2014 Washington State Cougars football team

2014 Washington State Cougars football
2014 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 2 Oregon x$^	8	–	1	13	–	2
Stanford	5	–	4	8	–	5
Washington	4	–	5	8	–	6
California	3	–	6	5	–	7
Oregon State	2	–	7	5	–	7
Washington State	2	–	7	3	–	9
South Division
No. 19 Arizona x	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 UCLA	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 12 Arizona State	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 20 USC	6	–	3	9	–	4
No. 21 Utah	5	–	4	9	–	4
Colorado	0	–	9	2	–	10
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with a 3–9 overall record and a 2–7 mark in conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the North Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	vs. Rutgers*	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	FS1	L 38–41	30,927
September 5	7:30 pm	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN	L 13–24	26,023
September 13	5:00 pm	Portland State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 59–21	30,874
September 20	7:30 pm	No. 2 Oregon	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 31–38	32,952
September 27	5:00 pm	at Utah	Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 28–27	45,859
October 4	7:30 pm	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 59–60	30,020
October 10	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	L 17–34	44,135
October 25	3:00 pm	No. 15 Arizona	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 37–59	32,952
November 1	1:30 pm	USC	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 17–44	25,012
November 8	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 39–32	44,377
November 22	10:00 am	at No. 13 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 31–52	51,428
November 29	7:30 pm	Washington	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (107th Apple Cup)	FS1	L 13–31	32,952
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[1]

Conference opponents not played this season: Colorado, UCLA

Game summaries

Rutgers

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	7	14	3	17	41
Cougars	3	14	14	7	38

at CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA

Date: Thursday, August 28th, 2014
Game time: 7:00 pm PST
Game attendance: 30,927
TV: Fox Sports 1
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Game information

First quarter

RUTG – Leonte Carroo 78 yard pass from Gary Nova (Kyle Federico kick)
WSU – Erik Powell 22 yard field goal

Second quarter

RUTG - Paul James 1 yard run (Kyle Federico kick)
WSU – Isiah Myers 4 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)
RUTG - Paul James 56 yard run (Kyle Federico kick)
WSU - Vince Mayle 26 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)

Third quarter

WSU - River Cracraft 7 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)
RUTG - Kyle Federico 36 yard field goal
WSU – Isiah Myers 14 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)

Fourth quarter

RUTG - Kyle Federico 36 yard field goal
RUTG – John Tsimis 29 yard pass from Gary Nova (Kyle Federico kick)
WSU – Rickey Galvin 5 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)
RUTG - Paul James 3 yard run (Kyle Federico kick)

@ Nevada

Washington State Cougars at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	10	0	3	13
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	10	24

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

Date: Friday, September 5th, 2014
Game time: 7:30 pm PST
Game attendance: 26,023
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

NEV – Don Jackson 1 yard run (Brent Zuzo Kick)

Second quarter

NEV - James Butler 1 yard run (Brent Zuzo Kick)
WSU – Vince Mayle 13 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell Kick)
WSU - Erik Powell 25 yard field goal

Third quarter
Fourth quarter

NEV - Don Jackson 2 yard run (Brent Zuzo Kick)
WSU - Quentin Breshears 38 yard field goal
NEV - Brent Zuzo 40 yard field goal

Portland State

Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	14	7	21
Cougars	7	21	7	24	59

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: Saturday, September 13th, 2014
Game time: 5:00 pm PST
Game attendance: 30,874
TV: Pac-12 Network
[3]

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Gerard Wicks 1 yard run (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Second quarter

WSU – River Cracraft 15 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
WSU - Dom Williams 17 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
WSU - Vince Mayle 3 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Third quarter

PRST - Shaq Richard 6 yard run (Jonathan Gonzales Kick)
PRST - Alex Toureen 24 yard pass from Kieran McDonagh (Jonathan Gonzales Kick)
WSU – Isiah Myers 8 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Isiah Myers 4 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick)
PRST - Patrick Onwuasor 42 yard interception return (Jonathan Gonzales Kick)
WSU - Quentin Breshears 29 yard field goal
WSU - Isiah Myers 55 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
WSU - Dom Williams 84 Yd pass from Luke Falk (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Oregon

#2 Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Ducks	7	14	7	10	38
Cougars	14	7	0	10	31

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Game time: 7:30 pm PST
Game attendance: 32,952
TV: ESPN
[4]

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Dom Williams 18 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
ORE – Devon Allen 80 Yd pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick)
WSU – Dom Williams 8 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Second quarter

ORE – Keanon Lowe 57 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick)
ORE – Devon Allen 13 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick)
WSU – Rickey Galvin 6 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Third quarter

ORE – Pharaoh Brown 8 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick)

Fourth quarter

WSU – Quentin Breshears 30 yard field goal
ORE – Matt Wogan 34 Yd field goal
WSU – River Cracraft 5 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
ORE – Keanon Lowe 6 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick)

@ Utah

Washington State Cougars at Utah Utes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28
Utes	21	3	0	3	27

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: Saturday, September 27th, 2014
Game time: 5:00 pm PST
Game attendance: 45,859
TV: Pac-12 Network
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Game information

First quarter

UTAH – Eric Rowe 11 yard interception return (Andy Phillips Kick)
UTAH – Kaelin Clay 58 yard punt return (Andy Phillips Kick)
UTAH – Devontae Booker 76 yard Run (Andy Phillips Kick)

Second quarter

WSU – Dom Williams 35 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
UTAH – Andy Phillips 46 yard field goal

Third quarter

WSU – Vince Mayle 11 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Fourth quarter

UTAH – Andy Phillips 43 yard field goal
WSU – Dom Williams 20 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)
WSU – Vince Mayle 81 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick)

California

California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars (homecoming) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	13	28	19	60
Cougars	10	14	28	7	59

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Game time: 7:30 pm PST
TV: Pac-12 Network
[6]

Game information

First quarter

WSU - Connor Halliday 90 yard pass to Vince Mayle (Quentin Breshears Kick)
WSU - Quentin Breshears 42 yard field goal

Second quarter

CAL - Jared Goff 27 yard pass to Trevor Davis (James Langford Kick)
WSU - Connor Halliday 16 yard pass Isiah Myers (Quentin Breshears Kick)
CAL - James Langford 31 yard field goal
WSU - Connor Halliday 17 yard pass to River Cracraft (Quentin Breshears Kick)
CAL - James Langford 26 yard field goal

Third quarter

CAL - Jared Goff 27 yard pass to Daniel Lasco (James Langford Kick)
CAL - Daniel Lasco 15 yard run (James Langford Kick)
WSU - Connor Halliday 86 yard pass to River Cracraft(Quentin Breshears Kick)
WSU - Gerald Wicks 1 yard run (Quentin Breshears Kick)
CAL - Trevor Davis 100 yard kickoff return (James Langford Kick)
WSU - C. Halliday 9 yard pass to Isiah Myers (Quentin Breshears Kick)
CAL - Trevor Davis 98 yard kickoff return (James Langford Kick)
WSU - Connor Halliday 9 yard pass to River Cracraft (Quentin Breshears Kick)

Fourth quarter

CAL - Jared Goff 5 yard pass to Bryce Treggs (James Langford Kick)
CAL - Jared Goff 21 yard pass to Bryce Treggs (James Langford Blocked)
WSU - Gerald Wicks 1 yard run (Quentin Breshears Kick)
CAL - Jared Goff 51 yard pass to Trevor Davis (2 PT failed)

Top passers

CAL – Jared Goff - 37/53, 527 yards, 5 TDs, 0 int
WSU – Connor Halliday - 49/70, 734 yards, 6 TDs, 0 int

Top rushers

CAL – Daniel Lasco - 11 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Gerald Wicks - 12 carries, 38 yards, 2 TDs

Top receiving

CAL – Bryce Treggs - 10 catches, 120 yards, 2 TDs
WSU – Vince Mayle - 11 catches, 263 yards, 1 TD

Top Defense

CAL –
WSU –

@ Stanford

Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	3	7	17
#25 Cardinal	10	7	7	10	34

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

Date: Friday, October 10th, 2014
Game time: 6:00 pm PST
TV: ESPN
[7]

Game information

First quarter

STAN - Jordan Williamson 22 yard field goal
STAN - Kevin Hogan 39 yard pass to Eric Cotton (Jordan Williamson kick)
WSU - Connor Halliday 9 yard pass to Vince Mayle (Quentin Breshears kick)

Second quarter

STAN - Kevin Hogan 3 yard pass to Greg Taboada (Jordan Williamson kick)

Third quarter

WSU - Quentin Breshears 46 yard field goal
STAN - Kevin Hogan 4 yard pass to Greg Taboada (Jordan Williamson kick)

Fourth quarter

WSU - Connor Halliday 3 yard pass to River Cracraft (Quentin Breshears kick)
STAN - Jordan Williamson 34 yard field goal
STAN - Remound Wright 6 yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)

Top passers

WSU – Connor Halliday - 44/71, 303 yards, 2 TDs, 1 int
STAN - Kevin Hogan - 23/35, 284 yards, 3 TDs, 0 int

Top rushers

WSU – Jamal Morrow - 3 carries, 10 yards, 0 TD
STAN - Remound Wright - 14 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD

Top receiving

WSU – River Cracraft - 15 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD
STAN - Ty Montgomery - 7 catches, 72 yards, 0 TD

Top Defense

WSU –
STAN -

Arizona

Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Wildcats	24	7	21	7	59
Cougars	0	16	0	21	37

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: Saturday, October 25th, 2014
Game time: 3:00 PM
TV: Pac-12 Network
[8]

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

USC

USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	10	13	7	44
Cougars	0	7	3	7	17

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: Saturday, November 1st, 2014
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD
[9]

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

@ Oregon State

Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers– Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	3	15	39
Beavers	10	6	6	10	32

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Game time: 1:00 PM PST
TV: Pac-12 Networks
[10]

Game information

First quarter

ORST - Sean Mannion 14 yards pass to Connor Hamlett (Garrett Owens kick)
ORST - Garrett Owens 24 yard field goal
WSU - Luke Falk 5 yard pass to Isiah Myers (Quentin Breshears kick)

Second quarter

WSU - Luke Falk 21 yards pass to Tyler Baker (Quentin Breshears kick)
ORST - Garrett Owens 37 yard field goal
WSU - Luke Falk 48 yards pass to Vince Mayle (Quentin Breshears kick)
ORST - Garrett Owens 44 yard field goal

Third quarter

WSU - Quentin Breshears 32 yard field goal
ORST - Terron Ward 1 yard run (Two-point conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

ORST - Garrett Owens 46 yard field goal
WSU - Luke Falk 18 yard pass to Dom Williams (Luke Falk pass to Ricky Galvin for two-point conversion)
WSU - Luke Falk 9 yard pass to Robert Lewis (Quentin Breshears kick)
ORST - Terron Ward 1 yard run (Garrett Owens kick)

Top passers

WSU – Luke Falk - 44/61, 471 yards, 5 TDs, 0 int
ORST - Sean Mannion - 31/41, 419 yards, 1 TD, 0 int

Top rushers

WSU – Jamal Morrow - 9 carries, 46 yards
ORST - Terron Ward - 11 carries, 49 yards, 2 TDs

Top receiving

WSU – Vince Mayle - 6 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD
ORST - Victor Bolden - 10 catches, 126 yards

Top Defense

ORST –
WSU –

@ Arizona State

Washington State Cougars at Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	17	0	7	31
#13 Sun Devils	0	21	7	24	52

at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ

Date: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Game time: 10:00 am
TV: Pac-12 Networks
[11]

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Washington

Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars (107th Apple Cup) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	10	7	31
Cougars	0	0	0	13	13

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: Saturday, November 29th, 2014
Game time: 7:30 PM
TV: Fox Sports 1
[12]

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics

Team

Team Statistics
	Washington State	Opponents
Points	245	245
Points per game	35.0	35.0
Points off turnovers	55	109
First Downs	187	149
Rushing	26	56
Passing	143	78
Penalty	18	15
Rushing Yards	313	1,141
Rushing attempts	133	265
Average Per rush	2.4	4.3
Average per game	44.7	163.0
Rushing TDs	3	10
Passing Yards	3,430	1,965
Comp–Att	294–440	158–252
Comp %	66.8	62.7
Average Per pass	7.8	7.8
Average per catch	11.7	12.4
Average per game	490.0	280.7
Passing TDs	29	16
Interceptions	8	2
Total offense	3,743	3,106
Total play	573	517
Average per play	6.5	6.0
Average per game	534.7	443.7
Kick returns: # – yards	28 – 573	34 – 785
Punt returns: # – yards	19 – 150	13 – 176
INT Returns: # – yards	2 – 9	8 – 106
Fumbles – fumbles lost	6 – 4	5 – 3
Penalties – yards	57 – 509	58 – 495
Penalties per game – yards per game	8.1 – 72.7	8.3 – 70.7
Punts – average	28 – 41.7	38 – 42.6
Time of possession per game	30:20	29:40
3rd–down conversions	47/107 - 44%	41/106 - 39%
4th–down conversions	10/21 - 48%	7/12 - 58%

Score by Quarter
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL
Cougars	41	73	59	72	245
Opponents	52	58	59	76	245

References

^ "2014 Football Schedule Released". Washington State University Department of Athletics. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

[1] "2014 Football Schedule Released". Washington State University Department of Athletics. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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