2022 Washington State Cougars football team

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The 2022 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington, and competed as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jake Dickert, in his second season.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:30 p.m. Idaho* P12N W 24–17 25,233
September 10 12:30 p.m. at No. 19 Wisconsin* FOX W 17–14 74,001
September 17 2:00 p.m. Colorado State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12N W 38–7 23,611
September 24 1:00 p.m. No. 15 Oregon
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FOX L 41–44 33,058
October 1 2:30 p.m. Californiadagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12N W 28–9 23,021
October 8 4:30 p.m. at No. 6 USC FOX L 14–30 63,204
October 15 6:00 p.m. at Oregon State P12N L 10–24 28,735
7:00 p.m. No. 14 Utah
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FS1 L 17–21 21,179
November 5 12:30 p.m. at Stanford P12N W 52–14 26,515
November 12 12:30 p.m. Arizona State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12N W 28–18 24,039
November 19 11:00 a.m. at Arizona P12N W 31–20 40,717
November 26 7:30 p.m. No. 13 Washington ESPN L 33–51 33,152
December 17 12:30 p.m. vs. Fresno State* ABC L 6–29 32,405
2022 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K 19 Colton Theaker Jr
LS 34 Simon Samarzich Jr
LS 37 Luke Rodarte Fr
P 38 Nick Haberer So
K 49 Dean Janikowski Redshirt.svg So
K 96 Vincent Gourley Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Eric Morris – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Brian Ward – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Pete Kaligis – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles
  • Nick Whitworth – Special teams coordinator/tight ends
  • A. J. Cooper – Run game coordinator/edges
  • Mark Atuaia – Running backs
  • Ray Brown – Cornerbacks
  • Joel Filani – Wide receivers
  • Jordan Malone – Safeties
  • Clay McGuire – Offensive line
  • Dwain Bradshaw – Head strength and conditioning coach
  • Jake Beckett – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Jimmie Bunting – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Tim Hicks – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Devante Wilson – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Jordan Davis – Offensive analyst
  • Trent Greene – Defensive analyst
  • Justin Mesa – Quality control, offense
  • Adam Breske – Quality control, defense
  • Dan Ferrigno – Quality control, special teams
  • Sean Brophy – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Luke Hyde – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Max Silver – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jack Ray – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Rob Schlaeger – Player personnel coordinator
  • Ryan Robinson – Director, football operations
  • Ashley Watkins – Assistant director of football operations

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/3/22

Game summaries[edit]

vs Idaho Vandals[edit]

Idaho Vandals vs Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 10 0 0 7 17
Cougars 0 10 7 7 24

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 P.M. PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,233
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: P12N
Game information

At No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers[edit]

Washington State Cougars (1–0) vs No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 7 10 0 17
No. 19 Badgers 0 14 0 0 14

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 74,001
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information

vs Colorado State Rams[edit]

Colorado State Rams (0–2) vs Washington State Cougars (2–0) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 7 7
Cougars 21 7 3 7 38

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 2:00 P.M. PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
  • Game attendance: 23,611
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV: P12N

vs No. 15 Oregon Ducks[edit]

No. 15 Oregon Ducks (2–1) vs Washington State Cougars (3–0) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Ducks 3 6 6 29 44
Cougars 10 7 10 14 41

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 1:00 P.M. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,058
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:41) WSU – Cameron Ward 5-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Washington State 7–0)
  • (7:36) ORE – Camden Lewis 24-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:49; Washington State 7–3)
  • (4:31) WSU – Dean Janikowski 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:42; Washington State 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) ORE – Camden Lewis 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:24; Washington State 10–6)
  • (4:36) WSU – Francis Mauigoa 95-yard interception return, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 4:57; Washington State 17–6)
  • (1:33) ORE – Camden Lewis 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:50; Washington State 17–9)
Third quarter
  • (14:11) ORE – Bucky Irving 12-yard pass from Bo Nix (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:36; Washington State 17–15)
  • (8:50) WSU – Dean Janikowski 38-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:04; Washington State 20–15)
  • (4:16) WSU – De’Zhaun Stribling 15-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:43; Washington State 27–15)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) ORE – Jordan James 1-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:02; Washington State 27–22)
  • (6:42) WSU – Robert Ferrel 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:19; Washington State 34–22)
  • (3:48) ORE – Cam McCormick 1-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Washington State 34–29)
  • (1:21) ORE – Troy Franklin 50-yard pass from Bo Nix, Bo Nix two-point run (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:00; Oregon 37–34)
  • (1:01) ORE – Mase Funa 27-yard interception return, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:03; Oregon 44–34)
  • (0:01) WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; Oregon 44–41)
Statistics ORE WSU
First downs 28 27
Total yards 624 428
Rushes/yards 32–178 25–53
Passing yards 446 375
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–45–1 37–48–2
Time of possession 28:58 31:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 33/44, 428 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing Bucky Irving 11 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Troy Franklin 5 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 37/48, 375 yards, 2 TD, 2 int
Rushing Nakia Watson 12 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving De’Zhaun Stribling 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

vs California[edit]

California Golden Bears (3–1) vs Washington State Cougars (3–1) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 0 6 9
Cougars 0 7 7 14 28

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny, Wind: 5 southEast
  • Game attendance: 23,021
  • Referee: Michael Mothershead
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information
First quarter

None

Second quarter
  • (13:18) WSU – Jaylen Jenkins 2-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:29; Washington State 7–0)
  • (9:13) CAL – Dario Longhetto 42-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:08; Washington State 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (13:51) WSU – Robert Ferrel 17-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; Washington State 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:28) CAL – Jaydn Ott 2-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:50; Washington State 14–9)
  • (12:00) WSU – Renard Bell 37-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:28; Washington State 21–9)
  • (6:19) WSU – Billy Riviere III 11-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:47; Washington State 28–9)
Statistics CAL WSU
First downs 13 21
Total yards 311 415
Rushes/yards 25–32 25–72
Passing yards 279 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–0 27–40–0
Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Jack Plummer 23/33, 272 yards
Rushing Jaydn Ott 17 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 6 receptions, 109 yards
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 27/40, 343 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing Nakia Watson 14 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Renard Bell 8 receptions, 115 yards, TD

At No. 6 USC[edit]

Washington State Cougars (4–1) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (5–0) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 14 0 0 14
No. 6 Trojans 10 7 7 3 27

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,204
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Fox): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:31) USC – Mario Williams 38-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:32; USC 7–0)
  • (3:32) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:50; USC 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) WSU – Robert Ferrel 12-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:36; USC 10–7)
  • (11:48) WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Washington State 14–10)
  • (2:10) USC – Travis Dye 4-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:19; USC 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:17) USC – Mario Williams 24-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24; USC 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:09) USC – Denis Lynch 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:27; USC 27–14)
  • (2:08) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:21; USC 30–14)
Statistics WSU USC
First downs 17 23
Total yards 316 369
Rushes/yards 29–144 40–181
Passing yards 172 188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–32–0 15–29–0
Time of possession 27:12 32:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 19/32, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylen Jenkins 13 carries, 130 yards
Receiving Jaylen Jenkins 2 receptions, 54 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 15/29, 188 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 28 carries, 149 yards, TD
Receiving Mario Williams 4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State[edit]

Washington State Cougars (4–2) vs Oregon State Beavers (4–2) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 3 7 0 10
Beavers 7 3 7 7 24

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: October 15, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: West at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Mostly Sunny, some smoke
  • Game attendance: 28,735
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Game information

vs No. 14 Utah[edit]

No. 14 Utah Utes (5–2) vs Washington State Cougars (4–3) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Utes 0 14 7 0 21
Cougars 0 7 0 10 17

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 27, 2022
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: SE 11 mph
  • Game attendance: 21,179
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter

None

Second quarter
  • (13:24) WSU – De’Zhaun Stribling 29-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:01; Washington State 7–0)
  • (9:23) UTAH – Ja’Quinden Jackson 6-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:01; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:20) UTAH – Jaylon Glover 1-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 2:27; Utah 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (1:24) UTAH – Dalton Kincaid 5-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:00; Utah 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:17) WSU – Cameron Ward 7-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:53; Utah 21–14)
  • (4:48) WSU – Dean Janikowski 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:13; Utah 21–17)
Statistics UTAH WSU
First downs 19 14
Total yards 344 264
Rushes/yards 42–169 19–42
Passing yards 175 222
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–27–0 27–31–0
Time of possession 35:07 24:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 17/27, 175 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylon Glover 20 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Dalton Kincaid 7 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 27/31, 222 yards, TD
Rushing Cameron Ward 12 carries, 28 yards, TD
Receiving De’Zhaun Stribling 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

At Stanford[edit]

Washington State Cougars vs Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 21 21 3 7 52
Cardinal 7 0 7 0 14

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); Cloudy; Wind: 5 mph west
  • Game attendance: 26,515
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus

vs Arizona State[edit]

Arizona State Sun Devils (3–6) vs Washington State Cougars (5–4) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0 0 6 12 18
Cougars 13 15 0 0 28

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 12, 2022
  • Game time: 11:40 AM AKST
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); Sunny; Wind: 3 mph NorthWest
  • Game attendance: 24,039
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Statistics Arizona State Washington State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Arizona[edit]

Washington State Cougars (6–4) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–6) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 14 10 0 31
Wildcats 0 6 0 14 20

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny; 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,717
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (P12N): Jordan Kent, Max Browne
Statistics Washington State Arizona
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 73–354 68–441
Rushes–yards 37–161 22–84
Passing yards 193 357
Passing: comp–att–int 25–36–0 28-46-4
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 25/36, 193 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Cameron Ward 8 car, 59 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Donovan Ollie 3 rec, 53 yds
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 28/46, 357 yds, 1 TD, 4 int
Rushing Michael Wiley 7 car, 50 yds
Receiving Dorian Singer 9 rec, 176 yds, 1 TD

vs No. 13 Washington[edit]

No. 13 Washington Huskies vs Washington State Cougars (Apple Cup) – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Huskies 7 21 7 16 51
Cougars 10 17 6 0 33

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

  • Date:
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 32 °F (0 °C) • Wind: NW 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 33,152
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport

Vs. Fresno State (LA Bowl)[edit]

Game Thirteen – Washington State Cougars (7–5) vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (9–4)

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 6 0 6
Bulldogs 7 9 6 7 29

at SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, California

  • Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 32,405
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −5.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:54) FRES – Zane Pope 22-yard pass from Jake Haener, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:06; Fresno State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:52) FRES – Jordan Mims 4-yard run, Andre Meono kick (Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:00; Fresno State 14–0)
  • (11:14) FRES – Leonard Payne Jr. sacks Washington State QB in end zone for a safety (Fresno State 16–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:52) WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:48; Fresno State 16–6)
  • (0:36) FRES – Nikko Remigio 11-yard pass from Jake Haener, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Fresno State 22–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:29) FRES – Jordan Mims 2-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:42; Fresno State 29–6)
Statistics WSU FRES
First downs 14 27
Plays–yards 60–183 68–502
Rushes–yards 28–46 32–219
Passing yards 137 283
Passing: comp–att–int 22–32–1 24–36–0
Time of possession 26:59 32:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 22/32, 137 yards, int
Rushing Nakia Watson 14 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Robert Ferrel 10 receptions, 64 yards
Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 24/36, 283 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jordan Mims 18 carries, 210 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nikko Remigio 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Player Award Date
Renard Bell Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week[1] September 12, 2022
Jarrett Kingston Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week[2] September 12, 2022
Daiyan Henley Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[3] September 19, 2022
Jaylen Jenkins Pac-12 Freshman of the Week[4] October 10, 2022
Jaden Hicks Pac-12 Freshman of the Week[5] November 7, 2022
Brennan Jackson Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week[6] November 14, 2022

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released Not released

References[edit]