| 2001 Washington State Cougars football | |
Sun Bowl champion | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 2001 record | 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Mike Price (13th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Levenseller (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Doba (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium (Capacity: 37,600) |
Seasons | |
Template:2001 Pacific-10 football standings The 2001 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by thirteenth-year head coach Mike Price and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.
Opening with seven straight wins,[1] WSU was 9–2 in the regular season and 6–2 in the Pac-10, tied for second.[2] Invited to the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve,[3] the Cougars defeated Purdue for their tenth win,[4] and were tenth in the final rankings.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 PM | Idaho* | FSNNW | W 36–7 | 31,097 | ||
| September 8 | 5:00 PM | at Boise State* | W 41–20 | 27,697 | |||
| September 22 | 2:00 PM | California |
| W 51–20 | 21,534 | ||
| September 29 | 7:00 PM | at Arizona | W 48–21 | 42,729 | |||
| October 6 | 2:00 PM | Oregon State |
| FSNNW | W 34–27 | 35,283 | |
| October 13 | 2:00 PM | at No. 23 Stanford | W 45–39 | 40,950 | |||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | Montana State* | No. 19 |
| FSNNW | W 53–28 | 14,325 |
| October 27 | 4:00 PM | No. 11 Oregon | No. 14 |
| ABC | L 17–24 | 34,150 |
| November 3 | 3:30 PM | No. 9 UCLA | No. 16 |
| FSN | W 20–14 | 33,462 |
| November 10 | 3:30 PM | at Arizona State | No. 11 | FSN | W 28–16 | 47,229 | |
| November 17 | 12:30 PM | at No. 16 Washington | No. 9 | ABC | L 14–26 | 74,442 | |
| December 31 | 11:30 AM | vs. Purdue* | No. 13 | CBS | W 33–27 | 47,812 | |
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Game summaries[]
Idaho[]
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References[]
- ↑ "Game facts". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 4D. October 27, 2001. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aFFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_OsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6468%2C6791841.
- ↑ "Washington tops Cougars, 24-16". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 4F. November 18, 2001. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EUZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6742%2C5099512.
- ↑ Grummert, Dale (December 31, 2001). "Cougars ready to indulge". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4685%2C4389950.
- ↑ Strickland, Carter (January 1, 2002). "Worth shouting about". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6272%2C92377.
- ↑ "Washington State vs. Idaho". USA Today. August 30, 2001. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101242/101242363.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
External links[]
- College Football Data Warehouse – Washington State Cougars (2000–04)
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