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 ColoradoFCSW 31–2751,928[4]
October 87:30 pmat UCLAFSNL 25–2864,217[5]
October 154:30 pmNo. 7 Stanforddagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
VersusL 14–4430,843[6]
October 227:30 pmvs. Oregon StateFSNL 21–4449,219[7]
October 2912:00 pmat No. 7 OregonFSNL 28–4359,126[8]
November 53:30 pmat CaliforniaRTNWL 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

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

San Diego State

1 234Total
Washington State 10 770 24
San Diego State 14 0721 42

Colorado

1 234Total
Washington State 7 3714 31
Colorado 3 1077 27

[15]

UCLA

1 234Total
Washington State 3 679 25
UCLA 0 7714 28

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

Homecoming

Oregon State

1 234Total
Oregon State 7 17713 44
Washington State 0 1407 21

Oregon

1 234Total
Washington State 0 10108 28
Oregon 8 7217 43

California

1 234Total
Washington State 0 007 7
California 13 1070 30

Arizona State

1 234Total
Arizona State 7 1370 27
Washington State 6 10714 37

[16]

Utah

1 234OTTotal
Utah 0 73173 30
Washington State 0 73170 27

Senior Day

Washington

1 234Total
Washington State 0 1470 21
Washington 14 7710 38

References

  1. "Idaho State Bengals vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  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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