2012 Washington State Cougars football team

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2012 Washington State Cougars football
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Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Breske (1st season)
Base defense Multiple 3–4
Home stadium Martin Stadium
Seasons
←  2011
2013  →
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 2 Oregon x%  8 –1   12 –1  
No. 20 Oregon State  6 –3   9 –4  
Washington  5 –4   7 –6  
California  2 –7   3 –9  
Washington State  1 –8   3 –9  
South Division
UCLA xy  6 –3   9 –5  
Arizona State  5 –4   8 –5  
USC  5 –4   7 –6  
Arizona  4 –5   8 –5  
Utah  3 –6   5 –7  
Colorado  1 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Leach, the Cougars played their home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and finished the season 3–9 overall, 1–8 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:15 pmat BYU *
 ESPN [1] L 6–3057,045
September 812:00 pmNo. 9 (FCS) Eastern Washington *
 P12N W 24–2033,598
September 146:00 pmat UNLV *
ESPNW 35–2717,015
September 221:00 pm Colorado Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
 FX L 34–3531,668
September 297:30 pmvs. No. 2 Oregon
ESPN2 L 26–5160,929
October 63:00 pmat No. 14 Oregon State
P12NL 6–1946,579
October 137:30 pm California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NL 17–3127,339
October 273:15 pmat No. 19 Stanford
P12NL 17–2441,496
November 312:00 pmat Utah
P12NL 6–4945,069
November 107:30 pmNo. 17 UCLA
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPN2L 36–4428,110
November 1712:00 pmat Arizona State
P12NL 7–4653,438
November 2312:30 pmNo. 25 Washington
FOX W 31–28 OT30,544
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Game summaries

BYU

Washington State at BYU
Team1234Total
Washington St06006
•BYU7176030

On a nationally televised broadcast, Mike Leach's first game as head coach of the Washington State Cougars was a 30-6 blowout loss to BYU, the former Texas Tech coach's alma mater. Despite Leach's offenses being typically known for their high scoring shootouts, the Wazzu Cougars were unable to score a single touchdown. This marked the first time that a Leach-led offense failed to score a touchdown since 2006, when Texas Tech lost to TCU 12-3. Wazzu quarterback Jeff Tuel threw for 228 yards and two interceptions, while the offense ran for -4 yards on the ground. The only points for the Washington State Cougars came from two field goals in the second quarter. [2] BYU now leads the series 3–1.

Eastern Washington

Of Note: Andrew Furney made a 60 yard field goal at the end of the first half, which would ultimately prove the difference.

Eastern Washington at Washington State
Team1234Total
Eastern Washington770620
•Washington St14100024

UNLV

Washington State at UNLV
Team1234Total
•Washington St14140735
UNLV7130727

Colorado

Colorado at Washington State
Team1234Total
•Colorado7072135
Washington St7147634

Oregon

#2 Oregon at Washington State
Team1234Total
•Oregon20321751
Washington State9100726

Oregon State

Washington State at #14 Oregon State
Team1234Total
Washington St03036
•Oregon St337619

1st quarter scoring: ORST - Trevor Romaine 30-yard field goal.

2nd quarter scoring: WSU - Andrew Furney 24-yard field goal; ORST - Trevor Romaine 24-yard field goal GOOD.

3rd quarter scoring:

4th quarter scoring:

California

California at Washington State
Team1234Total
•California7710731
Washington St037717

Stanford

Washington State at Stanford
Team1234Total
Washington St0100717
•Stanford377724

Utah

Washington State at Utah
Team1234Total
Washington St00066
•Utah141781049

UCLA

#17 UCLA at Washington State
Team1234Total
•UCLA7307044
Washington St70141536

The Bruins lead the series 18-39-1, which was started in 1928.

Hours before the game, the Cougars' star receiver Marquess Wilson said in a press release that he has left the program because of the actions of first-year coach Mike Leach and his staff. Wilson was suspended earlier in the week for an unspecified violation of team rules. Wilson said the new staff has "preferred to belittle, intimidate and humiliate us." That included physical abuse, Wilson said.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Sheldon Price 68-yard blocked field goal return (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); Dominique Williams 6-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA - Johnathan Franklin 16-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 9-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Anthony Barr safety; UCLA – Devin Fuller 10-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Eric Kendricks 40-yard fumble recovery (Fairbairn kick)

3rd quarter scoring: WSU - Brett Bartolone 7-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); UCLA – Jordon James 2-yard run (Fairbairn kick); WSU - Marcus Mason 4-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU - Dominique Williams 11-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU - Kristoff Williams 3-yard pass from Halliday (Dominique Williams pass from Halliday 2-point conversion)

Arizona State

Washington State at Arizona State
Team1234Total
Washington St00077
•Arizona St181414046

Washington

#25 Washington at Washington State
Apple Cup
Team1234OTTotal
Washington07210028
•Washington St37018331
Scoring summary
11:52WSUAndrew Furney 21-yard field goalWash St 3-0
212:59WASH Austin Seferian-Jenkins 11-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick)Washington 7-3
29:19WSUCarl Winston 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick)Wash St 10-7
38:20WASHCody Burns 15-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick)Washington 14-10
35:32WASH Bishop Sankey 2-yard run (Travis Coons kick)Washington 21-10
3:54WASHBishop Sankey 1-yard run (Travis Coons kick)Washington 28-10
410:41WSUCarl Winston 2-yard run (Andrew Furney kick)Washington 28-17
47:26WSUCarl Winston 1-yard run (Brett Bartolone pass from Jeff Tuel)Washington 28-25
41:59WSUAndrew Furney 42-yard field goalTie 28-28
OTWSUAndrew Furney 27-yard field goalWash St 31-28

Washington State's first win in the rivalry since 2008.

Roster and coaching staff

2012 Washington State Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 68Brent AndersonRSo
WR 89Blair BomberRSo
WR 25Bennet BontempsJr
OL 60Elliott BoschRJr
OL 70Jack BrevickRJr
RB 23Leon BrooksRJr
QB 8Jesse BrownRFr
RB 34Teondray CaldwellFr
OL 62Moritz ChristRFr
QB 13Cody ClementsRFr
OL 72Joe DahlRFr
WR 31Rahmel DockeryFr
OL 67Denzell DotsonFr
TE 88Aaron DunnRSo
WR 17Henry EaddySo
OL 63Gunnar EklundRFr
OL 76Rico ForbesRJr
OL 77John FullingtonJr
RB 5Rickey GalvinRSo
QB 4David GilbertsonRJr
OL 64Matt GoetzRJr
QB 12Connor HallidayRSo
TE 41Max HerseyRFr
OL 55Wade JacobsonRSr
WR 22Chandler JenkinsRFr
OL 58Zack JohnsonRSo
OL 78Joe KaletaRSo
RB 36Manuel LamsonRFr
TE 87Andrei LintzRSr
WR 32Drew LoftusRFr
RB 35Marcus MasonSo
WR 85Brett McDonaldRFr
WR 84Daniel McDonaldRSo
OL 50Taylor MeighenSr
WR 83Isaiah MyersSo
WR 44Ryan NungesterFr
WR 82Bobby RatliffRSo
OL 69Jake RodgersRSo
OL 74Chas SampsonRSr
TE 46Mansel SimmonsRFr
WR 1Geno SimoneSr
OL 71Dan SpitzRSr
RB 29Kruger StoryRFr
QB 10Jeff TuelSr
RB 30Lawrence TuiottRFr
OL 61Jeff WaldnerRSo
WR 80Dominique WilliamsRFr
WR 18Kristoff WilliamsRSo
WR 86Marquess WilsonJr
RB 3Carl WinstonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46John Taylor AltomareSr
DL 71Matthew BrockRJr
LB 55Phillip BrandtSr
S 20 Deone Bucannon Jr
LB 37Jared ByersRJr
S 4Anthony CarpenterRJr
CB 30Tracy ClarkRSo
DE 90Justin ClaytonRJr
LB 42Cyrus CoenSo
DE 50Adam CoerperRSr
DE 96 Xavier Cooper RFr
DT 97David DavisRFr
LB 53Anthony DeMatteoRSo
S 26Tyrone DuckettRSo
S 33Max GamaRFr
CB 32Brandon GoldenRSo
DE 92Hamza GriffinRFr
DT 94Steven HoffartRSr
CB 6Damante HortonJr
DE 56Ian KnightRJr
LB 31Kyle LappanoRFr
LB 38Corey LaufasaRSr
DT 61Anthony LaurenziRSr
S 22Casey LockerRJr
DE 89Travis LongSr
LB 54Darren MarkleRJr
DE 83Logan MayesSo
DB 17Mike McAdieSo
S 39Kyle McCartneyRSr
LB 13Darryl MonroeRFr
LB 21Eric OertelJr
DE 52Darryl PauloRFr
S 25Mitchell PetersonRSo
DT 98Kalafitoni PoleRSo
LB 47Tana PritchardRFr
DE 85Jordan Pu'u RobinsonRJr
DE 95Dylan RabinowitzRFr
DE 78Eddie RelefordRFr
LB 51Curtis SelzRSo
CB 24Daniel SimmonsRSr
S 36Matthew SimmonsRSo
CB 35Travion SmithRSr
LB 45Chester Su'aSo
S 15Tyree ToomerRSr
CB 29Spencer WaseemRFr
CB 2Nolan WashingtonRJr
DE 93Lenard WilliamsSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 46Michael BowlinJr
LS 65Alex Den BleykerSo
K 49Andrew FurneyJr
LS 48Zach KoeppRSr
K 45Tyler McNannayRFr
LS 47Ryan SapartoRSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Eric Russell (Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator)
  • Clay McGuire (offensive line)
  • Jim Mastro (running backs)
  • Eric Morris (inside receivers)
  • Dennis Simmons (outside receivers)
  • Mike Breske (defensive coordinator/defensive backs)
  • Joe Salave'a (defensive line)
  • Jeff Choate (linebackers)
  • Paul Volero (outside linebackers)
  • Antonio Huffman (football operations director)
  • Dave Emerick (assoc. athletic director/ chief of staff for football)

[3]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 14, 2012

References

  1. ↑ Withers, Bud (May 16, 2012). "Cougars' Season Opener at BYU Moved Up to Thursday". The Seattle Times . Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Kercheval, Ben (August 31, 2012). "Mike Leach debut at Wazzu results in a TD-less thud". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Washington State Football Roster". wsucougars.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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