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▼ Below its 5-year level -13▼ Down 6 this season
Career65since 1936
Peak812002
Last 570seasons
#99 nationally · 1-5 (0-2 conf)
Résumé #127 · better than its record
Schedule so far #47
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Washington State Cougars
Pac-12 · Pullman, WA · Gesa Field · Head coach Kirby Moore
Rival
Washington · also Oregon State
Bitter rivalry
32-70-4 all time (106 meetings since 1917)
Washington leads
Last: lost 24-10 (2026) · Washington has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
4AP top-10
8All-Americans
83NFL picks
44.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1907. Every season →
Chemistry
26
14Foundation
43Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -31Trending up
early · #133 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters23%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 1-5 | Pac-12 | — | #99 | 57 | Kirby Moore |
| 2025 | 7-6 | Pac-12 | — | #41 | 72 | Jimmy Rogers; Jesse Bobbit |
| 2024 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #67 | 64 | Jake Dickert; Pete Kaligis |
| 2023 | 5-7 | Pac-12 | — | #41 | 72 | Jake Dickert |
| 2022 | 7-6 | Pac-12 | — | #47 | 71 | Jake Dickert |
| 2021 | 7-6 | Pac-12 | — | #52 | 70 | Nick Rolovich; Jake Dickert |
| 2020 | 1-3 | Pac-12 | — | — | — | Nick Rolovich |
| 2019 | 6-7 | Pac-12 | — | #38 | 71 | Mike Leach |
| 2018 | 11-2 | Pac-12 | #10 | #20 | 78 | Mike Leach |
| 2017 | 9-4 | Pac-12 | — | #41 | 71 | Mike Leach |
| 2016 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #15 | 80 | Mike Leach |
| 2015 | 9-4 | Pac-12 | — | #43 | 73 | Mike Leach |
| 2014 | 3-9 | Pac-12 | — | #70 | 63 | Mike Leach |
| 2013 | 6-7 | Pac-12 | — | #44 | 71 | Mike Leach |
| 2012 | 3-9 | Pac-12 | — | #89 | 57 | Mike Leach |
| 2011 | 4-8 | Pac-12 | — | #77 | 60 | Paul Wulff |
| 2010 | 2-10 | Pac-10 | — | #71 | 61 | Paul Wulff |
| 2009 | 1-11 | Pac-10 | — | #113 | 37 | Paul Wulff |
| 2008 | 2-11 | Pac-10 | — | #117 | 37 | Paul Wulff |
| 2007 | 5-7 | Pac-10 | — | #63 | 64 | Bill Doba |
| 2006 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #41 | 71 | Bill Doba |
| 2005 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #48 | 69 | Bill Doba |
| 2004 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #52 | 68 | Bill Doba |
| 2003 | 10-3 | Pac-10 | #9 | #18 | 78 | Bill Doba |
| 2002 | 10-3 | Pac-10 | #7 | #12 | 81 | Mike Price |
| 2001 | 10-2 | Pac-10 | #13 | #17 | 77 | Mike Price |
| 2000 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #56 | 67 | Mike Price |
| 1999 | 3-9 | Pac-10 | — | #83 | 57 | Mike Price |
| 1998 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #85 | 55 | Mike Price |
| 1997 | 10-2 | Pac-10 | #9 | #15 | 80 | Mike Price |
| 1996 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #42 | 69 | Mike Price |
| 1995 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #53 | 65 | Mike Price |
| 1994 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | #21 | #20 | 77 | Mike Price |
| 1993 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #28 | 74 | Mike Price |
| 1992 | 9-3 | Pac-10 | #15 | #22 | 76 | Mike Price |
| 1991 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #55 | 64 | Mike Price |
| 1990 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #61 | 62 | Mike Price |
| 1989 | 6-5 | Pac-10 | — | #19 | 77 | Mike Price |
| 1988 | 9-3 | Pac-10 | #16 | #15 | 79 | Dennis Erickson |
| 1987 | 3-7-1 | Pac-10 | — | #67 | 59 | Dennis Erickson |
| 1986 | 3-7-1 | Pac-10 | — | #49 | 65 | Jim Walden |
| 1985 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #42 | 69 | Jim Walden |
| 1984 | 6-5 | Pac-10 | — | #50 | 66 | Jim Walden |
| 1983 | 7-4 | Pac-10 | — | #39 | 69 | Jim Walden |
| 1982 | 3-7-1 | Pac-10 | — | #67 | 59 | Jim Walden |
| 1981 | 8-3-1 | Pac-10 | — | #22 | 77 | Jim Walden |
| 1980 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #49 | 68 | Jim Walden |
| 1979 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #78 | 60 | Jim Walden |
| 1978 | 3-7-1 | Pac-10 | — | #54 | 66 | Jim Walden |
| 1977 | 6-5 | Pac-8 | — | #31 | 74 | Warren Powers |
| 1976 | 3-8 | Pac-8 | — | #73 | 60 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1975 | 3-8 | Pac-8 | — | #75 | 60 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1974 | 2-9 | Pac-8 | — | #77 | 58 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1973 | 5-6 | Pac-8 | — | #39 | 69 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1972 | 7-4 | Pac-8 | #19 | #33 | 71 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1971 | 4-7 | Pac-8 | — | #43 | 65 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1970 | 1-10 | Pac-8 | — | #69 | 59 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1969 | 1-9 | Pac-8 | — | #80 | 55 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1968 | 3-6-1 | Pac-8 | — | #55 | 66 | Jim Sweeney |
| 1967 | 2-8 | AAWU | — | #83 | 56 | Bert Clark |
| 1966 | 3-7 | AAWU | — | #80 | 55 | Bert Clark |
| 1965 | 7-3 | AAWU | — | #50 | 66 | Bert Clark |
| 1964 | 3-6-1 | AAWU | — | #73 | 59 | Bert Clark |
| 1963 | 3-6-1 | AAWU | — | #66 | 60 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1962 | 5-4-1 | AAWU | — | #42 | 69 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1961 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 60 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1960 | 4-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #63 | 61 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1959 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 70 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1958 | 7-3 | Pacific | — | #19 | 74 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1957 | 6-4 | Pacific | — | #35 | 71 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1956 | 3-6-1 | Pacific | — | #66 | 59 | Jim Sutherland |
| 1955 | 1-7-2 | Pacific | — | #77 | 53 | Alton Kircher |
| 1954 | 4-6 | Pacific | — | #68 | 57 | Alton Kircher |
| 1953 | 4-6 | Pacific | — | #68 | 57 | Alton Kircher |
| 1952 | 4-6 | Pacific | — | #52 | 65 | Alton Kircher |
| 1951 | 7-3 | Pacific | #18 | #33 | 71 | Forest Evashevski |
| 1950 | 4-3-2 | Pacific | — | #74 | 58 | Forest Evashevski |
| 1949 | 3-6 | Pacific | — | #68 | 58 | Phil Sarboe |
| 1948 | 4-5-1 | Pacific | — | #70 | 57 | Phil Sarboe |
| 1947 | 3-7 | Pacific | — | #69 | 58 | Phil Sarboe |
| 1946 | 1-6-1 | Pacific | — | #73 | 57 | Phil Sarboe |
| 1945 | 6-2-1 | Pacific | — | #37 | 63 | Phil Sarboe |
| 1942 | 6-2-2 | Pacific | #17 | #52 | 63 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1941 | 6-4 | Pacific | #19 | #27 | 73 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1940 | 4-4-2 | Pacific | — | #44 | 66 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1939 | 4-5 | Pacific | — | #71 | 56 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1938 | 2-8 | Pacific | — | #67 | 57 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1937 | 3-3-3 | Pacific | — | #55 | 63 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1936 | 6-3-1 | Pacific | — | #48 | 66 | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1935 | 5-3-1 | Pacific | — | #57 | 63 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1934 | 4-3-1 | Pacific | — | #21 | 74 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1933 | 5-3-1 | Pacific | — | #29 | 73 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1932 | 7-1-1 | Pacific | — | #15 | 77 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1931 | 6-4 | Pacific | — | #21 | 75 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1930 | 9-1 | Pacific | — | #25 | 72 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1929 | 10-2 | Pacific | — | #25 | 72 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1928 | 7-3 | Pacific | — | #12 | 79 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1927 | 3-3-2 | Pacific | — | #37 | 65 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1926 | 6-1 | Pacific | — | #26 | 72 early | O.E. Hollingbery |
| 1925 | 3-4-1 | Pacific | — | #42 | 65 early | Albert Exendine |
| 1924 | 1-5-2 | Pacific | — | #56 | 57 early | Albert Exendine |
| 1923 | 2-4-1 | Pacific | — | #46 | 63 early | Albert Exendine |
| 1922 | 2-5 | Pacific | — | #50 | 63 early | Gus Welch |
| 1921 | 4-2-1 | Pacific | — | #16 | 76 early | Gus Welch |
| 1920 | 5-1 | Pacific | — | #6 | 80 early | Gus Welch |
| 1919 | 5-2 | Pacific | — | #17 | 74 early | Gus Welch |
| 1917 | 6-0-1 | Pacific | — | #42 | 59 early | William Dietz |
| 1916 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1915 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.