2011 Washington State Cougars football team

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2011 Washington State Cougars football
Washington State Football Helmet 2000-2010.png
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Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Sturdy (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Chris Ball (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Martin Stadium
Seasons
←  2010
2012  →
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 7 Stanford x%  8 –1   11 –2  
Washington  5 –4   7 –6  
California  4 –5   7 –6  
Oregon State  3 –6   3 –9  
Washington State  2 –7   4 –8  
South Division
No. 6 USC †  7 –2   10 –2  
UCLA xy  5 –4   6 –8  
Utah  4 –5   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   6 –7  
Arizona  2 –7   4 –8  
Colorado  2 –7   3 –10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 4–8 overall, 2–7 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.

Contents

At the end of the season, Wulff was fired after going 9–40 (.184) in four seasons and 4–32 (.111) in conference play. Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach succeeded him in late November and led the Cougars for the next eight seasons.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 32:00 pm Idaho State *
W 64–2122,034 [1]
September 102:00 pm UNLV *
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
W 59–727,018 [2]
September 173:00 pmat San Diego State *
 The Mtn. L 24–4257,286 [3]
October 112:30 pmat Colorado
FCS W 31–2751,928 [4]
October 87:30 pmat UCLA
FSN L 25–2864,217 [5]
October 154:30 pmNo. 7 Stanford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
 Versus L 14–4430,843 [6]
October 227:30 pmvs. Oregon State
FSNL 21–4449,219 [7]
October 2912:00 pmat No. 7 Oregon
FSNL 28–4359,126 [8]
November 53:30 pmat California
RTNW L 7–3035,506 [9]
November 127:30 pm Arizona State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
VersusW 37–2727,213 [10]
November 192:00 pm Utah
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
FCSL 27–30 OT16,419 [11]
November 264:30 pmat Washington
VersusL 21–3864,559 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Source: [13]

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Game summaries

Idaho State

1234Total
Idaho State0021021
•Washington State231721364

Washington State backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Washington State defeated Idaho State 64–21 on September 3. Starting quarterback Jeff Tuel only played one series in the game due to a break in his clavicle that occurred at an unknown point in the game, and he missed the opening series of the game because of a stomach virus. Despite the injury, Washington State scored on its first four possessions against the Bengals, and they built a 23–0 lead in the first quarter and a 40–0 lead by halftime. After the Cougars took a 47–0 lead in the third quarter, Idaho State scored when running back Jahmel Rover ran in from 3 yards to cap a 73-yard drive. Rover ran in a second touchdown with 4:21 left in the third to bring Idaho State within 54–14. The game was the first time the Cougars scored 60 or more points in a game since a 63–37 win over Southwest Louisiana in 1997. [14]

UNLV

1234Total
UNLV00077
•Washington State1421101459

San Diego State

1234Total
Washington State1077024
•San Diego State14072142

Colorado

1234Total
•Washington State7371431
Colorado3107727
Scoring summary
13:57WSUCarl Winston 2-yard run (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 7–0
10:44COLWill Oliver 48-yard field goalWSU 7–3
29:16COLPaul Richardson 9-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick)COL 10–7
20:21WSUAndrew Furney 28-yard field goalTied 10–10
20:00COLWill Oliver 48-yard field goalCOL 13–10
310:01COLToney Clemons 4-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick)COL 20–10
36:27WSUJared Byers 11-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick)COL 20–17
45:11COLRodney Stewart 1-yard run (Will Oliver kick)COL 27–17
42:35WSUIsiah Barton 19-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick)COL 27–24
41:10WSUMarquess Wilson 63-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 31–27

[15]

UCLA

1234Total
Washington State367925
•UCLA0771428

UCLA leads Washington State 38–18–1 in this series started in 1928. At the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are 8–5 on the Cougars.

Stanford

1234Total
•Stanford37142044
Washington State070714

Homecoming

Oregon State

1234Total
•Oregon State71771344
Washington State0140721

Oregon

1234Total
Washington State01010828
•Oregon8721743

California

1234Total
Washington State00077
•California13107030

Arizona State

1234Total
Arizona State7137027
•Washington State61071437
Scoring summary
114:47ASUJamal Miles 95-yard kickoff return (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 7–0
16:35WSUMarquess Wilson 85-yard pass from Connor Halliday (run failed)ASU 7–6
214:51ASUAlex Garroutte 39-yard field goalASU 10–6
212:32WSUAndrew Furney 39-yard field goalASU 10–9
27:15ASUAlex Garroutte 22-yard field goalASU 13–9
21:15WSUMarquess Wilson 23-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 16–13
20:13ASUCameron Marshall 2-yard run (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 20–16
36:40WSUMarquess Wilson 19-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 23–20
34:11ASUGerell Robinson 16-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 27–23
48:55WSUIsiah Barton 17-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 30–27
41:50WSUCarl Winston 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 37–27

[16]

Utah

1234OTTotal
•Utah07317330
Washington State07317027

Senior Day

Washington

1234Total
Washington State0147021
•Washington14771038

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