 His 4,477 passing yards set a single-season conference record, which also led the nation at the Football Championship Subdivision level.Also, Higgins' 36 touchdown passes tied for the national lead.WSU was selected to finish no better than 5th in the Big Sky by the coaches and media preceding the season and Higgins led WSU to a 7-1 conference mark and a share of the Big Sky title, WSU's first in 40 years.