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2019 Washington State Cougars football team

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.

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 polls

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

Source:[6]

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Rankings

Personnel

Coaching staff

Staff for the 2019 season.[7]

Roster

Source:[8]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

Northern Colorado

Vs. Houston

UCLA

At Utah

At Arizona State

Colorado

At Oregon

At California

Stanford

Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers (5–5) at Washington State Cougars (5–5)

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

At Washington

Washington State Cougars (6–5) at Washington Huskies (6–5)

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 29, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 70,931
  • TV: FOX/FS1

Vs. Air Force (Cheez-It Bowl)

Awards

NFL draft

References

  1. ^ Mickanen, Dylan. "Reports: Mike Leach hired as Mississippi State head coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Sallee, Barrett. "Mississippi State hires Washington State's Mike Leach to be next head coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Shapiro, Michael. "Report: Washington State to Hire Hawaii's Nick Rolovich as Head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Thamel, Pete. "Sources: Washington State finalizing deal to hire Hawaii's Nick Rolovich as next football coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Lawson, Theo."Two bye weeks, six road games on the docket for Washington State football in 2019", December 4, 2018, retrieved February 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Football Coaches - Washington State University Athletics". Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 Football Spring Roster", WSUCougars.com, March 14, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 1" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 12" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 13" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Pac-12 Football All-Conference Honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2019.