2010 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2010 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Paul Wulff was in his third season and they were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars finished the season 2–10 (1–8 in Pac-10, last).

2010 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–10 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Sturdy
Defensive coordinatorChris Ball, Jody Sears
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
(Capacity: 35,117)
Uniform
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oregon $  9 0   12 1  
No. 4 Stanford  %  8 1   12 1  
USC 5 4   8 5  
Washington  5 4   7 6  
Arizona  4 5   7 6  
Arizona State  4 5   6 6  
Oregon State  4 5   5 7  
California  3 6   5 7  
UCLA  2 7   4 8  
Washington State  1 8   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 44:00 PMat Oklahoma State*FSNL 17–6548,692[1]
September 114:00 PMNo. 24 (FCS) Montana State*FSNNWW 23–2226,356[2]
September 1812:30 PMat SMU*CBSCSL 21–3518,184[3]
September 2512:00 PMNo. 20 Southern California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
FSNNWL 16–5024,310[4]
October 212:30 PMat UCLAFSNNWL 28–4262,072[5]
October 92:00 PMNo. 3 Oregondagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
CSNNWL 23–4324,768[6]
October 164:30 PMNo. 17 Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
VersusL 7–2423,955[7]
October 232:00 PMat No. 12 StanfordFCSL 28–3836,679[8]
October 304:00 PMat Arizona StateL 0–4244,903[9]
November 61:00 PMCalifornia
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
FSNNWL 13–2017,648[10]
November 131:00 PMat Oregon StateFSNNWW 31–1445,389[11]
December 44:00 PMWashington
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington (103rd Apple Cup)
VersusL 28–3530,157[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 10 0 7 17
Cowboys 17 21 13 14 65

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 6 7 9 0 22
Cougars 0 7 0 16 23

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 0 7 21
Mustangs 7 7 14 7 35

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Trojans 21 7 15 7 50
Cougars 7 6 0 3 16

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 14 14 0 28
Bruins 7 13 8 14 42

After scoring 21 unanswered points to lead the Bruins 28-20, the Cougars were unable to hold the lead. The Bruins came back with three touchdowns in the last half for the victory.

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Ducks 15 14 7 7 43
Cougars 14 3 6 0 23

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Wildcats 7 7 7 3 24
Cougars 0 0 7 0 7

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 7 0 21 28
#12 Cardinal 10 14 7 7 38

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 0 0 0
Sun Devils 14 14 7 7 42

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 7 7 6 20
Cougars 0 10 3 0 13

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 14 7 10 31
Beavers 0 0 7 7 14

The Cougars came into Corvallis with a 1-9 record, and a 16-game Pac-10 losing streak. The Cougars took control of the game early, with a 14-0 lead. The Cougars would walk away with a 31-14 victory against the Beavers, ending the 16 game conference losing streak.

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 7 7 14 35
Cougars 0 7 7 14 28

References

  1. "Washington State Cougars vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  2. "Montana State Bobcats vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  3. "Washington State Cougars vs. SMU Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  4. "USC Trojans vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  5. "Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  6. "Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  7. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  8. "Washington State Cougars vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  9. "Washington State Cougars vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  10. "California Golden Bears vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  11. "Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  12. "Washington Huskies vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
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