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.
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Schedule Washington State announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18;Cougars Announced 2017 Football Schedule. January 18, 2017. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
2017 Washington Cougars football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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 Jeff Phelps Defensive line coach 1 Ball State, 1998 Derek Sage Inside receivers coach 1 Cal State Northridge, 2002 Ken Wilson Linebackers coach 5 North Central College, 1996 Source:2017 Football Coaching Staff. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
Game summaries
Vs. Montana State
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 9–0 September 11, 2010 Washington State, 23–22
Vs. Boise State
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 5–1 September 10, 2016 Boise State, 31–28
Vs. Oregon State
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 52–47–3 October 29, 2016 Washington State, 35–31
Vs. Nevada
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 3–1 September 5, 2014 Nevada, 24–13
Vs. USC
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 10–59–4 November 1, 2014 USC, 44–17
At Oregon
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 41–47–7 October 1, 2016 Washington State, 51–33
At California
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 27–46–5 November 12, 2016 Washington State, 56–21
Vs. Colorado
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 4–6 November 19, 2016 Colorado, 38–24
At Arizona
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 16–26 November 5, 2016 Washington State, 69–7
Vs. Stanford
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 26–40–1 October 8, 2016 Washington State, 42–16
At Utah
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 7–7 September 27, 2014 Washington State, 28–27
At Washington
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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 32–71–6 November 25, 2016 Washington, 45–17
vs Michigan State
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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 WeekPac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 2. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 11, 2017. September 11, 2017 Luke Falk Pac-12 Offensive Player of the WeekPac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 3. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 18, 2017. September 18, 2017 Jahad Woods Pac-12 Defensive Player of the WeekPac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 5. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2017. October 2, 2017 Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week October 2, 2017 Luke Falk Davey O'Brien QB of the Week October 3, 2017 Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the WeekPac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 6. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2017. October 9, 2017 Luke Falk Pac-12 Offensive Player of the WeekPac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 10. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 6, 2017. November 6, 2017 Hercules Mata'afa Pac-12 Defensive Player of the WeekPac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week 11. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2017. November 13, 2017 Erik Powell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week November 13, 2017 Luke Falk 2017 Burlsworth Trophy Winner . Burlsworthtrophy.com. Burlsworth Trophy Winner. Retrieved December 4, 2017. December 4, 2017 Cody O'Connell 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Offense. Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2017. December 5, 2017 Hercules Mata’afa 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team Defense December 5, 2017 Cole Madison 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Offense December 5, 2017 Jalen Thompson 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Defense December 5, 2017 Erik Powell 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team Specialists December 5, 2017 Andre Dillard 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention December 5, 2017 Luke Falk 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention December 5, 2017 Frankie Luvu 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention December 5, 2017 Jamal Morrow 2017 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention December 5, 2017
2017 Football Roster Name Height Weight DAVONTAVEAN MARTIN 6'3" 182LBS JOSH TALBOTT 5'10" 179LBS ROBERT TAYLOR 5'10" 186LBS Tyler Hilinski 6'3" 213LBS DARRIEN MOLTON 5'10" 185LBS Luke Falk 6'4" 223LBS MARCUS STRONG 5'9" 177LBS TRAVELL HARRIS 5'9" 177LBS JAMIRE CALVIN 5'10" 152LBS KIRKLAND PARKER 6'1" 190LBS TREY TINSLEY 6'3" 211LBS Tavares Martin 6'1 183LBS
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