American college football season
2012 Washington State Cougars football |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
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Division | North Division |
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Record | 3–9 (1–8 Pac-12) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (1st season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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The 2012 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Leach, the Cougars played their home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and finished the season 3–9 overall, 1–8 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:15 pm | at BYU* | | ESPN[1] | L 6–30 | 57,045 |
September 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | | P12N | W 24–20 | 33,598 |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | at UNLV* | | ESPN | W 35–27 | 17,015 |
September 22 | 1:00 pm | Colorado | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| FX | L 34–35 | 31,668 |
September 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 2 Oregon | | ESPN2 | L 26–51 | 60,929 |
October 6 | 3:00 pm | at No. 14 Oregon State | | P12N | L 6–19 | 46,579 |
October 13 | 7:30 pm | California | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| P12N | L 17–31 | 27,339 |
October 27 | 3:15 pm | at No. 19 Stanford | | P12N | L 17–24 | 41,496 |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | at Utah | | P12N | L 6–49 | 45,069 |
November 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 UCLA | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| ESPN2 | L 36–44 | 28,110 |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | at Arizona State | | P12N | L 7–46 | 53,438 |
November 23 | 12:30 pm | No. 25 Washington | | FOX | W 31–28 OT | 30,544 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC
Game summaries
BYU
Washington State at BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington St | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | • BYU | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 | |
On a nationally televised broadcast, Mike Leach's first game as head coach of the Washington State Cougars was a 30-6 blowout loss to BYU, the former Texas Tech coach's alma mater. Despite Leach's offenses being typically known for their high scoring shootouts, the Wazzu Cougars were unable to score a single touchdown. This marked the first time that a Leach-led offense failed to score a touchdown since 2006, when Texas Tech lost to TCU 12-3. Wazzu quarterback Jeff Tuel threw for 228 yards and two interceptions, while the offense ran for -4 yards on the ground. The only points for the Washington State Cougars came from two field goals in the second quarter.[2] BYU now leads the series 3–1.
Eastern Washington
Of Note: Andrew Furney made a 60 yard field goal at the end of the first half, which would ultimately prove the difference.
Eastern Washington at Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Eastern Washington | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | • Washington St | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
UNLV
Washington State at UNLV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Washington St | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 | UNLV | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 | |
Colorado
Colorado at Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Colorado | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 | Washington St | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 | |
Oregon
#2 Oregon at Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Oregon | 20 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 51 | Washington State | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 26 | |
Oregon State
Washington State at #14 Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington St | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | • Oregon St | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | |
1st quarter scoring: ORST - Trevor Romaine 30-yard field goal.
2nd quarter scoring: WSU - Andrew Furney 24-yard field goal; ORST - Trevor Romaine 24-yard field goal GOOD.
3rd quarter scoring:
4th quarter scoring:
California
California at Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • California | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | Washington St | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
Stanford
Washington State at Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington St | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | • Stanford | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
Utah
Washington State at Utah | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | • Utah | 14 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 49 | |
UCLA
#17 UCLA at Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • UCLA | 7 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 44 | Washington St | 7 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 36 | |
The Bruins lead the series 18-39-1, which was started in 1928.
Hours before the game, the Cougars' star receiver Marquess Wilson said in a press release that he has left the program because of the actions of first-year coach Mike Leach and his staff. Wilson was suspended earlier in the week for an unspecified violation of team rules. Wilson said the new staff has "preferred to belittle, intimidate and humiliate us." That included physical abuse, Wilson said.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Sheldon Price 68-yard blocked field goal return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); Dominique Williams 6-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA - Johnathan Franklin 16-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 9-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Anthony Barr safety; UCLA – Devin Fuller 10-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Eric Kendricks 40-yard fumble recovery (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: WSU - Brett Bartolone 7-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); UCLA – Jordon James 2-yard run (Fairbairn kick); WSU - Marcus Mason 4-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)
4th quarter scoring: WSU - Dominique Williams 11-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU - Kristoff Williams 3-yard pass from Halliday (Dominique Williams pass from Halliday 2-point conversion)
Arizona State
Washington State at Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • Arizona St | 18 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 46 | |
Washington
#25 Washington at Washington State
Apple Cup | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | Washington | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 | • Washington St | 3 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 31 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 1:52 | WSU | Andrew Furney 21-yard field goal | Wash St 3-0 | | 2 | 12:59 | WASH | Austin Seferian-Jenkins 11-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick) | Washington 7-3 | | 2 | 9:19 | WSU | Carl Winston 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick) | Wash St 10-7 | | 3 | 8:20 | WASH | Cody Burns 15-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick) | Washington 14-10 | | 3 | 5:32 | WASH | Bishop Sankey 2-yard run (Travis Coons kick) | Washington 21-10 | | 3 | :54 | WASH | Bishop Sankey 1-yard run (Travis Coons kick) | Washington 28-10 | | 4 | 10:41 | WSU | Carl Winston 2-yard run (Andrew Furney kick) | Washington 28-17 | | 4 | 7:26 | WSU | Carl Winston 1-yard run (Brett Bartolone pass from Jeff Tuel) | Washington 28-25 | | 4 | 1:59 | WSU | Andrew Furney 42-yard field goal | Tie 28-28 | | OT | | WSU | Andrew Furney 27-yard field goal | Wash St 31-28 | |
Washington State's first win in the rivalry since 2008.
Roster and coaching staff
2012 Washington State Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | 68 | Brent Anderson | RSo | WR | 89 | Blair Bomber | RSo | WR | 25 | Bennet Bontemps | Jr | OL | 60 | Elliott Bosch | RJr | OL | 70 | Jack Brevick | RJr | RB | 23 | Leon Brooks | RJr | QB | 8 | Jesse Brown | RFr | RB | 34 | Teondray Caldwell | Fr | OL | 62 | Moritz Christ | RFr | QB | 13 | Cody Clements | RFr | OL | 72 | Joe Dahl | RFr | WR | 31 | Rahmel Dockery | Fr | OL | 67 | Denzell Dotson | Fr | TE | 88 | Aaron Dunn | RSo | WR | 17 | Henry Eaddy | So | OL | 63 | Gunnar Eklund | RFr | OL | 76 | Rico Forbes | RJr | OL | 77 | John Fullington | Jr | RB | 5 | Rickey Galvin | RSo | QB | 4 | David Gilbertson | RJr | OL | 64 | Matt Goetz | RJr | QB | 12 | Connor Halliday | RSo | TE | 41 | Max Hersey | RFr | OL | 55 | Wade Jacobson | RSr | WR | 22 | Chandler Jenkins | RFr | OL | 58 | Zack Johnson | RSo | OL | 78 | Joe Kaleta | RSo | RB | 36 | Manuel Lamson | RFr | TE | 87 | Andrei Lintz | RSr | WR | 32 | Drew Loftus | RFr | RB | 35 | Marcus Mason | So | WR | 85 | Brett McDonald | RFr | WR | 84 | Daniel McDonald | RSo | OL | 50 | Taylor Meighen | Sr | WR | 83 | Isaiah Myers | So | WR | 44 | Ryan Nungester | Fr | WR | 82 | Bobby Ratliff | RSo | OL | 69 | Jake Rodgers | RSo | OL | 74 | Chas Sampson | RSr | TE | 46 | Mansel Simmons | RFr | WR | 1 | Geno Simone | Sr | OL | 71 | Dan Spitz | RSr | RB | 29 | Kruger Story | RFr | QB | 10 | Jeff Tuel | Sr | RB | 30 | Lawrence Tuiott | RFr | OL | 61 | Jeff Waldner | RSo | WR | 80 | Dominique Williams | RFr | WR | 18 | Kristoff Williams | RSo | WR | 86 | Marquess Wilson | Jr | RB | 3 | Carl Winston | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 46 | John Taylor Altomare | Sr | DL | 71 | Matthew Brock | RJr | LB | 55 | Phillip Brandt | Sr | S | 20 | Deone Bucannon | Jr | LB | 37 | Jared Byers | RJr | S | 4 | Anthony Carpenter | RJr | CB | 30 | Tracy Clark | RSo | DE | 90 | Justin Clayton | RJr | LB | 42 | Cyrus Coen | So | DE | 50 | Adam Coerper | RSr | DE | 96 | Xavier Cooper | RFr | DT | 97 | David Davis | RFr | LB | 53 | Anthony DeMatteo | RSo | S | 26 | Tyrone Duckett | RSo | S | 33 | Max Gama | RFr | CB | 32 | Brandon Golden | RSo | DE | 92 | Hamza Griffin | RFr | DT | 94 | Steven Hoffart | RSr | CB | 6 | Damante Horton | Jr | DE | 56 | Ian Knight | RJr | LB | 31 | Kyle Lappano | RFr | LB | 38 | Corey Laufasa | RSr | DT | 61 | Anthony Laurenzi | RSr | S | 22 | Casey Locker | RJr | DE | 89 | Travis Long | Sr | LB | 54 | Darren Markle | RJr | DE | 83 | Logan Mayes | So | DB | 17 | Mike McAdie | So | S | 39 | Kyle McCartney | RSr | LB | 13 | Darryl Monroe | RFr | LB | 21 | Eric Oertel | Jr | DE | 52 | Darryl Paulo | RFr | S | 25 | Mitchell Peterson | RSo | DT | 98 | Kalafitoni Pole | RSo | LB | 47 | Tana Pritchard | RFr | DE | 85 | Jordan Pu'u Robinson | RJr | DE | 95 | Dylan Rabinowitz | RFr | DE | 78 | Eddie Releford | RFr | LB | 51 | Curtis Selz | RSo | CB | 24 | Daniel Simmons | RSr | S | 36 | Matthew Simmons | RSo | CB | 35 | Travion Smith | RSr | LB | 45 | Chester Su'a | So | S | 15 | Tyree Toomer | RSr | CB | 29 | Spencer Waseem | RFr | CB | 2 | Nolan Washington | RJr | DE | 93 | Lenard Williams | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 46 | Michael Bowlin | Jr | LS | 65 | Alex Den Bleyker | So | K | 49 | Andrew Furney | Jr | LS | 48 | Zach Koepp | RSr | K | 45 | Tyler McNannay | RFr | LS | 47 | Ryan Saparto | RSo | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Eric Russell (Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator)
- Clay McGuire (offensive line)
- Jim Mastro (running backs)
- Eric Morris (inside receivers)
- Dennis Simmons (outside receivers)
- Mike Breske (defensive coordinator/defensive backs)
- Joe Salave'a (defensive line)
- Jeff Choate (linebackers)
- Paul Volero (outside linebackers)
- Antonio Huffman (football operations director)
- Dave Emerick (assoc. athletic director/ chief of staff for football)
[3] - Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: April 14, 2012 |
References
- ^ Withers, Bud (May 16, 2012). "Cougars' Season Opener at BYU Moved Up to Thursday". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Leach Debut at Wazzu Results in TD-less Thud". NBCSports.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Washington State Football Roster". wsucougars.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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