Rose Bowl

Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998 at Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

#8 Washington St. (Pac-10)	7	0	6	3	—16
#1 Michigan (Big Ten)	0	7	7	7	—21

1st; 03:17; Washington St.— Kevin McKenzie 15-yd pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick). 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:09.

2nd; 07:08; Michigan— Tai Streets 53-yd pass from Brian Griese (Jay Feely kick). 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:56.

3rd; 08:33; Washington St.— Shawn Tims 14-yd run (kick failed). 9 plays, 99 yards, 3:45.

3rd; 05:07; Michigan— Streets 58-yd pass from Griese (Kraig Baker kick). 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:26.

4th; 11:21; Michigan— Jerame Tuman 23-yd pass from Griese (Baker kick). 14 plays, 77 yards, 5:25.

4th; 07:25; Washington St.— Lindell 48-yd Field Goal. 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:56.

Favorite: Michigan by 7¹/2	Attendance: 101,219
Field: Grass	Time: 3:12
Weather: Hazy, 75 degrees, minimal wind

Team Statistics

	WSU	Mich.
Touchdowns	2	3
Rushing	1	0
Passing	1	3
Kick returns	0	0
Interception returns	0	0
Safeties	0	0
Time of possession	27:46	32:14
First downs	18	22
Rushing	4	9
Passing	13	12
Penalties	1	1
3rd down efficiency	7 of 15	10 of 17
4th down efficiency	0 of 0	0 of 0
Total offense (net yards)	398	379
Plays	63	71
Average gain	6.3	5.3
Carries/yards (includ. sacks)	28/67	41/128
Passing yards	331	251
Completions/attempts	17/35	18/30
Times sacked/yards lost	4/28	1/15
Return yardage	2	56
Punt returns/yards	1/2	3/18
Kickoff returns/yards	0/0	2/38
Interceptions/yards	1/0	1/0
Fumbles/lost	0/0	0/0
Penalties/yards	4/43	4/40
Punts/average	6/40.3	6/30.5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: WSU–Michael Black 7 carries for 24 yards, DeJuan Gilmore 8 for 20, Shawn Tims 1 for 14, Ryan Leaf 10 for 6, Jason Clayton 2 for 3. MICH–Chris Howard 19 for 70, Anthony Thomas 7 for 20, Chris Floyd 5 for 17, Brian Griese 7 for 13, Charles Woodson 2 for 6, Clarence Williams 1 for 2.

Passing: WSU–Ryan Leaf 17 for 35 for 331 yards and 1 INT. MICH–Brian Griese 18 for 30 for 251 yards and 1 INT.

Receiving: WSU–Chris Jackson 5 catches for 89 yards, Kevin McKenzie 5 for 78, Shawn McWashington 2 for 41, Shawn Tims 2 for 9, Nian Taylor 1 for 46, DeJuan Gilmore 1 for 42, Love Jefferson 1 for 8, Jason Clayton 0 for 18. MICH–Russell Shaw 6 for 49, Tai Streets 4 for 127, Jerame Tuman 2 for 33, Chris Howard 2 for 13, Anthony Thomas 1 for 14, Charles Woodson 1 for 7, Mark Campbell 1 for 7, Clarence Williams 1 for 1.

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Co-National Champions

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