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Washington State Cougars football statistical leaders

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The Washington State Cougars football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Washington State Cougars football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, Single season and career leaders. The Cougars represent Washington State University in the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.

Although Washington State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1951. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

  • Since 1950, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
  • The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
  • Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Cougars have played in seven bowl games since this decision, giving players in those seasons an extra game to accumulate statistics.
  • Since Mike Leach took over as head coach in 2012, the Cougars have run a high-octane air raid offense, allowing quarterbacks and wide receivers to rack up many yards and touchdowns. Most notable among these is Connor Halliday, who set an FBS single-game record (since tied) by passing for 734 yards in a 60–59 loss to California in 2014.[3]

These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season.

Passing

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Passing yards

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Passing touchdowns

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Rushing

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Rushing yards

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Rushing touchdowns

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Receiving

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Receptions

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Receiving yards

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Receiving touchdowns

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Total offense

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Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[46]

Total offense yards

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Touchdowns responsible for

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"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined rushing and passing touchdowns. It does not include receiving or returns.[47]

Defense

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Interceptions

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Tackles

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Sacks

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Kicking

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Field goals made

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Field goal percentage

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Minshew only played the 2018 season at Washington State; he began his college football career in junior college and then played two seasons at East Carolina.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2014 Washington State Football Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "California beats Washington State 60-59". ESPN.com. October 4, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Luke Falk". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Connor Halliday". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Cameron Ward". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ a b c "Anthony Gordon Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Gardner Minshew". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Oregon State vs. Washington State Box Score". ESPN.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "Kelly leads No. 13 Sun Devils past WSU 52-31". ESPN.com. November 22, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "UCLA vs. Washington State - Box Score - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "No. 2 Oregon buries Wash. State; Connor Halliday attempts 89 passes". ESPN.com. October 19, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d "Washington State beats Portland State 59-21". ESPN.com. September 13, 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Rutgers rallies in 4th to beat Cougars 41-38". ESPN.com. August 28, 2014.
  15. ^ "Washington State beats California 44-22". ESPN.com. October 5, 2013.
  16. ^ "Stanford vs. Washington State Box Score". ESPN.com. November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  17. ^ New Mexico Bowl
  18. ^ "Falk leads Washington State over Oregon State 52-31". ESPN.com. October 17, 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Falk throws 6 TD passes to lead No. 21 Washington State". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Max Borghi". ESPN.com.
  21. ^ a b "Gerard Wicks". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gabe Marks". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  23. ^ a b c "River Cracraft". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  24. ^ "Jamal Morrow". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  25. ^ a b "James Williams: Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  26. ^ a b c d e "Dom Williams". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  27. ^ "Travell Harris". ESPN.com.
  28. ^ a b "Vince Mayle". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  29. ^ "Lincoln Victor". ESPN.com.
  30. ^ a b c "Easop Winston Jr". ESPN.com.
  31. ^ a b "Isiah Myers". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  32. ^ a b "Brandon Arconado". ESPN.com.
  33. ^ "Washington State vs. Oregon Box Score". ESPN.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  34. ^ "No. 25 Stanford rebounds by slowing Connor Halliday, Washington State". ESPN.com. October 10, 2014.
  35. ^ "No. 15 Arizona beats Washington State 59-37". ESPN.com. October 25, 2014.
  36. ^ "Falk leads Washington State past Rutgers". ESPN.com. September 12, 2015.
  37. ^ "Falk lifts No. 24 Washington St. over Montana St. 31-0". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017.
  38. ^ "Box Score: Eastern Washington vs. Washington State". ESPN.com. September 15, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  39. ^ "Wash St scores with 3 seconds left, beats No. 19 UCLA 31-27". ESPN.com. November 15, 2015.
  40. ^ "Boise State holds on late for 31-28 win over Washington St". ESPN.com. September 10, 2016.
  41. ^ "Stanford vs. Washington State Box Score". ESPN.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  42. ^ "Davontavean Martin". ESPN.com.
  43. ^ "Falk tosses 6 TDs, Washington State holds off Arizona 45-42". ESPN.com. October 24, 2015.
  44. ^ "Cracraft leads No. 23 Washington State over California 56-21". ESPN.com. November 12, 2016.
  45. ^ "Oregon State vs. Washington State Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  46. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  47. ^ "2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  48. ^ a b "Jahad Woods". ESPN.com.
  49. ^ a b "Hercules Mata'afa". WSUCougars.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  50. ^ "Brennan Jackson". ESPN.com.
  51. ^ a b c d e f "Erik Powell". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  52. ^ a b c d "Dean Janikowski". ESPN.com.
  53. ^ "Ukropina FG lifts No. 8 Stanford over Washington State 30-28". ESPN.com. November 1, 2015.