Jesse Bobbit after the game with a Simplot bucket filled with french fries.
It was all Cougs in the first half, with WSU leading 14-0 at halftime.
WSU held the Aggies scoreless until they scored on a quarterback run with 2:27 left in the third quarter.
Utah State scored again part-way through the fourth quarter to make it 27-14. They added a touchdown in the last two minutes of the game.
Coug fans saw the best and worst of quarterback Zevi Eckhaus.
The senior threw three touchdown passes, but also threw three interceptions in the win.
Eckhaus finished with 334 passing yards, passing 11,000 yards for his college career.
Backup quarterback Julian Duggar replaced Eckhaus in the fourth quarter and ran for a touchdown.
Maxwell Woods was the breakout star for WSU. The freshman running back had 114 yards on the ground for WSU. Coming into this game, Woods ran for 108 yards all season.
The Cougs played under interim head coach Bobbit. He coached in place of Jimmy Rogers who left WSU for Iowa State at the end of the regular season.
After this game, Bobbit will join Rogers as the Cyclones’ defensive coordinator.
Washington native Kirby Moore was named the new WSU head coach. He comes to WSU from the University of Missouri, where he was the offensive coordinator.
Moore was in Boise for the game and Cougar fan events.
He played wide receiver at Boise State.
This was WSU’s 20th bowl game and the ninth in 10 full seasons.
The next time WSU faces Utah State, the teams will be conference foes in the rebuilt Pac-12.
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