2018 Washington State Cougars football team

2018 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pac–12 Conference
Division North Division
2018 record 5–1 (2–1 Pac–12)
Head coach Mike Leach (7th season)
Offensive scheme Air Raid
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (1st season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium
(Capacity: 35,117)
2018 Pac-12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 15 Washington  3 –1     5 –2  
No. 25 Washington State  2 –1     5 –1  
No. 12 Oregon  2 –1     5 –1  
Stanford  2 –1     4 –2  
California  0 –3     3 –3  
Oregon State  0 –3     1 –5  
South Division
USC  3 –1     4 –2  
Colorado  2 –1     5 –1  
Utah  2 –2     4 –2  
Arizona  2 –2     3 –4  
Arizona State  1 –2     3 –3  
UCLA  1 –2     1 –5  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team plays their home games in Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are led by 7th-year head coach Mike Leach and are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.[1]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017 season 9–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they lost to Michigan State.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[2] Frederick Mauigoa C JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Jalen Thompson S JR
Wuerffel Trophy[4] Peyton Pelluer LB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[5] Gardner Minshew QB SR

Pac-12 Media Days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Mike Leach (HC), Kyle Sweet (WR/P) & Jalen Thompson (S) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Cougars predicted to finish in fifth place at Pac-12 North division.[6]

Media poll (North)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Washington249 (40)
2Stanford198 (2)
3Oregon178 (2)
4California108
5Washington State98
6Oregon State45

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.at Wyoming*
CBSSNW 41–1924,131
September 88:00 p.m.San Jose State*
P12NW 31–026,141
September 155:00 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) Eastern Washington*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 59–2432,952
September 217:30 p.m.at USC
ESPNL 36–3952,421
September 293:00 p.m.Utahdagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 28–2430,088
October 66:00 p.m.at Oregon State
P12NW 56–3734,429
October 204:30 p.m.Oregon
FOX
October 27at Stanford
November 3California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
November 10at Colorado
November 17Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
November 235:00 p.m.Washington
FOX
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 10 3 7 21 41
Cowboys 2 14 3 0 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2015 WSU, 31–14

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Cougars 14 10 0 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–7–1 1996 WSU, 52–16

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 (FCS) Eagles 0 10 14 0 24
Cougars 14 14 7 24 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2016 EWU, 45–42

at USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 21 6 6 36
Trojans 7 10 7 15 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–59–4 2017 WSU, 30–27

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 14 7 3 0 24
Cougars 7 14 0 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–7 2017 WSU, 33–25

at Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Beavers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
52–47–3 2017 WSU, 52–23

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 0
Cougars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–49–7 2017 WSU, 33–10

at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Cardinal 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–40–1 2017 WSU, 24–21

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0
Cougars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–47–5 2017 Cal, 37–3

at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Buffaloes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2017 WSU, 28–0

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0
Cougars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–27 2017 UA, 58–37

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Cougars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–72–6 2017 UW, 41–14

Awards

Player Award Date
Gardner Minshew II Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] September 17, 2018
Travell Harris Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[7] September 17, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Cougars Announce 2018 Football Schedule". wsucougars.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. 1 2 . Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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