2021 Washington State Cougars football team
2021 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Sun Bowl, vs. Central Michigan | |
Conference | Pac–12 Conference |
North Division | |
2021 record | 7–5 (6–3 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Smith (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Craig Stutzmann (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and Shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Jake Dickert (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium (Capacity: 32,952) |
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No. 14 Oregon xy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Utah xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Nick Rolovich in the first 7 games; Rolovich was fired on October 18 after refusing to comply with Washington's COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Defensive Coordinator Jake Dickert took over as the team's interim head coach for the reminder of the season. He was announced as the Cougars 34th head coach following their Apple Cup victory on November . The team plays their home games in Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington, and compete as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
After finished the regular season with a 7–5 overall record, the Cougars accepted an invitation to the Sun Bowl, to face the Miami Hurricanes. On December 26, the Hurricanes announced that they would not be able to play, due to COVID-19 issues; organizers stated that they would try to secure a replacement team to face the Cougars.[1] On December 27, the Central Michigan Chippewas were named as the Sun Bowl replacement team.[2] The Chippewas had originally been scheduled to face the Boise State Broncos in the Arizona Bowl, until the Broncos had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues and the Arizona Bowl was canceled.[3][4]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Utah State* | P12N | L 23–26 | 24,944 | |
September 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Portland State* |
| P12N | W 44–24 | 22,651 |
September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | USC |
| FOX | L 14–45 | 24,714 |
September 25 | 11:30 a.m. | at Utah |
| P12N | L 13–24 | 51,483 |
October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at California | P12N | W 21–6 | 40,286 | |
October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| P12N | W 31–24 | 24,157 |
October 16 | 4:30 p.m. | Stanford |
| ESPNU | W 34–31 | 26,171 |
October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | BYU* |
| FS1 | L 19–21 | 22,541 |
October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | FS1 | W 34–21 | 46,136 | |
November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Oregon | ESPN | L 24–38 | 52,327 | |
November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| P12N | W 44–18 | 22,541 |
November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | at Washington |
| FS1 | W 40–13 | 68,077 |
December 31 | 9:00 a.m. | vs. Central Michigan* |
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Game summaries[]
vs Utah State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
Cougars | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Game time: 8:00 P.M. PDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 24,944
- Referee: Mike Cuttone
- TV announcers (P12N): Jordan Kent (Play-by-Play), Bob Davie (Analyst)
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vs Portland State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Cougars | 7 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Game time: 3:00 P.M. PDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 22,651
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (P12N): Greg Heister, Lincoln Kennedy
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vs USC[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 0 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 45 |
Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: September 18, 2021
- Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)
at Utah[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Utes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
- Date: September 25, 2021
- Game time: 11:30 A.M. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, Wind: 3 west, Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,483
- Referee: Stephen Strimling
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
at California[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Golden Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
- Date: October 2, 2021
- Game time: 2:30 P.M. PDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 40,286
- Referee: Francisco Villar
- TV announcers (P12N): Matt Chazanow (play-by-play), Alex Brink (analyst), Jessamyn McIntyre (sideline)
vs Oregon State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Cougars | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: October 9, 2021
- Game time: 1:00 P.M. PDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 24,157
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth, (analyst)
vs Stanford[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 31 |
Cougars | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: October 16, 2021
- Game time: 4:30 P.M. PDT
- Game attendance: 26,171
- Referee: Micheal Mothershed
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
vs BYU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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BYU Cougars | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
WSU Cougars | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: October 23, 2021
- Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
- Game attendance: 22,541
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich
at Arizona State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
- Date: October 30, 2021
- Game time: 12:00 P.M. PDT
- Game attendance: 46,136
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich
at No. 3 Oregon[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
No. 3 Ducks | 14 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
- Date: November 13, 2021
- Game time: 7:40 PM
- Game weather: 57,858 °F (32,126 °C); Sunny;
- Game attendance: 52,327
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
vs Arizona[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
Cougars | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
- Date: November 19th, 2021
- Game time: 6:10 P.M. PST
- Game attendance: 22,541
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Maurice Jones-Drew
at Washington[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
- Date: November 26th, 2021
- Game time: 5:10 p.m.
- Game attendance: 68,077
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust,
Sun Bowl[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
- Date: December 31st, 2021
- Game time: 9:00 a.m.
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Analyst), and Jamie Erdahl (Sideline)
Awards[]
Player | Award | Date |
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Travell Harris | Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[6] | September 13, 2021 |
Brennan Jackson | Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week[7] | October 4, 2021 |
George Hicks III | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[8] | October 11, 2021 |
Liam Ryan | Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week[9] | October 11, 2021 |
Brennan Jackson | Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week[10] | October 18, 2021 |
Ron Stone Jr | Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week[11] | November 1, 2021 |
Jahad Woods | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[12] | November 22, 2021 |
Armani Marsh | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[13] | November 28, 2021 |
Dean Janikowski | Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[14] | November 28, 2021 |
Jayden de Laura | Pac-12 Freshman of the Week[15] | November 28, 2021 |
Staff[]
Name | Position | Seasons at Washington State |
Alma Mater |
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Nick Rolovich | Head Coach (fired October 18) | 2 | Hawaii (2004) |
Brian Smith | Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs | 2 | Hawaii (2005) |
Jake Dickert | Head Coach (hired December 2)
Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers (until October 18) |
2 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007) |
Assistant Head Coach / Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator (fired October 18) | 2 | North Dakota State (2010) | |
Craig Stutzmann | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks (fired October 18) | 2 | Hawaii (2002) |
Special Teams Coordinator | 1 | Northern Colorado (2009) | |
Wide Receivers | 2 | Ashford (2014) | |
Mark Banker | Safeties | 2 | Springfield (MA) (1978) |
Defensive Ends | 2 | North Dakota State (2006) | |
Defensive Tackles (fired October 18) | 2 | North Carolina State (1992) | |
Offensive Line (fired October 18) | 2 | Cal Lutheran (1980) | |
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach | 2 | Arizona State (2014) | |
Chief of Staff | 2 | Connecticut (2011) |
Rankings[]
Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 |
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Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
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Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
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Final |
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Washington State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
References[]
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Miami out of Sun Bowl against Washington State due to COVID-19 issues in football program". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (December 27, 2021). "Central Michigan to play Washington State in Sun Bowl after Miami pulls out due to COVID-19 issues". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Glasspiegel, Ryan (December 27, 2021). "Dave Portnoy announces Boise State out of Barstool Bowl due to COVID-19". New York Post. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "UPDATE: Arizona Bowl canceled for 2021". KOLD-TV. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via MSN.com.
- ^ "2021 Washington State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 5" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 6" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 6" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 7" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 9" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 12" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 13" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 13" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 13" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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