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searchaux" style="display:none">Football team of Washington State University</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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season, 19–16 (.543)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Stadium" title="Martin Stadium">Martin Stadium</a><br />(capacity: 35,117)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Year built</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1972_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1972 Washington State Cougars football team">1972</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field surface</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/FieldTurf" title="FieldTurf">FieldTurf</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pullman,_Washington" title="Pullman, Washington">Pullman, Washington</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NCAA division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">Division I FBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past conferences</th><td class="infobox-data">Independent (1894–1916, 1959–1961)<br /><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Conference">Pacific Coast</a> (1917–1958)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">All-time record</th><td class="infobox-data nowrap">583–583–45 (.500)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowl record</th><td class="infobox-data">8–10 (.444)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unclaimed national titles</th><td class="infobox-data">1 (<a href="/wiki/1915_Washington_State_football_team" title="1915 Washington State football team">1915</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference titles</th><td class="infobox-data">4 (<a href="/wiki/1917_Washington_State_football_team" title="1917 Washington State football team">1917</a>, <a href="/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1930 Washington State Cougars football team">1930</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 Washington State Cougars football team">2002</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rivalries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Palouse" title="Battle of the Palouse">rivalry</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football">Oregon State</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Apple_Cup" title="Apple Cup">rivalry</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Championship" title="Northwest Championship">Northwest Championship</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consensus All-Americans</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#53565A;color:#FFFFFF;">Current uniform</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Washington_state_football_unif.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Washington_state_football_unif.png/250px-Washington_state_football_unif.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Washington_state_football_unif.png/375px-Washington_state_football_unif.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Washington_state_football_unif.png/500px-Washington_state_football_unif.png 2x" data-file-width="1168" data-file-height="836" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Crimson and gray<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#981E32"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#53565A"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fight song</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Fight_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State University Fight Song">Washington State University Fight Song</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Butch_T._Cougar" title="Butch T. Cougar">Butch T. Cougar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Marching band</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Cougar_Marching_Band" title="Washington State University Cougar Marching Band">Cougar Marching Band</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Outfitter</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wsucougars.com/sports/football">WSUCougars.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Washington State Cougars football</b> program is the intercollegiate <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team for <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University" title="Washington State University">Washington State University</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Pullman,_Washington" title="Pullman, Washington">Pullman, Washington</a>. The team competes at the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> level in the <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a> and is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> (Pac-12) Known as the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars" title="Washington State Cougars">Cougars</a>, the first football team was fielded in <a href="/wiki/1894_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1894 Washington Agricultural football team">1894</a>. </p><p>The Cougars play home games on campus at <a href="/wiki/Martin_Stadium" title="Martin Stadium">Martin Stadium</a>, which opened in <a href="/wiki/1972_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1972 Washington State Cougars football team">1972</a>; the site dates back to 1892 as <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Field_(Washington)" title="Rogers Field (Washington)">Soldier Field</a> and was renamed <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Field_(Washington)" title="Rogers Field (Washington)">Rogers Field</a> ten years later. Its present <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> is 35,117.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their main rivals are the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington Huskies</a>; the teams historically end the regular season with the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Cup" title="Apple Cup">Apple Cup</a> rivalry game in late November but that is no longer the case with the Washington Huskies joining the Big Ten. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_football_seasons" title="List of Washington State Cougars football seasons">List of Washington State Cougars football seasons</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_bowl_games" title="List of Washington State Cougars bowl games">List of Washington State Cougars bowl games</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pac-12_Conference_football_standings" title="List of Pac-12 Conference football standings">List of Pac-12 Conference football standings</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history_(1894–1977)"><span id="Early_history_.281894.E2.80.931977.29"></span>Early history (1894–1977)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history (1894–1977)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png/200px-1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png/300px-1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png/400px-1900_Washington_Agricultural_College_football_team.png 2x" data-file-width="1245" data-file-height="856" /></a><figcaption>Washington Agricultural College football team in <a href="/wiki/1900_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1900 Washington Agricultural football team">1900</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Washington State's first head football coach was <a href="/wiki/William_Goodyear" title="William Goodyear">William Goodyear</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalchamps.net_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalchamps.net-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That team played only two games in its inaugural season in 1894, posting a 1–1 record.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalchamps.net_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalchamps.net-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's first win was over <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalchamps.net_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalchamps.net-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first paid head football coach was <a href="/wiki/William_L._Allen" title="William L. Allen">William L. Allen</a>, who served as head coach in 1900 and 1902,<sup id="cite_ref-nationalchamps.net_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalchamps.net-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> posting an overall record of 6–3–1.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalchamps.net_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalchamps.net-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_Washington_and_Washington_Agricultural_College_and_School_of_Science_football_game,_showing_players_set_at_the_(PEISER_30).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/University_of_Washington_and_Washington_Agricultural_College_and_School_of_Science_football_game%2C_showing_players_set_at_the_%28PEISER_30%29.jpeg/220px-University_of_Washington_and_Washington_Agricultural_College_and_School_of_Science_football_game%2C_showing_players_set_at_the_%28PEISER_30%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/University_of_Washington_and_Washington_Agricultural_College_and_School_of_Science_football_game%2C_showing_players_set_at_the_%28PEISER_30%29.jpeg/330px-University_of_Washington_and_Washington_Agricultural_College_and_School_of_Science_football_game%2C_showing_players_set_at_the_%28PEISER_30%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/University_of_Washington_and_Washington_Agricultural_College_and_School_of_Science_football_game%2C_showing_players_set_at_the_%28PEISER_30%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="289" /></a><figcaption>Washington Agricultural College and School of Science squares off against the University of Washington November 29, 1900, for the State Championship</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/John_R._Bender" title="John R. Bender">John R. Bender</a> served as head football coach from 1906 to 1907 and 1912–1914, compiling a record of 21–12.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dietz" title="William Henry Dietz">William Henry Dietz</a> was the Cougars' head football coach from 1915 to 1917, posting a stellar 17–2–1 record.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dietz's 1915 team defeated <a href="/wiki/Brown_Bears_football" title="Brown Bears football">Brown</a>, now an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> team, in the <a href="/wiki/1916_Rose_Bowl" title="1916 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> and finished with a 7–0 record. The win is Washington State's only Rose Bowl or <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Six" title="New Year's Six">New Year's Six</a> Bowl win.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceD_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceD-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dietz was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> as a coach in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Exendine" title="Albert Exendine">Albert Exendine</a> served as Washington State's head football coach from 1923 to 1925, posting a 6–13–4 overall record.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Babe_Hollingbery" title="Babe Hollingbery">Babe Hollingbery</a> was the Cougars' head football coach for 17 seasons, posting a 93–53–14 (.625) record.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 93 wins are the most by any head football coach in Washington State football history.<sup id="cite_ref-footballfoundation.org_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hollingbery's <a href="/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1930 Washington State Cougars football team">1930</a> team played in the <a href="/wiki/1931_Rose_Bowl" title="1931 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a>, a game they lost to <a href="/wiki/1930_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cougars didn't lose a single home game from 1926 to 1935.<sup id="cite_ref-footballfoundation.org_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the Cougar greats Hollingbery coached were <a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Turk Edwards</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Dressel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mel Dressel (page does not exist)">Mel Dressel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-footballfoundation.org_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hollingbery Fieldhouse that serves many of Washington State's athletics teams, was named in his honor in 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-footballfoundation.org_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> as a coach in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-footballfoundation.org_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like many other college football programs, the Cougars did not field a team in <a href="/wiki/1943_college_football_season" title="1943 college football season">1943</a> or <a href="/wiki/1944_college_football_season" title="1944 college football season">1944</a>, due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lostlettermen.com_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lostlettermen.com-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war ended, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Sarboe" title="Phil Sarboe">Phil Sarboe</a> was hired away from <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_High_School_(Tacoma,_Washington)" title="Lincoln High School (Tacoma, Washington)">Lincoln High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a> to return to his alma mater as the head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-lostlettermen.com_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lostlettermen.com-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sarboe's Cougars posted a 17–26–3 (.402) record in his five seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Forest_Evashevski" title="Forest Evashevski">Forest Evashevski</a> took over as the head coach in late 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His <a href="/wiki/1951_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1951 Washington State Cougars football team">1951</a> team finished the season ranked No. 14 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 18 in the AP Poll.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was 11–6–2 (.632) in his two seasons in Pullman,<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then left for <a href="/wiki/1952_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1952 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evashevski was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> as a coach in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Al_Kircher" title="Al Kircher">Al Kircher</a> was promoted,<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but didn't enjoy as much success as his predecessor, going 13–25–2 (.350) in his four seasons as head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was not retained after his contract expired.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sutherland" title="Jim Sutherland">Jim Sutherland</a> was Washington State's 21st head football coach and led the program for eight seasons, through <a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1963 Washington State Cougars football team">1963</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with an overall record of 37–39–4 (.488).<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com1_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously an assistant at rival <a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1963 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bert_Clark" title="Bert Clark">Bert Clark</a> was WSU's head coach for four seasons,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> posting an overall record of 15–24–1 (.388).<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com2_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His best season was his second in <a href="/wiki/1965_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1965 Washington State Cougars football team">1965</a>, when the WSU "Cardiac Kids" went 7–3;<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com2_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they defeated three Big Ten teams on the road,<sup id="cite_ref-seattlepi.com_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattlepi.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost to rivals <a href="/wiki/1965_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="1965 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a> and <a href="/wiki/1965_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1965 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a>. It was Clark's only winning season, as he failed to win more than three games in the other three.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com2_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clark was not retained after the end of his fourth season.<sup id="cite_ref-seattlepi.com_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattlepi.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Montana_State_Bobcats_football" title="Montana State Bobcats football">Montana State</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sweeney_(American_football,_born_1929)" title="Jim Sweeney (American football, born 1929)">Jim Sweeney</a> was hired prior to the <a href="/wiki/1968_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1968 Washington State Cougars football team">1968</a> season led the Cougars for eight seasons,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com3_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with an overall record of 26–59–1 (.308).<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com3_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His best season was <a href="/wiki/1972_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1972 Washington State Cougars football team">1972</a> at 7–4,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com3_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was his only winning season.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com3_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sweeney resigned shortly after the <a href="/wiki/1975_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1975 Washington State Cougars football team">1975</a> season,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sherrill" title="Jackie Sherrill">Jackie Sherrill</a>, the defensive coordinator at <a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a>, but he stayed for only one season.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com4_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cougars were 3–8 in <a href="/wiki/1976_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1976 Washington State Cougars football team">1976</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com4_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then Sherrill returned to Pitt as <a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">head coach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Warren_Powers" title="Warren Powers">Warren Powers</a>, an assistant from <a href="/wiki/1976_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a>, also stayed for just one season (<a href="/wiki/1977_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1977 Washington State Cougars football team">1977</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then returned to the <a href="/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference" title="Big Eight Conference">Big Eight Conference</a> as head coach at <a href="/wiki/1978_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="1978 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jim_Walden_era_(1978–1986)"><span id="Jim_Walden_era_.281978.E2.80.931986.29"></span>Jim Walden era (1978–1986)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Jim Walden era (1978–1986)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jim_Walden" title="Jim Walden">Jim Walden</a> was promoted to head coach following the departure of Powers.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In nine seasons, Walden led the Cougars to one bowl appearance, the <a href="/wiki/Holiday_Bowl" title="Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/1981_Holiday_Bowl" title="1981 Holiday Bowl">1981</a>, a memorable loss to <a href="/wiki/1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com5_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com5-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was Washington State's first bowl in 51 years, since the <a href="/wiki/1931_Rose_Bowl" title="1931 Rose Bowl">1931 Rose Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until <a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division I football season">1975</a>.) Walden won Pacific-10 Coach of the Year honors in <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 Washington State Cougars football team">1981</a> and <a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1983 Washington State Cougars football team">1983</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com5_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com5-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Walden's final record at Washington State was 44–52–4.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com5_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com5-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players coached by Walden at WSU include <a href="/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Jack Thompson (American football)">Jack Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Porter" title="Kerry Porter">Kerry Porter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rueben_Mayes" title="Rueben Mayes">Rueben Mayes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Turner" title="Ricky Turner">Ricky Turner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Reynolds" title="Ricky Reynolds">Ricky Reynolds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Sorensen" title="Paul Sorensen">Paul Sorensen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Forde" title="Brian Forde">Brian Forde</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Blakeney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Blakeney (page does not exist)">Lee Blakeney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Rypien" title="Mark Rypien">Mark Rypien</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Lynch" title="Dan Lynch">Dan Lynch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pat_Beach" title="Pat Beach">Pat Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Millard" title="Keith Millard">Keith Millard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erik_Howard" title="Erik Howard">Erik Howard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cedrick_Brown" title="Cedrick Brown">Cedrick Brown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Walden left after the <a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1986 Washington State Cougars football team">1986</a> season for <a href="/wiki/1987_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="1987 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a> in the Big Eight.<sup id="cite_ref-wsucougars.com_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsucougars.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coach_Dennis_E_interview.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Coach_Dennis_E_interview.jpg/150px-Coach_Dennis_E_interview.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Coach_Dennis_E_interview.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="267" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Dennis Erickson</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dennis_Erickson_era_(1987–1988)"><span id="Dennis_Erickson_era_.281987.E2.80.931988.29"></span>Dennis Erickson era (1987–1988)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dennis Erickson era (1987–1988)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When hired in early <a href="/wiki/1987_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1987 Washington State Cougars football team">1987</a>, 39-year-old <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Dennis Erickson</a> said it was his lifelong dream to become the head football coach of the Cougars.<sup id="cite_ref-lmtloft_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmtloft-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His contract was a five-year deal at an annual base salary of $70,000, with up to $30,000 from radio, television, and speaking obligations.<sup id="cite_ref-news.google.com_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Erickson was previously the head coach at <a href="/wiki/1986_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> for one season, preceded by four on the Palouse at neighboring <a href="/wiki/1985_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="1985 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lmtloft_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lmtloft-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erickson's Cougars posted a 3–7–1 record in his first season, but improved to 9–3 in <a href="/wiki/1988_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1988 Washington State Cougars football team">1988</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com6_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com6-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> capped with a victory in the <a href="/wiki/1988_Aloha_Bowl" title="1988 Aloha Bowl">Aloha Bowl</a>, the Cougars' first bowl victory since January <a href="/wiki/1916_Rose_Bowl" title="1916 Rose Bowl">1916</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com6_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com6-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although stating publicly a week earlier that he would not leave Washington State,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Erickson departed for <a href="/wiki/1989_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1989 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> in March 1989; his overall record with the Cougars was 12–10–1 (.543).<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com6_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com6-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mike_Price_era_(1989–2002)"><span id="Mike_Price_era_.281989.E2.80.932002.29"></span>Mike Price era (1989–2002)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mike Price era (1989–2002)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former Cougar player and assistant <a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a> returned to Pullman in <a href="/wiki/1989_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1989 Washington State Cougars football team">1989</a>; he was previously the head coach for eight years at <a href="/wiki/Weber_State_Wildcats_football" title="Weber State Wildcats football">Weber State</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ogden,_Utah" title="Ogden, Utah">Ogden, Utah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Price led the Cougars to unprecedented success, taking his <a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a> and <a href="/wiki/2002_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 Washington State Cougars football team">2002</a> teams to the Rose Bowl, both times losing.<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1997 team was led by star quarterback <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Leaf" title="Ryan Leaf">Ryan Leaf</a>, the second overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_draft" title="1998 NFL draft">1998 NFL draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/1998_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1998 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those teams finished ranked No. 9 and No. 10 in the Coaches' and AP Polls, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com7_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com7-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Price also led the Cougars to victories in the Copper, Alamo, and Sun Bowls,<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com7_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com7-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had an overall record of 83–78 (.516) at WSU.<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com7_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com7-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was during the 2002 season that Washington State received its highest ranking ever in the modern era in the <a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> at No. 3.<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Price left after the Rose Bowl for <a href="/wiki/2003_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-cougcenter.com_35-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cougcenter.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was fired before ever coaching a game for the Crimson Tide, due to an off-the-field incident in the spring.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bill_Doba_era_(2003–2007)"><span id="Bill_Doba_era_.282003.E2.80.932007.29"></span>Bill Doba era (2003–2007)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bill Doba era (2003–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Bill_Doba" title="Bill Doba">Bill Doba</a> was promoted to head coach following Price's departure.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Things started out well in <a href="/wiki/2003_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2003 Washington State Cougars football team">2003</a>, as they went 10–3 to finish ninth in <a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">both major polls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com8_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com8-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cougars slipped to 5–6 in <a href="/wiki/2004_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2004 Washington State Cougars football team">2004</a> and 4–7 in <a href="/wiki/2005_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2005 Washington State Cougars football team">2005</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com8_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com8-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 6–6 season in <a href="/wiki/2006_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2006 Washington State Cougars football team">2006</a> followed,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com8_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com8-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and after finishing the <a href="/wiki/2007_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2007 Washington State Cougars football team">2007</a> season at 5–7,<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com8_40-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com8-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doba was fired with an overall record of 30–28 (.517).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paul_Wulff_era_(2008–2011)"><span id="Paul_Wulff_era_.282008.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Paul Wulff era (2008–2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Paul Wulff era (2008–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former Cougar center <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wulff" title="Paul Wulff">Paul Wulff</a> was hired away from <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Washington_Eagles_football" title="Eastern Washington Eagles football">Eastern Washington</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cheney,_Washington" title="Cheney, Washington">Cheney</a> to succeed Doba.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wulff struggled mightily as the WSU head coach, failing to win more than four games in a single season.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com9_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com9-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His overall record at Washington State was 9–40 (.184),<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com9_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com9-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the lowest winning percentage of any head coach in Washington State football history,<sup id="cite_ref-2010MG_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010MG-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was fired after the <a href="/wiki/2011_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2011 Washington State Cougars football team">2011</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mike_Leach_era_(2012–2019)"><span id="Mike_Leach_era_.282012.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Mike Leach era (2012–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Mike Leach era (2012–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeachMike092212-18.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Washington State football coach Mike Leach during a 2012 season game." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/LeachMike092212-18.JPG/150px-LeachMike092212-18.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/LeachMike092212-18.JPG/225px-LeachMike092212-18.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/LeachMike092212-18.JPG/300px-LeachMike092212-18.JPG 2x" data-file-width="711" data-file-height="1123" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> in <a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2012 Washington State Cougars football team">2012</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In November 2011, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> would replace Wulff as head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leach had previously spent ten seasons as head coach at <a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team">Texas Tech</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2012 Washington State Cougars football team">2012</a>, the new coaching staff installed an <a href="/wiki/Air_raid_offense" title="Air raid offense">Air raid offense</a>; an exciting, up-tempo, pass-oriented offensive attack which led the Pac-12 Conference in passing offense.<sup id="cite_ref-Mike_Leach_Biography_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mike_Leach_Biography-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his second season in <a href="/wiki/2013_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2013 Washington State Cougars football team">2013</a>, Leach led Washington State to the <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Mexico_Bowl" title="2013 New Mexico Bowl">New Mexico Bowl</a>, the first bowl game for the Cougars in a decade.<sup id="cite_ref-Mike_Leach_Biography_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mike_Leach_Biography-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leach received a two-year contract extension that November, after leading the Cougars to their best record since <a href="/wiki/2006_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2006 Washington State Cougars football team">2006</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2015 Washington State Cougars football team">2015</a>, Leach guided the Washington State Cougars to their first bowl victory since the <a href="/wiki/2003_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2003 Washington State Cougars football team">2003 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that same year, the team also posted a 9–4 winning season and was ranked in the AP Poll, Coach's Poll, and College Football Playoff ranking. Leach was named the Pac-12's co-Coach of the Year,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> Pac-12 Coach of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, his contract was extended through the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2016_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2016 Washington State Cougars football team">2016</a>, sandwiched between a two-game losing streak to begin and three-game losing streak to end the season, the Cougars rode an eight-game winning streak to a place in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Holiday_Bowl" title="2016 Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a>, but lost to <a href="/wiki/2016_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> 17–12.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They finished with a 7-2 Pac-12 record and overall record of 8–5 for 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Huge wins over <a href="/wiki/2016_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2016 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> and No. 15 <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2016 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> contributed to the Cougars' best finish in Pac-12 conference play since the 2003 team went 6–2. </p><p>After the suicide of projected starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Hilinski" title="Tyler Hilinski">Tyler Hilinski</a> in January <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> graduate transfer <a href="/wiki/Gardner_Minshew" title="Gardner Minshew">Gardner Minshew</a> from <a href="/wiki/2017_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2017 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a> was recruited by Leach to fill the void. Minshew and other veteran players, such as sixth-year linebacker Peyton Pelluer, rallied the team in honor of their former teammate Hilinski and led Washington State to a memorable season for Cougar football fans. With a 28–26 win over No. 24 <a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Alamo_Bowl" title="2018 Alamo Bowl">Alamo Bowl</a>, Washington State won eleven games for the first time in school history and finished the season 11–2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nick_Rolovich_era_(2020–2021)"><span id="Nick_Rolovich_era_.282020.E2.80.932021.29"></span>Nick Rolovich era (2020–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Nick Rolovich era (2020–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the 2019 season, Mike Leach departed Washington State to accept the head coaching job at <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a>. Less than a week after Leach's departure, athletic director Pat Chun announced the hire of <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Hawaii</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Nick_Rolovich" title="Nick Rolovich">Nick Rolovich</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 18, 2021, he was fired for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in compliance with Washington's state employee mandate. Rolovich originally signaled that he would receive the vaccination, but decided to file for a religious exemption. Rolovich was denied the exemption and terminated. Rolovich subsequently filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the university, Chun, and Washington Governor Jay Inslee.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jake_Dickert_era_(2021–present)"><span id="Jake_Dickert_era_.282021.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Jake Dickert era (2021–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Jake Dickert era (2021–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the firing of Nick Rolovich, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach <a href="/wiki/Jake_Dickert" title="Jake Dickert">Jake Dickert</a> was named as acting head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Dickert's leadership, the Cougars fought to a 3–2 record, including a 40–13 victory over rival Washington in the 113th Apple Cup, snapping a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry. As a result, Dickert was hired as the permanent head coach on November 27.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team concluded the 2021 season with a record of 7–5, with a 6–3 mark in-conference, good for a second-place finish in the Pac-12 North. The team lost to the Central Michigan Chippewas in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Sun_Bowl" title="2021 Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a> 24–21. The following season in 2022 would result in the same overall record of 7–5 but worse in conference play at 4–5. The Cougars would get an invite to the <a href="/wiki/2022_LA_Bowl" title="2022 LA Bowl">LA Bowl</a> where they would lose to the 9–4 Fresno State Bulldogs 29–6 leaving them with a final record of 7–6 for the 2022 season. The 2023–24 season would be the Cougars last in the Pac-12 Conference, which lost ten members and is rebuilding. While they started out 4-0, the 2023–24 season ended up being a step back in terms of success with them going 5–7 and missing out on getting an invite to a bowl game. They finished with an in-conference record of only 2–7. Due to both Washington State and <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football"> Oregon State</a> being the only two schools left in the Pac-12 for the <a href="/wiki/2024_Pac-12_Conference_football_season" title="2024 Pac-12 Conference football season"> 2024 season</a>, both schools have agreed upon a football scheduling alliance with the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a> (MWC).<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_affiliations">Conference affiliations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Conference affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_Stadium_Aerial,_Pullman_WA,_March_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Martin_Stadium_Aerial%2C_Pullman_WA%2C_March_2024.jpg/350px-Martin_Stadium_Aerial%2C_Pullman_WA%2C_March_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Martin_Stadium_Aerial%2C_Pullman_WA%2C_March_2024.jpg/525px-Martin_Stadium_Aerial%2C_Pullman_WA%2C_March_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Martin_Stadium_Aerial%2C_Pullman_WA%2C_March_2024.jpg/700px-Martin_Stadium_Aerial%2C_Pullman_WA%2C_March_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5272" data-file-height="3948" /></a><figcaption> Aerial view of <a href="/wiki/Martin_Stadium" title="Martin Stadium">Martin Stadium</a> from the northeast, taken in March 2024</figcaption></figure> <p>Washington State has been a member of the following conferences.<sup id="cite_ref-2016MG_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2016MG-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 74–78">: 74–78 </span></sup> </p> <ul><li>Independent (1894–1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Conference">Pacific Coast Conference</a> (1917, 1919–1958)</li> <li>Independent (1918)</li> <li>Independent (1959–1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> (1962–present) <ul><li>Athletic Association of Western Universities (1962–1967)</li> <li>Pacific-8 Conference (1968–1977)</li> <li>Pacific-10 Conference (1978–2010)</li> <li>Pac-12 Conference (2011–present)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships">Championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rose_Bowl_championship_and_national_championship">Rose Bowl championship and national championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rose Bowl championship and national championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NCAA does not recognize any Washington State team as national champions. The university does not claim any national titles for football. Washington State has won 1 Rose Bowl dating back to 1916.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1915_Washington_State_football_team" title="1915 Washington State football team">1915 WSC team</a> was unbeaten and untied and gave up only 10 points on the season. They were invited to the Tournament East-West football game, now known as the <a href="/wiki/1916_Rose_Bowl" title="1916 Rose Bowl">1916 Rose Bowl</a>, where they defeated <a href="/wiki/1915_Brown_Bears_football_team" title="1915 Brown Bears football team">Brown University</a>, now an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> team, 14–0. This was the second Rose Bowl game, after the original in <a href="/wiki/1902_Rose_Bowl" title="1902 Rose Bowl">1902</a>, and the first in the now annual continuous series. The win is Washington State's only Rose Bowl or <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Six" title="New Year's Six">New Year's Six</a> Bowl win.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceD_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceD-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was no contemporary system for determining a <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national champion</a> in the early years of college football. NCAA-designated major selectors have retroactively variously named <a href="/wiki/1915_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team" title="1915 Cornell Big Red football team">Cornell</a>, <a href="/wiki/1915_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/1915_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1915_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1915 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> champions or co-champions for the <a href="/wiki/1915_college_football_season" title="1915 college football season">1915 college football season</a>. </p><p>Rose Bowl referee <a href="/wiki/Walter_Eckersall" title="Walter Eckersall">Walter Eckersall</a>, who also officiated a Cornell game that season, was quoted as saying "[WSC] is the equal of Cornell. There is not a better football team in the country."<sup id="cite_ref-WesternFootballOutclassesEast_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WesternFootballOutclassesEast-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Associated Press referred to the 1915 WSC team as <a href="/wiki/Mythical_national_championship" title="Mythical national championship">"mythical national champions"</a> when members of the team returned to Pullman for a 20th anniversary celebration in 1935.<sup id="cite_ref-CougarsToHonor1915GridHeroes_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CougarsToHonor1915GridHeroes-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">Washington State Senate</a> Resolution 8715 recognized the team as national champions on the season's 99th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-WashingtonStateSenateResolution8715_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WashingtonStateSenateResolution8715-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The senate resolution was adopted with WSU head football coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> in attendance. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Selector </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Bowl </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1915_Washington_State_football_team" title="1915 Washington State football team">1915</a></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_%22Lone_Star%22_Dietz" class="mw-redirect" title="William "Lone Star" Dietz">William "Lone Star" Dietz</a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">Washington State Senate</a><sup id="cite_ref-WashingtonStateSenateResolution8715_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WashingtonStateSenateResolution8715-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1916_Rose_Bowl" title="1916 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1915_Brown_Bears_football_team" title="1915 Brown Bears football team">Brown</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 14–0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not an NCAA-designated major selector.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_championships">Conference championships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Conference championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dating back to their days in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Conference">Pacific Coast Conference</a>, Washington State won four <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pac-12_Conference_football_champions" title="List of Pac-12 Conference football champions">conference titles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2016-P12-media-guide_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2016-P12-media-guide-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1917_Washington_State_football_team" title="1917 Washington State football team">1917</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Conference">Pacific Coast</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dietz" title="William Henry Dietz">William Dietz</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>6–0–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1930 Washington State Cougars football team">1930</a></td> <td align="left">Pacific Coast</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Babe_Hollingbery" title="Babe Hollingbery">Babe Hollingbery</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td>9–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pacific-10</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a></td> <td>7–1</td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/2002_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 Washington State Cougars football team">2002</a></td> <td align="left">Pacific-10</td> <td align="left">Mike Price</td> <td>7–1</td> <td>10–3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>2x Pac-10 Champions</b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_championships">Division championships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Division championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Division </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">CG result </th></tr> <tr> <td>  <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a>^</td> <td>Pac-12 North</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td colspan="2"><i>N/A – lost tiebreaker to <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd>^ <span style="font-size:85%;">Co-championship</span></dd></dl> <p><b>2018 Pac-12 North Division Champions</b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Bowl games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_bowl_games" title="List of Washington State Cougars bowl games">List of Washington State Cougars bowl games</a></div> <p>Washington State has made 18 bowl appearances, with a record of 8–10 through the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cougars have played in four <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowls</a> <span class="nowrap">(1 win, 3 losses),</span> three <a href="/wiki/Holiday_Bowl" title="Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowls</a> <span class="nowrap">(1 win, 2 losses),</span> the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl" title="Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a> (2 wins), <a href="/wiki/Alamo_Bowl" title="Alamo Bowl">Alamo Bowl</a> (2 wins), <a href="/wiki/1988_Aloha_Bowl" title="1988 Aloha Bowl">Aloha Bowl</a> (1 win), <a href="/wiki/1992_Copper_Bowl" title="1992 Copper Bowl">Copper Bowl</a> (1 win), <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Mexico_Bowl" title="2013 New Mexico Bowl">New Mexico Bowl</a> (1 loss), and <a href="/wiki/2022_LA_Bowl" title="2022 LA Bowl">LA Bowl</a> (1 loss).<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the <a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division I football season">1975</a> season, the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-8</a> allowed only bowl team, to the Rose Bowl. </p><p>From <a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2015 Washington State Cougars football team">2015</a> through <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a>, the Cougars made four consecutive bowl appearances for the first time in program history, all under head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">No. </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Bowl </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1915_Washington_State_football_team" title="1915 Washington State football team">1915</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dietz" title="William Henry Dietz">William Dietz</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1916_Rose_Bowl" title="1916 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1915_Brown_Bruins_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1915 Brown Bruins football team">Brown</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 14–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1930 Washington State Cougars football team">1930</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Babe_Hollingbery" title="Babe Hollingbery">Babe Hollingbery</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1931_Rose_Bowl" title="1931 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td> <td>L 0–24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 Washington State Cougars football team">1981</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Walden" title="Jim Walden">Jim Walden</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Holiday_Bowl" title="1981 Holiday Bowl">Holiday</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a></td> <td>L 36–38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1988 Washington State Cougars football team">1988</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Dennis Erickson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Aloha_Bowl" title="1988 Aloha Bowl">Aloha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="1988 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 24–22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1992 Washington State Cougars football team">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Copper_Bowl" title="1992 Copper Bowl">Copper</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="1992 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 31–28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1994 Washington State Cougars football team">1994</a></td> <td>Mike Price</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Alamo_Bowl" title="1994 Alamo Bowl">Alamo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="1994 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 10–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a></td> <td>Mike Price</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Rose_Bowl" title="1998 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1997 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td> <td>L 16–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2001 Washington State Cougars football team">2001</a></td> <td>Mike Price</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Sun_Bowl" title="2001 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 33–27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 Washington State Cougars football team">2002</a></td> <td>Mike Price</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rose_Bowl" title="2003 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>L 14–34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2003 Washington State Cougars football team">2003</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Doba" title="Bill Doba">Bill Doba</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Holiday_Bowl" title="2003 Holiday Bowl">Holiday</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2003 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 28–20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2013 Washington State Cougars football team">2013</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_New_Mexico_Bowl" title="2013 New Mexico Bowl">New Mexico</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2013 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a></td> <td>L 45–48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2015 Washington State Cougars football team">2015</a></td> <td>Mike Leach</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Sun_Bowl" title="2015 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2015 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 20–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2016 Washington State Cougars football team">2016</a></td> <td>Mike Leach</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Holiday_Bowl" title="2016 Holiday Bowl">Holiday</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></td> <td>L 12–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2017 Washington State Cougars football team">2017</a></td> <td>Mike Leach</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Holiday_Bowl" title="2017 Holiday Bowl">Holiday</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2017 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td> <td>L 17–42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a></td> <td>Mike Leach</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alamo_Bowl" title="2018 Alamo Bowl">Alamo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 28–26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2019 Washington State Cougars football team">2019</a></td> <td>Mike Leach</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Cheez-It_Bowl" title="2019 Cheez-It Bowl">Cheez-It</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="2019 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a></td> <td>L 21–31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2021 Washington State Cougars football team">2021</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jake_Dickert" title="Jake Dickert">Jake Dickert</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Sun_Bowl" title="2021 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a></td> <td>L 21–24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2022 Washington State Cougars football team">2022</a></td> <td>Jake Dickert</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_LA_Bowl" title="2022 LA Bowl">LA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a></td> <td>L 6–29 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Head coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_head_football_coaches" title="List of Washington State Cougars head football coaches">List of Washington State Cougars head football coaches</a></div><p><sup id="cite_ref-2018MG_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2018MG-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 114">: 114 </span></sup> </p><table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Seasons </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Years </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Pct. </th></tr> <tr> <td>1894</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Goodyear" title="William Goodyear">William Goodyear</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>1–1</td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1895</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Waite_(American_football)" title="Fred Waite (American football)">Fred Waite</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>2–0</td> <td>1.000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1896</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_A._Brodie" title="David A. Brodie">David Brodie</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>2–0–1</td> <td>1.000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1897</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gailey_(American_football)" title="Robert Gailey (American football)">Robert Gailey</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>2–0</td> <td>1.000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1898–99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Shively" title="Frank Shively">Frank Shively</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>1–1–1</td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1900, 1902</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_L._Allen" title="William L. Allen">William Allen</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>6–3–1</td> <td>.650 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1901</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Namack" title="William Namack">William Namack</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>4–1</td> <td>.800 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1903</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_N._Ashmore" title="James N. Ashmore">James Ashmore</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>3–3–2</td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1904–1905</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Everett_Sweeley" title="Everett Sweeley">Everett Sweeley</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>6–6</td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1906–1907,<br />1912–1914</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_R._Bender" title="John R. Bender">John Bender</a></td> <td align="center">5</td> <td>21–12</td> <td>.636 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1908</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Rheinschild" title="Walter Rheinschild">Walter Rheinschild</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>4–0–2</td> <td>.833 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1909</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willis_Kienholz" title="Willis Kienholz">Willis Kienholz</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>4–1</td> <td>.800 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1910–1911</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Osthoff" title="Oscar Osthoff">Oscar Osthoff</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>5–6</td> <td>.454 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1915–1917</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dietz" title="William Henry Dietz">William Dietz</a></td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>17–2–1</td> <td>.875 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1918</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emory_Alvord" title="Emory Alvord">Emory Alvord</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>1–1</td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1919–1922</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gus_Welch" title="Gus Welch">Gus Welch</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>16–10–1</td> <td>.611 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1923–1925</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Exendine" title="Albert Exendine">Albert Exendine</a></td> <td align="center">3</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>6–13–4</td> <td>.348 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1926–1942</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Babe_Hollingbery" title="Babe Hollingbery">Babe Hollingbery</a></td> <td align="center">15</td> <td>93–53–14</td> <td>.625 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943–1944</td> <td colspan="4" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> – no teams </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945–1949</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Sarboe" title="Phil Sarboe">Phil Sarboe</a></td> <td align="center">5</td> <td>17–26–3</td> <td>.402 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950–1951</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forest_Evashevski" title="Forest Evashevski">Forest Evashevski</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>11–6–2</td> <td>.632 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952–1955</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Kircher" title="Al Kircher">Al Kircher</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>13–25–2</td> <td>.350 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956–1963</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sutherland" title="Jim Sutherland">Jim Sutherland</a></td> <td align="center">8</td> <td>37–39–4</td> <td>.488 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964–1967</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Clark" title="Bert Clark">Bert Clark</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>15–24–1</td> <td>.388 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968–1975</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sweeney_(American_football,_born_1929)" title="Jim Sweeney (American football, born 1929)">Jim Sweeney</a></td> <td align="center">8</td> <td>26–59–1</td> <td>.308 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sherrill" title="Jackie Sherrill">Jackie Sherrill</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>3–8</td> <td>.273 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Powers" title="Warren Powers">Warren Powers</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>6–5</td> <td>.545 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978–1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Walden" title="Jim Walden">Jim Walden</a></td> <td align="center">9</td> <td>44–52–4</td> <td>.460 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987–1988</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Dennis Erickson</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>12–10–1</td> <td>.543 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a></td> <td align="center">14</td> <td>83–78</td> <td>.516 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Doba" title="Bill Doba">Bill Doba</a></td> <td align="center">5</td> <td>30–29</td> <td>.508 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Wulff" title="Paul Wulff">Paul Wulff</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>9–40</td> <td>.184 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td align="center">8</td> <td>55–47</td> <td>.539 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–2021</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Rolovich" title="Nick Rolovich">Nick Rolovich</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>5–6</td> <td>.455 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–Present</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jake_Dickert" title="Jake Dickert">Jake Dickert</a></td> <td align="center">3</td> <td><span class="nowrap">  </span>19–16</td> <td>.543 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Idaho">Idaho</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Idaho"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Palouse" title="Battle of the Palouse">Battle of the Palouse</a></div> <p>The two <a href="/wiki/Land-grant_university" title="Land-grant university">land-grant universities</a> are less than eight miles (13 km) apart on the rural <a href="/wiki/Palouse" title="Palouse">Palouse</a> in the Inland Northwest; the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Idaho" title="University of Idaho">University of Idaho</a> campus in <a href="/wiki/Moscow,_Idaho" title="Moscow, Idaho">Moscow</a> is nearly on the Idaho–Washington border, and Washington State's campus is directly west, on the east side of Pullman, linked by <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_270" title="Washington State Route 270">Washington State Route 270</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Chipman_Palouse_Trail" title="Bill Chipman Palouse Trail">Bill Chipman Palouse Trail</a>. The first game was played 130 years ago in November <a href="/wiki/1894_college_football_season" title="1894 college football season">1894</a> and resulted in a win for Washington State. The series has been played intermittently since <a href="/wiki/1978_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1978 Washington State Cougars football team">1978</a>, It was revived as an annual game for a full decade (<a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1998 Washington State Cougars football team">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/2007_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2007 Washington State Cougars football team">2007</a>) and the Cougars won eight of the ten. Idaho returned to lower-level <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">FCS</a> play in <a href="/wiki/2018_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="2018 Idaho Vandals football team">2018</a> but the teams continue to schedule games. Washington State leads the series 73–14 against the Vandals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oregon_State">Oregon State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Oregon State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers" title="Oregon State Beavers">Oregon State Beavers</a></div> <p>The rivalry with Washington State started in 1895 when Cougars defeated the Beavers 41–35. The rivalry between the two bordering state schools has transformed as the one that's kept the Pac-12 going. And after 10 of the 12 schools left the conference in conference expansion the two schools stayed to reap the rewards that the other 10 schools left behind. Both Washington State and Oregon State plan to schedule the Mountain West for the next 2 years and possibly have the "Pac-2" merge with the Mountain West by 2026–2027. The Cougars have led the series 57-48 and won the most recent matchup with a score of 38–35 in 2023. The Beavers largest margin of victory was 66–13 in 2008, while the Cougars largest margin of victory was 55–7 in 1991. Oregon State's longest win streak against the Cougars is 6 straight from 1966 to 1971, while Washington State's longest against the Beavers is 10 straight from 1983 to 1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington">Washington</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Washington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Apple_Cup" title="Apple Cup">Apple Cup</a></div> <p>Washington State has had a rivalry with <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> since first playing 124 years ago years ago in 1900. The series is 76–34–6 (.681) in favor of Washington, with the Cougars taking the most recent game in 2024. The teams played for the "Governor's Trophy" from 1934 to 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was renamed the <b>Apple Cup</b> in 1962 because of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>'s national reputation as a major producer of <a href="/wiki/Apple" title="Apple">apples</a>. Since 2011, while the game was commonly played on the Friday after <a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)" title="Thanksgiving (United States)">Thanksgiving</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> now that the two teams are in different conferences, the game will be played during the early, non-conference portion of the college football season. The Apple Cup is currently slated to continue until 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northwest_Championship">Northwest Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Northwest Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Championship" title="Northwest Championship">Northwest Championship</a></div> <p>Washington State won the 1983 Northwest Championship by sweeping rivals Washington, Oregon State and Oregon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_accomplishments">Individual accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Individual accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heisman_Trophy_voting">Heisman Trophy voting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Heisman Trophy voting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eight Cougars have finished in the Top 10 of the <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> voting.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.yahoo.com_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.yahoo.com-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Leaf" title="Ryan Leaf">Ryan Leaf</a> had the highest finish in the Heisman balloting in program history,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">third</a> in 1997. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Place </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1978 Washington State Cougars football team">1978</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Jack Thompson (American football)">Jack Thompson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football season">9th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1984 Washington State Cougars football team">1984</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rueben_Mayes" title="Rueben Mayes">Rueben Mayes</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy_voting" title="1984 NCAA Division I-A football season">10th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1988 Washington State Cougars football team">1988</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Timm_Rosenbach" title="Timm Rosenbach">Timm Rosenbach</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy_voting" title="1988 NCAA Division I-A football season">7th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1992 Washington State Cougars football team">1992</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Bledsoe" title="Drew Bledsoe">Drew Bledsoe</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football season">8th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Leaf" title="Ryan Leaf">Ryan Leaf</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">3rd</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 Washington State Cougars football team">2002</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Gesser" title="Jason Gesser">Jason Gesser</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy_voting" title="2002 NCAA Division I-A football season">7th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2005 Washington State Cougars football team">2005</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy_controversy" title="2005 NCAA Division I-A football season">9th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gardner_Minshew" title="Gardner Minshew">Gardner Minshew</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season#Heisman_Trophy" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season">5th</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Consensus_All-America_selections">Consensus All-America selections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Consensus All-America selections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been seven Washington State players named consensus <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-Americans</a> through the 2017 season. Cody O'Connell was named twice, making the all-time school total eight. Both Jason Hanson (1989) and Cody O'Connell (2016) were unanimous selections.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Washington State has had 39 first team All-America selections through the 2017 season.<sup id="cite_ref-2018MG_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2018MG-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 120">: 120 </span></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Seasons </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Selections </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rueben_Mayes" title="Rueben Mayes">Rueben Mayes</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1982–1985</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Utley" title="Mike Utley">Mike Utley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American and Canadian football)">G</a></td> <td>1985–1988</td> <td>1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a></td> <td>1988–1991</td> <td>1989^ </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rien_Long" title="Rien Long">Rien Long</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">T</a></td> <td>2000–2002</td> <td>2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>2004–2005</td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cody_O%27Connell" title="Cody O'Connell">Cody O'Connell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">OT</a></td> <td>2013–2017</td> <td>2016^, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Mata%27afa" title="Hercules Mata'afa">Hercules Mata'afa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a></td> <td>2015–2017</td> <td>2017 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd>^ <span style="font-size:85%;">Unanimous selection</span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Football_Hall_of_Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: College Football Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Five players and three coaches from the program have been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-first_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CHOF_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CHOF-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sea_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sea-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kxly_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kxly-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Seasons </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Inducted </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1929–1931</td> <td>1954</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-first_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Turk Edwards</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">T</a></td> <td>1929–1931</td> <td>1975</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-first_78-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Babe_Hollingbery" title="Babe Hollingbery">Babe Hollingbery</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">Coach</a></td> <td>1926–1942</td> <td>1979</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-first_78-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rueben_Mayes" title="Rueben Mayes">Rueben Mayes</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1982–1985</td> <td>2008</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-first_78-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dietz" title="William Henry Dietz">William Dietz</a></td> <td>Coach</td> <td>1915–1917</td> <td>2012</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CHOF_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CHOF-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Utley" title="Mike Utley">Mike Utley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American and Canadian football)">G</a></td> <td>1985–1988</td> <td>2016</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-sea_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sea-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Dennis Erickson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">Coach</a></td> <td>1987–1988</td> <td>2019</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-sea_80-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sea-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a></td> <td>1988–1991</td> <td>2020</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-kxly_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kxly-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Pro Football Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two Cougars have been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Seasons </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">NFL Team </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">NFL Years </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1927–1931</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a></td> <td>1931–1945</td> <td>1963 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Turk Edwards</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">T</a></td> <td>1929–1931</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a></td> <td>1932–1940</td> <td>1969 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame">Canadian Football Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Canadian Football Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Four Cougars have been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Football Hall of Fame">Canadian Football Hall of Fame</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Seasons </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">CFL Team(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">CFL Years </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Inducted </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Byron_Bailey" title="Byron Bailey">Byron Bailey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1949–1951</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/B.C._Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="B.C. Lions">B.C. Lions</a></td> <td>1954–1964</td> <td>1975</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF2_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF2-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/George_Reed_(Canadian_football)" title="George Reed (Canadian football)">George Reed</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>1959–1962</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Roughriders" title="Saskatchewan Roughriders">Saskatchewan Roughriders</a></td> <td>1963–1975</td> <td>1979</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF2_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF2-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(wide_receiver)" title="Brian Kelly (wide receiver)">Brian Kelly</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">coach</a></td> <td>1975–1977</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Eskimos" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Eskimos">Edmonton Eskimos</a></td> <td>1979–1987</td> <td>1991</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF2_83-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF2-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Campbell" title="Hugh Campbell">Hugh Campbell</a></td> <td>WR, coach,<br />executive</td> <td>1959–1962</td> <td align="left">Edmonton Eskimos,<br />Saskatchewan Roughriders</td> <td>1964–2006</td> <td>2000</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Retired numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_retired_numbers" title="List of NCAA football retired numbers">List of NCAA football retired numbers</a></div> <p>The Cougars have officially <a href="/wiki/Retired_number" title="Retired number">retired two numbers</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">No. </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Career </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1927–31</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF1_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF1-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>14</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Jack Thompson (American football)">Jack Thompson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1974–78</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF1_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF1-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Special_cases">Special cases</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Special cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Those numbers are not officially retired, but have not been reissued to any player either.<sup id="cite_ref-center1_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center1-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">No. </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Career </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>11</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Bledsoe" title="Drew Bledsoe">Drew Bledsoe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1990–92</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center1_86-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center1-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>16</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Leaf" title="Ryan Leaf">Ryan Leaf</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1994–97</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center1_86-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center1-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>91</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Bender" title="Leon Bender">Leon Bender</a> <sup id="cite_ref-post_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-post-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1994–1997</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center1_86-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center1-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-post-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-post_89-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Posthumously. Bender was found dead only six weeks after being drafted by the <a href="/wiki/1998_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1998 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a>. He was 22 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-mpdunk_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mpdunk-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-havaz_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-havaz-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FWAA_Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year_Award">FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award">Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award</a> is given annually to a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">coach</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Football_Writers_Association_of_America" title="Football Writers Association of America">Football Writers Association of America</a> (FWAA). <a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a> is the first and only coach in the Washington State football program history to have received this distinguished award.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a></td> <td>10–2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AFCA_National_Coach_of_the_Year">AFCA National Coach of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: AFCA National Coach of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="AFCA Coach of the Year Award">AFCA Coach of the Year Award</a> is given annually to a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">coach</a> by the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a> (AFCA). <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> is the first and only coach in the Washington State football program history to have received this distinguished award.<sup id="cite_ref-SRCF001_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRCF001-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td>11–2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pac-12_Coach_of_the_Year">Pac-12 Coach of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Pac-12 Coach of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Five Washington State football head coaches have received the annual award a total of eight times as the conference's Coach of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-TST001_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TST001-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 Washington State Cougars football team">1981</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Walden" title="Jim Walden">Jim Walden</a></td> <td>8–3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1983 Washington State Cougars football team">1983</a></td> <td align="left">Jim Walden</td> <td>7–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>  <a href="/wiki/1988_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1988 Washington State Cougars football team">1988</a>^</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Dennis Erickson</a></td> <td>9–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 Washington State Cougars football team">1997</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Mike Price</a></td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2001 Washington State Cougars football team">2001</a></td> <td align="left">Mike Price</td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>  <a href="/wiki/2003_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2003 Washington State Cougars football team">2003</a>^</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Doba" title="Bill Doba">Bill Doba</a></td> <td>10–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>  <a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2015 Washington State Cougars football team">2015</a>^</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td>9–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">2018</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td>11–2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd>^ <span style="font-size:85%;">Shared honor</span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_players">Notable players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notable players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football_statistical_leaders" title="Washington State Cougars football statistical leaders">Washington State Cougars football statistical leaders</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output 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Bumpus">Michael Bumpus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Campbell" title="Hugh Campbell">Hugh Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Cogdill" title="Gail Cogdill">Gail Cogdill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Danelo" title="Joe Danelo">Joe Danelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devard_Darling" title="Devard Darling">Devard Darling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_DeGrenier" title="Chad DeGrenier">Chad DeGrenier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Dillon_(American_football)" title="Charles Dillon (American football)">Charles Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Doornink" title="Dan Doornink">Dan Doornink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Eaton" title="Chad Eaton">Chad Eaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Turk Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Elway" title="Jack Elway">Jack Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Falk" title="Luke Falk">Luke Falk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Fields_(linebacker)" title="Mark Fields (linebacker)">Mark Fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Gesser" title="Jason Gesser">Jason Gesser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Gibson" title="Brandon Gibson">Brandon Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Gleason" title="Steve Gleason">Steve Gleason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Grandberry" title="Ken Grandberry">Ken Grandberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connor_Halliday" title="Connor Halliday">Connor Halliday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Hanley_(American_football)" title="Dick Hanley (American football)">Dick Hanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Harris_(running_back)" title="Tim Harris (running back)">Tim Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hasty" title="James Hasty">James Hasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hill_(American_football)" title="Jason Hill (American football)">Jason Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Hilinski" title="Tyler Hilinski">Tyler Hilinski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford_Hodge" title="Milford Hodge">Milford Hodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Hoptowit" title="Al Hoptowit">Al Hoptowit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter_Lainhart" title="Porter Lainhart">Porter Lainhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Leaf" title="Ryan Leaf">Ryan Leaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Levenseller" title="Mike Levenseller">Mike Levenseller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Lincoln" title="Keith Lincoln">Keith Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rian_Lindell" title="Rian Lindell">Rian Lindell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rien_Long" title="Rien Long">Rien Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Lynch" title="Dan Lynch">Dan Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Mata%27afa" title="Hercules Mata'afa">Hercules Mata'afa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rueben_Mayes" title="Rueben Mayes">Rueben Mayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Meier" title="Rob Meier">Rob Meier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Millard" title="Keith Millard">Keith Millard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner_Minshew" title="Gardner Minshew">Gardner Minshew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_O%27Connell" title="Cody O'Connell">Cody O'Connell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Paul_(defensive_back)" title="Don Paul (defensive back)">Don Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Prior" title="Anthony Prior">Anthony Prior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reed_(Canadian_football)" title="George Reed (Canadian football)">George Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timm_Rosenbach" title="Timm Rosenbach">Timm Rosenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Rypien" title="Mark Rypien">Mark Rypien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Schwartz" title="Elmer Schwartz">Elmer Schwartz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raonall_Smith" title="Raonall Smith">Raonall Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harland_Svare" title="Harland Svare">Harland Svare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitrick_Taylor" title="Kitrick Taylor">Kitrick Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Jack Thompson (American football)">Jack Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamont_Thompson" title="Lamont Thompson">Lamont Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Tobeck" title="Robbie Tobeck">Robbie Tobeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaVern_Torgeson" title="LaVern Torgeson">LaVern Torgeson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Trufant" title="Marcus Trufant">Marcus Trufant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marquess_Wilson" title="Marquess Wilson">Marquess Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clancy_Williams" title="Clancy Williams">Clancy Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Williams_(defensive_lineman)" title="Eric Williams (defensive lineman)">Eric Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Williams_(American_football)" title="Jerry Williams (American football)">Jerry Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Williams_(American_football)" title="Zack Williams (American football)">Zack Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cory_Withrow" title="Cory Withrow">Cory Withrow</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Logan_Tago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Logan Tago (page does not exist)">Logan Tago</a></li></ul> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of Washington State Cougars in the NFL draft">List of Washington State Cougars in the NFL draft</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_opponents">Future opponents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Cougars_football&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Future opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 1, 2023, it was announced that the Cougars and the <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football">Oregon State Beavers</a> would each play 6 <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a> opponents, 5 opponents from the <a href="/wiki/Power_Five_conferences" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Five conferences">Power Five conferences</a> and one <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> opponent for the 2024 season.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2024 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2025 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2026 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2027 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2028 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2029 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2030 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2031 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2032 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;">2033 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_State_Vikings_football" title="Portland State Vikings football">Portland State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football">Kansas State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football">Kansas State</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football" title="Texas Tech Red Raiders football">Texas Tech</a><sup id="cite_ref-fbschedules.com_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fbschedules.com-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football" title="San Diego State Aztecs football">San Diego State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> </td> <td>vs <a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Mean_Green_football" title="North Texas Mean Green football">North Texas</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football" title="San Jose State Spartans football">San Jose State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>vs <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Mean_Green_football" title="North Texas Mean Green football">North Texas</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football" title="San Jose State Spartans football">San Jose State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>at <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football" title="San Diego State Aztecs football">San Diego State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football">Oregon State</a>(TBD)<sup 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Cougar</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fight_Song_(Washington_State_University)" title="The Fight Song (Washington State University)">Fight Song</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Cougar_Marching_Band" title="Washington State University Cougar Marching Band">Marching band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coug_it" title="Coug it">Coug it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Crimson" title="Ol' Crimson">Ol' Crimson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#981E32;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #53565A, inset -2px -2px 0 #53565A;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_head_football_coaches" title="List of Washington State Cougars head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Cougars_in_the_NFL_Draft" 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team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1896 Washington Agricultural football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1897 Washington Agricultural football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1898 Washington Agricultural football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1899 Washington Agricultural football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1900 Washington Agricultural football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1901 Washington Agricultural football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1902 Washington Agricultural football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1903 Washington Agricultural football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Washington_Agricultural_football_team" title="1904 Washington Agricultural football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Washington_State_football_team" title="1905 Washington State football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Washington_State_football_team" title="1906 Washington State football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Washington_State_football_team" title="1907 Washington State football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Washington_State_football_team" title="1908 Washington State football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Washington_State_football_team" title="1909 Washington State football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Washington_State_football_team" title="1910 Washington State football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Washington_State_football_team" title="1911 Washington State football team">1911</a></li> <li><a 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Washington State Cougars football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1921 Washington State Cougars football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1922 Washington State Cougars football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1923 Washington State Cougars football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1924 Washington State Cougars football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1925 Washington State Cougars football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1926 Washington State Cougars football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1927 Washington State Cougars football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1928 Washington State Cougars football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1929 Washington State Cougars football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1930 Washington State Cougars football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1931 Washington State Cougars football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1932 Washington State Cougars football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1933 Washington State Cougars football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1934 Washington State Cougars football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1935 Washington State Cougars football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1936 Washington State Cougars football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1937 Washington State Cougars football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1938 Washington State Cougars football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1939 Washington State Cougars football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1940 Washington State Cougars football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1941 Washington State Cougars football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1942 Washington State Cougars football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943–1944</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1945 Washington State Cougars football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1946 Washington State Cougars football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1947 Washington State Cougars football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1948 Washington State Cougars football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1949 Washington State Cougars football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1950 Washington State Cougars football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1951 Washington State Cougars football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1952 Washington 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Floyd College of Medicine">Elson S. 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Cougar">Butch T. Cougar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#A60F2D; color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #4D4D4D, inset -2px -2px 0 #4D4D4D;;width:1%">Campuses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University" title="Washington State University">Pullman (main campus)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Everett" title="Washington State University Everett">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Spokane" title="Washington State University Spokane">Spokane (health sciences campus)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Tri-Cities" title="Washington State University Tri-Cities">Tri-Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Vancouver" title="Washington State University Vancouver">Vancouver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Global_Campus" title="Washington State University Global Campus">Global Campus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#A60F2D; 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color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #4D4D4D, inset -2px -2px 0 #4D4D4D;;width:1%">Student life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University#Residential_campus" title="Washington State University">Residence halls</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elmina_White_Honors_Hall" title="Elmina White Honors Hall">Honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regents_Hill" title="Regents Hill">Regents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott/Coman_Hall" title="Scott/Coman Hall">Scott/Coman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Students,_Washington_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Students, Washington State University">ASWSU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Cougar_Marching_Band" title="Washington State University Cougar Marching Band">Marching band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Fight_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State University Fight Song">Fight song</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#A60F2D; 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Murrow Award (Washington State University)">Edward R. Murrow Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_270" title="Washington State Route 270">State Route 270</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Chipman_Palouse_Trail" title="Bill Chipman Palouse Trail">Bill Chipman Palouse Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palouse" title="Palouse">Palouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Washington" title="Global Washington">Global Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background:#A60F2D; color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #4D4D4D, inset -2px -2px 0 #4D4D4D;"><div> <ul><li><b>Founded</b>: 1890</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pac-12_Conference_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible 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inset -2px -2px 0 #000007;;width:1%">Future teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State Bulldogs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football" title="San Diego State Aztecs football">San Diego State Aztecs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_football" title="Utah State Aggies football">Utah State Aggies</a> (all joining in 2026)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#004B91;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000007, inset -2px -2px 0 #000007;;width:1%">Championships and awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pac-12_Conference_football_champions" title="List of Pac-12 Conference football champions">Conference champions</a></li> <li>All-time standings (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_standings" title="List of Pacific Coast Conference football standings">1916–1958</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pac-12_Conference_football_standings" title="List of Pac-12 Conference football standings">1959–2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference_football_statistics" title="Pac-12 Conference football statistics">Annual finishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="Pac-12 Football Championship Game">Championship game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference_football_individual_awards" title="Pac-12 Conference football individual awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a 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Conference football season (page does not exist)">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1919_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1919 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season" title="1925 Pacific Coast Conference football season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1939 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1941_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1941 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1943 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_Pacific_Coast_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 Pacific Coast Conference football season (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Athletic_Association_of_Western_Universities_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football season (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Athletic_Association_of_Western_Universities_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football season (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_Athletic_Association_of_Western_Universities_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football season (page does not exist)">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_Athletic_Association_of_Western_Universities_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football season (page does not exist)">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Athletic_Association_of_Western_Universities_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football season (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Athletic_Association_of_Western_Universities_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football season (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season" title="1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Pacific-8 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season" title="1993 Pacific-10 Conference football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Pacific-10_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Pacific-10 Conference football season (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a 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