2015 Washington State Cougars football team

2015 Washington State Cougars football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 3 Stanford xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 19 Oregon   7 – 2     9 – 4  
  6 – 3     9 – 4  
California   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Oregon State   0 – 9     2 – 10  
South Division
USC xy   6 – 3     8 – 6  
No. 17 Utah x   6 – 3     10 – 3  
UCLA   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Arizona   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 9  
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:00 amPortland State*
P12NL 17–2424,302
September 1212:30 pmat Rutgers*
ESPNUW 37–3446,536
September 195:30 pmWyoming*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 31–1431,105
October 31:00 pmat No. 24 California
P12NL 28–3442,042
October 103:00 pmat Oregon
P12NW 45–38 2OT57,775
October 171:00 pmOregon Statedagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 52–3132,952
October 241:00 pmat Arizona
P12NW 45–4247,847
October 317:30 pmNo. 8 Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPNL 28–3030,012
November 712:30 pmArizona State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FS1W 38–2432,952
November 147:45 pmat No. 19 UCLA
ESPNW 31–2776,255
November 217:45 pmColorado
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPN2W 27–325,121
November 2712:30 pmat WashingtonNo. 20
FOXL 10–4570,438
December 2611:00 amvs. Miami (FL)*
CBSW 20–1441,180

Conference opponents not played this season: Utah, USC

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP————————RVRVRV2420RVRVRV
Coaches———————RVRVRVRV2320RVRVRV
CFPNot released———20——Not released

Game summaries

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 10 14 24
Cougars 3 7 0 7 17
See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

@ Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 7 17 37
Scarlet Knights 0 6 6 22 34
See also: 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 0 0 0 14
Cougars 7 14 0 10 31
See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

@ California

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 14 7 0 28
#24 Golden Bears 7 6 21 0 34
See also: 2015 California Golden Bears football team

@ Oregon

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Cougars 7 7 7 1077 45
Ducks 10 7 7 770 38
See also: 2015 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 3 14 0 14 31
Cougars 14 31 0 7 52
See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

@ Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 14 17 7 7 45
Wildcats 0 21 7 14 42
See also: 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Cardinal 3 0 17 10 30
Cougars 3 9 10 6 28
See also: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 14 0 7 3 24
Cougars 0 10 7 21 38
See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

@ UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 7 10 31
#18 Bruins 6 10 0 11 27
See also: 2015 UCLA Bruins football team

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 3 0 3
#24 Cougars 7 7 3 10 27
See also: 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team

@ Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Cougars 3 0 7 0 10
Huskies 7 10 7 21 45
See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup

Vs. Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 7 0 0 7 14
Cougars 7 13 0 0 20
See also: 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2015 Sun Bowl

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

[2]

References

  1. ^ "2015 Pac-12 Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "WSU Football Coaching Staff". wsucougars.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
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