The 2016 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-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 8–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the North Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they were defeated by Minnesota.
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Eastern Washington
At Boise State
Idaho
Oregon
At Stanford
UCLA
At Arizona State
At Oregon State
Arizona
California
At Colorado
Washington
Minnesota–Holiday Bowl
Coaching staff Name Title Years at WSU Alma mater Mike Leach Head coach 6 BYU, 1983 Alex Grinch Defensive coordinator/secondary coach 3 Mount Union, 2002 Jason Loscalzo Strength and conditioning coach 6 Humboldt State, 1999 Roy Manning Outside linebackers coach 3 Michigan, 2004 Jim Mastro Running backs coach 6 Cal Poly, 1994 Clay McGuire Offensive line coach 6 Texas Tech, 2004 Eric Mele Special teams coach 3 William Paterson, 2002 Dave Nichol Outside receivers coach 2 Texas Tech, 1999 Ken Wilson Linebackers coach 4 North Central, 1986 Brian Odom Defensive quality control coach 2 Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2004 Source:
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