2014 Washington State Cougars football team explained

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.

Schedule

Conference opponents not played this season: Colorado, UCLA

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%

Web site: 2014 Football Schedule Released. Washington State University Department of Athletics. January 8, 2014. August 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043704/http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209363032. August 8, 2014. dead. mdy-all.