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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 573-584-45
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 573-584-45
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 4
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 252-396-24
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 304-219-20
 Away Record 261-352-25
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 128
 Winning Seasons (#1) 59
 Losing Seasons (#1)60
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2018)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2009)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 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  20-22
 2010-19  62-65
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Portland State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Washington State won 44-24 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Washington State vs. Portland State 3-1-0 75.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Portland State
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Texas Tech
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Washington
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. San Jose State
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Boise State
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Fresno State
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Hawaii
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ San Diego State
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Utah State
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ New Mexico
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oregon State
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Wyoming
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Pac 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Oregon State 0-0
Washington State 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Washington State & Washington have played 115 games.
Washington State has won 33 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 139-124
 20 or more  133-68
 30 or more 105-26
 40 or more 57-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 115-150
 20 or more 76-147
 30 or more 20-108
 40 or more 3-67
 
  
 
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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.