2010 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2010 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Paul Wulff was in his third season and they were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars finished the season 2–10 (1–8 in Pac-10, last).

2010 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–10 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Paul Wulff (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Sturdy (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jody Sears (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 35,117)
Uniform
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oregon $		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 4 Stanford %		8	–	1					12	–	1
USC †		5	–	4					8	–	5
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	5					5	–	7
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Washington State		1	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	4:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	L 17–65	48,692	[1]
September 11	4:00 p.m.	No. 24 (FCS) Montana State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSNNW	W 23–22	26,356	[2]
September 18	12:30 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas	CBSCS	L 21–35	18,184	[3]
September 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Southern California	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSNNW	L 16–50	24,310	[4]
October 2	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	FSNNW	L 28–42	62,072	[5]
October 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 3 Oregon	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	CSNNW	L 23–43	24,768	[6]
October 16	4:30 p.m.	No. 17 Arizona	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	Versus	L 7–24	23,955	[7]
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	FCS	L 28–38	36,679	[8]
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		L 0–42	44,903	[9]
November 6	1:00 p.m.	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSNNW	L 13–20	17,648	[10]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	W 31–14	45,389	[11]
December 4	4:00 p.m.	Washington	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington (103rd Apple Cup)	Versus	L 28–35	30,157	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	10	0	7	17
Cowboys	17	21	13	14	65

See also: 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	6	7	9	0	22
Cougars	0	7	0	16	23

See also: 2010 Montana State Bobcats football team

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	0	7	21
Mustangs	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2010 SMU Mustangs football team

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Trojans	21	7	15	7	50
Cougars	7	6	0	3	16

See also: 2010 USC Trojans football team

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	14	0	28
Bruins	7	13	8	14	42

See also: 2010 UCLA Bruins football team

After scoring 21 unanswered points to lead the Bruins 28-20, the Cougars were unable to hold the lead. The Bruins came back with three touchdowns in the last half for the victory.

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Ducks	15	14	7	7	43
Cougars	14	3	6	0	23

See also: 2010 Oregon Ducks football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Wildcats	7	7	7	3	24
Cougars	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2010 Arizona Wildcats football team

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	0	21	28
#12 Cardinal	10	14	7	7	38

See also: 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Sun Devils	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2010 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	7	7	6	20
Cougars	0	10	3	0	13

See also: 2010 California Golden Bears football team

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	7	10	31
Beavers	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2010 Oregon State Beavers football team

The Cougars came into Corvallis with a 1-9 record, and a 16-game Pac-10 losing streak. The Cougars took control of the game early, with a 14-0 lead. The Cougars would walk away with a 31-14 victory against the Beavers, ending the 16 game conference losing streak.

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	7	14	35
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28

See also: 2010 Washington Huskies football team