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2018 Washington State Cougars football team

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

The 2018 season was one of the greatest in Washington State history. The Cougars won a school record-tying ten games, the first time they had won that many in the regular season since the Rose Bowl year of 2002. They also surged as high as seventh in major polling and went into the Apple Cup with a chance to clinch the Pac-12 North title and a shot at the Rose Bowl, but lost 28–15 to rival Washington in the snow in Pullman, a sixth consecutive loss to the Huskies. The 10–2 Cougars were invited to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio to play the Iowa State Cyclones. They won 28–26 for a school record 11th win.

Mike Leach's air raid offense was led by grad transfer quarterback Gardner Minshew, who led FBS in passing completions and attempts, and finished second in passing yards.[2] Minshew was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He and offensive tackle Andre Dillard were named first-team all-conference. Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Abraham Lucas was named to several national all-freshman teams, and was joined on the all-conference second-team by defensive end Logan Tago. Mike Leach was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second time of his career.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Pac-12 media days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days were held July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Mike Leach (HC), Kyle Sweet (WR/P) & Jalen Thompson (S) represented Washington State at this event. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Cougars predicted to finish in fifth place at Pac-12 North division.[8]

Schedule

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State, UCLA

Rankings

Game summaries

At Wyoming

Washington State at Wyoming – Game summary

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,131
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, A.J. Ross
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

San Jose State

San Jose State at Washington State – Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 26,141
  • TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Ryan Leaf, Cindy Brunson
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington at Washington State – Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 32,952
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Ryan Leaf, Cindy Brunson
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes Box Score

At USC

Washington State at USC – Game summary

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 52,421
  • Referee: Javarro Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Utah

Utah at Washington State – Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 3:07 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,088
  • Referee: M. Mothershed
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

At Oregon State

Washington State at Oregon State – Game summary

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 6:10 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 34,429
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Oregon

Oregon at Washington State – Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 4:35 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 33,152
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders
  • wsucougars.com Box Score

At Stanford

Washington State at Stanford – Game summary

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 4:35 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 39,596
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage
  • gostanford.com Box Score

California

California at Washington State– Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 7:50 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); cloudy, rain
  • Game attendance: 32,952
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

At Colorado

Washington State at Colorado – Game summary

at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 45,587
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes cubuffs.com Box Score

Arizona

Arizona at Washington State– Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m.PDT
  • Game weather: 29 °F (−2 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 22,400
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
  • wsucougars.com Box Score wsucougars.com Game Notes

Washington

Washington at Washington State– Game summary

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 5:45 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); snow
  • Game attendance: 32,952
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman
  • wsucougars.com Game Notes wsucougars.com Box Score

Vs. Iowa State (Alamo Bowl)

Alamo Bowl– Game summary

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,675
  • Referee: John O'Neil
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill
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Awards

Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Gardner Minshew II
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Mike Leach[12]

NFL draft

References

  1. ^ "Cougars Announce 2018 Football Schedule". wsucougars.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 College Football Year Summary". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Semifinalists for 2018 Davey O'Brien Award announced". November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 12" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.