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2014 Washington State Cougars football
2014 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

The 2014 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with a 3–9 overall record and a 2–7 mark in conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the North Division.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	vs. Rutgers*	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	FS1	L 38–41	30,927
September 5	7:30 pm	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN	L 13–24	26,023
September 13	5:00 pm	Portland State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 59–21	30,874
September 20	7:30 pm	No. 2 Oregon	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 31–38	32,952
September 27	5:00 pm	at Utah	Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 28–27	45,859
October 4	7:30 pm	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 59–60	30,020
October 10	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	L 17–34	44,135
October 25	3:00 pm	No. 15 Arizona	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 37–59	32,952
November 1	1:30 pm	USC	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 17–44	25,012
November 8	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 39–32	44,377
November 22	10:00 am	at No. 13 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 31–52	51,428
November 29	7:30 pm	Washington	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (107th Apple Cup)	FS1	L 13–31	32,952
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	7	14	3	17	41
Cougars	3	14	14	7	38

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	10	0	3	13
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	10	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	14	7	21
Cougars	7	21	7	24	59

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Ducks	7	14	7	10	38
Cougars	14	7	0	10	31

2014 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 2 Oregon x$^	8	–	1	13	–	2
Stanford	5	–	4	8	–	5
Washington	4	–	5	8	–	6
California	3	–	6	5	–	7
Oregon State	2	–	7	5	–	7
Washington State	2	–	7	3	–	9
South Division
No. 19 Arizona x	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 UCLA	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 12 Arizona State	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 20 USC	6	–	3	9	–	4
No. 21 Utah	5	–	4	9	–	4
Colorado	0	–	9	2	–	10
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Team Statistics
	Washington State	Opponents
Points	245	245
Points per game	35.0	35.0
Points off turnovers	55	109
First Downs	187	149
Rushing	26	56
Passing	143	78
Penalty	18	15
Rushing Yards	313	1,141
Rushing attempts	133	265
Average Per rush	2.4	4.3
Average per game	44.7	163.0
Rushing TDs	3	10
Passing Yards	3,430	1,965
Comp–Att	294–440	158–252
Comp %	66.8	62.7
Average Per pass	7.8	7.8
Average per catch	11.7	12.4
Average per game	490.0	280.7
Passing TDs	29	16
Interceptions	8	2
Total offense	3,743	3,106
Total play	573	517
Average per play	6.5	6.0
Average per game	534.7	443.7
Kick returns: # – yards	28 – 573	34 – 785
Punt returns: # – yards	19 – 150	13 – 176
INT Returns: # – yards	2 – 9	8 – 106
Fumbles – fumbles lost	6 – 4	5 – 3
Penalties – yards	57 – 509	58 – 495
Penalties per game – yards per game	8.1 – 72.7	8.3 – 70.7
Punts – average	28 – 41.7	38 – 42.6
Time of possession per game	30:20	29:40
3rd–down conversions	47/107 - 44%	41/106 - 39%
4th–down conversions	10/21 - 48%	7/12 - 58%