American college football season
The2012 Washington State Cougars football team representedWashington State University during the2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by first-year head coachMike Leach , theCougars played their home games on campus atMartin Stadium inPullman, Washington . They were members of the North Division of thePac-12 Conference and finished the season 3–9 overall, 1–8 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:15 pm atBYU * ESPN [ 1] L 6–3057,045 September 8 12:00 pm No. 9(FCS ) Eastern Washington * P12N W 24–2033,598 September 14 6:00 pm atUNLV * ESPN W 35–2717,015 September 22 1:00 pm Colorado Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Fox L 34–3531,668 September 29 7:30 pm vs. No. 2Oregon ESPN2 L 26–5160,929 October 6 3:00 pm at No. 14Oregon State P12N L 6–1946,579 October 13 7:30 pm California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N L 17–3127,339 October 27 3:15 pm at No. 19Stanford P12N L 17–2441,496 November 3 12:00 pm atUtah P12N L 6–4945,069 November 10 7:30 pm No. 17UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN2 L 36–4428,110 November 17 12:00 pm atArizona State P12N L 7–4653,438 November 23 12:30 pm No. 25Washington Fox W 31–28OT 30,544 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time
Washington State at BYU
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 6 0 0 6 •BYU 7 17 6 0 30
On a nationally televised broadcast, Mike Leach's first game as head coach of the Washington State Cougars was a 30-6 blowout loss to BYU, the former Texas Tech coach's alma mater. Despite Leach's offenses being typically known for their high scoring shootouts, the Wazzu Cougars were unable to score a single touchdown. This marked the first time that a Leach-led offense failed to score a touchdown since 2006, when Texas Tech lost to TCU 12-3. Wazzu quarterbackJeff Tuel threw for 228 yards and two interceptions, while the offense ran for -4 yards on the ground. The only points for the Washington State Cougars came from two field goals in the second quarter.[ 2]
Of Note: Andrew Furney made a 60 yard field goal at the end of the first half, which would ultimately prove the difference.
Eastern Washington at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Washington 7 7 0 6 20 •Washington St 14 10 0 0 24
Washington State at UNLV
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Washington St 14 14 0 7 35 UNLV 7 13 0 7 27
Colorado at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Colorado 7 0 7 21 35 Washington St 7 14 7 6 34
#2 Oregon at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Oregon 20 3 21 7 51 Washington State 9 10 0 7 26
Washington State at #14 Oregon State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 3 0 3 6 •Oregon St 3 3 7 6 19
1st quarter scoring: ORST - Trevor Romaine 30-yard field goal.
2nd quarter scoring: WSU - Andrew Furney 24-yard field goal; ORST - Trevor Romaine 24-yard field goal GOOD.
3rd quarter scoring:
4th quarter scoring:
California at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •California 7 7 10 7 31 Washington St 0 3 7 7 17
Washington State at Stanford
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 10 0 7 17 •Stanford 3 7 7 7 24
Washington State at Utah
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 0 0 6 6 •Utah 14 17 8 10 49
#17 UCLA at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •UCLA 7 30 7 0 44 Washington St 7 0 14 15 36
The Bruins lead the series 18-39-1, which was started in 1928.
Hours before the game, the Cougars' star receiverMarquess Wilson said in a press release that he has left the program because of the actions of first-year coach Mike Leach and his staff. Wilson was suspended earlier in the week for an unspecified violation of team rules. Wilson said the new staff has "preferred to belittle, intimidate and humiliate us." That included physical abuse, Wilson said.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Sheldon Price 68-yard blocked field goal return (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); Dominique Williams 6-yard pass fromConnor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA - Johnathan Franklin 16-yard pass fromBrett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 9-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Anthony Barr safety; UCLA –Devin Fuller 10-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Eric Kendricks 40-yard fumble recovery (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: WSU - Brett Bartolone 7-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); UCLA – Jordon James 2-yard run (Fairbairn kick); WSU - Marcus Mason 4-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)
4th quarter scoring: WSU - Dominique Williams 11-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU - Kristoff Williams 3-yard pass from Halliday (Dominique Williams pass from Halliday 2-point conversion)
Washington State at Arizona State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 0 0 7 7 •Arizona St 18 14 14 0 46
#25 Washington at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total Washington 0 7 21 0 0 28 •Washington St 3 7 0 18 3 31
Scoring summary 1 1:52 WSU Andrew Furney 21-yard field goal Wash St 3-0 2 12:59 WASH Austin Seferian-Jenkins 11-yard pass fromKeith Price (Travis Coons kick)Washington 7-3 2 9:19 WSU Carl Winston 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick) Wash St 10-7 3 8:20 WASH Cody Burns 15-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick) Washington 14-10 3 5:32 WASH Bishop Sankey 2-yard run (Travis Coons kick)Washington 21-10 3 :54 WASH Bishop Sankey 1-yard run (Travis Coons kick) Washington 28-10 4 10:41 WSU Carl Winston 2-yard run (Andrew Furney kick) Washington 28-17 4 7:26 WSU Carl Winston 1-yard run (Brett Bartolone pass from Jeff Tuel) Washington 28-25 4 1:59 WSU Andrew Furney 42-yard field goal Tie 28-28 OT WSU Andrew Furney 27-yard field goal Wash St 31-28
Washington State's first win in the rivalry since 2008.
Roster and coaching staff [ edit ] 2012 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 68 Brent Anderson RSo WR 89 Blair Bomber RSo WR 25 Bennet Bontemps Jr OL 60 Elliott Bosch RJr OL 70 Jack Brevick RJr RB 23 Leon Brooks RJr QB 8 Jesse Brown RFr RB 34 Teondray Caldwell Fr OL 62 Moritz Christ RFr QB 13 Cody Clements RFr OL 72 Joe Dahl RFr WR 31 Rahmel Dockery Fr OL 67 Denzell Dotson Fr TE 88 Aaron Dunn RSo WR 17 Henry Eaddy So OL 63 Gunnar Eklund RFr OL 76 Rico Forbes RJr OL 77 John Fullington Jr RB 5 Rickey Galvin RSo QB 4 David Gilbertson RJr OL 64 Matt Goetz RJr QB 12 Connor Halliday RSo TE 41 Max Hersey RFr OL 55 Wade Jacobson RSr WR 22 Chandler Jenkins RFr OL 58 Zack Johnson RSo OL 78 Joe Kaleta RSo RB 36 Manuel Lamson RFr TE 87 Andrei Lintz RSr WR 32 Drew Loftus RFr RB 35 Marcus Mason So WR 85 Brett McDonald RFr WR 84 Daniel McDonald RSo OL 50 Taylor Meighen Sr WR 83 Isaiah Myers So WR 44 Ryan Nungester Fr WR 82 Bobby Ratliff RSo OL 69 Jake Rodgers RSo OL 74 Chas Sampson RSr TE 46 Mansel Simmons RFr WR 1 Geno Simone Sr OL 71 Dan Spitz RSr RB 29 Kruger Story RFr QB 10 Jeff Tuel Sr RB 30 Lawrence Tuiott RFr OL 61 Jeff Waldner RSo WR 80 Dominique Williams RFr WR 18 Kristoff Williams RSo WR 86 Marquess Wilson Jr RB 3 Carl Winston Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 46 John Taylor Altomare Sr DL 71 Matthew Brock RJr LB 55 Phillip Brandt Sr S 20 Deone Bucannon Jr LB 37 Jared Byers RJr S 4 Anthony Carpenter RJr CB 30 Tracy Clark RSo DE 90 Justin Clayton RJr LB 42 Cyrus Coen So DE 50 Adam Coerper RSr DE 96 Xavier Cooper RFr DT 97 David Davis RFr LB 53 Anthony DeMatteo RSo S 26 Tyrone Duckett RSo S 33 Max Gama RFr CB 32 Brandon Golden RSo DE 92 Hamza Griffin RFr DT 94 Steven Hoffart RSr CB 6 Damante Horton Jr DE 56 Ian Knight RJr LB 31 Kyle Lappano RFr LB 38 Corey Laufasa RSr DT 61 Anthony Laurenzi RSr S 22 Casey Locker RJr DE 89 Travis Long Sr LB 54 Darren Markle RJr DE 83 Logan Mayes So DB 17 Mike McAdie So S 39 Kyle McCartney RSr LB 13 Darryl Monroe RFr LB 21 Eric Oertel Jr DE 52 Darryl Paulo RFr S 25 Mitchell Peterson RSo DT 98 Kalafitoni Pole RSo LB 47 Tana Pritchard RFr DE 85 Jordan Pu'u Robinson RJr DE 95 Dylan Rabinowitz RFr DE 78 Eddie Releford RFr LB 51 Curtis Selz RSo CB 24 Daniel Simmons RSr S 36 Matthew Simmons RSo CB 35 Travion Smith RSr LB 45 Chester Su'a So S 15 Tyree Toomer RSr CB 29 Spencer Waseem RFr CB 2 Nolan Washington RJr DE 93 Lenard Williams Sr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 46 Michael Bowlin Jr LS 65 Alex Den Bleyker So K 49 Andrew Furney Jr LS 48 Zach Koepp RSr K 45 Tyler McNannay RFr LS 47 Ryan Saparto RSo
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Eric Russell (Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator) Clay McGuire (offensive line) Jim Mastro (running backs) Eric Morris (inside receivers) Dennis Simmons (outside receivers) Mike Breske (defensive coordinator/defensive backs) Joe Salave'a (defensive line)Jeff Choate (linebackers)Paul Volero (outside linebackers) Antonio Huffman (football operations director) Dave Emerick (assoc. athletic director/ chief of staff for football) [ 3]
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