American college football season
The 2017 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington . They competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the 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 .
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 24 20 21 18 16 11 8 15 15 25 19 15 14 21 21 RV Coaches RV 22 22 18 16 11 9 18 16 RV 20 16 15 22 21 RV CFP Not released 25 19 14 13 18 18 Not released
Washington State announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18;[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. Montana State * No. 24 FS1 W 31–030,254 September 9 7:30 p.m. Boise State * No. 20 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN W 47–44 3OT 32,631 September 16 2:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 21 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N W 52–2332,487 September 23 3:00 p.m. Nevada * No. 18 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N W 45–730,317 7:30 p.m. No. 5 USC No. 16 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN W 30–2733,773 October 7 5:00 p.m. at Oregon No. 11 FOX W 33–1056,653 7:30 p.m. at California No. 8 ESPN L 3–3726,244 October 21 7:45 p.m. Colorado No. 15 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN W 28–031,461 October 28 6:30 p.m. at Arizona No. 15 P12N L 37–5842,822 November 4 12:30 p.m. No. 21 Stanford No. 25 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FOX W 24–2132,952 November 11 2:30 p.m. at Utah No. 19 P12N W 33–2545,826 November 25 5:00 p.m. at No. 17 Washington No. 13 FOX L 14–4171,265 6:00 p.m. vs. No. 16 Michigan State * No. 18 FS1 L 17–4247,092
Source: [ 2] Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State , UCLA
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 Jeff Phelps Defensive line coach 1 Ball State , 1998 Derek Sage Inside receivers coach 1 Cal State Northridge , 2002 Ken Wilson Linebackers coach 5 North Central College , 1996
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Montana State at Washington State 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 24 Cougars 7 7 7 10 31
Date: September 2Location: Martin StadiumGame start: 7:35 pm PST Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 30,254Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Clear, Wind S 5 mphReferee: Kevin MarTV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play by play) and Ben Leber (color commentator)
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 9–0 September 11, 2010 Washington State, 23–22
Boise State at Washington State 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Broncos 7 3 7 14 3 7 3 44 • No. 20 Cougars 7 3 0 21 3 7 6 47
Date: September 9Location: Martin StadiumGame start: 7:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 4:00Game attendance: 32,631Television network: ESPN Scoring summary 1 12:07 BSU A. Mattison 4-yard rush (H. Hoggarth PAT). BSU 7–0 1 4:47 WSU R. Taylor 7-yard fumble return (E. Powell PAT). TIED 7–7 2 9:14 BSU H. Hoggarth 34-yard field goal. BSU 10–7 2 0:41 WSU E. Powell 20-yard field goal. TIED 10–10 3 4:10 BSU M. Cozart 14-yard rush (H. Hoggarth PAT). BSU 17–10 4 14:53 BSU C. Wilson 47-yard pass from M. Cozart (H. Hoggarth PAT). BSU 24–10 4 10:53 BSU C. Weaver 55-yard fumble return (H. Hoggarth PAT). BSU 31–10 4 8:00 WSU J. Calvin 17-yard pass from T. Hilinski (E. Powell PAT). BSU 31–17 4 5:51 WSU P. Pelluer 36-yard interception return (E. Powell PAT). BSU 31–24 4 1:44 WSU J. Morrow 6-yard pass from T. Hilinski (E. Powell PAT). TIED 31–31 OT BSU H. Hoggarth 29-yard field goal. BSU 34–31 OT WSU E. Powell 22-yard field goal. TIED 34–34 2OT WSU G. Wicks 1-yard rush (E. Powell PAT). WSU 34–41 2OT BSU C. Wilson 15-yard pass from M. Cozart (H. Hoggarth PAT). TIED 41–41 3OT BSU H. Hoggarth 37-yard field goal. BSU 44–41 3OT WSU J. Morrow 22-yard pass from T. Hilinski. WSU 44–47
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 5–1 September 10, 2016 Boise State, 31–28
Oregon State at Washington State 1 2 3 4 Total Beavers 2 7 7 7 23 • No. 21 Cougars 7 21 14 10 52
Date: September 16Location: Martin StadiumGame start: 2:30 p.m. PST Game attendance: 32,487Television network: PAC-12
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 52–47–3 October 29, 2016 Washington State, 35–31
Nevada at Washington State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 0 7 7 • No. 18 Cougars 14 21 3 7 45
Date: September 23Location: Martin Stadium
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 3–1 September 5, 2014 Nevada, 24–13
USC at Washington State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Trojans 7 10 3 7 27 • No. 16 Cougars 3 14 3 10 30
Date: September 29Location: Martin StadiumGame attendance: 33,773Referee: Steve Strimling Scoring summary 1 11:41 WSU E. Powell 44-yard field goal. WSU 0–3 1 7:46 USC S. Darnold 4-yard rush (C. McGrath PAT).USC 7–3 2 14:48 WSU T. Martin Jr. 28-yard pass from L. Falk (E. Powell PAT). WSU 7–10 2 11:25 USC R. Jones 86-yard rush (C. McGrath PAT).USC 14–10 2 9:47 USC C. McGrath 20-yard field goal. USC 17–10 2 0:13 WSU J. Morrow 1-yard rush (E. Powell PAT). TIED 17–17 3 8:20 WSU E. Powell 33-yard field goal. WSU 17–20 3 0:16 USC C. McGrath 29-yard field goal. TIED 20–20 4 10:14 WSU J. Morrow 23-yard pass from L. Falk (E. Powell PAT). WSU 20–27 4 5:01 USC S. Darnold 2-yard rush (C. McGrath PAT). TIED 27–27 4 1:40 WSU E. Powell 32-yard field goal. WSU 27–30
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 10–59–4 November 1, 2014 USC, 44–17
Washington State at Oregon 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 11 Cougars 7 6 10 10 33 Ducks 10 0 0 0 10
Date: October 7Location: Autzen Stadium
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 41–47–7 October 1, 2016 Washington State, 51–33
Washington State at California 1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Cougars 0 3 0 0 3 • Golden Bears 10 7 3 17 37
Date: October 13Location: California Memorial StadiumGame start: 7:41 PST Elapsed time: 3:26Game attendance: 26,244Referee: Kevin MarTV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek , Molly McGrath
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 27–46–5 November 12, 2016 Washington State, 56–21
Colorado at Washington State 1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 15 Cougars 0 14 7 7 28
Date: October 21Location: Martin StadiumGame start: 7:45 p.m. PST Game attendance: 31,461Game weather: RainTelevision network: ESPN
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 4–6 November 19, 2016 Colorado, 38–24
Washington State at Arizona 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Cougars 7 7 13 10 37 • Wildcats 10 13 14 21 58
Date: October 28Location: Arizona Stadium
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 16–26 November 5, 2016 Washington State, 69–7
Stanford at Washington State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Cardinal 0 7 14 0 21 • No. 25 Cougars 0 14 3 7 24
Date: November 4Location: Martin StadiumGame attendance: 32,952
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 26–40–1 October 8, 2016 Washington State, 42–16
Washington State at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 19 Cougars 13 7 6 7 33 Utes 0 10 0 15 25
Date: November 11Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Stadium
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 7–7 September 27, 2014 Washington State, 28–27
Washington State at Washington 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Cougars 0 0 0 14 14 • No. 15 Huskies 7 17 10 7 41
Date: November 25Location: Husky Stadium
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 32–71–6 November 25, 2016 Washington, 45–17
Washington State vs Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 18 Spartans 0 21 14 7 42 No. 21 Cougars 3 0 7 7 17
Date: November 25Location: SDCCU Stadium
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 2–5 September 17, 1977 Washington State, 23–21
Player Award Date Peyton Pelluer Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[ 4] September 11, 2017 Luke Falk Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[ 5] September 18, 2017 Jahad Woods Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[ 6] October 2, 2017 Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[ 6] October 2, 2017 Luke Falk Davey O'Brien QB of the Week[ 7] October 3, 2017 Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[ 8] October 9, 2017 Luke Falk Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[ 9] November 6, 2017 Hercules Mata'afa Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[ 10] November 13, 2017 Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[ 10] November 13, 2017 Luke Falk 2017 Burlsworth Trophy Winner[ 11] December 4, 2017 Cody O'Connell 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Offense[ 12] December 5, 2017 Hercules Mata’afa 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Defense[ 12] December 5, 2017 Cole Madison 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense[ 12] December 5, 2017 Jalen Thompson 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Defense[ 12] December 5, 2017 Erik Powell 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Specialists[ 12] December 5, 2017 Andre Dillard 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[ 12] December 5, 2017 Luke Falk 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[ 12] December 5, 2017 Frankie Luvu 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[ 12] December 5, 2017 Jamal Morrow 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[ 12] December 5, 2017
Name Height Weight DAVONTAVEAN MARTIN 6'3" 182LBS JOSH TALBOTT 5'10" 179LBS ROBERT TAYLOR 5'10" 186LBS Tyler Hilinski 6'3" 213LBS DARRIEN MOLTON 5'10" 185LBS Luke Falk 6'4" 223LBS MARCUS STRONG 5'9" 177LBS TRAVELL HARRIS 5'9" 177LBS JAMIRE CALVIN 5'10" 152LBS KIRKLAND PARKER 6'1" 190LBS TREY TINSLEY 6'3" 211LBS Tavares Martin 6'1 183LBS
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