WEATHER Pullman, ZIP: 99164 WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS Enrollment: 26,098 (#7/#43) CAREER PASSING LEADERS CAREER RUSHING LEADERS CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS Phil’s Homefield Edge - 4.5 T L FINAL W 2020 Schedule Difficulty - #60 U I 1. Luke Falk 14,481 ‘14-’17 1. Rueben Mayes 3,519 ‘82-’85 1. Gabe Marks 3,453 ‘12-’13, ‘15-’16 R N SCORE 2. Connor Halliday 11,304 ‘11-’14 2. Steve Broussard 3,054 ‘86-’89 2. Marquess Wilson 3,207 ‘10-’12 DATE OPPONENT F E WSU OPP L 3. Alex Brink 10,913 ‘04-‘07 3. Shaumbe Wright-Fair 2,938 ‘89-’92 3. Dom Williams 2,889 ‘12-’15 Sep. 12 Bonus: New HC Rolovich is 0-6 vs Top 25 opponents. Sep. 19 Bonus: The Cougars have won 18 of their last 20 in Pullman. Cross divisional foes will meet for fourth straight ssn TY. Cougars have won 4 of the L/5 matchups Sep. 26 Utah A and are 4-1 ATS during span. In ‘18 all of Wazzou’s 445 yds came via through the air. 28-24 win. Wazzou has fared well against one of the premier tms in the Pac-12, winning four of the last five. Oct. 3 Oregon A ESPN’s Gameday was here in ‘18 and WSU did not disappoint Cougar fans winning 34-20 (-3). LTH (‘15) UCLA was #18 AP and it was Sr day in Los Angeles. WSU allowed season highs in Oct. 10 at UCLA G FD’s (30) and total yards (554). The Cougars drove 75/7 and scored the GW td with :03 left. The home tm has won five straight in this series. Last time home tm loss was here in ‘14, 60-59. Oct. 17 California A Wazzou was ranked #10 in ‘18 and were going for fifth str win. Defense held Cal to 291 yds, 19-13 win. Bonus: WSU has won 12 of their last 16 home openers, but half of those wins were vs FCS foes. Oct. 24 Bonus: LY Wazzou was 0-5 SU on the road. LTH (‘18) was a Top 25 matchup and Stanford was WSU’s second straight ranked foe. The Oct. 30 at Stanford (Fri) G Cougars allowed season highs in FD’s (27) & pass yards (323). WSU hit the GW fg with :19 left. USC IS OFF BYE LTH was in ‘18, USC was off B2B losses and out for revenge, while Wash St entered 3-0. The Nov. 7 at USC G Cougars led 30-17 3Q and held a +81 yd edge but USC got a go ahead td w/8:03 left & won 39-36. L/2 matchups have been in Tempe and the Cougars split vs the Sun Devils. WSU last hosted Nov. 14 Arizona St G ASU in ‘15. Cougars were slight home fav and threw for 497 yds to win 38-24 and cover (-2). LTH (‘18) WSU was travelling for the 2nd time in 3 wks and both had bye’s on deck. The Cougars allowed Nov. 21 at Oregon St A a season high 276 rush yards. WSU trailed 30-28 3Q, but outscored OSU 28-7 the rest of the way. The Cougars have not won the since a 31-28 upset win here in Pullman in 2012 (+14). Nov. 27 Washington (Fri) A Wash St’s the L/5 yrs just 277.2 passing ypg vs UW and not top 17 pts since 2012 in series. LTH (‘18) was WSU’s road finale and they were #10 AP. The Cougars finished with a season high Dec. 5 at Colorado G 131 rush yards. WSU trailed 7-0, but then scored 31 unanswered with a pair of long 4Q td drives.