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American college football season
The 2015 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes.
Previous season
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 11:00 AM | Portland State* | | | P12N | L 17–24 | 24,302 |
September 12 | 12:30 PM | at Rutgers* | | | ESPNU | W 37–34 | 46,536 |
September 19 | 5:30 PM | Wyoming* | | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| P12N | W 31–14 | 31,105 |
October 3 | 1:00 PM | at No. 24 California | | | P12N | L 28–34 | 42,042 |
October 10 | 3:00 PM | at Oregon | | | P12N | W 45–38 2OT | 57,775 |
October 17 | 1:00 PM | Oregon State | | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| P12N | W 52–31 | 32,952 |
October 24 | 1:00 PM | at Arizona | | | P12N | W 45–42 | 47,847 |
October 31 | 7:30 PM | No. 8 Stanford | | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| ESPN | L 28–30 | 30,012 |
November 7 | 12:30 PM | Arizona State | | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| FS1 | W 38–24 | 32,952 |
November 14 | 7:45 PM | at No. 18 UCLA | | | ESPN | W 31–27 | 76,255 |
November 21 | 7:45 PM | Colorado | No. 24 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| ESPN2 | W 27–3 | 25,121 |
November 27 | 12:30 PM | at Washington | No. 20 | | FOX | L 10–45 | 70,438 |
December 26 | 11:00 AM | vs. Miami (FL)* | | | CBS | W 20–14 | 41,180 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | RV |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
Portland State
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vikings
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0
|
0
|
10
|
14 |
24 |
Cougars
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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2–0
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2014
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WAZZU, 59–21
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@ Rutgers
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cougars
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
17 |
37 |
Scarlet Knights
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0
|
6
|
6
|
22 |
34 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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1–1
|
2014
|
RU, 41–38
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Wyoming
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Cougars
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
10 |
31 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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3–2
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1990
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WY, 34–13
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@ California
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Cougars
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
#24 Golden Bears
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7
|
6
|
21
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0 |
34 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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26–45–5
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2014
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CAL, 60–59
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@ Oregon
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1
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2
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3
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4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Cougars
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7
|
7
|
7
|
10 | 7 | 7 |
45 |
Ducks
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
7 | 7 | 0 |
38 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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38–47–7
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2014
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ORE, 38–31
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Oregon State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Beavers
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
Cougars
|
14
|
31
|
0
|
7 |
52 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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49–47–3
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2014
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WAZZU, 39–32
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@ Arizona
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cougars
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
45 |
Wildcats
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0
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21
|
7
|
14 |
42 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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14–26
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2014
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ARIZ, 59–37
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Stanford
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#8 Cardinal
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3
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0
|
17
|
10 |
30 |
Cougars
|
3
|
9
|
10
|
6 |
28 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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25–39–1
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2014
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STAN, 34–17
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Arizona State
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Sun Devils
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14
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0
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
Cougars
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0
|
10
|
7
|
21 |
38 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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13–26–2
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2014
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ASU, 52–31
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@ UCLA
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Cougars
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
31 |
#18 Bruins
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6
|
10
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0
|
11 |
27 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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19–39–1
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2012
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UCLA, 44–36
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Colorado
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
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0
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0
|
3
|
0 |
3 |
#24 Cougars
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7
|
7
|
3
|
10 |
27 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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3–5
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2012
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COLO, 35–34
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@ Washington
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#20 Cougars
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3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Huskies
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
21 |
45 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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32–69–6
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2014
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WASH, 31–13
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vs. Miami (FL)
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
7
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0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Cougars
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
0 |
20 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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First meeting
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2015 Coaching staff
- Mike Leach - Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
- Jim Mastro - Running Backs
- David Yost - Inside Receivers
- Graham Harrell - Outside Receivers
- Clay McGuire - Offensive Line
- Joe Salave'a - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
- David Lose - Defensive Quality Control
- Alex Grinch - Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
- Ken Wilson - Linebackers
- Roy Manning - Outside Linebackers
- Brian Odom - Defensive Quality Control
- Eric Mele - Special Teams
- Dave Emerick - Chief of Staff
- Antonio Huffman - Director of Football Operations
- Jason Loscalzo - Strength and Conditioning
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