2006 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2006 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-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 Cougars were 6–6 overall and 4–5 in the Pacific-10 Conference, tied for fifth. Ranked 25th in the AP Poll at the end of October, WSU lost its final three games.

2006 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Doba (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Levenseller (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Robb Akey (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 35,117)
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 USC +		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 California +		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Oregon State		6	–	3					10	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington		3	–	6					5	–	7
Stanford		1	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

WSU's popular mascot, "Butch T. Cougar" was named the 2006 CapitalOne Mascot of the Year.^[1]

Pre-season

Washington State did not appear in any national pre-season rankings and was predicted to finish in eighth place in the Pacific-10 Conference media poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:45 pm	at No. 4 Auburn*		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	ESPN2	L 14–40	87,451
September 9	12:45 pm	Idaho*		Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington (Battle of the Palouse)	FSNNW	W 56–10	29,431
September 16	2:00 pm	Baylor*		Qwest Field Seattle (Cougar Gridiron Classic)		W 17–15	41,358
September 23	2:00 pm	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, California		W 36–10	37,498
September 30	4:00 pm	No. 2 USC		Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	TBS	L 22–28	35,117
October 7	4:00 pm	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	W 13–6	42,951
October 14	2:00 pm	No. 11 California		Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		L 3–21	31,441
October 21	2:00 pm	No. 15 Oregon		Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		W 34–23	35,117
October 28	4:00 pm	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	ABC	W 37–15	53,058
November 4	2:00 pm	Arizona	No. 25	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		L 17–27	35,117
November 11	6:00 pm	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		L 14–47	53,289
November 18	3:45 pm	Washington		Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington (Apple Cup)	FSN	L 32–35	35,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time