2011 Washington State Cougars football team

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2011 Washington State Cougars football
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Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Todd 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
Conf.Overall
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 postseason 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.

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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

Team1234Total
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

Team1234Total
UNLV00077
Washington State1421101459

San Diego State

Team1234Total
Washington State1077024
San Diego State14072142

Colorado

Team1234Total
Washington State7371431
Colorado3107727

[15]

UCLA

Team1234Total
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

Team1234Total
Stanford37142044
Washington State070714

Homecoming

Oregon State

Team1234Total
Oregon State71771344
Washington State0140721

Oregon

Team1234Total
Washington State01010828
Oregon8721743

California

Team1234Total
Washington State00077
California13107030

Arizona State

Team1234Total
Arizona State7137027
Washington State61071437

[16]

Utah

Team1234OTTotal
Utah07317330
Washington State07317027

Senior Day

Washington

Team1234Total
Washington State0147021
Washington14771038

References

  1. "Idaho State Bengals vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. "UNLV Rebels vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. "Washington State Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. "Washington State Cougars vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  5. "Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  6. "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  7. "Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  8. "Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  9. "Washington State Cougars vs. California Golden Bears Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  10. "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  11. "Utah Utes vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  12. "Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  13. "2011 WSU Football Schedule" (PDF). Washington State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  14. "Backup Marshall Lobbestael leads Wazzu to easy win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  15. "Washington State vs. Colorado - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
  16. "Arizona State vs. Washington State - Game Recap - November 12, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 15, 2011.