2016 Washington State Cougars football team
The 2016 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the North Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they were defeated by Minnesota.
| 2016 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Holiday Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Minnesota | |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| North Division | |
| 2016 record | 8–5 (7–2 Pac-12) |
| Head coach | Mike Leach (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Alex Grinch (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 multiple |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium (Capacity: 32,952) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 4 Washington x$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Colorado x | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 USC | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 5:00 PM | No. 14 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | P12N | L 42–45 | 32,952 | ||
| September 10 | 7:15 PM | at Boise State* | ESPN2 | L 28–31 | 36,163 | ||
| September 17 | 11:00 AM | Idaho* |
| P12N | W 56–6 | 28,477 | |
| October 1 | 6:30 PM | Oregon |
| P12N | W 51–33 | 33,528 | |
| October 8 | 7:30 PM | at No. 15 Stanford | ESPN | W 42–16 | 50,424 | ||
| October 15 | 7:30 PM | UCLA |
| ESPN | W 27–21 | 29,310 | |
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | at Arizona State | P12N | W 37–32 | 50,582 | ||
| October 29 | 7:45 PM | at Oregon State | ESPN2 | W 35–31 | 37,081 | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Arizona | No. 25 |
| P12N | W 69–7 | 33,547 |
| November 12 | 7:30 PM | California | No. 23 |
| ESPN | W 56–21 | 30,135 |
| November 19 | 12:30 PM | at No. 12 Colorado | No. 20 | FOX | L 24–38 | 48,658 | |
| November 25 | 12:30 PM | No. 6 Washington | No. 23 |
| FOX | L 17–45 | 33,773 |
| December 27 | 1:00 PM | vs. Minnesota* |
| ESPN | L 12–17 | 48,704 | |
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Rankings
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| 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 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2012 | WAZZU, 24–20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4–0 | 2001 | WAZZU, 41–20 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 71–18–3 | 2013 | WAZZU, 42–0 |
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| Cougars | 7 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 51 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 39–47–7 | 2015 | WAZZU, 45–38 2OT |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25–40–1 | 2015 | STAN, 30–28 |
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Cougars | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20–39–1 | 2015 | WAZZU, 31–27 |
at Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 0 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–26–2 | 2015 | WAZZU, 38–24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50–47–3 | 2015 | WAZZU, 52–31 |
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #25 Cougars | 24 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 69 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–26 | 2015 | WAZZU, 45–42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26–46–5 | 2015 | CAL, 38–24 |
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 |
Minnesota–Holiday Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cougars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–2 | 1988 | WAZZU, 41–9 |
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | Years at WSU | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Leach | Head Coach | 6 | BYU, 1983 |
| Alex Grinch | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach | 3 | Mount Union, 2002 |
| Jason Loscalzo | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 6 | Humboldt State, 1999 |
| Roy Manning | Outside Linebackers Coach | 3 | Michigan, 2004 |
| Jim Mastro | Running Backs Coach | 6 | Cal Poly, 1994 |
| Clay McGuire | Offensive Line Coach | 6 | Texas Tech, 2004 |
| Eric Mele | Special Teams Coach | 3 | William Paterson, 2002 |
| Dave Nichol | Outside Receivers Coach | 2 | Texas Tech, 1999 |
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References
- http://wsucougars.com/roster.aspx?roster=74&path=football Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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