The Washington State Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Washington State has appeared in 18 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, in the 2003 Rose Bowl.
Key
General † | Bowl game record attendance | ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance | | | |
Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1] # | Bowl | Score[A 2] | Date | Season[A 3] | Opponent[A 4] | Stadium | Location | Attendance[2] | Head coach |
1 | Rose Bowl | W 14–0 | January 1, 1916 | 1915 | Brown Bears | Tournament Park | Pasadena | 7,000 | William Henry Dietz |
2 | Rose Bowl | L 24–0 | January 1, 1931 | 1930 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 60,000 | Babe Hollingbery |
3 | Holiday Bowl | L 38–36 | December 30, 1981 | 1981 | BYU Cougars | Jack Murphy Stadium[A 5] | San Diego | 52,419 | Jim Walden |
4 | Aloha Bowl | W 24–22 | December 25, 1988 | 1988 | Houston Cougars | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | 35,132 | Dennis Erickson |
5 | Copper Bowl | W 31–28 | December 29, 1992 | 1992 | Utah Utes | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 40,876‡ | Mike Price |
6 | Alamo Bowl | W 10–3 | December 31, 1994 | 1994 | Baylor Bears | Alamodome | San Antonio | 44,106 | Mike Price |
7 | Rose Bowl | L 21–16 | January 1, 1998 | 1997 | Michigan Wolverines | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 100,635 | Mike Price |
8 | Sun Bowl | W 33–27 | December 31, 2001 | 2001 | Purdue Boilermakers | Sun Bowl | El Paso | 47,812 | Mike Price |
9 | Rose Bowl | L 34–14 | January 1, 2003 | 2002 | Oklahoma Sooners | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 86,848 | Mike Price |
10 | Holiday Bowl | W 28–20 | December 30, 2003 | 2003 | Texas Longhorns | Qualcomm Stadium[A 5] | San Diego | 61,102 | Bill Doba |
11 | New Mexico Bowl | L 48–45 | December 21, 2013 | 2013 | Colorado State Rams | University Stadium | Albuquerque | 27,104 | Mike Leach |
12 | Sun Bowl | W 20–14 | December 26, 2015 | 2015 | Miami Hurricanes | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso | 41,180 | Mike Leach |
13 | Holiday Bowl | L 17–12 | December 27, 2016 | 2016 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 48,704 | Mike Leach |
14 | Holiday Bowl | L 42–17 | December 28, 2017 | 2017 | Michigan State Spartans | SDCCU Stadium | San Diego | 47,092 | Mike Leach |
15 | Alamo Bowl | W 28–26 | December 28, 2018 | 2018 | Iowa State Cyclones | Alamodome | San Antonio | 60,675 | Mike Leach |
16 | Cheez-It Bowl | L 21–31 | December 27, 2019 | 2019 | Air Force Falcons | Chase Field | Phoenix | 34,105 | Mike Leach |
17 | Sun Bowl | L 21–24 | December 31, 2021 | 2021 | Central Michigan Chippewas | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso | 34,540 | Jake Dickert |
18 | LA Bowl | L 6–29 | December 17, 2022 | 2022 | Fresno State Bulldogs | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood | 32,405 | Jake Dickert |
Notes
- ^ Statistics correct as of 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games.
- ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Washington State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ^ Links to the season article for the Washington State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Washington State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
- ^ a b Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium.[3]
References
- General
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8
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