The Washington State Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Washington State has appeared in 19 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, in the 2003 Rose Bowl.
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
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Bowl
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Score[A 2]
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Date
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Season[A 3]
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Opponent[A 4]
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Stadium
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Location
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Attendance[2]
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Head coach
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Rose Bowl
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W 14–0
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January 1, 1916
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1915
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Brown Bears
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Tournament Park
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Pasadena
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7,000
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William Henry Dietz
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| 2
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Rose Bowl
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L 24–0
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January 1, 1931
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1930
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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Rose Bowl
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Pasadena
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60,000
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Babe Hollingbery
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| 3
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Holiday Bowl
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L 38–36
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December 30, 1981
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1981
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BYU Cougars
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Jack Murphy Stadium[A 5]
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San Diego
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52,419
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Jim Walden
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| 4
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Aloha Bowl
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W 24–22
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December 25, 1988
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1988
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Houston Cougars
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Aloha Stadium
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Honolulu
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35,132
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Dennis Erickson
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| 5
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Copper Bowl
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W 31–28
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December 29, 1992
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1992
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Utah Utes
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Arizona Stadium
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Tucson
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40,876‡
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Mike Price
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| 6
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Alamo Bowl
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W 10–3
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December 31, 1994
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1994
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Baylor Bears
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Alamodome
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San Antonio
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44,106
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Mike Price
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| 7
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Rose Bowl
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L 21–16
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January 1, 1998
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1997
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Michigan Wolverines
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Rose Bowl
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Pasadena
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100,635
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Mike Price
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| 8
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Sun Bowl
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W 33–27
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December 31, 2001
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2001
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Purdue Boilermakers
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Sun Bowl
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El Paso
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47,812
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Mike Price
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| 9
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Rose Bowl
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L 34–14
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January 1, 2003
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2002
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Oklahoma Sooners
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Rose Bowl
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Pasadena
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86,848
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Mike Price
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| 10
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Holiday Bowl
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W 28–20
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December 30, 2003
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2003
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Texas Longhorns
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Qualcomm Stadium[A 5]
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San Diego
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61,102
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Bill Doba
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| 11
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New Mexico Bowl
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L 48–45
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December 21, 2013
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2013
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Colorado State Rams
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University Stadium
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Albuquerque
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27,104
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Mike Leach
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| 12
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Sun Bowl
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W 20–14
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December 26, 2015
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2015
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Miami Hurricanes
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Sun Bowl Stadium
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El Paso
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41,180
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Mike Leach
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| 13
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Holiday Bowl
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L 17–12
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December 27, 2016
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2016
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Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego
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48,704
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Mike Leach
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| 14
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Holiday Bowl
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L 42–17
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December 28, 2017
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2017
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Michigan State Spartans
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SDCCU Stadium
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San Diego
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47,092
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Mike Leach
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| 15
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Alamo Bowl
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W 28–26
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December 28, 2018
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2018
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Iowa State Cyclones
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Alamodome
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San Antonio
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60,675
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Mike Leach
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| 16
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Cheez-It Bowl
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L 21–31
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December 27, 2019
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2019
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Air Force Falcons
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Chase Field
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Phoenix
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34,105
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Mike Leach
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| 17
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Sun Bowl
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L 21–24
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December 31, 2021
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2021
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Central Michigan Chippewas
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Sun Bowl Stadium
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El Paso
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34,540
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Jake Dickert
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| 18
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LA Bowl
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L 6–29
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December 17, 2022
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2022
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Fresno State Bulldogs
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SoFi Stadium
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Inglewood
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32,405
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Jake Dickert
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| 19
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Holiday Bowl
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L 35–52
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December 27, 2024
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2024
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Syracuse Orange
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Snapdragon Stadium
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San Diego
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23,920
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Pete Kaligis
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Notes
- ^ Statistics correct as of 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games.
- ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Washington State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ^ Links to the season article for the Washington State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Washington State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
- ^ a b Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium.[3]
References
- General
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8
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