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Conference | Pac–12 Conference |
Record | 5–7 (2–7 Pac–12) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ben Arbuckle (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Schmedding (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Captain | Cam Ward, Quarterback |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
Seasons← 20222024 → |
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No. 2 Washington y$^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oregon y | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Arizona | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State* | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by Jake Dickert in his third year as head coach. They played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Washington State Cougars football team drew an average home attendance of 28,023 in 2023.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* | CBSSN | W 50–24 | 31,497 | ||
September 9 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 19 Wisconsin* | ABC | W 31–22 | 33,024 | ||
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | No. 23 |
| P12N | W 64–21 | 23,595 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 14 Oregon State | No. 21 |
| FOX | W 38–35 | 33,024 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 13 | P12N | L 17–25 | 35,437 | |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona | No. 19 |
| P12N | L 6–44 | 26,155 |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Oregon | ABC | L 24–38 | 58,886 | ||
October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | P12N | L 27–38 | 47,284 | ||
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Stanford |
| P12N | L 7–10 | 24,385 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | ESPN2 | L 39–42 | 38,155 | ||
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado |
| FS1 | W 56–14 | 27,869 | |
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Washington | FOX | L 21–24 | 71,312 | ||
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Game summaries
at Colorado State
See also: 2023 Colorado State Rams football team Washington State Cougars (0–0) at Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 50 |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
- Date: September 2nd
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST/4:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 31,497
- Referee: Jeff Dahle
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), and Corey Chavous (analyst)
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Statistics | Washington State | Colorado State |
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First downs | 30 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 556 | 357 |
Rushes–yards | 90 | 37 |
Passing yards | 466 | 320 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 38-50-1 | 28-44-2 |
Time of possession | 37:40 | 22:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 27-49,451 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Cam Ward | 13 rushes, 40 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Lincoln Victor | 11 receptions, 168 yards | |
Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 13-20, 210 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Avery Morrow | 11 rushes, 29 yards | |
Receiving | Justus Ross-Simmons | 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD |
vs No. 19 Wisconsin
See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) vs. Washington State Cougars (1–0) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Badgers | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
Cougars | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at NE6 MPH
- Game attendance: 33,024
- Referee: Tyler Wadekamper
- TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
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Statistics | Wisconsin | Washington State |
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First downs | 20 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 69–368 | 68–333 |
Rushes–yards | 29–91 | 34–86 |
Passing yards | 277 | 247 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–40–0 | 22–34–0 |
Time of possession | 29:32 | 30:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wisconsin | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 25/40, 278 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Chez Mellusi | 12 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Will Pauling | 5 receptions, 78 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 20/32, 212 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Cam Ward | 17 rushes, 43 yards | |
Receiving | Lincoln Victor | 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD |
vs Northern Colorado
See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team Northern Colorado Bears (0–2) at No. 23 Washington State Cougars (2–0) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 23 Cougars | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 64 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: September 16, 2023
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph
- Game attendance: 23,595
- Referee: Gary Reed
- TV: P12N
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Statistics | NCU | WSU |
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First downs | 17 | 33 |
Total yards | 366 | 718 |
Rushes/yards | 31–158 | 36–229 |
Passing yards | 208 | 489 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–0 | 29–38–1 |
Time of possession | 29:11 | 30:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Colorado | Passing | Jacob Sirmon | 16/24, 171 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | David Afari | 17 carries, 116 yards | |
Receiving | Blake Haggerty | 6 receptions, 70 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 20/26, 327 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Dylan Paine | 7 carries, 71 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Lincoln Victor | 6 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD |
vs No. 14 Oregon State
See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team No. 14 Oregon State Beavers (3–0) at No. 21 Washington State Cougars (3–0) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
No. 21 Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 33,024
- TV announcers (FOX): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
- Spread: • Odds to win: •
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Statistics | Oregon State | Washington State |
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First downs | 25 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 73–440 | 65–528 |
Rushes–yards | 39–242 | 30–106 |
Passing yards | 198 | 422 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–34–1 | 29–35–0 |
Time of possession | 31:33 | 28:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 17/24, 198 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 11 carries, 101 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Silas Bolden | 5 receptions, 76 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 28/34, 404 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Nakia Watson | 8 carries, 46 yards | |
Receiving | Kyle Williams | 7 receptions, 174 yards, TD |
at UCLA
See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team No. 13 Washington State Cougars (4–0) vs UCLA Bruins (3–1) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 13 Cougars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Bruins | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
- Date: October 7, 2023
- Game time: 12:01 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 35,437
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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Statistics | WSU | UCLA |
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First downs | 11 | 24 |
Total yards | 216 | 471 |
Rushes/yards | 19–12 | 53–181 |
Passing yards | 204 | 290 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–40–2 | 22–44–2 |
Time of possession | 21:45 | 38:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 22/44, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Nakia Watson | 11 carries, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Kyle Williams | 8 receptions, 85 yards | |
UCLA | Passing | Dante Moore | 22/44, 290 yards,TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Carson Steele | 30 carries, 141 yards | |
Receiving | Moliki Matavao | 3 receptions, 76 yards |
vs Arizona
See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team Arizona Wildcats (3–3) at No. 19 Washington State Cougars (4–1) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
No. 19 Cougars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: October 14, 2023
- Game time: 4:07 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 26,155
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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Statistics | ARIZ | WSU |
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First downs | 26 | 12 |
Total yards | 516 | 234 |
Rushing yards | 37–174 | 22–35 |
Passing yards | 342 | 199 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 34–43–0 | 23–33–2 |
Time of possession | 38:39 | 21:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 34/43, 342 yards |
Rushing | Rayshon Luke | 10 carries, 71 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jonah Coleman | 4 receptions, 98 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 22/30, 192 yards, INT |
Rushing | Dylan Paine | 3 carries, 23 yards | |
Receiving | Nakia Watson | 5 receptions, 88 yards |
at No. 9 Oregon
See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team Washington State Cougars (4-2) at No. 9 Oregon Ducks (5-1) - Game SummaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
No. 9 Ducks | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
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Statistics | WSU | ORE |
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First downs | 21 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 71–495 | 57–541 |
Rushes–yards | 22–57 | 32–248 |
Passing yards | 438 | 293 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 34–49–0 | 18–25–0 |
Time of possession | 32:54 | 27:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 34/48, 438 yards, TD |
Rushing | Cam Ward | 11 carries, 30 yards | |
Receiving | Lincoln Victor | 16 receptions, 161 yards | |
Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 18/25, 293 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Bucky Irving | 15 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tez Johnson | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
at Arizona State
See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Washington State Cougars (4–3) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (1–6) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Sun Devils | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: October 28, 2023
- Game time: 5:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 47,284
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
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vs Stanford
See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team Stanford Cardinal (2–6) at Washington State Cougars (4–4) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: November 4, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- Game attendance: 24,385
- Referee: Jeff Dahle
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus
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Statistics | STAN | WSU |
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First downs | 18 | 16 |
Total yards | 217 | 245 |
Rushes/yards | 38–75 | 24–4 |
Passing yards | 142 | 241 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–32–1 | 24–40–1 |
Time of possession | 34:25 | 25:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stanford | Passing | Ashton Daniels | 15–31, 115 yards, INT |
Rushing | Justin Lamson | 20 carries, 54 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Sam Roush | 7 receptions, 61 yards | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Djouvensky Schlenbaker | 13 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD |
at California
See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team Washington State Cougars (4–5) vs. California Golden Bears (3–6) - Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
Golden Bears | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 38,155
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV: ESPN2
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Statistics | WSU | CAL |
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First downs | 32 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 97-483 | 51-327 |
Rushes–yards | 37-125 | 36-177 |
Passing yards | 358 | 150 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 35-60-1 | 14-21-0 |
Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 34/59, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Leo Pulalasi | 11 carries, 66 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD | |
California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 14/21, 150 yards, 2 TD, |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 27 carries, 167 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 3 receptions, 45 yards |
vs Colorado
See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team Colorado Buffaloes (4–6) at Washington State Cougars (4–6) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Cougars | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: November 17, 2023
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 27,869
- Referee: Chris Wiggins
- TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
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Statistics | COL | WSU |
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First downs | 15 | 23 |
Total yards | 255 | 469 |
Rushes/yards | 41–91 | 32–127 |
Passing yards | 164 | 342 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–27–1 | 20-33–0 |
Time of possession | 29:25 | 30:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 6/10, 86 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Sy'veon Wilkerson | 13 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Travis Hunter | 4 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD | |
Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 18/30, 288 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nakia Watson | 8 carries, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 6 receptions, 130 yards |
at Washington
See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team, Apple Cup, and Northwest Championship Washington State Cougars (5-6) vs. No. 4 Washington Huskies (11-0) - Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 4 Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 71,312
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
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Awards
Player | Award | Date |
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Ron Stone Jr. | Pac-12 Defense & Defensive Line Player of the Week | September 11, 2023 |
Cam Ward | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week | September 25, 2023 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | RV | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 19т | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 14 | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
References
- "2023 Washington State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- "Ward leads Washington State past Colorado State 50-24". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 3, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 4" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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