Washington State Cougars

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The Washington State Cougars are the athletic teams that represent Washington State University, located in Pullman, Washington. WSU is a member of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I. The athletic program comprises ten women's sports and six men's intercollegiate sports, and also offers various intramural sports.

Baseball

Washington State Cougars college baseball
First Season
1892
Team History
Washington State Cougars (1896-present)
Conference
Pac-12 Conference (1960-present)
Venue
Bailey-Brayton Field (1980-present)
Bailey Field (1934-79)
Rogers Field (1916-33)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1980s 1986

Football

Washington State Cougars college football
First Season
1894
Team History
Washington State Cougars (1919-present)
Conference
Pac-12 Conference (1962-present)
Pacific Coast Conference (1917, 1919-58)
Independent (1894-1916, 1918, 1959-61)
Venue
Martin Stadium (1972-present)
Joe Albi Stadium (1950-83 as alternate, 1970-71 as sole)
Rogers Field (1895-1969)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1924
October 25 at California California Memorial Stadium

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1930
January 1, 1931 vs. Alabama Rose Bowl
1932
October 15 at California California Memorial Stadium
1939
November 30 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1941
November 15 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1946
November 16 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 30 at Michigan State Macklin Field
1948
September 18 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 2 vs. Stanford Rogers Field
1949
October 8 vs. Oregon Rogers Field
November 19 at Washington Husky Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
November 4 at Oregon Hayward Field
November 11 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1951
November 3 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1952
October 18 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
November 15 at California California
1953
October 31 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 14 at Oregon State Parker Stadium
1954
October 16 at California California
November 13 at Oregon Hayward Field
1956
September 22 vs. Stanford Memorial Stadium
November 17 at California California
1957
November 2 at Oregon State Parker Stadium
1958
October 18 at Oregon Hayward Field
November 1 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1959
October 17 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
October 31 at Oregon State Parker Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
October 8 at California California
October 15 at Oregon Hayward Field
1961
September 15 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 18 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1963
October 5 vs. Arizona Joe Albi Stadium
1964
September 19 vs. Stanford Joe Albi Stadium
November 7 at Oregon Hayward Field
1965
October 16 vs. Arizona Rogers Field
1966
October 15 at Utah Ute Stadium
October 29 vs. Oregon State Rogers Field
November 5 at Oregon Hayward Field
November 12 at Arizona Arizona Stadium
1967
October 14 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 4 vs. Oregon Rogers Field
1968
September 28 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 9 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
1969
October 18 at Stanford Stanford Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
October 3 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
October 17 vs. Stanford Joe Albi Stadium
October 30 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1971
September 18 vs. Arizona Joe Albi Stadium
October 2 at Utah Ute Stadium
October 23 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 6 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 13 at Oregon State Parker Stadium
1972
November 4 vs. USC Husky Stadium
November 18 vs. Washington Joe Albi Stadium
1974
September 28 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1975
September 20 at Utah Rice Stadium
October 4 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1976
November 13 at California California
1977
September 17 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
1978
October 28 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
1979
September 22 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 13 vs. UCLA Martin Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
November 8 vs. Oregon State Martin Stadium
1983
September 10 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1984
September 15 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 13 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1986
October 25 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 15 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
1987
September 19 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
September 26 at Colorado Folsom Field

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
September 7 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
September 21 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1992
December 29 vs. Utah Arizona Stadium
1994
September 1 at Illinois Soldier Field
1997
January 1, 1998 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2005
November 19 at Washington Husky Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2012
October 6 at Oregon State Reser Stadium
2018
December 28 vs. Iowa State Alamodome

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956
1980s 1984
2020s 2020

Seasons

Washington State Cougars football publications by season
1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 •  1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 •  1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 •  1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 •  1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 •  2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 

2022 • 2023


Head Coaches

Washington State Cougars football head coaches
William Goodyear (1894) • Fred Waite (1895) • David A. Brodie (1896) • Robert Gailey (1897) • Frank Shively (1898-99) • William L. Allen (1900) • William Namack (1901) • William L. Allen (1902) • James N. Ashmore (1903) • Everett Sweeley (1904-05) • John R. Bender (1906-07) • Walter Rheinschild (1908) • Willis Kienholz (1909) • Oscar Osthoff (1910-11) • John R. Bender (1912-14) • William Henry Dietz (1915-17) • Emory Alvord (1918) • Gus Welch (1919-22) • Albert Exendine (1923-25) • Babe Hollingbery (1926-42) • No team (1943-44) • Phil Sarboe (1945-49) • Forest Evashevski (1950-51) • Al Kircher (1952-55) • Jim Sutherland (1956-63) • Bert Clark (1964-67) • Jim Sweeney (1968-75) • Jackie Sherrill (1976) • Warren Powers (1977) • Jim Walden (1978-86) • Dennis Erickson (1987-88) • Mike Price (1989-2002) • Bill Doba (2003-07) • Paul Wulff (2008-11) • Mike Leach (2012-19) • Nick Rolovich (2020-21) • Jake Dickert (2021-present)

*interim head coach


Men's Basketball

Washington State Cougars men's college basketball
First Season
1901-02
Team History
Washington State Cougars (1901-present)
Conference
Pac-12 Conference (2011-present)
Venue
Beasley Coliseum (1973-present)
Bohler Gymnasium (1928-73)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s 1951-52 • 1954-55
Pac-12 Conference
Full Members Oregon State Beavers • Washington State Cougars
Basketball Venues
Football Venues Reser Stadium


Pacific Coast Conference (1915-59)
All Members California Golden Bears (1915-59) • Oregon Ducks (1915-59) • Oregon State Beavers (1915-59) • Washington Huskies (1915-59) • Washington State Cougars (1917-59) • Stanford Indians (1918-59) • Idaho Vandals (1922-59) • USC Trojans (1922-59) • Montana Grizzlies (1924-50) • UCLA Bruins (1928-59)
FBS Conferences American Athletic Conference • Atlantic Coast Conference • Big 12 Conference • Big Ten Conference • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pac-12 Conference • Southeastern Conference • Sun Belt Conference
FCS Conferences Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference
Other Conferences Current: ASUN Conference • Big East Conference • West Coast Conference
Former: Big Eight Conference • Pacific Coast Conference • Southwest Conference