Washington State 25, Idaho 0

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	14
Total Yards	466	250
Passing	127	167
Rushing	339	83
Penalties	8-73	9-75
3rd Down Conversions	6-14	3-13
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-2
Turnovers	2	3
Possession	33:16	26:44

Individual Leaders

Washington State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Kegel 12/21 108 0 1 Swogger 1/2 19 0 0	Idaho Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Harringt... 15/34 162 0 3 Lindgren 1/2 5 0 0
Washington State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Smith 16 160 2 49 Bruhn 9 118 0 28 Green 21 48 0 11	Idaho Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Shaw 16 70 0 14 Labita 1 16 0 16 Gerstner 2 4 0 2
Washington State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bienemann 3 30 0 16 Harvey 3 28 0 12 Smith 2 28 0 19 Darling 2 18 0 10	Idaho Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bernal-Wood 5 64 0 25 Greer 3 20 0 10 Winston 2 25 0 16 Gerstner 1 16 0 16

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER				WSU	IDHO
	TD	11:18	JONATHAN SMITH 6 YD RUN (DREW DUNNING KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 63 yards.	7	0
	FG	1:51	DREW DUNNING 46 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 58 yards.	10	0
THIRD QUARTER				WSU	IDHO
	TD	2:55	JONATHAN SMITH 2 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT PASS) Drive info: 8 plays, 53 yards.	16	0
FOURTH QUARTER				WSU	IDHO
	FG	14:52	DREW DUNNING 42 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 17 yards.	19	0
	FG	11:12	DREW DUNNING 29 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 35 yards.	22	0
	FG	3:58	DREW DUNNING 35 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 64 yards.	25	0

SEATTLE (AP) -- Bill Doba looked relaxed, just strolling the sidelines and enjoying the show.

Jonathan Smith ran 16 times for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Washington State gave Doba a victory for his head coaching debut as the Cougars beat rival Idaho 25-0 Saturday night.

"That was a goal of ours," Smith said. "We wanted to get coach a win and get our confidence going for next week."

Doba joked last week that he was undefeated and unscored upon as a head coach, and that's still the case after Washington State warmed up for next week's visit to No. 20 Notre Dame.

"I was hoping to be undefeated, but I didn't dream we'd be unscored upon," Doba said. "Our defense made some big plays. We had three interceptions. That helps."

The longtime defensive assistant was promoted after Mike Price left after 14 seasons to take over at Alabama. Doba looked at ease all night, walking the sideline with several laminated cards stuffed into his pockets.

"It's easier, really," Doba said. "You just decide if you're going to go for 1, go for 2 or kick the field goal. When you're coordinating, you're calling every play for the defense. You get worn out pretty quick."

Smith had a great performance, and backup Chris Bruhn added 118 yards on nine carries. The Cougars rushed for 339 yards, their best rushing output since gaining 318 yards in a 54-14 victory over Montana State in 1993.

"It was a good effort by our defense and our offensive line proved we can run the ball," Doba said.

Drew Dunning kicked field goals of 46, 42, 29 and 35 yards and Matt Kegel, replacing Washington State career passing leader Jason Gesser, completed 12 of 21 passes for 108 yards with one interception.

"The way the offense runs the ball that successfully, it's kind of hard for a quarterback to stay sharp," Kegel said. "The coaches did a great job of calling some short passes. The reads were better tonight and came to me. I felt comfortable."

It was the 86th meeting between the schools, separated by eight miles on the rolling wheat fields of the Palouse. This time, they moved their rivalry 300 miles and still drew a crowd of 50,113.

Washington State leads the series 66-17-3 and won its third straight over the Vandals (0-1).

"Overall, I am very pleased with my team's effort," said Idaho coach Tom Cable. "I thought they played harder and longer than they have in the past three years."

Last year, the Cougars beat Nevada 31-7 at 67,000-seat Seahawks Stadium and attracted 63,588 fans.

Smith's second TD, on a 2-yard run late in the third quarter, put the Cougars ahead 16-0. It was set up when Virgil Williams intercepted a pass thrown by Idaho's Michael Harrington, the younger brother of NFL quarterback Joey Harrington.

Smith broke a 49-yard run early in the second quarter, leading to his 6-yard TD run and a 7-0 lead. It was 10-0 at halftime after Dunning connected on his 46-yarder with 1:51 left before the break.

Smith finished the first half with 121 yards rushing on nine carries.

Idaho's Brian Pope missed two first-half field goals, both blocked by 6-foot-8 Washington State tight end Cody Boyd. He swatted Pope's 39-yard try early in the second quarter and got a hand on a 42-yard attempt at the end of the half.