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The Washington State Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Washington State has appeared in 18 bowl games .[ 1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, in the 2003 Rose Bowl .
General
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1]
#
Bowl
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 2]
Head coach
1
Rose Bowl
W 14–0
January 1, 1916
1915
Brown Bears
Tournament Park
Pasadena
7,000
William Henry Dietz
2
Rose Bowl
L 24–0
January 1, 1931
1930
Alabama Crimson Tide
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
60,000
Babe Hollingbery
3
Holiday Bowl
L 38–36
December 30, 1981
1981
BYU Cougars
Jack Murphy Stadium [ A 5]
San Diego
52,419
Jim Walden
4
Aloha Bowl
W 24–22
December 25, 1988
1988
Houston Cougars
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
35,132
Dennis Erickson
5
Copper Bowl
W 31–28
December 29, 1992
1992
Utah Utes
Arizona Stadium
Tucson
40,876 ‡
Mike Price
6
Alamo Bowl
W 10–3
December 31, 1994
1994
Baylor Bears
Alamodome
San Antonio
44,106
Mike Price
7
Rose Bowl
L 21–16
January 1, 1998
1997
Michigan Wolverines
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
100,635
Mike Price
8
Sun Bowl
W 33–27
December 31, 2001
2001
Purdue Boilermakers
Sun Bowl
El Paso
47,812
Mike Price
9
Rose Bowl
L 34–14
January 1, 2003
2002
Oklahoma Sooners
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
86,848
Mike Price
10
Holiday Bowl
W 28–20
December 30, 2003
2003
Texas Longhorns
Qualcomm Stadium [ A 5]
San Diego
61,102
Bill Doba
11
New Mexico Bowl
L 48–45
December 21, 2013
2013
Colorado State Rams
University Stadium
Albuquerque
27,104
Mike Leach
12
Sun Bowl
W 20–14
December 26, 2015
2015
Miami Hurricanes
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
41,180
Mike Leach
13
Holiday Bowl
L 17–12
December 27, 2016
2016
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego
48,704
Mike Leach
14
Holiday Bowl
L 42–17
December 28, 2017
2017
Michigan State Spartans
SDCCU Stadium
San Diego
47,092
Mike Leach
15
Alamo Bowl
W 28–26
December 28, 2018
2018
Iowa State Cyclones
Alamodome
San Antonio
60,675
Mike Leach
16
Cheez-It Bowl
L 21–31
December 27, 2019
2019
Air Force Falcons
Chase Field
Phoenix
34,105
Mike Leach
17
Sun Bowl
L 21–24
December 31, 2021
2021
Central Michigan Chippewas
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
34,540
Jake Dickert
18
LA Bowl
L 6–29
December 17, 2022
2022
Fresno State Bulldogs
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
32,405
Jake Dickert
^ Statistics correct as of 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games .
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Washington State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Washington State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Washington State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
^ a b Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium.[ 3]
General
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2011 .
Specific
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8
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