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2006 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2006 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Doba and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, with one at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Cougars were 6–6 overall and 4–5 in the Pacific-10 Conference, tied for fifth. Ranked 25th in the AP Poll at the end of October, WSU lost its final three games.

2006 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Levenseller (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
(Capacity: 35,117)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 USC +   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 14 California +   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 21 Oregon State   6 – 3     10 – 4  
UCLA   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Oregon   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Washington State   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Washington   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Stanford   1 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

WSU's popular mascot, "Butch T. Cougar" was named the 2006 CapitalOne Mascot of the Year.[1]

Pre-season

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Washington State did not appear in any national pre-season rankings and was predicted to finish in eighth place in the Pacific-10 Conference media poll.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:45 pmat No. 4 Auburn*
ESPN2L 14–4087,451
September 912:45 pmIdaho*
FSNNWW 56–1029,431
September 162:00 pmBaylor*
W 17–1541,358
September 232:00 pmat Stanford
W 36–1037,498
September 304:00 pmNo. 2 USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
TBSL 22–2835,117
October 74:00 pmat Oregon State
FSNNWW 13–642,951
October 142:00 pmNo. 11 California 
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
L 3–2131,441
October 212:00 pmNo. 15 Oregon
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
W 34–2335,117
October 284:00 pmat UCLA
ABCW 37–1553,058
November 42:00 pmArizonaNo. 25
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington
L 17–2735,117
November 116:00 pmat Arizona State
L 14–4753,289
November 183:45 pmWashington
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, Washington (Apple Cup)
FSNL 32–3535,117
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

References

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  1. ^ "WASHINGTON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Traditions". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
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