2017 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (3rd season)
Base defense3–4 multiple
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy  7 –2   9 –5  
No. 16 Washington x  7 –2   10 –3  
Washington State  6 –3   9 –4  
Oregon  4 –5   7 –6  
California  2 –7   5 –7  
Oregon State  0 –9   1 –11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$  8 –1   11 –3  
Arizona State  6 –3   7 –6  
Arizona  5 –4   7 –6  
UCLA  4 –5   6 –7  
Utah  3 –6   7 –6  
Colorado  2 –7   5 –7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They competed as 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 Holiday Bowl where they lost to Michigan State.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP24202118161181515251915142121RV
CoachesRV222218161191816RV2016152221RV
CFPNot released251914131818Not released

Schedule

Washington State announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18;[1] the Cougars opened the season with five straight home games and six consecutive wins.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.Montana State*No. 24
FS1W 31–030,254
September 97:30 p.m.Boise State*No. 20
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPNW 47–44 3OT32,631
September 162:30 p.m.Oregon StateNo. 21
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 52–2332,487
September 233:00 p.m.Nevada*No. 18
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 45–730,317
September 297:30 p.m.No. 5 USCNo. 16
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPNW 30–2733,773
October 75:00 p.m.at OregonNo. 11
FOXW 33–1056,653
October 137:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 8
ESPNL 3–3726,244
October 217:45 p.m.ColoradodaggerNo. 15
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPNW 28–031,461
October 286:30 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 15
P12NL 37–5842,822
November 412:30 p.m.No. 21 StanfordNo. 25
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FOXW 24–2132,952
November 112:30 p.m.at UtahNo. 19
P12NW 33–2545,826
November 255:00 p.m.at No. 17 WashingtonNo. 13
FOXL 14–4171,265
December 286:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Michigan State*No. 18
FS1L 17–4247,092
Source:[2]

Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State, UCLA

Coaching staff

NameTitleYears at WSUAlma mater
Mike LeachHead coach6BYU, 1983
Alex GrinchDefensive coordinator/secondary coach3Mount Union, 2002
Jason LoscalzoStrength and conditioning coach6Humboldt State, 1999
Roy ManningOutside linebackers coach3Michigan, 2004
Jim MastroRunning backs coach6Cal Poly, 1994
Clay McGuireOffensive line coach6Texas Tech, 2004
Eric MeleSpecial teams coach3William Paterson, 2002
Dave NicholOutside receivers coach2Texas Tech, 1999
Jeff PhelpsDefensive line coach1Ball State, 1998
Derek SageInside receivers coach1Cal State Northridge, 2002
Ken WilsonLinebackers coach5North Central College, 1996

Source:[3]

Game summaries

Vs. Montana State

Montana State at Washington State
1 234Total
Bobcats 0 000 0
• No. 24 Cougars 7 7710 31
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 7:35 pm PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 30,254
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Clear, Wind S 5 mph
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play by play) and Ben Leber (color commentator)
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
9–0 September 11, 2010 Washington State, 23–22

Vs. Boise State

Boise State at Washington State
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
Broncos 7 3714373 44
• No. 20 Cougars 7 3021376 47
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 4:00
  • Game attendance: 32,631
  • Television network: ESPN
Scoring summary
112:07BSUA. Mattison 4-yard rush (H. Hoggarth PAT).BSU 7–0
14:47WSUR. Taylor 7-yard fumble return (E. Powell PAT).TIED 7–7
29:14BSUH. Hoggarth 34-yard field goal.BSU 10–7
20:41WSUE. Powell 20-yard field goal.TIED 10–10
34:10BSUM. Cozart 14-yard rush (H. Hoggarth PAT).BSU 17–10
414:53BSUC. Wilson 47-yard pass from M. Cozart (H. Hoggarth PAT).BSU 24–10
410:53BSUC. Weaver 55-yard fumble return (H. Hoggarth PAT).BSU 31–10
48:00WSUJ. Calvin 17-yard pass from T. Hilinski (E. Powell PAT).BSU 31–17
45:51WSUP. Pelluer 36-yard interception return (E. Powell PAT).BSU 31–24
41:44WSUJ. Morrow 6-yard pass from T. Hilinski (E. Powell PAT).TIED 31–31
OTBSUH. Hoggarth 29-yard field goal.BSU 34–31
OTWSUE. Powell 22-yard field goal.TIED 34–34
2OTWSUG. Wicks 1-yard rush (E. Powell PAT).WSU 34–41
2OTBSUC. Wilson 15-yard pass from M. Cozart (H. Hoggarth PAT).TIED 41–41
3OTBSUH. Hoggarth 37-yard field goal.BSU 44–41
3OTWSUJ. Morrow 22-yard pass from T. Hilinski.WSU 44–47
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
5–1 September 10, 2016 Boise State, 31–28

Vs. Oregon State

Oregon State at Washington State
1 234Total
Beavers 2 777 23
• No. 21 Cougars 7 211410 52
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 32,487
  • Television network: PAC-12
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
52–47–3 October 29, 2016 Washington State, 35–31

Vs. Nevada

Nevada at Washington State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 007 7
• No. 18 Cougars 14 2137 45
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
3–1 September 5, 2014 Nevada, 24–13

Vs. USC

USC at Washington State
1 234Total
No. 5 Trojans 7 1037 27
• No. 16 Cougars 3 14310 30
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game attendance: 33,773
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
Scoring summary
111:41WSUE. Powell 44-yard field goal.WSU 0–3
17:46USCS. Darnold 4-yard rush (C. McGrath PAT).USC 7–3
214:48WSUT. Martin Jr. 28-yard pass from L. Falk (E. Powell PAT).WSU 7–10
211:25USCR. Jones 86-yard rush (C. McGrath PAT).USC 14–10
29:47USCC. McGrath 20-yard field goal.USC 17–10
20:13WSUJ. Morrow 1-yard rush (E. Powell PAT).TIED 17–17
38:20WSUE. Powell 33-yard field goal.WSU 17–20
30:16USCC. McGrath 29-yard field goal.TIED 20–20
410:14WSUJ. Morrow 23-yard pass from L. Falk (E. Powell PAT).WSU 20–27
45:01USCS. Darnold 2-yard rush (C. McGrath PAT).TIED 27–27
41:40WSUE. Powell 32-yard field goal.WSU 27–30
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
10–59–4 November 1, 2014 USC, 44–17

At Oregon

Washington State at Oregon
1 234Total
• No. 11 Cougars 7 61010 33
Ducks 10 000 10
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Autzen Stadium
    Eugene, OR
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
41–47–7 October 1, 2016 Washington State, 51–33

At California

Washington State at California
1 234Total
No. 8 Cougars 0 300 3
• Golden Bears 10 7317 37
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    Berkeley, CA
  • Game start: 7:41 PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 26,244
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
27–46–5 November 12, 2016 Washington State, 56–21

Vs. Colorado

Colorado at Washington State
1 234Total
Buffaloes 0 000 0
• No. 15 Cougars 0 1477 28
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 7:45 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 31,461
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Television network: ESPN
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
4–6 November 19, 2016 Colorado, 38–24

At Arizona

Washington State at Arizona
1 234Total
No. 15 Cougars 7 71310 37
• Wildcats 10 131421 58
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, AZ
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
16–26 November 5, 2016 Washington State, 69–7

Vs. Stanford

Stanford at Washington State
1 234Total
No. 18 Cardinal 0 7140 21
• No. 25 Cougars 0 1437 24
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game attendance: 32,952
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
26–40–1 October 8, 2016 Washington State, 42–16

At Utah

Washington State at Utah
1 234Total
• No. 19 Cougars 13 767 33
Utes 0 10015 25
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Stadium
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
7–7 September 27, 2014 Washington State, 28–27

At Washington

Washington State at Washington
1 234Total
No. 14 Cougars 0 0014 14
• No. 15 Huskies 7 17107 41
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Seattle, WA
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
32–71–6 November 25, 2016 Washington, 45–17

vs Michigan State

Washington State vs Michigan State
1 234Total
• No. 18 Spartans 0 21147 42
No. 21 Cougars 3 077 17
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: SDCCU Stadium
    San Diego, CA
  • Sources:
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
2–5 September 17, 1977 Washington State, 23–21

Awards

Player Award Date
Peyton Pelluer Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[4] September 11, 2017
Luke Falk Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[5] September 18, 2017
Jahad Woods Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[6] October 2, 2017
Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[6] October 2, 2017
Luke Falk Davey O'Brien QB of the Week[7] October 3, 2017
Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[8] October 9, 2017
Luke Falk Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[9] November 6, 2017
Hercules Mata'afa Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[10] November 13, 2017
Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[10] November 13, 2017
Luke Falk 2017 Burlsworth Trophy Winner[11] December 4, 2017
Cody O'Connell 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Offense[12] December 5, 2017
Hercules Mata’afa 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Defense[12] December 5, 2017
Cole Madison 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense[12] December 5, 2017
Jalen Thompson 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Defense[12] December 5, 2017
Erik Powell 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Specialists[12] December 5, 2017
Andre Dillard 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[12] December 5, 2017
Luke Falk 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[12] December 5, 2017
Frankie Luvu 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[12] December 5, 2017
Jamal Morrow 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention[12] December 5, 2017

2017 Football Roster

NameHeightWeight
DAVONTAVEAN MARTIN6'3"182LBS
JOSH TALBOTT5'10"179LBS
ROBERT TAYLOR5'10"186LBS
Tyler Hilinski6'3"213LBS
DARRIEN MOLTON5'10"185LBS
Luke Falk6'4"223LBS
MARCUS STRONG5'9"177LBS
TRAVELL HARRIS5'9"177LBS
JAMIRE CALVIN5'10"152LBS
KIRKLAND PARKER6'1"190LBS
TREY TINSLEY6'3"211LBS
Tavares Martin6'1183LBS

Source:[13]

References

  1. ↑ Cougars Announced 2017 Football Schedule. January 18, 2017. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2017 Washington Cougars football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ 2017 Football Coaching Staff. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 2. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 5. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Falk grabs second career Quarterback of the Week honor". DaveyOBrienAward.org. Davey O'Brien Foundation. October 3, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 6. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 10. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  10. 1 2 Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 11. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ Archived 2017-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Burlsworthtrophy.com. Burlsworth Trophy Winner. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2017 Football Roster". WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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