| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | Washington State Cougars |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | North Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–7 |
| Head Coach: | Paul Wulff |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Todd Sturdy |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Chris Ball |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Stadium: | Martin Stadium |
The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 4–8 overall, 2–7 in Pac-12, and last place in the North Division.
At the end of the season, Wulff was fired after going in four seasons and in conference play. Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach succeeded him in late November and led the Cougars for the next eight seasons.
Conference opponents not played this season: Arizona, USC
See also: 2011 Idaho State Bengals football team. Washington State backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Washington State defeated Idaho State 64–21 on September 3. Starting quarterback Jeff Tuel only played one series in the game due to a break in his clavicle that occurred at an unknown point in the game, and he missed the opening series of the game because of a stomach virus. Despite the injury, Washington State scored on its first four possessions against the Bengals, and they built a 23–0 lead in the first quarter and a 40–0 lead by halftime. After the Cougars took a 47–0 lead in the third quarter, Idaho State scored when running back Jahmel Rover ran in from 3 yards to cap a 73-yard drive. Rover ran in a second touchdown with 4:21 left in the third to bring Idaho State within 54–14. The game was the first time the Cougars scored 60 or more points in a game since a 63–37 win over Southwest Louisiana in 1997.[2]
See also: 2011 UNLV Rebels football team.
See also: 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team.
See also: 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team.
UCLA leads Washington State 38–18–1 in this series started in 1928. At the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are 8–5 on the Cougars.
See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team.
Homecoming
See also: 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team.
See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
See also: 2011 Utah Utes football team.
Senior Day
See also: 2011 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup.