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	3–4 multiple
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 3 Stanford x$	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. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes.

Schedule

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		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 Homecoming 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

Rankings

	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

v t e Washington State Cougars football
Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho: Battle of the Palouse Washington: Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band Coug it Ol' Crimson
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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