2001 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 Washington State Cougars football Washington State Football Helmet 2000-2010.png 200 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 11 10 10–2 6–2 Mike Price 13th Mike Levenseller 1st Spread Bill Doba 8th 4–3 Martin Stadium Sun Bowl champion Sun Bowl W 33–27 vs. Purdue The 2001 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Mike Price and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. Opening with seven straight wins,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aFFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_OsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6468%2C6791841 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Game facts October 27, 2001 4D Washington State was 9–2 in the regular season and 6–2 in the conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EUZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6742%2C5099512 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Washington tops Cougars, 24-16 November 18, 2001 4F Invited to the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4685%2C4389950 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale Cougars ready to indulge December 31, 2001 1B the Cougars defeated Purdue for their tenth win,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6272%2C92377 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Strickland Carter Worth shouting about January 1, 2002 C1 and were tenth in the final rankings. Four defensive backs on the team, Lamont Thompson, Jason David, Marcus Trufant, and Erik Coleman, went on to play in the National Football League (NFL).https://247sports.com/college/washington-state/Article/Lamont-Thompson-Washington-State-football-the-great-interceptor-105039581/ The Great Interceptor: Where is WSU great Lamont Thompson now? Schedule 2001 AP Pacific August 30, 2001 7:00 pm w y Idaho Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Battle of the Palouse FSNNW 36–7 31,097 September 8 5:00 pm w y y Boise State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 41–20 27,697 September 22 2:00 pm w California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 51–20 21,534 September 29 7:00 pm w y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 48–21 42,729 October 6 2:00 pm w y Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSNNW 34–27 35,283 October 13 2:00 pm w y Stanford 23 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 45–39 40,950 October 18 7:00 pm w y 19 Montana State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSNNW 53–28 14,325 Cougars wake up, reach 7–0 The Spokesman-Review Carter Strickland October 19, 2021 C1, C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86393976/cougars-wake-up-reach-7-0/ Newspapers.com October 27 4:00 pm l 14 Oregon 11 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC 17–24 34,150 November 3 3:30 pm w 16 UCLA 9 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSN 20–14 33,462 November 10 3:30 pm w y 11 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSN 28–16 47,229 November 17 12:30 pm l y 9 Washington 16 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Apple Cup ABC 14–26 74,442 December 31, 2001 11:30 am w y y 13 Purdue Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl CBS 33–27 47,812 Game summaries Idaho Idaho 0 0 0 7 Washington State 3 17 16 0 August 30 Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington 31,097 yes 1 2:01 WSU Drew Dunning 26 yard field goal Wash St 3–0 2 13:35 WSU Dave Minnich 30 yard run (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 10–0 2 7:22 WSU Drew Dunning 27 yard field goal Wash St 13–0 2 3:09 WSU Trandon Harvey 18 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 20–0 3 11:42 WSU Nakoa McElrath 5 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 27–0 3 8:38 WSU Nakoa McElrath 35 yard pass from Jason Gesser (kick failed) Wash St 33–0 3 4:51 WSU Drew Dunning 32 yard field goal Wash St 36–0 3 3:11 ID Chris Lacy 4 yard pass from John Welsh (Keith Stamps kick) Wash St 36–7 yes Washington State vs. Idaho http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101242/101242363.htm USA Today August 30, 2001 December 28, 2014 References Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Washington State Cougars football