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2018 Washington State Cougars football team

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2018 Washington State Cougars football team
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The 2018 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games in Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were led by 7th-year head coach Mike Leach and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.[1]

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The 2018 season was one of the greatest in Washington State history. The Cougars won a school record-tying ten games, the first time they had won that many in the regular season since the Rose Bowl year of 2002. They also surged as high as seventh in major polling and went into the Apple Cup with a chance to clinch the Pac-12 North title and a shot at the Rose Bowl, but lost 28–15 to rival Washington in the snow in Pullman, a sixth consecutive loss to the Huskies. The 10–2 Cougars were invited to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio to play the Iowa State Cyclones. They won 28–26 for a school record 11th win.

Mike Leach's air raid offense was led by grad transfer quarterback Gardner Minshew, who led FBS in passing completions and attempts, and finished second in passing yards.[2] Minshew was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He and offensive tackle Andre Dillard were named first-team all-conference. Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Abraham Lucas was named to several national all-freshman teams, and was joined on the all-conference second-team by defensive end Logan Tago. Mike Leach was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second time of his career.

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Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Pac-12 media days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days were held July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Mike Leach (HC), Kyle Sweet (WR/P) & Jalen Thompson (S) represented Washington State at this event. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Cougars predicted to finish in fifth place at Pac-12 North division.[8]

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Schedule

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Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona State, UCLA

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Rankings

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Game summaries

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At Wyoming

Washington State at Wyoming – Game summary
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at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

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San Jose State

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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Eastern Washington

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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At USC

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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

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Utah

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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At Oregon State

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at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR

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Oregon

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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At Stanford

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at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

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California

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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At Colorado

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at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

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Arizona

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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Washington

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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

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Vs. Iowa State (Alamo Bowl)

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at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

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Awards

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Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Gardner Minshew II
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Mike Leach[12]

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NFL draft

Washington State had two players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.[13]

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