2019 Washington State Cougars football team

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2019 Washington State Cougars football
Washington State Cougars wordmark.svg
Cheez-It Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Air Force
Conference Pac–12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record6–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (2nd season; first 5 games)
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Darcel McBath (interim; games 6–13)
  • Roc Bellantoni (interim; games 6–13)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Martin Stadium
Uniform
Washington state football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 Oregon xy$  8 1   12 2  
California  4 5   8 5  
Washington  4 5   8 5  
Oregon State  4 5   5 7  
Washington State  3 6   6 7  
Stanford  3 6   4 8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah xy  8 1   11 3  
USC  7 2   8 5  
Arizona State  4 5   8 5  
UCLA  4 5   4 8  
Colorado  3 6   5 7  
Arizona  2 7   4 8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Leach, the Cougars competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

Contents

WSU finished the regular season at 6–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play, tied for fifth in the Northern Division. They were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl in Phoenix in late December, but lost 31–21 to Air Force. On January 9, Leach departed for Mississippi State, [1] [2] and less than a week later, athletic director Pat Chun hired Hawaii head coach Nick Rolovich. [3] [4]

Preseason

Pac-12 media days

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Washington State was voted to finish in fourth place in the North Division and fifth place in the Pac-12 Championship. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m. New Mexico State *No. 23 P12N W 58–727,228
September 72:00 p.m. Northern Colorado *No. 22
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 59–1727,585
September 136:15 p.m.vs. Houston *No. 20ESPNW 31–2440,523
September 217:30 p.m. UCLA No. 19
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPN L 63–6732,952
September 287:00 p.m.at No. 19 Utah FS1 L 13–3846,115
October 1212:30 p.m.at No. 18 Arizona State P12NL 34–3848,536
October 194:00 p.m. Colorado Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPNU W 41–1028,514
October 267:30 p.m.at No. 11 Oregon ESPNL 35–3759,361
November 94:00 p.m.at California P12NL 20–3339,168
November 161:30 p.m. Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 49–2232,952
November 236:00 p.m. Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 54–5322,016
November 291:00 p.m.at Washington FOX L 13–3170,931
December 277:15 p.m.vs. Air Force *ESPNL 21–31 34,105
Source: [6]

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 23222019RV
Coaches 21212019RVRVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Staff for the 2019 season. [7]

NamePositionSeason
Mike Leach Head Coach, offensive coordinator8th
Darcel McBath and Roc Bellantoni Co-defensive coordinators1st
Ken Wilson Linebackers5th
Kendrick ShaverSafeties1st
Steve Spurrier Jr.Outside Receivers1st
Dave NicholInside receivers2nd
Mason MillerOffensive line2nd
Jeff PhelpsDefensive line2nd
Matt Brock Outside Linebackers1st
Eric MeleRunning backs3rd
Dave EmerickChief of staff6th
Antonio HuffmanDirector of Football Operations6th
Tyson BrownStrength and conditioning1st
Price FergusonOffensive Quality Control3rd
Darcel McBathDefensive backs2nd

Roster

2019 Washington State football roster

Quarterbacks

  •  2 Cammon Cooper – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'4, 205)
  • 10 Trey Tinsley – Redshirt.svg senior (6'3, 215)
  • 11 John Bledsoe – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'3, 220)
  • 18 Anthony Gordon Redshirt.svg senior (6'3, 200)
  •  - Gunner Cruz – freshman (6'5, 230)
  •  - Gage Gubrud Redshirt.svg senior (6'2, 205)

Running back

  • 21 Max Borghisophomore (5'10, 195)
  • 31 Dominic Tominiko – Redshirt.svg freshman (5'9, 243)

Fullbacks

  • 39 Clay Markoff – Redshirt.svg freshman (5'9, 235)

Wide receivers

  •  1 Davontavean Martin – junior (6'3, 185)
  •  5 Travell Harris – Redshirt.svg sophomore (5'9, 180)
  •  6 Jamire Calvin – junior (5'10, 160)
  •  8 Easop Winston Redshirt.svg senior (5'11, 190)
  • 12 Dezmon Patmonsenior (6'4, 220)
  • 19 Brandon Arconado – Redshirt.svg senior (6'0, 190)
  • 80 Hayden Harvey – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’2, 165)
  • 81 Renard Bell – Redshirt.svg junior (5'8, 162)
  • 82 Lucas Bacon – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 83 Brandon Gray – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'5, 190)
  • 84 Kassidy Woods – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'4, 205)
  • 85 Calvin Jackson Jr.senior (5'10, 170)
  • 87 Nicky McManamon Jr. – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'2, 175)
  • 88 Rodrick Fisher – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'2, 195)
  • 89 Mitchell Quinn – Redshirt.svg freshman (5'11 160)
  •  - Billy Pospisil III – freshman (5'10, 190)
 

Offensive linemen

  • 55 Noah Osur-Myers – Redshirt.svg senior (6'4, 310)
  • 59 Brian Greene – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’3, 305)
  • 61 Hunter Mayginnes – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’5, 320)
  • 63 Liam Ryan – Redshirt.svg junior (6’5, 295)
  • 65 Josh Watson – Redshirt.svg junior (6'4, 300)
  • 66 Jarrett Kingston Redshirt.svg freshman (6’5, 260)
  • 67 Seth Yost – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'7, 300)
  • 69 Frederick Mauigoa – senior (6'3, 305)
  • 70 Christian Haangana – Redshirt.svg junior (6’4, 345)
  • 72 Abraham Lucas Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’7, 320)
  • 75 Cade Beresford – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’7, 275)
  • 78 Syr Riley – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’4, 365)
  • 79 Blake McDonald – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'5, 330)

Defensive linemen

  •  9 Lamonte McDougle – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'0, 305)
  • 30 Nnamdi Oguayo – Redshirt.svg senior (6’3, 252)
  • 55 Derek Moore – senior (6’1, 250)
  • 64 Michael Van Beek – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’2, 285)
  • 73 Austin Martin – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'2, 292)
  • 77 Beau Braden – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’4, 235)
  • 84 Jesus Echevarria – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’2, 300)
  • 90 Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei – senior (6’3, 265)
  • 92 Will Rogers III – junior (6'5, 250)
  • 93 Christian Mejia – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’3, 245)
  • 94 Brennan Jackson Redshirt.svg freshman (6'5, 235)
  • 95 Ahmir Crowder – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'3, 255)
  • 98 Dallas Hobbs – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’6, 280)

Punters

  • 40 Blake Mazza Redshirt.svg sophomore (5'9, 165)
  • 94 Oscar Draguicevich III – Redshirt.svg junior (5'11, 180)
 

Linebackers

  • 10 Ron Stone Jr. – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’3, 210)
  • 13 Jahad Woods – Redshirt.svg junior (6'0, 225)
  • 20 Dominick Silvels – junior (6’3, 230)
  • 27 Willie Taylor III – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’4, 235)
  • 37 Justus Rogers – Redshirt.svg junior (6'2, 230)
  • 41 Dillon Sherman – Redshirt.svg junior (6’2, 225)
  • 44 Tristan Brock – Redshirt.svg senior (6’0, 240)
  • 48 Isaiah Henderson-Brazie – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'1, 230)
  • 50 Carson Block – Redshirt.svg senior (6’1, 235)
  • 51 Hank Pladson – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 53 Ricky Baker – Redshirt.svg freshman (5'11, 221)
  • 58 Fa'Avae Fa'Avae – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'0, 225)
  • 59 Cole Dubots – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'1, 210)
  •  - Rocky Katoanga – freshman (6’2, 245)

Defensive backs

  •  1 Tyrese Ross – Redshirt.svg freshman (6’1, 180)
  •  4 Marcus Strong – senior (5’9, 185)
  • 18 George Hicks III – junior (6’0, 190)
  • 21 William Overstreet – Redshirt.svg freshman (5'10, 180)
  • 25 Skyler Thomas – Redshirt.svg junior (5’9, 185)
  • 28 Chad Davis Jr. – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'2, 200)
  • 32 Patrick Nunn – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'4, 205)
  • 34 Jalen Thompsonsenior (6'0, 190)
  • 35 Armani Marsh – Redshirt.svg sophomore (5’8, 175)
  • 36 Kedron Williams – sophomore (6'0, 185)
  • 39 Damion Lee – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6’0, 195)
  • 42 Halid Djibril – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'0, 190)
  •  - Bryce Beekman – Redshirt.svg junior (6’2, 185)
  •  - Gatlin Grisso – freshman (6’0, 190)
  •  - Daniel Isom – Redshirt.svg junior (5’11, 175)
  •  - Derrick Langford – sophomore (6'2, 190)
  •  - Shahman Moore – Redshirt.svg junior (6’1, 165)

Placekickers

  • 27 Logan Prescott – Redshirt.svg freshman (5'11, 198)
  • 33 Jack Crane – Redshirt.svg junior (6'2, 190)
  • 96 Johan Zetterberg – Redshirt.svg sophomore (6'2, 205)

Long snappers

  • 54 Tyler Williams – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'3, 195)

Source: [8]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

New Mexico State Aggies at No. 23 Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aggies70007
No. 23 Cougars1421131058

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

StatisticsNMSUWSU
First downs1828
Total yards317618
Rushing yards96111
Passing yards221507
Turnovers30
Time of possession25:1934:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New Mexico StatePassingJosh Adkins28/42, 221 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jason Huntley 9 rushes, 57 yards
ReceivingO. J. Clark7 receptions, 47 yards
Washington StatePassing Anthony Gordon 29/35, 420 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Max Borghi 10 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Receiving Dezmon Patmon 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado Bears at No. 22 Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bears730717
No. 22 Cougars1410211459

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,585
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (P12N): Jim Watson and Jeremy Bloom
  • Box score, Recap
StatisticsUNCOWSU
First downs2125
Total yards355594
Rushing yards216113
Passing yards139481
Turnovers41
Time of possession36:0123:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern ColoradoPassingJacob Knipp8/15, 128 yards
RushingMilo Hall31 rushes, 113 yards, TD
ReceivingNoah Sol2 receptions, 47 yards
Washington StatePassingAnthony Gordon31/39, 464 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingDeon McIntosh4 rushes, 52 yards, TD
ReceivingBrandon Arconado8 receptions, 127 yards, TD

Vs. Houston

No. 20 Washington State Cougars vs. Houston Cougars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 20 WSU Cougars07141031
HOU Cougars01401024

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

StatisticsWSUHOU
First downs2522
Total yards489367
Rushing yards49239
Passing yards440128
Turnovers12
Time of possession32:0627:54
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Washington StatePassingAnthony Gordon36/48, 440 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingMax Borghi9 rushes, 40 yards, TD
ReceivingBrandon Arconado3 receptions, 115 yards
HoustonPassing D'Eriq King 13/24, 128 yards, TD
RushingD'Eriq King17 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKeith Corbin3 receptions, 54 yards

UCLA

UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bruins107212967
No. 19 Cougars728141463

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Game information
First quarter
  • UCLA – Joshua Kelley 14-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (J. J. Molson kick), 13:11. Bruins 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:34.
  • WSU – Easop Winston 4-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 10:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
  • UCLA – J. J. Molson 31-yard field goal, 4:49. Bruins 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:25.

Second quarter

  • WSU – Easop Winston 28-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 13:02. Cougars 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:58.
  • WSU – Travell Harris 10-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 8:14. Cougars 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:41.
  • UCLA – Demetric Fulton 100-yard kickoff return (J. J. Molson kick), 7:58. Cougars 21–17.
  • WSU – Easop Winston 3-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 3:51. Cougars 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:07.
  • WSU – Davontavean Martin 7-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 0:27. Cougars 35–17. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:20.

Third quarter

  • WSU – Renard Bell 35-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 8:09. Cougars 42–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:06.
  • WSU – Dezmon Patmon 6-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 6:52. Cougars 49–17. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:04.
  • UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run (J. J. Molson kick), 3:48. Cougars 49–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04.
  • UCLA – Chase Cota 37-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (J. J. Molson kick), 3:33. Cougars 49–31. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:07.
  • UCLA – Demetric Felton 94-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (J. J. Molson kick), 1:21. Cougars 49–38. Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:13.

Fourth quarter

  • UCLA – Devin Asiasi 7-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass to Chase Cota), 14:28. Cougars 49–46. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:08.
  • WSU – Easop Winston 33-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 10:08. Cougars 56–46. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:20.
  • UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 3-yard run (J. J. Molson kick), 8:10. Cougars 56–53. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:58.
  • UCLA – Kyle Philips 69-yard punt return (J. J. Molson kick), 7:31. Bruins 60–56.
  • WSU – Max Broghi 65-yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick), 6:11. Cougars 63–60. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.
  • UCLA – Demetric Felton 15-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (J. J. Molson kick), 1:07. Bruins 67–63. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:20.
StatisticsUCLAWSU
First downs2828
Total yards657720
Rushing yards150150
Passing yards507570
Turnovers16
Time of possession29:2730:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UCLAPassing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 25/38, 507 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Joshua Kelley 20 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Demetric Felton 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
Washington StatePassingAnthony Gordon41/61, 570 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT
RushingMax Borghi15 rushes, 123 yards
Receiving Easop Winston 10 receptions, 114 yards, 4 TD

After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Cougars jumped out to a 49–17 lead midway through the third quarter. However, turnovers on offense, a collapsing defense, and giving up a touchdown on special teams would prove costly for Washington State as UCLA would come back to win 67–63. Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon broke the school record for touchdown passes, throwing for nine in the game; the previous record of seven was set by Gardner Minshew the previous season against Arizona. [9]

At Utah

1234Total
Cougars760013
Utes71410738

At Arizona State

1234Total
Cougars10714334
No. 18 Sun Devils01771438

Colorado

1234Total
Buffaloes307010
Cougars21371041

At Oregon

1234Total
Cougars31431535
No. 11 Ducks9871337

At California

1234Total
Cougars563620
Golden Bears6771333

Stanford

1234Total
Cardinal0148022
Cougars139101749

Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers (5–5) at Washington State Cougars (5–5)
Quarter1234Total
Beavers71702953
Cougars714141954

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,016
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
  • Box Score
Game information

At Washington

Washington State Cougars (6–5) at Washington Huskies (6–5)
Quarter1234Total
Cougars733013
Huskies7147331

at Husky StadiumSeattle, WA

  • Date: November 29, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 70,931
  • TV: FOX/FS1
Game information
Top passers
  • WSU – Anthony Gordon – 48-62, 308 yards, 2 INT
  • UW – Jacob Eason – 15-22, 244 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
  • WSU – Max Borghi – 10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
  • UW – Salvon Ahmed – 16 carries, 85 yards
Top receiving
  • WSU – Renard Bell – 9 receptions, 87 yards
  • UW – Hunter Bryant – 6 receptions, 96 yards

Vs. Air Force (Cheez-It Bowl)

1234Total
Falcons0177731
Cougars0140721

Awards

PlayerAwardDate
Anthony GordonPac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [10] September 3, 2019
Liam RyanPac-12 Offensive Line Player of the Week [10] September 3, 2019
Anthony Gordon Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [11] September 16, 2019
Anthony GordonPac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [12] November 18, 2019
Abraham Lucas Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week [13] November 25, 2019
Anthony Gordon2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense [14] December 10, 2019
Abraham Lucas2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense [14] December 10, 2019
Blake Mazza 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Specialists [14] December 10, 2019
Travion Brown2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Specialists [14] December 10, 2019
Max Borghi 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention [14] December 10, 2019
Josh Watson2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention [14] December 10, 2019
Easop Winston 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention [14] December 10, 2019
Jahad Woods2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention [14] December 10, 2019

NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL club
Dezmon Patmon WR6212 Indianapolis Colts

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