2007 Washington State Cougars football team

2007 Washington State Cougars football
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Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2007 record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Doba
Offensive coordinator	Mike Levenseller
Defensive coordinator	Bill Doba
Captain	Husain Abdullah
Captain	Alex Brink
Captain	Michael Bumpus
Captain	Greg Trent
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 35,117)

2007 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3 USC +		7	–	2					11	–	2
#16 Arizona State +		7	–	2					10	–	3
#25 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
#23 Oregon		5	–	4					9	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4					6	–	7
Arizona		4	–	5					5	–	7
California		3	–	6					7	–	6
Washington State		3	–	6					5	–	7
Stanford		3	–	6					4	–	8
Washington		2	–	7					4	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bill Doba and played its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

The 2007 Apple Cup was played a week later than normal to allow for both Washington and Washington State to have a bye, as neither had one in 2006. This marked the first time the Apple Cup has been played after Thanksgiving since 1978.

Three days after leading the Cougars to a 42–35 victory in the Apple Cup, head coach Bill Doba was fired on November 26. Doba posted a 30–29 record during his 5 seasons as head coach; and led the Cougars to only 1 bowl game, a 28–20 victory over Texas in the 2003 Holiday Bowl in his first season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 PM	at #7 Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	L 42–21	81,547
September 8	4:00 PM	San Diego State*		Qwest Field • Seattle, WA (Cougar Gridiron Classic)		W 45–17	46,290
September 15	7:00 PM	Idaho*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSNNW	W 45–28	32,064
September 22	5:00 PM	at #1 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 47–14	86,876
September 29	7:00 PM	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSNNW	L 48–20	50,945
October 6	1:00 PM	#18 Arizona State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSN	L 23–20	35,117
October 13	12:30 PM	at #8 Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 53–7	58,749
October 27	3:30 PM	UCLA		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSN	W 27–7	31,027
November 3	7:00 PM	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 20–17	55,711
November 10	3:30 PM	Stanford		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSNNW	W 33–17	31,110
November 17	3:30 PM	Oregon State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSNNW	L 52–17	22,660
November 24	4:00 PM	at Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (100th Apple Cup)	FSN	W 42–35	72,888
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 14 0 7 0 21 • Wisconsin 14 14 0 14 42 Date: September 1 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total San Diego St 10 0 0 7 17 • Washington State 10 14 14 7 45 Date: September 8 Location: Qwest Field, Seattle, WA

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total Idaho 14 7 7 0 28 • Washington State 7 24 7 7 45 Date: September 15 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

USC

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 7 0 7 0 14 • USC 14 13 13 7 47 Date: September 22 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 7 6 7 0 20 • Arizona 10 10 14 14 48 Date: September 29 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total • Arizona State 0 7 13 3 23 Washington State 0 10 7 3 20 Date: October 6 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 0 7 0 7 • Oregon 17 23 10 3 53 Date: October 13 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 7 0 0 0 7 • Washington State 10 0 3 14 27 Date: October 27 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

California

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 0 6 11 17 • California 7 3 3 7 20 Date: November 3 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 0 0 17 0 17 • Washington State 3 7 10 13 33 Date: November 10 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon State 21 10 7 14 52 Washington State 0 3 7 7 17 Date: November 17 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington State 7 14 7 14 42 Washington 10 10 8 7 35 Date: November 24 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Game start: 4:00 p.m. PST

Scoring summary 1 14:45 WASH Louis Rankin 89 yard kickoff return (Ryan Perkins kick) WASH 7-0 1 8:37 WASH Ryan Perkins 32 yard field goal WASH 10-0 1 1:04 WSU Devin Frischknecht 41 yard pass from Alex Brink (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick) WASH 10-7 2 12:35 WASH Jake Locker 23 yard run (Ryan Perkins kick) WASH 17-7 2 5:58 WSU Christopher Ivory 25 yard run (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick) WASH 17-14 2 3:22 WASH Ryan Perkins 43 yard field goal WASH 20-14 2 0:34 WSU Devin Frischknecht 19 yard pass from Alex Brink (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick) WSU 21-20 3 9:11 WSU Jeshua Anderson 28 yard pass from Alex Brink (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick) WSU 28-20 3 5:14 WASH Marcel Reece 63 yard pass from Jake Locker (Jake Locker to Marcel Reece pass) Tied 28-28 4 12:18 WASH Jake Locker 1 yard run (Ryan Perkins kick) WASH 35-28 4 7:29 WSU Brandon Gibson 40 yard pass from Alex Brink (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick) Tied 35-35 4 0:31 WSU Brandon Gibson 35 yard pass from Alex Brink (Romeen Abdollmohammdi kick) WSU 42-35

• 100th Apple Cup

References

• Cougars Finalize 2007 Schedule; Apple Cup Played Thanksgiving Weekend Washington State University Department of Athletics. January 19, 2007. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.