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
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

Source:^[13]

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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

References

^ "Idaho State Bengals vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ "UNLV Rebels vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
^ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
^ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. California Golden Bears Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
^ "Utah Utes vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ "2011 WSU Football Schedule" (PDF). Washington State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
^ "Backup Marshall Lobbestael leads Wazzu to easy win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
^ "Washington State vs. Colorado - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN".
^ "Arizona State vs. Washington State - Game Recap - November 12, 2011 - ESPN".

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