2013 Washington State Cougars football team

2013 Washington State Cougars football
2013 Washington State Cougars football
New Mexico Bowl, ; L 45–48 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

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.

2013 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 11 Stanford xy$	7	–	2	11	–	3
No. 9 Oregon x	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 25 Washington	5	–	4	9	–	4
Oregon State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Washington State	4	–	5	6	–	7
California	0	–	9	1	–	11
South Division
No. 21 Arizona State x	8	–	1	10	–	4
No. 16 UCLA	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 19 USC	6	–	3	10	–	4
Arizona	4	–	5	8	–	5
Utah	2	–	7	5	–	7
Colorado	1	–	8	4	–	8
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 pm	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPNU	L 24–31	85,095
September 7	7:30 pm	at No. 25 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	W 10–7	77,823
September 14	3:30 pm	Southern Utah*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 48–10	31,127
September 21	7:30 pm	Idaho*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	P12N	W 42–0	31,521
September 28	7:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Stanford	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 17–55	40,095
October 5	1:00 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	W 44–22	44,682
October 12	7:30 pm	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPNU	L 24–52	31,955
October 19	7:00 pm	at No. 2 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	L 38–62	56,949
October 31	7:30 pm	No. 25 Arizona State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 21–55	20,617
November 16	11:00 am	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 24–17	42,080
November 23	12:30 pm	Utah	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 49–37	23,112
November 29	12:30 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (106th Apple Cup)	FOX	L 17–27	71,753
December 21	11:00 am	vs. Colorado State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 45–48	27,104
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponents not played this season: Colorado, UCLA

Game summaries

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	3	0	24
Tigers	8	17	3	3	31

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 4-yard run (Andrew Furney Kick); AUB – Tre Mason 8-yard run (Ryan White run for two-point conversion)

2nd quarter scoring: WSU Bobby Ratliff 7-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); AUB – Tre Mason 100 yard kickoff return (Cody Parkey Kick); WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 1-yard run (Andrew Furney Kick); AUB – Corey Grant 75-yard run (Cody Parkey Kick); 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	0	3	10
#25 Trojans	0	7	0	0	7

1st quarter scoring: None

2nd quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 4-yard run (Andre Heidari kick); WSU – Damante Horton 70-yard interception return (Andrew Furney kick)

3rd quarter scoring: None

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	3	7	0	0	10
Cougars	14	14	13	7	48

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Dominique Williams 43-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); SUU – Colton Cook 40-yard field goal; WSU – Isiah Myers 10-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: SUU – Raysean Martin 3-yard run (Colton Cook Kick); WSU Dominique Williams 55-yard pass From Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); WSU – Damante Horton 72-yard interception return (Andrew Furney Kick)

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 (Andrew Furney Kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Vince Mayle 3-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick)

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	7	21	7	7	42

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Gabe Marks 43-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: WSU Dominique Williams 30-yard pass From Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); WSU – Vince Mayle 20-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); WSU – Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney);

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 13-yard run (Andrew Furney Kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 3-yard run (Andrew Furney Kick)

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinal	10	7	21	17	55
Cougars	3	0	0	14	17

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 (Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Cajuste 33-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Jordan Richards 30-yard interception return (Williamson kick); STAN – Michael Rector 45-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – Trent Murphy 30-yard interception return (Williamson kick)

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 27-yard field goal; STAN – Remound Wright 53-yard run (Williamson kick); WSU – Gabe Marks 47-yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Furney kick); STAN – Barry Sanders 22-yard run (Conrad Ukropina kick); WSU – Rickey Galvin 8-yard pass from Apodaca (Furney kick)

This is the last time the Cougars have played a home game in CenturyLink Stadium

Cal

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	7	14	9	44
Golden Bears	0	15	7	0	22

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 (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 5-yard run (Furney kick)

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 (D'Amato kick); WSU – Marcus Mason 68-yard from Halliday (Furney kick); CAL – D'Amato 43-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Teondray Caldwell 10-yard run (Furney kick); WSU – Vince Mayle 72-yard pass from (Furney Kick); CAL – James Grisom 53-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 44-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 28 yard field goal

Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers (4–1) at Washington State Cougars (4–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	3	14	7	28	52
Washington St	3	7	14	0	24

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Date: October 12, 2013
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 31,955
Referee: Jack Folliard
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Andrew Furney 27-yard field goal, 10:49. Washington St 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:11.
OSU – Trevor Romaine 20-yard field goal, 0:31. Tie 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:50.

Second quarter

WSU – Marcus Mason 3-yard run (Andrew Furney kick), 10:32. Washington St 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:59.
OSU – Connor Hamlett 7-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 6:55. Tie 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
OSU – Storm Woods 3-yard run (Trevor Romaine kick), 0:44. Oregon St 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:23.

Third quarter

WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick), 11:08. Tie 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:26.
WSU – Vince Mayle 4-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick), 4:50. Washington St 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:00.
OSU – Kevin Cummings 7-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 1:03. Tie 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:41.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Brandin Cooks 8-yard run (Trevor Romaine kick), 14:55. Oregon St 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:22.
OSU – Storm Woods 1-yard run (Trevor Romaine kick), 13:47. Oregon St 38–24. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:52.
OSU – Brandin Cooks 8-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 10:40. Oregon St 45–24. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:21.
OSU – Brandin Cooks 30-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 6:43. Oregon St 52–24. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:47.

Top passers

OSU – Sean Mannion – 34/51, 493 yards, 4 TD, int
WSU – Connor Halliday – 26/49, 248 yards, TD, 3 int

Top rushers

OSU – Brandin Cooks – 4 rushes, 34 yards, TD
WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa – 9 rushes, 54 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Brandin Cooks – 11 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
WSU – Vince Mayle – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	17	0	14	38
#2 Ducks	20	14	14	14	62

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Marcus Mariota 54-yard run (2-point conversion attempt failed); ORE – Byron Marshall 1-yard run (Matt Wogan kick); WSU – Dom Williams 11-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); ORE – Marshall 26-yard run (Alejandro Maldonado kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Thomas Tyner 1-yard run (Wogan kick); WSU – River Cracraft 12-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU – Xavier Cooper 29-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); ORE – Tyner 66-yard run (Maldonado kick); WSU – Furney 49-yard Field Goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Keanon Low 10-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick); ORE – Marshall 30-yard run (Maldonado kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Josh Huff 17-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick); ORE – Terrance Mitchell 51-yard interception return (Maldonado kick); WSU – Gabe Marks 8-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU – Bobby Ratliff 3-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Sun Devils	21	21	7	6	55
Cougars	0	14	7	0	21

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 7-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); ASU – Kelly 6-yard run (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jaelen Strong 11-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick)

2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Gabe Marks 34-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 7-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Richard Smith 51-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Chris Coyle 8-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick); WSU – Rickey Galvin 15-yard pass from Halliday (Furney Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufausa 4-yard run (Furney kick); ASU – Foster 23-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick)

4th quarter scoring: ASU – Gonzalez 37-yard field goal; ASU – Gonzalez 36-yard field goal

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	10	0	7	7	24
Wildcats	7	7	3	0	17

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Marcus Mason 15-yard run (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Furney 24-yard field goal; ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 30-yard run (Jake Smith kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Carey 7-yard ass from B.J. Denker (Smith kick)

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – River Cracraft 23-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Furney kick); ARIZ – Smith 25-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Isiah Myers 25-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	7	13	10	7	37
Cougars	21	12	10	6	49

1st quarter scoring: WSU – Dom Williams 5-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Damante Horton 22-7ard interception return (Furney kick); WSU – Casey Locker 39-yard interception return (Furney kick); UTAH – Kelvin York 14-yard run (Andy Phillips kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – York 2-yard run (Phillips kick); WSU – Furney 27-yard field goal; WSU – Marcus Mason 9-yard pass from Halliday (PAT blocked); UTAH – Dres Anderson 3-yard pass from Adam Schulz (two-point pass conversion failed); 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 (Phillips kick); WSU – Vince Mayle 8-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)

4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Murphy 64-yard pass from Schulz (Phillips kick); WSU – Williams 71-yard pass from Halliday (two-point pass conversion failed)

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	10	0	7	17
Huskies	3	0	17	7	27

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 (Furney kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UW – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 18-yard pass from Keith Price (Coons kick); UW – Bishop Sankey 7-yard run (Coons kick); UW – Coons 39-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Dom Williams 5-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); UW – Price 2-yard run (Coons kick)

Colorado State (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	21	14	3	7	45
Rams	10	13	7	18	48

Ken Williamson was the referee from the SEC.

1st quarter scoring: WSU – River Cracraft 25-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Gabe Marks 1-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Charles Lovett for 63-yard pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick); WSU – Theron West 28-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Jared Roberts 25-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: CSU – Roberts 19-yard field goal; WSU – Vince Mayle 28-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU – Rickey Galvin for 3 yards (Furney kick); CSU – Kapri Bibbs 1-yard run (Roberts kick); CSU – Roberts 30-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 33-yard field goal; CSU – Bibbs 75-yard run (Roberts kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Isiah Myers 22-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); CSU – Jordon Vaden 12-yard pass from Grayson (Roberts kick); CSU – Bibbs 2-yard run (Bibbs run); CSU – Roberts 41-yard field goal

Personnel

2013 Washington State Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Connor Halliday
		Jeremiah Laufasa
WR		Gabe Marks
		Marcus Mason
WR		Vince Mayle

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Andrew Furney

Head coach

Mike Leach

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Breske – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Dave Emerick – Senior associate AD / chief of staff for football
Antonio Huffman – Director of football operations
Jim Mastro – Running backs
Clay McGuire – Offensive line
Joe Salave'a – Defensive line
Dennis Simmons – Outside receivers
Paul Volero – Outside linebackers
Ken Wilson – Linebackers
David Yost – Inside receivers

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2013

References

^ Litman, Laken (December 21, 2013). "Trick play keys Colorado State's miracle comeback in New Mexico Bowl". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
^ "Washington State Football Roster". Washington State Athletics. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[r455-1] Litman, Laken (December 21, 2013). "Trick play keys Colorado State's miracle comeback in New Mexico Bowl". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

[2] "Washington State Football Roster". Washington State Athletics. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

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2013 Washington State Cougars football

New Mexico Bowl, L 45–48 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →