2007_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team

2007 Washington State Cougars football
2007 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Doba (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Levenseller (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Husain Abdullah; Alex Brink; Michael Bumpus; Greg Trent;
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

The 2007 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bill Doba and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, with one at Qwest Field in Seattle.

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The 2007 Apple Cup was played a week later than normal to allow for both Washington and Washington State to have a bye, as neither had one in 2006. This marked the first time the Apple Cup has been played after Thanksgiving since 1978.^[1]

Three days after leading the Cougars to a 42–35 victory in the Apple Cup, head coach Bill Doba was fired on November 26.^[2] Doba posted a 30–29 record during his 5 seasons as head coach; and led the Cougars to only 1 bowl game, a 28–20 victory over Texas in the Holiday Bowl in his first season.

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"Cougars Finalize 2007 Schedule; Apple Cup Played Thanksgiving Weekend :: Apple Cup to be played after Thanksgiving for first time since 1978 season". Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2007.

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Cougars | WSU fires head coach Doba | Seattle Times Newspaper

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 PM	at No. 7 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	ABC	L 21–42	81,547
September 8	4:00 PM	San Diego State*	Qwest Field Seattle (Cougar Gridiron Classic)		W 45–17	46,290
September 15	7:00 PM	Idaho*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington (Battle of the Palouse)	FSNNW	W 45–28	32,064
September 22	5:00 PM	at No. 1 USC	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	ABC	L 14–47	86,876
September 29	7:00 PM	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	FSNNW	L 20–48	50,945
October 6	1:00 PM	No. 18 Arizona State	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSN	L 20–23	35,117
October 13	12:30 PM	at No. 8 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon		L 7–53	58,749
October 27	3:30 PM	UCLA	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSN	W 27–7	31,027
November 3	7:00 PM	at California	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	FSN	L 17–20	55,711
November 10	3:30 PM	Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSNNW	W 33–17	31,110
November 17	3:30 PM	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	FSNNW	L 17–52	22,660
November 24	4:00 PM	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, Washington (Apple Cup)	FSN	W 42–35	72,888
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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2007 Washington State Cougars football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 USC +	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 16 Arizona State +	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 25 Oregon State	6	–	3	9	–	4
No. 23 Oregon	5	–	4	9	–	4
UCLA	5	–	4	6	–	7
Arizona	4	–	5	5	–	7
California	3	–	6	7	–	6
Washington State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Stanford	3	–	6	4	–	8
Washington	2	–	7	4	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington St	7	14	7	14	42
Washington	10	10	8	7	35