2007 Washington State Cougars football team
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 on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, with one at Qwest Field in Seattle.
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.[1]
Three days after leading the Cougars to a 42–35 victory in the Apple Cup, head coach Bill Doba was fired on November 26.[2] 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 Holiday Bowl in his first season.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 7 Wisconsin* |
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Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
ABC |
L 42–21 |
81,547 |
September 8 |
4:00 PM |
San Diego State* |
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Qwest Field • Seattle, WA (Cougar Gridiron Classic) |
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W 45–17 |
46,290 |
September 15 |
7:00 PM |
Idaho* |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse) |
FSNNW |
W 45–28 |
32,064 |
September 22 |
5:00 PM |
at No. 1 USC |
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Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
L 47–14 |
86,876 |
September 29 |
7:00 PM |
at Arizona |
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Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
FSNNW |
L 48–20 |
50,945 |
October 6 |
1:00 PM |
No. 18 Arizona State |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
FSN |
L 23–20 |
35,117 |
October 13 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 8 Oregon |
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Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
|
L 53–7 |
58,749 |
October 27 |
3:30 PM |
UCLA |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
FSN |
W 27–7 |
31,027 |
November 3 |
7:00 PM |
at 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 |
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Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (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 |
|
San Diego State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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San Diego St |
10 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
• Washington State |
10 |
14 | 14 | 7 |
45 |
|
Idaho
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Idaho |
14 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
• Washington State |
7 |
24 | 7 | 7 |
45 |
|
USC
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Washington State |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• USC |
14 |
13 | 13 | 7 |
47 |
|
Arizona
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Washington State |
7 |
6 | 7 | 0 |
20 |
• Arizona |
10 |
10 | 14 | 14 |
48 |
|
Arizona State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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 |
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Washington State |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Oregon |
17 |
23 | 10 | 3 |
53 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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Scoring summary |
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|
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 |
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