2001 Washington State Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2001
| team = Washington State Cougars
| sport = football
| image = Washington State Football Helmet 2000-2010.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Pacific-10 Conference
| short_conf = Pac-10
| CoachRank = 11
| APRank = 10
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Mike Price
| hc_year = 13th
| off_coach = Mike Levenseller
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Bill Doba
| dc_year = 8th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Martin Stadium
| champion = Sun Bowl champion
| bowl = Sun Bowl
| bowl_result = W 33–27 vs. Purdue
}}
{{2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings}}
The 2001 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Mike Price and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.
Opening with seven straight wins,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aFFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_OsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6468%2C6791841 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Game facts |date=October 27, 2001 |page=4D}} Washington State was 9–2 in the regular season and 6–2 in the conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EUZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6742%2C5099512 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Washington tops Cougars, 24-16 |date=November 18, 2001 |page=4F}} Invited to the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4685%2C4389950 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Cougars ready to indulge |date=December 31, 2001 |page=1B}} the Cougars defeated Purdue for their tenth win,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6272%2C92377 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Strickland |first=Carter |title=Worth shouting about |date=January 1, 2002 |page=C1}} and were tenth in the final rankings.
Four defensive backs on the team, Lamont Thompson, Jason David, Marcus Trufant, and Erik Coleman, went on to play in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web | url=https://247sports.com/college/washington-state/Article/Lamont-Thompson-Washington-State-football-the-great-interceptor-105039581/ | title=The Great Interceptor: Where is WSU great Lamont Thompson now? }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2001
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{dow tooltip|August 30, 2001}}
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename = Battle of the Palouse
| tv = FSNNW
| score = 36–7
| attend = 31,097
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv =
| score = 41–20
| attend = 27,697
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| tv =
| score = 51–20
| attend = 21,534
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| tv =
| score = 48–21
| attend = 42,729
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| tv = FSNNW
| score = 34–27
| attend = 35,283
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| tv =
| score = 45–39
| attend = 40,950
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| tv = FSNNW
| score = 53–28
| attend = 14,325
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 14
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–24
| attend = 34,150
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| tv = FSN
| score = 20–14
| attend = 33,462
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| tv = FSN
| score = 28–16
| attend = 47,229
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename = Apple Cup
| tv = ABC
| score = 14–26
| attend = 74,442
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{dow tooltip|December 31, 2001}}
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, Texas
| gamename = Sun Bowl
| tv = CBS
| score = 33–27
| attend = 47,812
}}
}}
Game summaries
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|Date=August 30
|Location=Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
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|Attendance=31,097
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter= 1|Time= 2:01|Team= WSU|Event=Drew Dunning 26 yard field goal |Score= Wash St 3–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=13:35 |Team=WSU |Event=Dave Minnich 30 yard run (Drew Dunning kick) |Score= Wash St 10–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=7:22 |Team=WSU |Event=Drew Dunning 27 yard field goal |Score= Wash St 13–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=3:09 |Team=WSU |Event=Trandon Harvey 18 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) |Score= Wash St 20–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=11:42 |Team=WSU |Event=Nakoa McElrath 5 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) |Score= Wash St 27–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=8:38 |Team= WSU|Event= Nakoa McElrath 35 yard pass from Jason Gesser (kick failed) |Score= Wash St 33–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= 4:51|Team= WSU|Event= Drew Dunning 32 yard field goal |Score= Wash St 36–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= 3:11|Team= ID|Event=Chris Lacy 4 yard pass from John Welsh (Keith Stamps kick) |Score=Wash St 36–7 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{cite news |title=Washington State vs. Idaho|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101242/101242363.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=August 30, 2001|access-date=December 28, 2014}}
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References
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