2011 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

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

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2012 ->

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings

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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

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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

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Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

## Game summaries

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### Idaho State

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Idaho State | 0 | 0| 21| 0 | 21
• Washington State | 23 | 17| 21| 3 | 64

* Date: September 3
* Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

See also: 2011 Idaho State Bengals football team

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

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UNLV | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Washington State | 14 | 21| 10| 14 | 59

* Date: September 10
* Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

See also: 2011 UNLV Rebels football team

### San Diego State

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Washington State | 10 | 7| 7| 0 | 24
• San Diego State | 14 | 0| 7| 21 | 42

* Date: September 17
* Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

See also: 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team

### Colorado

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• 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

See also: 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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### UCLA

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Washington State | 3 | 6| 7| 9 | 25
• UCLA | 0 | 7| 7| 14 | 28

* Date: October 8
* Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

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

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | 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

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• Stanford | 3 | 7| 14| 20 | 44
Washington State | 0 | 7| 0| 7 | 14

* Date: October 15
* Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

Homecoming

### Oregon State

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• Oregon State | 7 | 17| 7| 13 | 44
Washington State | 0 | 14| 0| 7 | 21

* Date: October 22
* Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle

See also: 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team

### Oregon

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Washington State | 0 | 10| 10| 8 | 28
• Oregon | 8 | 7| 21| 7 | 43

* Date: October 29
* Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team

### California

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Washington State | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• California | 13 | 10| 7| 0 | 30

* Date: November 5
* Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco

See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team

### Arizona State

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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

See also: 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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• Utah | 0 | 7| 3| 17| 3 | 30
Washington State | 0 | 7| 3| 17| 0 | 27

* Date: November 19
* Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

See also: 2011 Utah Utes football team

Senior Day

### Washington

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Washington State | 0 | 14| 7| 0 | 21
• Washington | 14 | 7| 7| 10 | 38

* Date: November 26
* Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle

See also: 2011 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Idaho State Bengals vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
2. ^ "UNLV Rebels vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
3. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
4. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
5. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
6. ^ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
7. ^ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
8. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
9. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. California Golden Bears Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
10. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
11. ^ "Utah Utes vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
12. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
13. ^ "2011 WSU Football Schedule" (PDF). Washington State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
14. ^ "Backup Marshall Lobbestael leads Wazzu to easy win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
15. ^ "Washington State vs. Colorado - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
16. ^ "Arizona State vs. Washington State - Game Recap - November 12, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 15, 2011.

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