2016 Washington State Cougars football team

2016 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
2016 record	8–4 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4 Multiple
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 32,952)

2016 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington xy$^		8	–	1		12	–	1
Washington State		7	–	2		8	–	4
No. 16 Stanford		6	–	3		9	–	3
California		3	–	6		5	–	7
Oregon State		3	–	6		4	–	8
Oregon		2	–	7		4	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Colorado xy		8	–	1		10	–	3
No. 9 USC		7	–	2		9	–	3
Utah		5	–	4		8	–	4
Arizona State		2	–	7		5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7		4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by fifth-year head coach Mike Leach and play their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	No. 14 (FCS) Eastern Washington*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	P12N	L 42–45	32,952
September 10	7:15 PM	at Boise State*		Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 28–31	36,163
September 17	11:00 AM	Idaho*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	P12N	W 56–6	28,477
October 1	6:30 PM	Oregon		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	P12N	W 51–33	33,528
October 8	7:30 PM	at No. 15 Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 42–16	50,424
October 15	7:30 PM	UCLA		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ESPN	W 27–21	29,310
October 22	7:00 PM	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 37–32	50,582
October 29	7:45 PM	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	ESPN2	W 35–31	37,081
November 5	1:00 PM	Arizona	No. 25	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	P12N	W 69–7	33,547
November 12	7:30 PM	California	No. 23	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ESPN	W 56–21	30,135
November 19	12:30 PM	at No. 12 Colorado	No. 20	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FOX	L 24–38	48,658
November 25	12:30 PM	No. 6 Washington	No. 23	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (109th Apple Cup)	FOX	L 17–45	33,773
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	23	20	23	RV
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	23	20	23	RV
CFP	Not released									25	23	22	23	NR		Not released

Game notes

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 (FCS) Eagles	7	17	14	7	45
Cougars	14	14	0	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2016	EWU, 45–42

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28
Broncos	14	3	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2016	BOISE, 31-28

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	3	0	3	0	6
Cougars	7	14	7	28	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
72–16–3	2016	WAZZU, 56-6

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	7	7	6	13	33
Cougars	7	21	2	21	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–47–7	2016	WAZZU, 51-33

at Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	14	14	42
#15 Cardinal	0	3	7	6	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–40–1	2016	WAZZU, 42-16

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	7	14	21
Cougars	3	7	14	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–39–1	2016	WAZZU, 27-21

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wash St	0	17	14	6	37
Arizona St	7	7	7	11	32

Date: October 22
Location: Sun Devil Stadium

Scoring summary

Q1	10:25	ASU	Wilkins 3 yard run (Gonzalez kick)	ASU 7–0

Q2	11:03	WSU	Powell 29 yard field goal	ASU 7–3

Q2	8:56	ASU	Ballage 52 yard run (Gonzalez kick)	ASU 14–3

Q2	8:41	WSU	Taylor 100 yard kickoff return (Powell kick)	ASU 14–10

Q2	0:57	WSU	Martin 9 yard pass from Falk (Powell kick)	WSU 17–14

Q3	11:26	WSU	Wicks 3 yard run (Powell kick)	WSU 24–14

Q3	4:32	WSU	Morrow 3 yard pass from Falk (Powell kick)	WSU 31–14

Q3	0:00	ASU	Richard 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick)	WSU 31–21

Q4	13:27	WSU	Marks 52 yard pass from Falk (kick failed)	WSU 37–21

Q4	11:15	ASU	White 70 yard punt return (Kohl pass from Gammage)	WSU 37–29

Q4	4:36	ASU	Gonzalez 29 yard field goal	WSU 37–32

Luke Falk 42/53, 398 Yds^[1]

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	6	22	7	35
Beavers	14	10	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–47–3	2016	WAZZU, 35–31

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
#25 Cougars	24	14	14	17	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–26	2016	WAZZU, 69-7

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	7	7	7	21
#23 Cougars	14	14	7	21	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–46–5	2016	WAZZU, 56–21

at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Cougars	14	3	7	0	24
#12 Buffaloes	7	7	14	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2015	WAZZU, 27–3

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Huskies	28	7	0	10	45
#23 Cougars	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–70–6	2015	WASH, 45–10

References

↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-Nov-22.

External links

Official website

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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