The Washington State Cougars college football team represents the Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Cougars compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 37 head coaches and two interim head coaches since it began play during the 1894 season. Since December 2025, Kirby Moore has served as Washington State's head coach.
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Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CC NC Awards 1 1894 — — — — — — — — — — 2 1895 — — — — — — — — — — 3 1896 — — — — — — — — — — 4 1897 — — — — — — — — — — 5 1898–1899 — — — — — — — — — — 68 19001902 — — — — — — — — — — 7 1901 — — — — — — — — — — 9 1903 — — — — — — — — — — 10 1904–1905 — — — — — — — — — — 1115 1906–19071912–1914 — — — — — — 12 1908 — — — — — — 13 1909 — — — — — 14 1910–1911 — — — — — — 16 1915–1917 — — 17 1918 — — — — — — — — — — 18 1919–1922 — — 19 1923–1925 — — 20 1926–1942 — — 21 1945–1949 — — 22 1950–1951 — — 23 1952–1955 — — 24 1956–1963 — — 25 1964–1967 — — 26 1968–1975 — — 27 1976 — — 28 1977 — — 29 1978–1986 — — 30 1987–1988 — — 31 1989–2002 — Bobby Dodd COY (1997)Eddie Robinson COY (1997)Home Depot COY (1997)Sporting News College Football COY (1997) 31 2003–2007 — — — — — 32 2008–2011 — — — — — 33 2012–2019 — — — — — 34 2020–2021 — — — — — 35 2021–2024 — — — — — Int. 2024 — — — — — 36 2025 — — — — — Int. 2025 — — — — —37 2026-N/A — — — — —
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