2013 Washington State Cougars football team


The 2013 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-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 6–7, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the North Division.
Washington State became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2006 season, when they went 6–6. As the seventh-place team in the Pac-12 conference, the Cougars were selected for their first bowl game since 2003. They played the Colorado State Rams in the New Mexico Bowl on December 21, 2013, losing by the score of 48–45. The game was noted for an egregious error by head coach Mike Leach, who instead of electing to kneel down the ball three times when the Rams were out of time outs, instead ran a play which resulted in a turnover. This allowed Colorado State to tie the game and ultimately win on a last-second field goal.

Schedule

Game summaries

Auburn

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 4-yard run ; AUB – Tre Mason 8-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: WSU Bobby Ratliff 7-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; AUB – Tre Mason 100 yard kickoff return ; WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 1-yard run ; AUB – Corey Grant 75-yard run ; AUB – Cody Parkey 47-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: AUB – Cody Parkey 26-yard field goal; WSU – Andrew Furney 43-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: AUB – Cody Parkey 42-yard field goal

USC

1st quarter scoring: None
2nd quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 4-yard run ; WSU – Damante Horton 70-yard interception return
3rd quarter scoring: None
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal

Southern Utah

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Dominique Williams 43-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; SUU – Colton Cook 40-yard field goal; WSU – Isiah Myers 10-yard pass from Connor Halliday
2nd quarter scoring: SUU – Raysean Martin 3-yard run ; WSU Dominique Williams 55-yard pass From Connor Halliday ; WSU – Damante Horton 72-yard interception return
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Andrew Furney 46-yard field goal; WSU – Andrew Furney 30-yard field goal; WSU – Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Connor Halliday
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Vince Mayle 3-yard pass from Connor Halliday

Idaho

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Gabe Marks 43-yard pass from Connor Halliday
2nd quarter scoring: WSU Dominique Williams 30-yard pass From Connor Halliday ; WSU – Vince Mayle 20-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; WSU – Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Connor Halliday ;
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 13-yard run
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 3-yard run

Stanford

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 28-yard field goal; WSU – Andrew Furney 36-yard field goal; STAN – Devon Cajuste 57-yard pass from Kevin Hogan
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Cajuste 33-yard pass from Hogan
3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Jordan Richards 30-yard interception return ; STAN – Michael Rector 45-yard pass from Hogan ; STAN – Trent Murphy 30-yard interception return
4th quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 27-yard field goal; STAN – Remound Wright 53-yard run ; WSU – Gabe Marks 47-yard pass from Austin Apodaca ; STAN – Barry Sanders 22-yard run ; WSU – Rickey Galvin 8-yard pass from Apodaca
This is the last time the Cougars have played a home game in CenturyLink Stadium

Cal

Cal holds a 44–25–5 record in the series and has won the last eight games.
1st quarter scoring: WSU – Vince Mayle 35-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 5-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: CAL – Deandre Coleman 2-yard safety on Teondray Caldwell; CAL – Vincenzo D'Amato 35-yard field goal; CAL – Chris Harper 89-yard pass from Jared Goff ; WSU – Marcus Mason 68-yard from Halliday ; CAL – D'Amato 43-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Teondray Caldwell 10-yard run ; WSU – Vince Mayle 72-yard pass from ; CAL – James Grisom 53-yard pass from Goff
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 44-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 28 yard field goal

Oregon State

Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Marcus Mariota 54-yard run ; ORE – Byron Marshall 1-yard run ; WSU – Dom Williams 11-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; ORE – Marshall 26-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Thomas Tyner 1-yard run ; WSU – River Cracraft 12-yard pass from Halliday ; WSU – Xavier Cooper 29-yard pass from Halliday ; ORE – Tyner 66-yard run ; WSU – Furney 49-yard Field Goal
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Keanon Low 10-yard pass from Mariota ; ORE – Marshall 30-yard run
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Josh Huff 17-yard pass from Mariota ; ORE – Terrance Mitchell 51-yard interception return ; WSU – Gabe Marks 8-yard pass from Halliday ; WSU – Bobby Ratliff 3-yard pass from Halliday

Arizona State

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 7-yard run ; ASU – Kelly 6-yard run ; ASU – Jaelen Strong 11-yard pass from Kelly
2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Gabe Marks 34-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; ASU – D. J. Foster 7-yard pass from Kelly ; ASU – Richard Smith 51-yard pass from Kelly ; ASU – Chris Coyle 8-yard pass from Kelly ; WSU – Rickey Galvin 15-yard pass from Halliday
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufausa 4-yard run ; ASU – Foster 23-yard pass from Kelly
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Gonzalez 37-yard field goal; ASU – Gonzalez 36-yard field goal

Arizona

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Marcus Mason 15-yard run ; WSU – Furney 24-yard field goal; ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 30-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Carey 7-yard ass from B.J. Denker
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – River Cracraft 23-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; ARIZ – Smith 25-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Isiah Myers 25-yard pass from Halliday

Utah

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Dom Williams 5-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; WSU – Damante Horton 22-7ard interception return ; WSU – Casey Locker 39-yard interception return ; UTAH – Kelvin York 14-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – York 2-yard run ; WSU – Furney 27-yard field goal; WSU – Marcus Mason 9-yard pass from Halliday ; UTAH – Dres Anderson 3-yard pass from Adam Schulz ; WSU – Furney 52-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 34-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 28-yard field goal; UTAH – Jake Murphy 11-yard pass from Schulz ; WSU – Vince Mayle 8-yard pass from Halliday
4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Murphy 64-yard pass from Schulz ; WSU – Williams 71-yard pass from Halliday

Washington

1st quarter scoring: UW – Travis Coons 48-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Andrew Furney 49-yard field goal; WSU – Rickey Galvin 14-yard pass from Connor Halliday
3rd quarter scoring: UW – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 18-yard pass from Keith Price ; UW – Bishop Sankey 7-yard run ; UW – Coons 39-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Dom Williams 5-yard pass from Halliday ; UW – Price 2-yard run

Colorado State (New Mexico Bowl)

Ken Williamson was the referee from the SEC.
1st quarter scoring: WSU – River Cracraft 25-yard pass from Connor Halliday ; WSU –
Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Halliday ; CSU – Charles Lovett for 63-yard pass from Garrett Grayson ; WSU – Theron West 28-yard pass from Halliday ; CSU – Jared Roberts 25-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: CSU – Roberts 19-yard field goal; WSU – Vince Mayle 28-yard pass from Halliday ; WSU – Rickey Galvin for 3 yards ; CSU – Kapri Bibbs 1-yard run ; CSU – Roberts 30-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 33-yard field goal; CSU – Bibbs 75-yard run
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Isiah Myers 22-yard pass from Halliday ; CSU – Jordon Vaden 12-yard pass from Grayson ; CSU – Bibbs 2-yard run ; CSU – Roberts 41-yard field goal

Personnel