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Washington State Football Team History


Washington State Cougars
Washington State University
 Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium
Capacity: 37,600
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: Jake Dickert
Conference: Pac 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Washington State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1893  
  1943 - Did not field a team from 1943-1944.
  1977 - UCLA's win over Oregon was forfeited due to ineligible players.
  1979 - Arizona State's win over Washington State was forfeited due to ineligible players.
  2021 - Rolovich was fired after seven games and replaced by Jake Dickert.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1917, 1930, 1997, 2002
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 580-586-45
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 580-586-45
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 4
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 251-396-24
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 309-219-20
 Away Record 263-354-25
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 128
 Winning Seasons (#1) 60
 Losing Seasons (#1)60
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2018)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2009)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 86 (10/12/1907)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 496 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (11/7/1970)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 570 (2008)
 Largest Margin of Victory 86 (10/12/1907)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (10/18/2008)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 130 (9/21/2019)
 Last Shutout 9/8/2018
 Last Time Shutout 10/30/2010
 Shutouts All-Time 175
 Been Shutout All-Time 107
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 11 (12/25/1929-11/29/1930)
 Longest Losing  12 (9/26/1998-9/25/1999)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 8-10-0
 Rose 1-3-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  28-24
 2010-19  61-65
 2000-09  57-63
 1990-99 53-61
 1980-89 53-55-4
 1970-79 38-71-1
 1960-69 34-61-5
 1950-59 46-48-5
 1940-49 33-36-7
 1930-39 51-34-8
 1920-29 43-30-7
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Oregon State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Washington State won 38-35 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Washington State vs. Oregon State 57-48-3 54.3% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Portland State  70-30 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Texas Tech  37-16 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Washington  24-19 W
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. San Jose State  54-52 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Boise State  24-45 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Fresno State  25-17 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Hawaii  42-10 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ San Diego State  29-26 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Utah State  49-28 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ New Mexico  35-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oregon State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Wyoming  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Scoring389-281
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Pac 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Oregon State 4-6
Washington State 8-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Washington State & Washington have played 116 games.
Washington State has won 34 games.
Washington has won 76 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-26
 10 or more 146-126
 20 or more  140-70
 30 or more 109-27
 40 or more 60-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 122-152
 20 or more 80-149
 30 or more 22-110
 40 or more 4-68
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).