2014 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 November 2014 football 2014 Washington State Cougars Washington State Cougars wordmark.svg 180 Pac-12 Conference North Division Pac-12 3–9 2–7 Mike Leach 3rd Mike Breske 3rd Air raid Multiple 3–4 Martin Stadium The 2014 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with a 3–9 overall record and a 2–7 mark in conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the North Division.2014 Pac-12 Conference Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/pac-12/2014.html 2024-11-24 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Schedule 2014 AP Pacific August 28, 2014 7:00 pm l y y Rutgers CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA FS1 38–41 30,927 September 5, 2014 7:30 pm l y y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN 13–24 26,023 September 13 5:00 pm w y Portland State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N 59–21 30,874 September 20 7:30 pm l Oregon 2 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ESPN 31–38 32,952 September 27 5:00 pm w y Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT P12N 28–27 45,859 October 4 7:30 pm l y California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N 59–60 30,020 October 10, 2014 6:00 pm l y Stanford 25 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ESPN 17–34 44,135 October 25 3:00 pm l Arizona 15 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N 37–59 32,952 November 1 1:30 pm l USC Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N 17–44 25,012 November 8 1:00 pm w y Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR P12N 39–32 44,377 November 22 10:00 am l y Arizona State 13 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ P12N 31–52 51,428 November 29 7:30 pm l Washington Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Apple Cup FS1 13–31 32,952 2014 Football Schedule Released http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209363032 Washington State University Department of Athletics January 8, 2014 August 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043704/http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209363032 August 8, 2014 dead mdy-all Game summaries Rutgers 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Washington State Cougars – Game summary Thursday, August 28th, 2014 7:00 pm PST Scarlet Knights 7 14 3 17 Cougars 3 14 14 7 CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA 30,927 Tim Brando, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft Fox Sports 1 First quarter RUTG – Leonte Carroo 78 yard pass from Gary Nova (Kyle Federico kick) WSU – Erik Powell 22 yard field goal Second quarter RUTG - Paul James 1 yard run (Kyle Federico kick) WSU – Isiah Myers 4 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) RUTG - Paul James 56 yard run (Kyle Federico kick) WSU - Vince Mayle 26 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) Third quarter WSU - River Cracraft 7 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) RUTG - Kyle Federico 36 yard field goal WSU – Isiah Myers 14 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) Fourth quarter RUTG - Kyle Federico 36 yard field goal RUTG – John Tsimis 29 yard pass from Gary Nova (Kyle Federico kick) WSU – Rickey Galvin 5 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) RUTG - Paul James 3 yard run (Kyle Federico kick) @ Nevada 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington State Cougars at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary Friday, September 5th, 2014 7:30 pm PST Cougars 0 10 0 3 Wolf Pack 7 7 0 10 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV 26,023 Mark Neely, Mike Bellotti, Shelley Smith ESPN First quarter NEV – Don Jackson 1 yard run (Brent Zuzo Kick) Second quarter NEV - James Butler 1 yard run (Brent Zuzo Kick) WSU – Vince Mayle 13 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell Kick) WSU - Erik Powell 25 yard field goal Third quarter Fourth quarter NEV - Don Jackson 2 yard run (Brent Zuzo Kick) WSU - Quentin Breshears 38 yard field goal NEV - Brent Zuzo 40 yard field goal Portland State 2014 Portland State Vikings football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars – Game summary Saturday, September 13th, 2014 5:00 pm PST Vikings 0 0 14 7 Cougars 7 21 7 24 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA 30,874 Rich Cellini, Mike Pawlawski, Drea Avent Pac-12 Network First quarter WSU – Gerard Wicks 1 yard run (Quentin Breshears Kick) Second quarter WSU – River Cracraft 15 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) WSU - Dom Williams 17 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) WSU - Vince Mayle 3 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) Third quarter PRST - Shaq Richard 6 yard run (Jonathan Gonzales Kick) PRST - Alex Toureen 24 yard pass from Kieran McDonagh (Jonathan Gonzales Kick) WSU – Isiah Myers 8 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) Fourth quarter WSU – Isiah Myers 4 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) PRST - Patrick Onwuasor 42 yard interception return (Jonathan Gonzales Kick) WSU - Quentin Breshears 29 yard field goal WSU - Isiah Myers 55 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) WSU - Dom Williams 84 Yd pass from Luke Falk (Quentin Breshears Kick) Oregon 2014 Oregon Ducks football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse #2 Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars – Game summary Saturday, September 20th, 2014 7:30 pm PST #2 Ducks 7 14 7 10 Cougars 14 7 0 10 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA 32,952 Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith ESPN First quarter WSU – Dom Williams 18 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) ORE – Devon Allen 80 Yd pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick) WSU – Dom Williams 8 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) Second quarter ORE – Keanon Lowe 57 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick) ORE – Devon Allen 13 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick) WSU – Rickey Galvin 6 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) Third quarter ORE – Pharaoh Brown 8 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick) Fourth quarter WSU – Quentin Breshears 30 yard field goal ORE – Matt Wogan 34 Yd field goal WSU – River Cracraft 5 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) ORE – Keanon Lowe 6 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan Kick) @ Utah 2014 Utah Utes football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington State Cougars at Utah Utes – Game summary Saturday, September 27th, 2014 5:00 pm PST Cougars 0 7 7 14 Utes 21 3 0 3 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT 45,859 Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage Pac-12 Network First quarter UTAH – Eric Rowe 11 yard interception return (Andy Phillips Kick) UTAH – Kaelin Clay 58 yard punt return (Andy Phillips Kick) UTAH – Devontae Booker 76 yard Run (Andy Phillips Kick) Second quarter WSU – Dom Williams 35 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) UTAH – Andy Phillips 46 yard field goal Third quarter WSU – Vince Mayle 11 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) Fourth quarter UTAH – Andy Phillips 43 yard field goal WSU – Dom Williams 20 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) WSU – Vince Mayle 81 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Quentin Breshears Kick) California 2014 California Golden Bears football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars (homecoming) – Game summary Saturday, October 4th, 2014 7:30 pm PST Golden Bears 0 13 28 19 Cougars 10 14 28 7 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Kevin Calabro, Yogi Roth, Lewis Johnson Pac-12 Network First quarter WSU - Connor Halliday 90 yard pass to Vince Mayle (Quentin Breshears Kick) WSU - Quentin Breshears 42 yard field goal Second quarter CAL - Jared Goff 27 yard pass to Trevor Davis (James Langford Kick) WSU - Connor Halliday 16 yard pass Isiah Myers (Quentin Breshears Kick) CAL - James Langford 31 yard field goal WSU - Connor Halliday 17 yard pass to River Cracraft (Quentin Breshears Kick) CAL - James Langford 26 yard field goal Third quarter CAL - Jared Goff 27 yard pass to Daniel Lasco (James Langford Kick) CAL - Daniel Lasco 15 yard run (James Langford Kick) WSU - Connor Halliday 86 yard pass to River Cracraft(Quentin Breshears Kick) WSU - Gerald Wicks 1 yard run (Quentin Breshears Kick) CAL - Trevor Davis 100 yard kickoff return (James Langford Kick) WSU - C. Halliday 9 yard pass to Isiah Myers (Quentin Breshears Kick) CAL - Trevor Davis 98 yard kickoff return (James Langford Kick) WSU - Connor Halliday 9 yard pass to River Cracraft (Quentin Breshears Kick) Fourth quarter CAL - Jared Goff 5 yard pass to Bryce Treggs (James Langford Kick) CAL - Jared Goff 21 yard pass to Bryce Treggs (James Langford Blocked) WSU - Gerald Wicks 1 yard run (Quentin Breshears Kick) CAL - Jared Goff 51 yard pass to Trevor Davis (2 PT failed) Top passers CAL – Jared Goff - 37/53, 527 yards, 5 TDs, 0 int WSU – Connor Halliday - 49/70, 734 yards, 6 TDs, 0 int Top rushers CAL – Daniel Lasco - 11 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD WSU – Gerald Wicks - 12 carries, 38 yards, 2 TDs Top receiving CAL – Bryce Treggs - 10 catches, 120 yards, 2 TDs WSU – Vince Mayle - 11 catches, 263 yards, 1 TD Top Defense CAL – WSU – @ Stanford 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary Friday, October 10th, 2014 6:00 pm PST Cougars 7 0 3 7 #25 Cardinal 10 7 7 10 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams ESPN First quarter STAN - Jordan Williamson 22 yard field goal STAN - Kevin Hogan 39 yard pass to Eric Cotton (Jordan Williamson kick) WSU - Connor Halliday 9 yard pass to Vince Mayle (Quentin Breshears kick) Second quarter STAN - Kevin Hogan 3 yard pass to Greg Taboada (Jordan Williamson kick) Third quarter WSU - Quentin Breshears 46 yard field goal STAN - Kevin Hogan 4 yard pass to Greg Taboada (Jordan Williamson kick) Fourth quarter WSU - Connor Halliday 3 yard pass to River Cracraft (Quentin Breshears kick) STAN - Jordan Williamson 34 yard field goal STAN - Remound Wright 6 yard run (Jordan Williamson kick) Top passers WSU – Connor Halliday - 44/71, 303 yards, 2 TDs, 1 int STAN - Kevin Hogan - 23/35, 284 yards, 3 TDs, 0 int Top rushers WSU – Jamal Morrow - 3 carries, 10 yards, 0 TD STAN - Remound Wright - 14 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Top receiving WSU – River Cracraft - 15 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD STAN - Ty Montgomery - 7 catches, 72 yards, 0 TD Top Defense WSU – STAN - Arizona 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars – Game summary Saturday, October 25th, 2014 3:00 p.m. #15 Wildcats 24 7 21 7 Cougars 0 16 0 21 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage Pac-12 Network First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter USC 2014 USC Trojans football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars – Game summary Saturday, November 1st, 2014 4:30 Trojans 14 10 13 7 Cougars 0 7 3 7 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage Pac-12 Network First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter @ Oregon State 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers– Game summary Saturday, November 8th, 2014 1:00 p.m. PST Cougars 7 14 3 15 Beavers 10 6 6 10 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR Roxy Bernstein, Yogi Roth, Lewis Johnson Pac-12 Network First quarter ORST - Sean Mannion 14 yards pass to Connor Hamlett (Garrett Owens kick) ORST - Garrett Owens 24 yard field goal WSU - Luke Falk 5 yard pass to Isiah Myers (Quentin Breshears kick) Second quarter WSU - Luke Falk 21 yards pass to Tyler Baker (Quentin Breshears kick) ORST - Garrett Owens 37 yard field goal WSU - Luke Falk 48 yards pass to Vince Mayle (Quentin Breshears kick) ORST - Garrett Owens 44 yard field goal Third quarter WSU - Quentin Breshears 32 yard field goal ORST - Terron Ward 1 yard run (Two-point conversion failed) Fourth quarter ORST - Garrett Owens 46 yard field goal WSU - Luke Falk 18 yard pass to Dom Williams (Luke Falk pass to Ricky Galvin for two-point conversion) WSU - Luke Falk 9 yard pass to Robert Lewis (Quentin Breshears kick) ORST - Terron Ward 1 yard run (Garrett Owens kick) Top passers WSU – Luke Falk - 44/61, 471 yards, 5 TDs, 0 int ORST - Sean Mannion - 31/41, 419 yards, 1 TD, 0 int Top rushers WSU – Jamal Morrow - 9 carries, 46 yards ORST - Terron Ward - 11 carries, 49 yards, 2 TDs Top receiving WSU – Vince Mayle - 6 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD ORST - Victor Bolden - 10 catches, 126 yards Top Defense ORST – WSU – @ Arizona State 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington State Cougars at Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 10:00 am Cougars 7 17 0 7 #13 Sun Devils 0 21 7 24 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ Kevin Calabro, Yogi Roth, Lewis Johnson Pac-12 Network First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Washington 2014 Washington Huskies football team Apple Cup Washington State Cougars ;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars (107th Apple Cup) – Game summary Saturday, November 29th, 2014 7:30 p.m. Huskies 7 7 10 7 Cougars 0 0 0 13 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Joe Davis, Joey Harrington, Kris Budden Fox Sports 1 First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Statistics Team Team Statistics   Washington State Opponents Points 245 245 Points per game 35.0 35.0 Points off turnovers 55 109 First Downs 187 149 Rushing 26 56 Passing 143 78 Penalty 18 15 Rushing Yards 313 1,141 Rushing attempts 133 265 Average Per rush 2.4 4.3 Average per game 44.7 163.0 Rushing TDs 3 10 Passing Yards 3,430 1,965 Comp–Att 294–440 158–252 Comp % 66.8 62.7 Average Per pass 7.8 7.8 Average per catch 11.7 12.4 Average per game 490.0 280.7 Passing TDs 29 16 Interceptions 8 2 Total offense 3,743 3,106 Total play 573 517 Average per play 6.5 6.0 Average per game 534.7 443.7 Kick returns: # – yards 28 – 573 34 – 785 Punt returns: # – yards 19 – 150 13 – 176 INT Returns: # – yards 2 – 9 8 – 106 Fumbles – fumbles lost 6 – 4 5 – 3 Penalties – yards 57 – 509 58 – 495 Penalties per game – yards per game 8.1 – 72.7 8.3 – 70.7 Punts – average 28 – 41.7 38 – 42.6 Time of possession per game 30:20 29:40 3rd–down conversions 47/107 - 44% 41/106 - 39% 4th–down conversions 10/21 - 48% 7/12 - 58% Score by Quarter   1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL Cougars 41 73 59 72 245 Opponents 52 58 59 76 245 References Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Washington State Cougars football