2019 Washington State Cougars football team
2019 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Cheez-It Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Air Force | |
Conference | Pac–12 Conference |
North Division | |
Record | 6–7 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Tracy Claeys (2nd season; first 5 games) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Darcel McBath (interim; games 6–13) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Roc Bellantoni (interim; games 6–13) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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No. 5 Oregon x$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 16 Utah x | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Pac-12 media days
[edit]Pac-12 media polls
[edit]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]
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Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | No. 23 | P12N | W 58–7 | 27,228 | |
September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | No. 22 |
| P12N | W 59–17 | 27,585 |
September 13 | 6:15 p.m. | vs. Houston* | No. 20 | ESPN | W 31–24 | 40,523 | |
September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 19 |
| ESPN | L 63–67 | 32,952 |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Utah | FS1 | L 13–38 | 46,115 | ||
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Arizona State | P12N | L 34–38 | 48,536 | ||
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado |
| ESPNU | W 41–10 | 28,514 | |
October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Oregon | ESPN | L 35–37 | 59,361 | ||
November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at California | P12N | L 20–33 | 39,168 | ||
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Stanford |
| P12N | W 49–22 | 32,952 | |
November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| P12N | W 54–53 | 22,016 | |
November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington | FOX | L 13–31 | 70,931 | ||
December 27 | 7:15 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | ESPN | L 21–31 | 34,105 | ||
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- Source:[6]
Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Coaches | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Staff for the 2019 season.[7]
Name | Position | Season |
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Mike Leach | Head Coach, offensive coordinator | 8th |
Darcel McBath and Roc Bellantoni | Co-defensive coordinators | 1st |
Ken Wilson | Linebackers | 5th |
Kendrick Shaver | Safeties | 1st |
Steve Spurrier Jr. | Outside Receivers | 1st |
Dave Nichol | Inside receivers | 2nd |
Mason Miller | Offensive line | 2nd |
Jeff Phelps | Defensive line | 2nd |
Matt Brock | Outside Linebackers | 1st |
Eric Mele | Running backs | 3rd |
Dave Emerick | Chief of staff | 6th |
Antonio Huffman | Director of Football Operations | 6th |
Tyson Brown | Strength and conditioning | 1st |
Price Ferguson | Offensive Quality Control | 3rd |
Darcel McBath | Defensive backs | 2nd |
Roster
[edit]2019 Washington State football roster | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running back
Fullbacks Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Punters
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Placekickers
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Game summaries
[edit]New Mexico State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 23 Cougars | 14 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 58 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 27,228
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Chad Brown, and Samantha Peszek
- Box score, Recap
Statistics | NMSU | WSU |
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First downs | 18 | 28 |
Total yards | 317 | 618 |
Rushing yards | 96 | 111 |
Passing yards | 221 | 507 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:19 | 34:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico State | Passing | Josh Adkins | 28/42, 221 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jason Huntley | 9 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | O. J. Clark | 7 receptions, 47 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Anthony Gordon | 29/35, 420 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Max Borghi | 10 rushes, 128 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dezmon Patmon | 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
Northern Colorado
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 22 Cougars | 14 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 27,585
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (P12N): Jim Watson and Jeremy Bloom
- Box score, Recap
Statistics | UNCO | WSU |
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First downs | 21 | 25 |
Total yards | 355 | 594 |
Rushing yards | 216 | 113 |
Passing yards | 139 | 481 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 36:01 | 23:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Colorado | Passing | Jacob Knipp | 8/15, 128 yards |
Rushing | Milo Hall | 31 rushes, 113 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Noah Sol | 2 receptions, 47 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Anthony Gordon | 31/39, 464 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Deon McIntosh | 4 rushes, 52 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Arconado | 8 receptions, 127 yards, TD |
Vs. Houston
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 20 WSU Cougars | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
HOU Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 13
- Game time: 6:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 40,523
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Louis Riddick, and Paul Carcaterra
- Box score, Recap
Statistics | WSU | HOU |
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First downs | 25 | 22 |
Total yards | 489 | 367 |
Rushing yards | 49 | 239 |
Passing yards | 440 | 128 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Anthony Gordon | 36/48, 440 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Max Borghi | 9 rushes, 40 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Arconado | 3 receptions, 115 yards | |
Houston | Passing | D'Eriq King | 13/24, 128 yards, TD |
Rushing | D'Eriq King | 17 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Keith Corbin | 3 receptions, 54 yards |
UCLA
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bruins | 10 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 67 |
No. 19 Cougars | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 32,952
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, and Rocky Boiman
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | UCLA | WSU |
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First downs | 28 | 28 |
Total yards | 657 | 720 |
Rushing yards | 150 | 150 |
Passing yards | 507 | 570 |
Turnovers | 1 | 6 |
Time of possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 25/38, 507 yards, 5 TD, INT |
Rushing | Joshua Kelley | 20 rushes, 90 yards | |
Receiving | Demetric Felton | 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD | |
Washington State | Passing | Anthony Gordon | 41/61, 570 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Max Borghi | 15 rushes, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Easop Winston | 10 receptions, 114 yards, 4 TD |
After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Cougars jumped out to a 49–17 lead midway through the third quarter. However, turnovers on offense, a collapsing defense, and giving up a touchdown on special teams would prove costly for Washington State as UCLA would come back to win 67–63. Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon broke the school record for touchdown passes, throwing for nine in the game; the previous record of seven was set by Gardner Minshew the previous season against Arizona.[9]
At Utah
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Utes | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
At Arizona State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
No. 18 Sun Devils | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Colorado
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cougars | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
At Oregon
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 3 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 35 |
No. 11 Ducks | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
At California
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
Golden Bears | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
Stanford
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
Cougars | 13 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 49 |
Oregon State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Beavers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 53 |
Cougars | 7 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 54 |
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
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At Washington
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Huskies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
- Date: November 29, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 70,931
- TV: FOX/FS1
Game information |
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Vs. Air Force (Cheez-It Bowl)
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Awards
[edit]Player | Award | Date |
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Anthony Gordon | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[10] | September 3, 2019 |
Liam Ryan | Pac-12 Offensive Line Player of the Week[10] | September 3, 2019 |
Anthony Gordon | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[11] | September 16, 2019 |
Anthony Gordon | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[12] | November 18, 2019 |
Abraham Lucas | Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week[13] | November 25, 2019 |
Anthony Gordon | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Abraham Lucas | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Blake Mazza | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Specialists[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Travion Brown | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Specialists[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Max Borghi | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Josh Watson | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Easop Winston | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[14] | December 10, 2019 |
Jahad Woods | 2019 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[14] | December 10, 2019 |
NFL draft
[edit]Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
Dezmon Patmon | WR | 6 | 212 | Indianapolis Colts |
References
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- ^ Sallee, Barrett (January 9, 2020). "Mississippi State hires Washington State's Mike Leach to be next head coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Shapiro, Michael. "Report: Washington State to Hire Hawaii's Nick Rolovich as Head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Thamel, Pete. "Sources: Washington State finalizing deal to hire Hawaii's Nick Rolovich as next football coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
- ^ Lawson, Theo."Two bye weeks, six road games on the docket for Washington State football in 2019", December 4, 2018, retrieved February 15, 2019.
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- ^ "2019 Football Spring Roster", WSUCougars.com, March 14, 2019.
- ^ "UCLA, down 32 in 3rd, rallies to stun No. 19 WSU". ESPN. September 22, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 12" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 13" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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