Washington State scored 24 second-quarter points and forced a last-second Houston turnover to earn the 24-22 win Christmas Day. In a close game there are many heroes, but for WSU, none stood out more than senior Victor Wood. He picked up a fumble early in the second quarter and zipped five yards for a touchdown that put his Cougars ahead 7-3. On WSU’s next possession, Wood caught a 15-yard scoring pass to put WSU up 14-3. The Cougars held Houston to just five first half first downs, 46 yards rushing, and 77 yards passing. In the end the Cougars controlled the ball for the final 2:44, highlighted by a six-yard pass from quarterback Timm Rosenbach to Tim Stallworth just before the game ended.

WSU 24, Houston 22