2023 Washington State Cougars football team
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Conference | Pac–12 Conference |
Record | 5–7 (2–7 Pac–12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ben Arbuckle (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Schmedding (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Captain | Cam Ward, Quarterback |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* | CBSSN | W 50–24 | 31,497 | ||
September 9 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 19 Wisconsin* | ABC | W 31–22 | 33,024 | ||
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | No. 23 |
| P12N | W 64–21 | 23,595 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 14 Oregon State | No. 21 |
| FOX | W 38–35 | 33,024 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 13 | P12N | L 17–25 | 35,437 | |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona | No. 19 |
| P12N | L 6–44 | 26,155 |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Oregon | ABC | L 24–38 | 58,886 | ||
October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | P12N | L 27–38 | 47,284 | ||
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Stanford |
| P12N | L 7–10 | 24,385 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | ESPN2 | L 39–42 | 38,155 | ||
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado |
| FS1 | W 56–14 | 27,869 | |
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Washington | FOX | L 21–24 | 71,312 | ||
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Game summaries
[edit]at Colorado State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 50 |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
- Date: September 2nd
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST/4:00 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)
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Statistics | Washington State | Colorado State |
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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 |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 27-49,451 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Cam 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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Badgers | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
Cougars | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
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)
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Statistics | Wisconsin | Washington State |
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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 |
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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 | Cam Ward | 20/32, 212 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Cam Ward | 17 rushes, 43 yards | |
Receiving | Lincoln Victor | 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD |
vs Northern Colorado
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 23 Cougars | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 64 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: September 16, 2023
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph
- Game attendance: 23,595
- Referee: Gary Reed
- TV: P12N
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Statistics | NCU | WSU |
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First downs | 17 | 33 |
Total yards | 366 | 718 |
Rushes/yards | 31–158 | 36–229 |
Passing yards | 208 | 489 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–0 | 29–38–1 |
Time of possession | 29:11 | 30:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Colorado | Passing | Jacob Sirmon | 16/24, 171 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | David Afari | 17 carries, 116 yards | |
Receiving | Blake Haggerty | 6 receptions, 70 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 20/26, 327 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Dylan Paine | 7 carries, 71 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Lincoln Victor | 6 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD |
vs No. 14 Oregon State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
No. 21 Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
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: •
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Statistics | Oregon State | Washington State |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 13 Cougars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Bruins | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
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)
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Statistics | WSU | UCLA |
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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 |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam 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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
No. 19 Cougars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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)
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Statistics | ARIZ | WSU |
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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 |
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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 | Cam Ward | 22/30, 192 yards, INT |
Rushing | Dylan Paine | 3 carries, 23 yards | |
Receiving | Nakia Watson | 5 receptions, 88 yards |
at No. 9 Oregon
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
No. 9 Ducks | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
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Statistics | WSU | ORE |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Sun Devils | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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 |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Arizona State | Passing | ||
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vs Stanford
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
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Statistics | STAN | WSU |
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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 |
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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 | Cam Ward | 24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Djouvensky Schlenbaker | 13 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD |
at California
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
Golden Bears | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 38,155
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV: ESPN2
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Statistics | WSU | CAL |
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First downs | 32 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 97-483 | 51-327 |
Rushes–yards | 37-125 | 36-177 |
Passing yards | 358 | 150 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 35-60-1 | 14-21-0 |
Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 34/59, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Leo Pulalasi | 11 carries, 66 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD | |
California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 14/21, 150 yards, 2 TD, |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 27 carries, 167 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 3 receptions, 45 yards |
vs Colorado
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Cougars | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
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
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Statistics | COL | WSU |
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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 |
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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 | Cam Ward | 18/30, 288 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nakia Watson | 8 carries, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 6 receptions, 130 yards |
at Washington
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 4 Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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
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Statistics | WSU | WASH |
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Washington | Passing | ||
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Awards
[edit]Player | Award | Date |
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Ron Stone Jr. | Pac-12 Defense & Defensive Line Player of the Week[2] | September 11, 2023 |
Cam Ward | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[3] | September 25, 2023 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | RV | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 19т | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 14 | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Washington State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 4" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.[dead link]