2011 Washington State Cougars football team

2011 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Paul Wulff (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Sturdy (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	2:00 pm	Idaho State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		W 64–21	22,034	[1]
September 10	2:00 pm	UNLV*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		W 59–7	27,018	[2]
September 17	3:00 pm	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego	The Mtn.	L 24–42	57,286	[3]
October 1	12:30 pm	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FCS	W 31–27	51,928	[4]
October 8	7:30 pm	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	FSN	L 25–28	64,217	[5]
October 15	4:30 pm	No. 7 Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	Versus	L 14–44	30,843	[6]
October 22	7:30 pm	vs. Oregon State	CenturyLink Field Seattle	FSN	L 21–44	49,219	[7]
October 29	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	FSN	L 28–43	59,126	[8]
November 5	3:30 pm	at California	AT&T Park San Francisco	RTNW	L 7–30	35,506	[9]
November 12	7:30 pm	Arizona State	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	Versus	W 37–27	27,213	[10]
November 19	2:00 pm	Utah	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FCS	L 27–30 OT	16,419	[11]
November 26	4:30 pm	at Washington	CenturyLink Field Seattle (Apple Cup)	Versus	L 21–38	64,559	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Game summaries

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total Idaho State 0 0 21 0 21 • Washington State 23 17 21 3 64 Date: September 3 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

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 2 3 4 Total UNLV 0 0 0 7 7 • Washington State 14 21 10 14 59 Date: September 10 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 10 7 7 0 24 • San Diego State 14 0 7 21 42 Date: September 17 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington State 7 3 7 14 31 Colorado 3 10 7 7 27 Date: October 1 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary 1 3:57 WSU Carl Winston 2-yard run (Andrew Furney kick) WSU 7–0 1 0:44 COL Will Oliver 48-yard field goal WSU 7–3 2 9:16 COL Paul Richardson 9-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick) COL 10–7 2 0:21 WSU Andrew Furney 28-yard field goal Tied 10–10 2 0:00 COL Will Oliver 48-yard field goal COL 13–10 3 10:01 COL Toney Clemons 4-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick) COL 20–10 3 6:27 WSU Jared Byers 11-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick) COL 20–17 4 5:11 COL Rodney Stewart 1-yard run (Will Oliver kick) COL 27–17 4 2:35 WSU Isiah Barton 19-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick) COL 27–24 4 1:10 WSU Marquess Wilson 63-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Andrew Furney kick) WSU 31–27

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UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 3 6 7 9 25 • UCLA 0 7 7 14 28 Date: October 8 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

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.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Washington State UCLA 1 9:09 16 76 5:51 Washington St 21-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 3 0 2 13:32 12 53 5:13 Washington St 26-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 6 0 2 7:03 13 84 6:23 UCLA Derrick Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Gonzalez kick good 6 7 2 1:56 14 54 5:00 Washington St 21-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 9 7 3 12:22 6 61 2:33 UCLA Derrick Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Gonzalez kick good 9 14 3 8:42 8 41 3:33 Washington St Jared Karstetter 8-yard touchdown reception from Marshall Lobbestael, Andrew Furney kick good 16 14 4 12:25 10 72 4:02 Washington St Rickey Gavin 21-yard touchdown reception from Marshall Lobbestael, Andrew Furney kick no good (blocked) 22 14 4 10:52 4 63 1:25 UCLA Josh Smith 9-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Prince, 2-point pass failed 22 20 4 5:49 11 58 4:57 Washington St 47-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 25 20 4 3:26 5 71 2:19 UCLA Shaquelle Evans 7-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Prince, 2-point pass good (Kevin Prince to Nelson Rosario) 25 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 27

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 3 7 14 20 44 Washington State 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 15 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Homecoming

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon State 7 17 7 13 44 Washington State 0 14 0 7 21 Date: October 22 Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 10 10 8 28 • Oregon 8 7 21 7 43 Date: October 29 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

California

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 0 0 7 7 • California 13 10 7 0 30 Date: November 5 Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona State 7 13 7 0 27 • Washington State 6 10 7 14 37 Date: November 12 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington Game start: 10:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary 1 14:47 ASU Jamal Miles 95-yard kickoff return (Alex Garroutte kick) ASU 7–0 1 6:35 WSU Marquess Wilson 85-yard pass from Connor Halliday (run failed) ASU 7–6 2 14:51 ASU Alex Garroutte 39-yard field goal ASU 10–6 2 12:32 WSU Andrew Furney 39-yard field goal ASU 10–9 2 7:15 ASU Alex Garroutte 22-yard field goal ASU 13–9 2 1:15 WSU Marquess Wilson 23-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick) WSU 16–13 2 0:13 ASU Cameron Marshall 2-yard run (Alex Garroutte kick) ASU 20–16 3 6:40 WSU Marquess Wilson 19-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick) WSU 23–20 3 4:11 ASU Gerell Robinson 16-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garroutte kick) ASU 27–23 4 8:55 WSU Isiah Barton 17-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick) WSU 30–27 4 1:50 WSU Carl Winston 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick) WSU 37–27

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Utah

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Utah 0 7 3 17 3 30 Washington State 0 7 3 17 0 27 Date: November 19 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Senior Day

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 14 7 0 21 • Washington 14 7 7 10 38 Date: November 26 Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle

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