Washington State

2026 season

Pac-12

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Washington State's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 113 across 8 systems; best 87, worst 126, so they disagree by 39 places.

Lab EPA: #119; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #107; down 32026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #121; down 42026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #87; down 102026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #101; up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #126; down 16 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #105; down 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #119; down 102026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #127 of 138
Schedule strength: #57 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #78 of 138
Game control: #101 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #100 of 138
Offense: #116 of 138
Defense: #72 of 138
Special teams: #89 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Washington State · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

1-7 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.116 net EPA/play

#119

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

-7.02 points

#107 · Down 3 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -9.86 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +0.30, schedule #41 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +3.66. That is worth -9.56 on its own; the preseason prior of +1.92 still carries 22% of the weight, giving -7.02.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Washington State · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Washington away · 2026-09-06 · ID 401858437	-14.00 → -14.00	+2.50	0.7637	8.47%	+2.07	-0.974	0.175	-0.799
Week 2 · Kansas State away · 2026-09-12 · ID 401856781	-27.00 → -27.00	+2.50	0.7937	8.80%	+1.97	-2.156	0.173	-1.983
Week 3 · Duquesne home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401860890	+41.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.8249	9.15%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	2.973	-2.287	0.686
Week 4 · Arizona home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401856804	-10.00 → -10.00	-2.50	0.8572	9.51%	+11.98	-1.188	1.139	-0.050
Week 5 · Fresno State home · 2026-10-04 · ID 401860921	-20.00 → -20.00	-2.50	0.8909	9.88%	+0.87	-2.223	0.086	-2.137
Week 6 · Utah State away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401860922	-1.00 → -1.00	+2.50	0.9259	10.27%	-7.32	0.154	-0.752	-0.598
Week 7 · Oregon State away · 2026-10-17 · ID 401860903	-18.00 → -18.00	+2.50	0.9622	10.67%	+7.09	-1.654	0.757	-0.897
Week 8 · Boise State home · 2026-10-24 · ID 401860907	-21.00 → -21.00	-2.50	1.0000	11.09%	+8.47	-2.606	0.939	-1.667

Game terms -7.44 points; prior term +0.43 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -7.02 points. The preseason prior is +1.92 with 22.18% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.8 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-14.1 SP+ points

#121 · Down 4 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-15.94 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#126 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense -18.56 on 436 plays; defense -2.62 on 457 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Washington State 12 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 1-7 · conf 0-4 · home 1-3 · away 0-4 · expected wins 1.6
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 5-3 ATS (-2.5 avg) · 2025: 9-4 ATS (+6.4 avg)
Head coach: Kirby Moore · hired 2025-12-12 · 0-0 over 1 captured season
Recruiting classes: 2024 #62 (182 pts) · 2025 #71 (179 pts) · 2026 #128 (159 pts)
Returning: 91% of production · 98% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 100% 100%
Receiving 85% 92%
Rushing 100% 100%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	100%	100%
Receiving	85%	92%
Rushing	100%	100%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	18	2.89	0.8429	15.17
Defensive Line	15	3.00	0.8396	12.59
Linebacker	8	2.88	0.8359	6.69
Offensive Line	15	2.93	0.8403	12.60
Quarterback	7	2.71	0.8181	5.73
Receiver	15	2.93	0.8372	12.56
Running Back	6	2.83	0.8457	5.07
Special Teams	18	2.78	0.8262	14.87

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Caden Pinnick · QB CFBD athlete 5226019. Washington State (2026–2026); UC Davis (2025–2025)	Passing WEPA	0.020	172	65.9%	Pass 100.0% · Rush 31.2% 1st 59.8% · 2nd 63.6% · 3rd 80.2% Standard downs 58.5% · Passing downs 78.4%	Not linked
Owen Eshelman · QB CFBD athlete 5263246. Washington State (2025–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.346	54	80.8%	Pass 97.9% · Rush 55.4% 1st 79.7% · 2nd 79.6% · 3rd 82.9% Standard downs 76.2% · Passing downs 90.2%	2025: 3★ · 0.8667
Kirby Vorhees · RB CFBD athlete 5154732. Washington State (2025–2026); South Dakota State (2023–2024)	Rushing WEPA	0.039	45	14.5%	Pass 6.2% · Rush 25.8% 1st 16.2% · 2nd 18.8% · 3rd 6.9% Standard downs 16.1% · Passing downs 11.6%	2023: stars unavailable
Caden Pinnick · QB CFBD athlete 5226019. Washington State (2026–2026); UC Davis (2025–2025)	Rushing WEPA	0.168	44	65.9%	Pass 100.0% · Rush 31.2% 1st 59.8% · 2nd 63.6% · 3rd 80.2% Standard downs 58.5% · Passing downs 78.4%	Not linked
Jack Stevens · PK CFBD athlete 5227843. Washington State (2025–2026); South Dakota State (2024–2024)	Kicker PAAR	-3.710	13	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2024: stars unavailable
Beau Baker · TE CFBD athlete 5227824. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.8%	Pass 3.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.6% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.4% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Branden Ganashamoorthy · WR CFBD athlete 5153065. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	12.1%	Pass 21.8% · Rush 0.4% 1st 10.1% · 2nd 8.8% · 3rd 18.1% Standard downs 10.6% · Passing downs 14.7%	Not linked
Caleb Northcroft · WR CFBD athlete 5394579. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 2.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 3.7%	Not linked
Daniel Blood · WR CFBD athlete 5119307. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.7%	Pass 15.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.7% · 2nd 12.4% · 3rd 9.5% Standard downs 6.7% · Passing downs 12.1%	Not linked
Darrius Clemons · WR CFBD athlete 4685297. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	7.5%	Pass 14.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 9.1% · 2nd 6.6% · 3rd 6.2% Standard downs 8.1% · Passing downs 6.5%	Not linked
Jack Pedersen · TE CFBD athlete 4685492. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.9%	Pass 8.7% · Rush 0.4% 1st 5.7% · 2nd 1.2% · 3rd 9.5% Standard downs 5.6% · Passing downs 3.7%	Not linked
Julian Dugger · QB CFBD athlete 5155864. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.6%	Pass 1.1% · Rush 5.3% 1st 3.2% · 2nd 2.0% · 3rd 2.8% Standard downs 3.9% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Leo Pulalasi · RB CFBD athlete 5076654. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.3%	Pass 5.2% · Rush 12.7% 1st 8.8% · 2nd 10.6% · 3rd 5.2% Standard downs 10.0% · Passing downs 5.3%	Not linked
Maxwell Woods · RB CFBD athlete 5227814. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	10.5%	Pass 5.5% · Rush 17.5% 1st 14.0% · 2nd 11.2% · 3rd 4.3% Standard downs 12.3% · Passing downs 7.4%	Not linked
Tank Hawkins · WR CFBD athlete 5222221. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.3%	Pass 10.6% · Rush 1.0% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 7.8% · 3rd 7.7% Standard downs 4.1% · Passing downs 10.3%	Not linked
Tony Freeman · WR CFBD athlete 5221381. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.8%	Pass 3.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.9% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.4% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Trey Leckner · TE CFBD athlete 5024359. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.5%	Pass 7.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.4% · 2nd 6.5% · 3rd 1.4% Standard downs 5.0% · Passing downs 3.8%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 28 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Balaam Miller · DL	Not reported	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Beau Phillips · RB	Central Washington	2026-01-09	3★ / —	Immediate
CJ Solis-Lumar · CB	Cal Poly	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Caden Pinnick · QB	UC Davis	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
DJ Warner · EDGE	SMU	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Damarjhe Lewis · DL	SMU	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Daniel Blood · WR	Missouri	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Darrius Clemons · WR	Oregon State	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Eduwa Okundaye · EDGE	Arizona	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Ike Okafor · DL	California	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jack Bal · S	Arizona State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jack Pedersen · TE	UCLA	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jalil Tucker · CB	Oregon State	2026-01-03	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jaylen Thomas · CB	San José State	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jeremiah Bernard · S	Cal Poly	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jirah Leaupepetele · DL	Eastern Washington	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jordan Dees · WR	West Georgia	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jshawn Frausto-Ramos · S	Arizona	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Kalolo Ta'aga · OT	Utah	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Khamari Terrell · CB	Texas State	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Linus Zunk · EDGE	Vanderbilt	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Matyus McLain · EDGE	Idaho	2026-01-09	2★ / —	Immediate
Max Dean · P	New Mexico State	2026-01-15	— / —	Immediate
Maximus McCree · OT	Washington	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Nylan Brown · LB	Kent State	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Paul Hutson III · EDGE	Marshall	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Sione Pasi · DL	Not reported	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Tank Hawkins · WR	Florida	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate

Outgoing · 41 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
AJ Davis · CB	Not reported	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Adlai Lounsbury · K	Iowa State	2026-01-06	2★ / —	Immediate
Ajani Sheppard · QB	Temple	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Anthony Palano · LB	Boston College	2026-01-05	2★ / —	Immediate
Brody Miller · S	Iowa State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Bryson Lamb · DL	Iowa State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Cameron Weir · WR	North Dakota	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Carter Pabst · WR	Iowa State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Connor Sullivan · DL	Illinois	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Dalton Anderson · QB	Not reported	2026-01-14	— / —	Immediate
Damarius Russell · S	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Darrion Dalton · DL	Not reported	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Devin Ellison · WR	New Mexico State	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Donovan Fitzmaurice · DL	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / —	Immediate
Duhron Goodman · S	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Dylan Paine · RB	Montana	2026-01-20	2★ / —	Immediate
Isaac Terrell · EDGE	Iowa State	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jack Janikowski · EDGE	Iowa State	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jaxon Potter · QB	Old Dominion	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jesiah Cornwell · TE	Not reported	2025-12-17	— / —	Immediate
Jovan Clark · LB	Ball State	2026-01-06	3★ / —	Immediate
Kamani Jackson · S	Not reported	2026-01-06	3★ / —	TBD
Keith Brown · LB	Not reported	2025-12-17	3★ / 0.8500	Withdrawn
Kenny Worthy III · CB	Cincinnati	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Kirby Vorhees · RB	Not reported	2025-12-18	— / —	Immediate
Landon Wright · WR	Boston College	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Leo Pulalasi · RB	Not reported	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Withdrawn
Luke Leighton · TE	Cal Poly	2026-02-04	3★ / —	Immediate
Mackenzie Alleyne · WR	Oklahoma	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Malaki Ta'ase · EDGE	Iowa State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Max Baloun · DL	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Mike Sandjo · DL	Not reported	2025-12-17	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Ryan Harris · K	Not reported	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Sullivan Schlimgen · LB	Iowa State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Titus Miller · DL	Not reported	2026-01-01	3★ / —	Immediate
Tony Freeman · WR	Not reported	2025-12-15	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Travon Pankey · RB	Not reported	2026-01-02	3★ / —	Immediate
Trevor Bindel · IOL	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / —	Immediate
Trillion Sorrell · CB	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Troy Petz · P	Not reported	2026-01-07	— / —	Immediate
Tyrone Cotton III · CB	Iowa State	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Washington State. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Kirby Moore · career 0–0 across 1 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 24 appointments

2026–present · Kirby Moore · active at capture
0–0 · 0 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-12-12. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2025–2025 · Jesse Bobbit · interim
1–0 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-12-05. Effective dates: 2025-12-22 to unknown.
2025–2025 · Jimmy Rogers
6–6 · 12 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2024-12-28. Effective dates: unknown to 2025-12-22.
2024–2024 · Pete Kaligis · interim
0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2024-12-18. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2021–2024 · Jake Dickert
23–20 · 43 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2021-10-18. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2020–2021 · Nick Rolovich
5–6 · 11 attributed games · 2 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2020-01-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2012–2019 · Mike Leach
55–47 · 102 attributed games · 8 seasons
Hired 2011-11-30. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2008–2011 · Paul Wulff
9–40 · 49 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 2007-12-10. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2003–2007 · Bill Doba
30–29 · 59 attributed games · 5 seasons
Hired 2002-12-18. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1989–2002 · Mike Price
83–78 · 161 attributed games · 14 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1987–1988 · Dennis Erickson
12–10–1 · 23 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1978–1986 · Jim Walden
41–55–4 · 100 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1977–1977 · Warren Powers
6–5 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1976–1976 · Jackie Sherrill
3–8 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1968–1975 · Jim Sweeney
26–59–1 · 86 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1964–1967 · Bert Clark
15–24–1 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1956–1963 · Jim Sutherland
37–39–4 · 80 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1952–1955 · Alton Kircher
13–25–2 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1950–1951 · Forest Evashevski
11–6–2 · 19 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1945–1949 · Phil Sarboe
17–26–3 · 46 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1926–1942 · O.E. Hollingbery
93–53–14 · 160 attributed games · 17 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1923–1925 · Albert Exendine
6–13–4 · 23 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1922 · Gus Welch
16–10–1 · 27 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1917–1917 · William Dietz
6–0–1 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Kirby Moore · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	-12.1	-9.2	128	—
2025 · Jimmy Rogers	6–6	1–1	0–0	3.8	6.2	71	—
2025 · Jesse Bobbit	1–0	0–0	1–0	3.8	6.2	71	—
2024 · Jake Dickert · incomplete attribution	8–4	—	—	1.3	-0.3	62	—
2024 · Pete Kaligis · incomplete attribution	0–1	—	—	1.3	-0.3	62	—
2023 · Jake Dickert	5–7	2–7	0–0	4.9	6.2	63	—
2022 · Jake Dickert	7–6	4–5	0–1	9.5	4.7	60	—
2021 · Nick Rolovich · incomplete attribution	4–3	—	—	6.7	4.5	60	—
2021 · Jake Dickert · incomplete attribution	3–3	—	—	6.7	4.5	60	—
2020 · Nick Rolovich	1–3	1–3	0–0	4.2	—	56	—
2019 · Mike Leach	6–7	3–6	0–1	11.1	6.7	65	—
2018 · Mike Leach	11–2	7–2	1–0	11.3	12.9	46	—
2017 · Mike Leach	9–4	6–3	0–1	8.6	6.6	44	—
2016 · Mike Leach	8–5	7–2	0–1	6.2	15.5	56	—
2015 · Mike Leach	9–4	6–3	1–0	4.2	8	42	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 23:15:45 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	135 / 138	2.2	82 / 138	40.9
Success rate	135 / 138	2.2	61 / 138	56.2
Explosiveness	52 / 138	62.8	111 / 138	19.7
Standard-down success	134 / 138	2.9	64 / 138	54.0
Passing-down success	135 / 138	2.2	62 / 138	55.5
Pass PPA	135 / 138	2.2	70 / 138	49.6
Rush PPA	112 / 138	19.0	105 / 138	24.1
Pass explosiveness	126 / 138	8.8	101 / 138	27.0
Rush explosiveness	6 / 138	96.4	112 / 138	19.0
Line yards	118 / 138	14.6	82 / 138	40.9
Second-level yards	62 / 138	55.5	106 / 138	23.4
Open-field yards	62 / 138	55.5	116 / 138	16.1
Stuff rate	131 / 138	5.1	83 / 138	40.1
Power success	T107 / 138	21.2	T67 / 138	51.1
Havoc	T131 / 138	4.7	T125 / 138	8.8
Front-seven havoc	121 / 138	12.4	113 / 138	18.2
DB havoc	128 / 138	7.3	T122 / 138	10.6
Points / opportunity	98 / 138	29.2	74 / 138	46.7
Average field position	136 / 138	1.5	T111 / 138	17.5
Field-position expected points	138 / 138	0.0	114 / 138	17.5

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Owen Eshelman · QBUsage 80.8% · Avg PPA 0.126 · Total 15.885

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.126	15.885	80.8%
Pass	-0.013	-1.253	97.9%
Rush	0.553	17.138	55.4%
1st down	-0.277	-14.145	79.7%
2nd down	0.050	1.963	79.6%
3rd down	0.573	16.618	82.9%
Standard downs	0.067	5.390	76.2%
Passing downs	0.228	10.495	90.2%

Caden Pinnick · QBUsage 65.9% · Avg PPA -0.093 · Total -23.030

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.093	-23.030	65.9%
Pass	-0.115	-22.121	100.0%
Rush	0.013	0.677	31.2%
1st down	-0.200	-19.637	59.8%
2nd down	0.062	4.792	63.6%
3rd down	-0.044	-2.837	80.2%
Standard downs	-0.193	-26.608	58.5%
Passing downs	0.033	3.578	78.4%

Kirby Vorhees · RBUsage 14.5% · Avg PPA -0.051 · Total -3.891

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.051	-3.891	14.5%
Pass	-0.126	-2.275	6.2%
Rush	-0.027	-1.617	25.8%
1st down	-0.211	-7.792	16.2%
2nd down	0.074	2.352	18.8%
3rd down	0.194	1.549	6.9%
Standard downs	0.019	1.056	16.1%
Passing downs	-0.225	-4.948	11.6%

Branden Ganashamoorthy · WRUsage 12.1% · Avg PPA 0.225 · Total 14.424

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.225	14.424	12.1%
Pass	0.243	15.304	21.8%
Rush	-0.880	-0.880	0.4%
1st down	0.130	3.001	10.1%
2nd down	0.282	4.236	8.8%
3rd down	0.156	3.270	18.1%
Standard downs	-0.006	-0.209	10.6%
Passing downs	0.523	14.633	14.7%

Maxwell Woods · RBUsage 10.5% · Avg PPA -0.303 · Total -16.977

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.303	-16.977	10.5%
Pass	-0.403	-6.453	5.5%
Rush	-0.263	-10.524	17.5%
1st down	-0.160	-5.130	14.0%
2nd down	-0.483	-9.176	11.2%
3rd down	-0.534	-2.671	4.3%
Standard downs	-0.294	-12.367	12.3%
Passing downs	-0.329	-4.611	7.4%

Daniel Blood · WRUsage 8.7% · Avg PPA 0.314 · Total 14.455

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.314	14.455	8.7%
Pass	0.314	14.455	15.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.025	0.325	5.7%
2nd down	0.348	7.302	12.4%
3rd down	1.016	11.179	9.5%
Standard downs	0.304	6.997	6.7%
Passing downs	0.324	7.459	12.1%

Leo Pulalasi · RBUsage 8.3% · Avg PPA -0.168 · Total -7.377

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.168	-7.377	8.3%
Pass	-0.100	-1.502	5.2%
Rush	-0.203	-5.875	12.7%
1st down	0.040	0.805	8.8%
2nd down	-0.564	-10.151	10.6%
3rd down	0.328	1.969	5.2%
Standard downs	-0.201	-6.818	10.0%
Passing downs	-0.056	-0.559	5.3%

Darrius Clemons · WRUsage 7.5% · Avg PPA 0.543 · Total 15.190

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.543	15.190	7.5%
Pass	0.543	15.190	14.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.731	10.959	9.1%
2nd down	0.121	0.970	6.6%
3rd down	0.652	3.262	6.2%
Standard downs	0.519	9.864	8.1%
Passing downs	0.592	5.326	6.5%

Tank Hawkins · WRUsage 6.3% · Avg PPA -0.061 · Total -1.828

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.061	-1.828	6.3%
Pass	-0.081	-2.273	10.6%
Rush	0.222	0.445	1.0%
1st down	0.026	0.232	4.3%
2nd down	0.150	1.799	7.8%
3rd down	-0.022	-0.176	7.7%
Standard downs	0.117	1.517	4.1%
Passing downs	-0.197	-3.346	10.3%

Jack Pedersen · TEUsage 4.9% · Avg PPA 0.053 · Total 1.387

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.053	1.387	4.9%
Pass	0.219	5.478	8.7%
Rush	-4.091	-4.091	0.4%
1st down	0.032	0.414	5.7%
2nd down	0.291	0.582	1.2%
3rd down	0.036	0.391	9.5%
Standard downs	0.058	1.104	5.6%
Passing downs	0.040	0.283	3.7%

Trey Leckner · TEUsage 4.5% · Avg PPA 0.649 · Total 8.436

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.649	8.436	4.5%
Pass	0.649	8.436	7.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.459	2.297	4.4%
2nd down	0.295	1.768	6.5%
3rd down	1.916	1.916	1.4%
Standard downs	0.908	8.175	5.0%
Passing downs	0.065	0.261	3.8%

Julian Dugger · QBUsage 2.6% · Avg PPA 0.627 · Total 2.507

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.627	2.507	2.6%
Pass	-0.161	-0.161	1.1%
Rush	0.889	2.668	5.3%
1st down	0.827	1.654	3.2%
2nd down	1.014	1.014	2.0%
3rd down	-0.161	-0.161	2.8%
Standard downs	0.627	2.507	3.9%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Beau Baker · TEUsage 1.8% · Avg PPA 0.399 · Total 0.399

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.399	0.399	1.8%
Pass	0.399	0.399	3.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.399	0.399	3.6%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.399	0.399	2.4%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Tony Freeman · WRUsage 1.8% · Avg PPA -0.987 · Total -0.987

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.987	-0.987	1.8%
Pass	-0.987	-0.987	3.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.987	-0.987	5.9%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.987	-0.987	2.4%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Caleb Northcroft · WRUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA -0.590 · Total -0.590

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.590	-0.590	1.6%
Pass	-0.590	-0.590	2.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.590	-0.590	5.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	—	0.000	0.0%
Passing downs	-0.590	-0.590	3.7%

Where Washington State sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Washington State metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	-0.055	2nd138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.341	2nd138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.260	63rd138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	-0.082	2nd138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.009	19th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.093	41st138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.400	56th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.307	20th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.124	9th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 268 attempts charted. Average depth of target 7.4 yards (15th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 3.7 per completion. Completion 61.2%, 5.3 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.02.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	59.6%	64.1%	-4.5	245 / 268
Defense allowed	62.3%	59.9%	+2.5	223 / 247

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Washington State.

Target mix by zone, Washington State offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Washington State passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	268	100%	7.4	3.7	61.2%	0.02	-4.5 pp	245
Passing defense	247	99%	9.8	5.9	60.7%	0.20	+2.5 pp	223

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	251	3.8	37.2%	0.06	2.80	1.10	1.20	20.8%	68.2%
Defense allowed	275	5.0	43.5%	0.15	3.10	1.20	1.60	15.8%	71.0%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	242 / 251	242	9	25	0	0	0	224 / 226 · 99.1%
Defense allowed	273 / 275	259	16	8	7	7	0	260 / 260 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season -4.5 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Washington	25	25	64.0%	67.8%	-3.8 pp	5.3	-0.31	32	3.2	-0.00
W2	Kansas State	20	20	45.0%	61.5%	-16.5 pp	9.6	-0.06	30	3.4	-0.22
W3	Duquesne	22	0	—	—	—	10.0	0.56	40	7.5	0.32
W4	Arizona	41	41	58.5%	59.3%	-0.7 pp	9.9	0.06	30	3.2	0.01
W5	Fresno State	34	34	61.8%	63.7%	-1.9 pp	7.0	-0.25	24	1.3	-0.31
W6	Utah State	36	36	63.9%	69.2%	-5.3 pp	4.5	-0.06	32	2.9	-0.08
W7	Oregon State	50	50	66.0%	64.8%	+1.2 pp	7.1	0.27	30	5.6	0.43
W8	Boise State	40	39	51.3%	62.8%	-11.5 pp	6.8	-0.09	33	1.6	0.06

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

40 punts · 43.4 gross yards/punt · 36.7 net yards/punt

7 inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 40/40 punts. Known net yards: 31/40 punts.

Our punt returns

10 returns · 15.7 yards/return · 2 touchdowns

1 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 10/10 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 7 · Oregon State	6	41.5	36.7	6/6
Week 6 · Utah State	7	46.1	38.4	7/7
Week 5 · Fresno State	8	42.1	42.4	7/8
Week 4 · Arizona	5	40.0	28.0	2/5
Week 3 · Duquesne	2	42.5	33.0	1/2

Team style

Rating history