2023 Washington State Cougars football team

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2023
Pac–12 Conference
Record5–7 (2–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Arbuckle (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeff Schmedding (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainCameron Ward, Quarterback
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Washington State Cougars football team represented

Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by Jake Dickert in his third year as head coach. They played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:00 p.m.at Colorado State*
CBSSNW 50–2431,497
September 94:30 p.m. No. 19
ABC
W 31–2233,024
September 162:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*No. 23
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 64–2123,595
September 234:00 p.m.No. 14 Oregon StateNo. 21
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FOXW 38–3533,024
October 712:00 p.m.at UCLANo. 13
P12NL 17–2535,437
October 144:00 p.m.ArizonadaggerNo. 19
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NL 6–4426,155
October 2112:30 p.m.at No. 9
ABC
L 24–3858,886
October 285:00 p.m.at Arizona State
P12NL 27–3847,284
November 46:00 p.m.Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NL 7–1024,385
November 111:00 p.m.at California
ESPN2L 39–4238,155
November 177:30 p.m.Colorado
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FS1W 56–1427,869
November 251:00 p.m.at No. 4 Washington
FOXL 21–2471,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at Colorado State

See also: 2023 Colorado State Rams football team
Washington State Cougars (0–0) at Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 10 122150
Rams 3 0 02124

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado

  • Date: September 2nd
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
    PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 31,497
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), and Corey Chavous
(analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Washington State Colorado State
First downs 30 18
Plays–yards 556 357
Rushes–yards 90 37
Passing yards 466 320
Passing: comp–att–int 38-50-1 28-44-2
Time of possession 37:40 22:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 27-49,451 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Cameron Ward 13 rushes, 40 yards, TD
Receiving Lincoln Victor 11 receptions, 168 yards
Colorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 13-20, 210 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Avery Morrow 11 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Justus Ross-Simmons 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD

vs No. 19 Wisconsin

See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team
No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) vs. Washington State Cougars (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Badgers 3 6 13022
Cougars 7 17 0731

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at NE6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 33,024
  • Referee: Tyler Wadekamper
  • TV announcers (
    ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich
    (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • WSU – Kyle Williams 4-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:34. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:02.
  • WIS – Nathanial Vakos 49-yard field goal, 1:07. Washington State 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:21.
Second quarter
  • WSU – Lincoln Victor 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 14:10. Washington State 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:44.
  • WIS – Nathanial Vakos 34-yard field goal, 10:17. Washington State 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:53.
  • WSU – Dean Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 7:14. Washington State 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:03.
  • WSU – Brennan Jackson 2-yard fumble return (Dean Janikowski kick), 2:08. Washington State 24–6. 0:41.
  • WIS – Nathanial Vakos 29-yard field goal, 0:21. Washington State 24–9. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:15 Washington State 24–16 Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:58.
  • WIS – Skyler Bell 16-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (failed 2-point conversion attempt by Chez Mellusi), 0:25. Washington State 24–22. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:08.
Fourth quarter
  • WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:30. Washington State 31–22 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:49.
Statistics Wisconsin Washington State
First downs 20 19
Plays–yards 69–368 68–333
Rushes–yards 29–91 34–86
Passing yards 277 247
Passing: comp–att–int 25–40–0 22–34–0
Time of possession 29:32 30:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Tanner Mordecai 25/40, 278 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Chez Mellusi 12 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Will Pauling 5 receptions, 78 yards
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 20/32, 212 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cameron Ward 17 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Lincoln Victor 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

vs Northern Colorado

See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado Bears (0–2) at No. 23 Washington State Cougars (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
No. 23 Cougars 0 0 000

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,595
  • TV: P12N
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NCU WSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs No. 14 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team
No. 14 Oregon State Beavers (3–0) at No. 21 Washington State Cougars (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Beavers 7 7 02135
No. 21 Cougars 14 14 7338

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 33,024
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
  • Spread: • Odds to win: •
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Oregon State Washington State
First downs 25 27
Plays–yards 73–440 65–528
Rushes–yards 39–242 30–106
Passing yards 198 422
Passing: comp–att–int 17–34–1 29–35–0
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 17/24, 198 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Deshaun Fenwick 11 carries, 101 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Silas Bolden 5 receptions, 76 yards
Washington State Passing Cam Ward 28/34, 404 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Nakia Watson 8 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Kyle Williams 7 receptions, 174 yards, TD

at UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team
No. 13 Washington State Cougars (4–0) vs UCLA Bruins (3–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Cougars 3 7 7017
Bruins 0 9 31325

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 12:01 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,437
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU UCLA
First downs 11 24
Total yards 216 471
Rushes/yards 19–12 53–181
Passing yards 204 290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–40–2 22–44–2
Time of possession 21:45 38:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 22/44, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nakia Watson 11 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Kyle Williams 8 receptions, 85 yards
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 22/44, 290 yards,TD, 2 INT
Rushing Carson Steele 30 carries, 141 yards
Receiving Moliki Matavao 3 receptions, 76 yards

vs Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–3) at No. 19 Washington State Cougars (4–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 10 10 101444
No. 19 Cougars 6 0 006

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 4:07 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,155
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:01) WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Washington State 6–0)
  • (8:29) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Arizona 7–6)
  • (5:18) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:34; Arizona 10–6)
Second quarter
  • (14:53) ARIZ – Rayshon Luke 40-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:07; Arizona 17–6)
  • (8:07) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 4:48; Arizona 20–6)
Third quarter
  • (10:49) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:11; Arizona 23–6)
  • (2:57) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:11; Arizona 30–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:37) ARIZ – DJ Williams 15-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:05; Arizona 37–6)
  • (6:52) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 23-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:59; Arizona 44–6)
Statistics ARIZ WSU
First downs 26 12
Total yards 516 234
Rushing yards 37–174 22–35
Passing yards 342 199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–43–0 23–33–2
Time of possession 38:39 21:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 34/43, 342 yards
Rushing Rayshon Luke 10 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Jonah Coleman 4 receptions, 98 yards
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 22/30, 192 yards, INT
Rushing Dylan Paine 3 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Nakia Watson 5 receptions, 88 yards

at No. 9 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team
Washington State Cougars (4-2) at No. 9 Oregon Ducks (5-1) - Game Summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 3 10 3824
No. 9 Ducks 3 14 14738

at

Eugene, OR

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU ORE
First downs 21 20
Plays–yards 71–495 57–541
Rushes–yards 22–57 32–248
Passing yards 438 293
Passing: comp–att–int 34–49–0 18–25–0
Time of possession 32:54 27:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cam Ward 34/48, 438 yards, TD
Rushing Cam Ward 11 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Lincoln Victor 16 receptions, 161 yards
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 18/25, 293 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bucky Irving 15 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tez Johnson 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD

at Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Washington State Cougars (4–3) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (1–6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 14 3327
Sun Devils 7 17 7738

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 47,284
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Statistics WSU ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team
Stanford Cardinal (2–6) at Washington State Cougars (4–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 0 7310
Cougars 0 7 007

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,385
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • (6:18) WSU - Josh Kelly 9-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:53; WSU 7-0)
Third quarter
  • (2:55) STAN - Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:25; Tied 7-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:56) STAN - Joshu Karty 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:00; STAN 10-7)
Statistics STAN WSU
First downs 18 16
Total yards 217 245
Rushes/yards 38–75 24–4
Passing yards 142 241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–1 24–40–1
Time of possession 34:25 25:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 15–31, 115 yards, INT
Rushing Justin Lamson 20 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Roush 7 receptions, 61 yards
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Djouvensky Schlenbaker 13 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Josh Kelly 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD

at California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team
Washington State Cougars (0-0) vs. California Golden Bears (0-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 0 000
Golden Bears 0 0 000

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
California Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes (4–6) at Washington State Cougars (4–6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0714
Cougars 21 21 14056

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 17, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,869
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:57) WSU – Lincoln Victor 15-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:15; Washington State 7–0)
  • (5:14) WSU – Brennan Jackson 40-yard fumble return, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:38; Washington State 7–0)
  • (0:56) COL – Travis Hunter pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:36; Washington State 14–7)
  • (0:43) WSU – Leyton Smithson 98-yard kickoff return, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:50; Washington State 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:08) WSU – Nakia Watson 3-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:45; Washington State 28–7)
  • (3:48) WSU – Cameron Ward 1-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 4:12; Washington State 35–7)
  • (0:57) WSU – Cameron Ward 2-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:41; Washington State 42–7)
Third quarter
  • (6:10) WSU – Kyle Williams 34-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:05; Washington State 49–7)
  • (6:10) WSU – Chris Jackson fumble return, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:37; Washington State 56–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:48) COL – Sy'veon Wilkerson 1-yard run, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:05; Washington State 56–14)
Statistics COL WSU
First downs 15 23
Total yards 255 469
Rushes/yards 41–91 32–127
Passing yards 164 342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–27–1 20-33–0
Time of possession 29:25 30:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 6/10, 86 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sy'veon Wilkerson 13 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Travis Hunter 4 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 18/30, 288 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nakia Watson 8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Josh Kelly 6 receptions, 130 yards

at Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team, Apple Cup, and Northwest Championship
Washington State Cougars (5-6) vs. No. 4 Washington Huskies (11-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 7 0721
No. 4 Huskies 7 7 7324

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,312
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU WASH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Awards

Player Award Date
Ron Stone Jr. Pac-12 Defense & Defensive Line Player of the Week[2] September 11, 2023
Cameron Ward Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[3] September 25, 2023

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
—RV2321161319тRV——————
CoachesRVRVRV24171419RV——————
CFPNot released—————Not released

References

  1. ^ "2023 Washington State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 4" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.


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