2016 Washington State Cougars football team

2016 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference North Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4 Multiple
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 32,952)

2016 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
California		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stanford		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington State		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Division
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 2, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by fifth-year head coach Mike Leach and play their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	Eastern Washington*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	P12N
September 10		at Boise State*		Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
September 17	11:00 AM	Idaho*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	P12N
October 1		Oregon		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
October 8		at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
October 15		UCLA		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
October 22		at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 29		at Oregon State		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 5		Arizona		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 12		California		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 19		at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
November 25	12:30 PM	Washington		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (109th Apple Cup)	FOX/FS1
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game notes

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2012	WAZZU, 24–20

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Broncos					0

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2001	WAZZU, 41–20

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team and Battle of the Palouse

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
71–16–3	2012	WAZZU, 42–0

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–47–7	2015	WAZZU, 45–38

at Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–40–1	2015	STAN, 30–28

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–39–1	2015	STAN, 31–27

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Sun Devils					0

See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–36–2	2015	WAZZU, 38–24

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Beavers					0

See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–47–3	2015	WAZZU, 52–31

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–26	2015	WAZZU, 45–42

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–46–5	2015	CAL, 34–28

at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Buffaloes					0

See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2015	WAZZU, 27–3

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–70–6	2015	WASH, 45–10

External links

• Official website