2010 Washington State Cougars football team

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2010 Washington State Cougars football
2000 WSU Football Helmet.png
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record2–10 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Sturdy (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinator Chris Ball (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Jody Sears (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Martin Stadium
(Capacity: 35,117)
Uniform
Pac-10-Uniform-WSU-2010.png
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oregon $  9 –0   12 –1  
No. 4 Stanford  %  8 –1   12 –1  
USC †  5 –4   8 –5  
Washington  5 –4   7 –6  
Arizona  4 –5   7 –6  
Arizona State  4 –5   6 –6  
Oregon State  4 –5   5 –7  
California  3 –6   5 –7  
UCLA  2 –7   4 –8  
Washington State  1 –8   2 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Paul Wulff was in his third season and they were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars finished the season 2–10 (1–8 in Pac-10, last).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 44:00 PMat Oklahoma State *
 FSN L 17–6548,692 [1]
September 114:00 PMNo. 24 (FCS) Montana State *
 FSNNW W 23–2226,356 [2]
September 1812:30 PMat SMU *
 CBSCS L 21–3518,184 [3]
September 2512:00 PMNo. 20 Southern California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
FSNNWL 16–5024,310 [4]
October 212:30 PMat UCLA
FSNNWL 28–4262,072 [5]
October 92:00 PMNo. 3 Oregon Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
 CSNNW L 23–4324,768 [6]
October 164:30 PMNo. 17 Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
 Versus L 7–2423,955 [7]
October 232:00 PMat No. 12 Stanford
FCS L 28–3836,679 [8]
October 304:00 PMat Arizona State
L 0–4244,903 [9]
November 61:00 PM California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
FSNNWL 13–2017,648 [10]
November 131:00 PMat Oregon State
FSNNWW 31–1445,389 [11]
December 44:00 PM Washington
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington (103rd Apple Cup)
VersusL 28–3530,157 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

1234Total
Cougars0100717
Cowboys1721131465

Montana State

1234Total
Bobcats679022
Cougars0701623

SMU

1234Total
Cougars770721
Mustangs7714735

USC

1234Total
#20 Trojans21715750
Cougars760316

UCLA

1234Total
Cougars01414028
Bruins71381442

After scoring 21 unanswered points to lead the Bruins 28-20, the Cougars were unable to hold the lead. The Bruins came back with three touchdowns in the last half for the victory.

Oregon

1234Total
#3 Ducks15147743
Cougars1436023

Arizona

1234Total
#17 Wildcats777324
Cougars00707

Stanford

1234Total
Cougars0702128
#12 Cardinal10147738

Arizona State

1234Total
Cougars00000
Sun Devils14147742

California

1234Total
Golden Bears077620
Cougars0103013

Oregon State

1234Total
Cougars01471031
Beavers007714

The Cougars came into Corvallis with a 1-9 record, and a 16-game Pac-10 losing streak. The Cougars took control of the game early, with a 14-0 lead. The Cougars would walk away with a 31-14 victory against the Beavers, ending the 16 game conference losing streak.

Washington

1234Total
Huskies7771435
Cougars0771428

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