Hot Cougar Action: Monday morning trivia

As we all know by now, WSU came close to pulling the upset against Stanford. But as the old saying goes, close is only good in horseshoes. With the loss, WSU dropped to 0-5 in Pac-12 play and have now lost seven straight conference games dating back to last season. That streak leads us to today's two trivia questions.

Q1: What is WSU's longest conference losing streak?

Q2: What is WSU's longest conference winning streak?

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Football

Cougs’ tough task - Spokesman.com - Oct. 29, 2012
PULLMAN – It’s not exactly a gantlet, competition-wise. But for the Washington State football team, the final four games of this season present a daunting task. That’s because the Cougars (2-6, 0-5 Pac-12) have to win all of them to qualify for their first bowl game since 2003, one of WSU’s stated goals this season.

Utah football: Utes can build momentum vs. WSU | The Salt Lake Tribune
The good news for the Utah Utes is they finally found some offense in their 49-27 win over the Cal Bears on Saturday.

Pac-12 power rankings : Cliff Kirkpatrick
12. Washington State (2-6, 0-5): Nice try against the Cardinal, but when you are that bad it's hard to pull out a close one.

Basketball

WSU Men's Basketball Reaches 100-plus Kids at Free Clinic - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University men's basketball held its Free Kids' Clinic, Sunday, Oct. 28 at its practice gym on the campus of WSU, for over 100 children, grades kindergarten through sixth.

WSU Athletics

Washington State Soccer Builds Momentum With Shutout Over Oregon - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
PULLMAN, Wash. - Senior Brandi Vega recorded the solitary goal in a match between two Pac-12 adversaries, pushing Washington State past Oregon 1-0 at Lower Soccer Field, Sunday.