List of Washington State Cougars bowl games

The Washington State Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Washington State has appeared in 14 bowl games.^[1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, in the 2003 Rose Bowl.

Key[]

General
	Bowl game record attendance
	Former bowl game record attendance

Results
W	Win
L	Loss

Bowl games[]

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach^{[A 1]}
#	Bowl	Score^{[A 2]}	Date	Season^{[A 3]}	Opponent^{[A 4]}	Stadium	Location	Attendance^[2]	Head coach
1	Rose Bowl	W 14 !W 14–0	01916-01-01 January 1, 1916	1915	Brown Bruins	Tournament Park	Pasadena	007,000 !7,000	Dietz, William HenryWilliam Henry Dietz
2	Rose Bowl	L 24 !L 24–0	01931-01-01 January 1, 1931	1930	Alabama Crimson Tide	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	060,000 !60,000	Hollingbery, BabeBabe Hollingbery
3	Holiday Bowl	L 02 !L 38–36	01981-12-30 December 30, 1981	1981	BYU Cougars	Qualcomm Stadium !Jack Murphy Stadium^{[A 5]}	San Diego	052,419 !52,419	Walden, JimJim Walden
4	Aloha Bowl	W 02 !W 24–22	01988-12-25 December 25, 1988	1988	Houston Cougars	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	035,132 !35,132	Erickson, DennisDennis Erickson
5	Copper Bowl	W 03 !W 31–28	01992-12-29 December 29, 1992	1992	Utah Utes	Arizona Stadium	Tucson	040,876 !40,876	Price, MikeMike Price
6	Alamo Bowl	W 07 !W 10–3	01994-12-31 December 31, 1994	1994	Baylor Bears	Alamodome	San Antonio	044,106 !44,106	Price, MikeMike Price
7	Rose Bowl	L 05 !L 21–16	01998-01-01 January 1, 1998	1997	Michigan Wolverines	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	100,635 !100,635	Price, MikeMike Price
8	Sun Bowl	W 06 !W 33–27	02001-12-31 December 31, 2001	2001	Purdue Boilermakers	Sun Bowl	El Paso	047,812 !47,812	Price, MikeMike Price
9	Rose Bowl	L 20 !L 34–14	02003-01-01 January 1, 2003	2002	Oklahoma Sooners	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	086,848 !86,848	Price, MikeMike Price
10	Holiday Bowl	W 08 !W 28–20	02003-12-30 December 30, 2003	2003	Texas Longhorns	Qualcomm Stadium^{[A 5]}	San Diego	061,102 !61,102	Doba, BillBill Doba
11	New Mexico Bowl	L 3 !L 48–45	02013-12-21 December 21, 2013	2013	Colorado State Rams	University Stadium	Albuquerque	027,104 !27,104	Leach, MikeMike Leach
12	Sun Bowl	W 06 !W 20–14	02015-12-26 December 26, 2015	2015	Miami Hurricanes	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	41,180 !41,180	Leach, MikeMike Leach
13	Holiday Bowl	L 05 !L 17–12	02016-12-27 December 27, 2016	2016	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego	48,704 !48,704	Leach, MikeMike Leach
14	Holiday Bowl	L 05 !L 42–17	02017-12-28 December 28, 2017	2017	Michigan State Spartans	SDCCU Stadium	San Diego	47,092 !47,092	Leach, MikeMike Leach
15	Alamo Bowl	W 02 !W 28–26	02018-12-28 December 28, 2018	2018	Iowa State Cyclones	Alamodome	San Antonio	60,675 !60,675	Leach, MikeMike Leach

Notes[]

↑ Statistics correct as of 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games.
↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Washington State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
↑ Links to the season article for the Washington State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Washington State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium.^[3]

References[]

General

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

Specific

↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8

[2] Statistics correct as of 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games.

[3] Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Washington State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.

[4] Links to the season article for the Washington State team that competed in the bowl for that year.

[5] Links to the season article for the opponent that Washington State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.

[Qualcomm-8] 5.0 ^5.1 Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium.^[3]

[NCAA29-1] Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29

[NCAAAtt-6] Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38

[SD-7] Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8

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