2011 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 4–8 overall, 2–7 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.

2011 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Sturdy (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Ball (4th season)
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
(Capacity: 32,248)
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 7 Stanford x%  8 –1   11 –2  
Washington  5 –4   7 –6  
California  4 –5   7 –6  
Oregon State  3 –6   3 –9  
Washington State  2 –7   4 –8  
South Division
No. 6 USC †  7 –2   10 –2  
UCLA xy  5 –4   6 –8  
Utah  4 –5   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   6 –7  
Arizona  2 –7   4 –8  
Colorado  2 –7   3 –10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

At the end of the season, Wulff was fired after going 9–40 (.184) in four seasons and 4–32 (.111) in conference play. Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach succeeded him in late November and led the Cougars for the next eight seasons.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 32:00 pmIdaho State*
W 64–2122,034[1]
September 102:00 pmUNLV*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
W 59–727,018[2]
September 173:00 pmat San Diego State*
The Mtn.L 24–4257,286[3]
October 112:30 pmat Colorado
FCSW 31–2751,928[4]
October 87:30 pmat UCLA
FSNL 25–2864,217[5]
October 154:30 pmNo. 7 Stanforddagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
VersusL 14–4430,843[6]
October 227:30 pmvs. Oregon State
FSNL 21–4449,219[7]
October 2912:00 pmat No. 7 Oregon
FSNL 28–4359,126[8]
November 53:30 pmat California
RTNWL 7–3035,506[9]
November 127:30 pmArizona State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
VersusW 37–2727,213[10]
November 192:00 pmUtah
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
FCSL 27–30 OT16,419[11]
November 264:30 pmat Washington
VersusL 21–3864,559[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Source:[13]

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Game summaries

Idaho State
1 234Total
Idaho State 0 0210 21
• Washington State 23 17213 64
See also: 2011 Idaho State Bengals football team

Washington State backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Washington State defeated Idaho State 64–21 on September 3. Starting quarterback Jeff Tuel only played one series in the game due to a break in his clavicle that occurred at an unknown point in the game, and he missed the opening series of the game because of a stomach virus. Despite the injury, Washington State scored on its first four possessions against the Bengals, and they built a 23–0 lead in the first quarter and a 40–0 lead by halftime. After the Cougars took a 47–0 lead in the third quarter, Idaho State scored when running back Jahmel Rover ran in from 3 yards to cap a 73-yard drive. Rover ran in a second touchdown with 4:21 left in the third to bring Idaho State within 54–14. The game was the first time the Cougars scored 60 or more points in a game since a 63–37 win over Southwest Louisiana in 1997.[14]

UNLV
1 234Total
UNLV 0 007 7
• Washington State 14 211014 59
See also: 2011 UNLV Rebels football team

San Diego State
1 234Total
Washington State 10 770 24
• San Diego State 14 0721 42
See also: 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Colorado
1 234Total
• Washington State 7 3714 31
Colorado 3 1077 27
Scoring summary
13:57WSUCarl Winston 2-yard run (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 7–0
10:44COLWill Oliver 48-yard field goalWSU 7–3
29:16COLPaul Richardson 9-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick)COL 10–7
20:21WSUAndrew Furney 28-yard field goalTied 10–10
20:00COLWill Oliver 48-yard field goalCOL 13–10
310:01COLToney Clemons 4-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick)COL 20–10
36:27WSUJared Byers 11-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick)COL 20–17
45:11COLRodney Stewart 1-yard run (Will Oliver kick)COL 27–17
42:35WSUIsiah Barton 19-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick)COL 27–24
41:10WSUMarquess Wilson 63-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 31–27
See also: 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team

[15]

UCLA
1 234Total
Washington State 3 679 25
• UCLA 0 7714 28
See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA leads Washington State 38–18–1 in this series started in 1928. At the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are 8–5 on the Cougars.

Stanford
1 234Total
• Stanford 3 71420 44
Washington State 0 707 14
See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

Homecoming

Oregon State
1 234Total
• Oregon State 7 17713 44
Washington State 0 1407 21
See also: 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon
1 234Total
Washington State 0 10108 28
• Oregon 8 7217 43
See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team

California
1 234Total
Washington State 0 007 7
• California 13 1070 30
See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team

Arizona State
1 234Total
Arizona State 7 1370 27
• Washington State 6 10714 37
Scoring summary
114:47ASUJamal Miles 95-yard kickoff return (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 7–0
16:35WSUMarquess Wilson 85-yard pass from Connor Halliday (run failed)ASU 7–6
214:51ASUAlex Garroutte 39-yard field goalASU 10–6
212:32WSUAndrew Furney 39-yard field goalASU 10–9
27:15ASUAlex Garroutte 22-yard field goalASU 13–9
21:15WSUMarquess Wilson 23-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 16–13
20:13ASUCameron Marshall 2-yard run (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 20–16
36:40WSUMarquess Wilson 19-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 23–20
34:11ASUGerell Robinson 16-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 27–23
48:55WSUIsiah Barton 17-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 30–27
41:50WSUCarl Winston 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick)WSU 37–27
See also: 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

[16]

Utah
1 234OTTotal
• Utah 0 73173 30
Washington State 0 73170 27
See also: 2011 Utah Utes football team

Senior Day

Washington
1 234Total
Washington State 0 1470 21
• Washington 14 7710 38
See also: 2011 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup

References
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  2. "UNLV Rebels vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. "Washington State Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. "Washington State Cougars vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  5. "Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  6. "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  7. "Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  8. "Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  9. "Washington State Cougars vs. California Golden Bears Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  10. "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  11. "Utah Utes vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  12. "Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  13. "2011 WSU Football Schedule" (PDF). Washington State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  14. "Backup Marshall Lobbestael leads Wazzu to easy win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  15. "Washington State vs. Colorado - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  16. "Arizona State vs. Washington State - Game Recap - November 12, 2011 - ESPN".
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