2011 Washington State Cougars football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = football

|year = 2011

|team = Washington State Cougars

|logo = 200px

|image = Washington State Cougars wordmark.svg

|image_size = 200

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|conference = Pac-12 Conference

|division = North Division

|short_conf = Pac-12

|record = 4–8

|conf_record = 2–7

|head_coach = Paul Wulff

|hc_year = 4th

|off_coach = Todd Sturdy

|oc_year = 4th

|def_coach = Chris Ball

|dc_year = 4th

|off_scheme = Spread

|def_scheme = Multiple

|stadium = Martin Stadium

}}

The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 4–8 overall, 2–7 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.

At the end of the season, Wulff was fired after going {{winpct|9|40|record=y}} in four seasons and {{winpct|4|32|record=y}} in conference play. Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach succeeded him in late November and led the Cougars for the next eight seasons.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2011

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| tv =

| score = 64–21

| attend = 22,034

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312460265|title=Idaho State Bengals vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 3, 2011|access-date=September 3, 2011}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| tv =

| score = 59–7

| attend = 27,018

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312530265|title=UNLV Rebels vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 10, 2011|access-date=September 10, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego

| tv = The Mtn.

| score = 24–42

| attend = 57,286

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312600021&confId=9|title=Washington State Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 17, 2011|access-date=September 19, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, Colorado

| tv = FCS

| score = 31–27

| attend = 51,928

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312740038|title=Washington State Cougars vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 1, 2011|access-date=October 1, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, California

| tv = FSN

| score = 25–28

| attend = 64,217

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810026|title=Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 8, 2011|access-date=November 13, 2011}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 4:30 pm

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| tv = Versus

| score = 14–44

| attend = 30,843

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880265|title=Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 15, 2011|access-date=October 15, 2011}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = CenturyLink Field

| site_cityst = Seattle

| tv = FSN

| score = 21–44

| attend = 49,219

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312950265|title=Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 22, 2011|access-date=November 13, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon

| tv = FSN

| score = 28–43

| attend = 59,126

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313022483|title=Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 29, 2011|access-date=October 29, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = AT&T Park

| site_cityst = San Francisco

| tv = RTNW

| score = 7–30

| attend = 35,506

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090025|title=Washington State Cougars vs. California Golden Bears Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=November 5, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| tv = Versus

| score = 37–27

| attend = 27,213

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313160265|title=Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 12, 2011|access-date=November 13, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| tv = FCS

| score = 27–30

| overtime = OT

| attend = 16,419

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313230265|title=Utah Utes vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 19, 2011|access-date=November 19, 2011}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 4:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington

| gamename = Apple Cup

| site_stadium = CenturyLink Field

| site_cityst = Seattle

| tv = Versus

| score = 21–38

| attend = 64,559

| source = {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313300264|title=Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 26, 2011|access-date=November 27, 2011}}

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Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC

Game summaries

=Idaho State=

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Washington State backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Washington State defeated Idaho State 64–21 on September 3. Starting quarterback Jeff Tuel only played one series in the game due to a break in his clavicle that occurred at an unknown point in the game, and he missed the opening series of the game because of a stomach virus. Despite the injury, Washington State scored on its first four possessions against the Bengals, and they built a 23–0 lead in the first quarter and a 40–0 lead by halftime. After the Cougars took a 47–0 lead in the third quarter, Idaho State scored when running back Jahmel Rover ran in from 3 yards to cap a 73-yard drive. Rover ran in a second touchdown with 4:21 left in the third to bring Idaho State within 54–14. The game was the first time the Cougars scored 60 or more points in a game since a 63–37 win over Southwest Louisiana in 1997.{{cite news |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312460265&confId=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020065959/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312460265&confId=9|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2012|title=Backup Marshall Lobbestael leads Wazzu to easy win|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|access-date=September 10, 2011}}{{Clear}}

=UNLV=

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=San Diego State=

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=Colorado=

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= 9:16|Team=COL |Event=Paul Richardson 9-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Will Oliver kick) |Score= COL 10–7}}

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{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312740038|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002214659/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312740038|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2011|title = Washington State vs. Colorado - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN}}

=UCLA=

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UCLA leads Washington State 38–18–1 in this series started in 1928. At the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are 8–5 on the Cougars.

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| QB=Marshall Lobbestael

| yards=8

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| QB=Marshall Lobbestael

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=Stanford=

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Homecoming

=Oregon State=

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=Oregon=

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=California=

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=Arizona State=

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{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313160265|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115220842/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313160265|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2011|title = Arizona State vs. Washington State - Game Recap - November 12, 2011 - ESPN}}

=Utah=

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Senior Day

=Washington=

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References

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