2015 Washington State Cougars football team

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2015 Washington State Cougars football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team		W		L			W		L
North Division
No. 3 Stanford xy$		8	–	1			12	–	2
No. 19 Oregon		7	–	2			9	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3			9	–	4
California		4	–	5			8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5			7	–	6
Oregon State		0	–	9			2	–	10
South Division
USC xy		6	–	3			8	–	6
No. 17 Utah x		6	–	3			10	–	3
UCLA		5	–	4			8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5			6	–	7
Arizona		3	–	6			7	–	6
Colorado		1	–	8			4	–	9
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division.^[1] They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	11:00 am	Portland State *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 17–24	24,302
September 12	12:30 pm	at Rutgers *	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	W 37–34	46,536
September 19	5:30 pm	Wyoming *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 31–14	31,105
October 3	1:00 pm	at No. 24 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 28–34	42,042
October 10	3:00 pm	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 45–38 2OT	57,775
October 17	1:00 pm	Oregon State dagger	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 52–31	32,952
October 24	1:00 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 45–42	47,847
October 31	7:30 pm	No. 8 Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 28–30	30,012
November 7	12:30 pm	Arizona State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FS1	W 38–24	32,952
November 14	7:45 pm	at No. 19 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	W 31–27	76,255
November 21	7:45 pm	Colorado	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN2	W 27–3	25,121
November 27	12:30 pm	at Washington	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (108th Apple Cup)	FOX	L 10–45	70,438
December 26	11:00 am	vs. Miami (FL) *	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 20–14	41,180
*Non-conference game daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponents not played this season: Utah, USC

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	24	20	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	20	—	—	Not released

1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	10	14	24
Cougars	3	7	0	7	17

1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	6	7	17	37
Scarlet Knights	0	6	6	22	34

1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	0	0	0	14
Cougars	7	14	0	10	31

1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	7	0	28
#24 Golden Bears	7	6	21	0	34

1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Cougars	7	7	7	10	7	7	45
Ducks	10	7	7	7	7	0	38

1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	3	14	0	14	31
Cougars	14	31	0	7	52

1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	17	7	7	45
Wildcats	0	21	7	14	42

1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Cardinal	3	0	17	10	30
Cougars	3	9	10	6	28

1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	14	0	7	3	24
Cougars	0	10	7	21	38

1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	7	10	31
#18 Bruins	6	10	0	11	27

1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	3	0	3
#24 Cougars	7	7	3	10	27

1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Cougars	3	0	7	0	10
Huskies	7	10	7	21	45

1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	7	0	0	7	14
Cougars	7	13	0	0	20

• Mike Leach – Head coach/offensive coordinator
• Jim Mastro – Running backs
• David Yost – Inside receivers
• Graham Harrell – Outside receivers
• Clay McGuire – Offensive line
• Joe Salave'a – Assistant head coach/defensive line
• David Lose – Defensive quality control
• Alex Grinch – Defensive coordinator/secondary
• Ken Wilson – Linebackers
• Roy Manning – Outside linebackers
• Brian Odom – Defensive quality control
• Eric Mele – Special teams
• Dave Emerick – Chief of staff
• Antonio Huffman – Director of football operations
• Jason Loscalzo – Strength and conditioning

^[2]

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