2022 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:	2022
Team:	Washington State Cougars
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pac–12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac–12
Record:	7–6
Conf Record:	4–5
Head Coach:	Jake Dickert
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Eric Morris
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Air raid
Def Coach:	Brian Ward
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	Multiple
Stadium:	Martin Stadium
Bowl:	LA Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 6–29 vs. Fresno State

The 2022 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington, and competed as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jake Dickert, in his second season.

Game summaries

vs Idaho

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team and Battle of the Palouse.

Statistics	IDHO	WSU
First downs	13	19
Total yards	273	366
Rushes/yards	34–61	25–138
Passing yards	212	228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–32–2	26–41–0
Time of possession	36:35	23:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing		21/32, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing		9 carries, 50 yards
Receiving		6 receptions, 113 yards
Washington State	Passing		26/41, 228 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Nakia Watson	18 carries, 117 yards
Receiving	Donovan Ollie	7 receptions, 67 yards

at No. 19 Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

Statistics	WSU	WISC
First downs	10	22
Total yards	253	401
Rushes/yards	22–53	44–174
Passing yards	200	227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–2	18–31–1
Time of possession	21:58	38:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	17/28, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Nakia Watson	10 carries, 33 yards, TD
Receiving	Renard Bell	2 receptions, 49 yards
Wisconsin	Passing		18/31, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		21 carries, 98 yards
Receiving	Keontez Lewis	2 receptions, 62 yards

vs Colorado State

See also: 2022 Colorado State Rams football team.

Statistics	CSU	WSU
First downs	14	21
Total yards	249	442
Rushes/yards	31–37	28–143
Passing yards	212	299
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–35–1	24–34–1
Time of possession	32:37	27:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing	Clay Millen	25/35, 212 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Avery Morrow	8 carries, 28 yards
Receiving	Ty McCullouch	4 receptions, 57 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	24/34, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Nakia Watson	8 carries, 74 yards
Receiving	Donovan Ollie	7 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 15 Oregon

See also: 2022 Oregon Ducks football team.

Statistics	ORE	WSU
First downs	28	27
Total yards	624	428
Rushes/yards	32–178	25–53
Passing yards	446	375
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–45–1	37–48–2
Time of possession	28:58	31:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing		33/44, 428 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing		11 carries, 81 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	37/48, 375 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Nakia Watson	12 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

vs California

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team.

Statistics	CAL	WSU
First downs	13	21
Total yards	311	415
Rushes/yards	25–32	25–72
Passing yards	279	343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–0	27–40–0
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing		23/33, 272 yards
Rushing		17 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 109 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	27/40, 343 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Nakia Watson	14 carries, 52 yards
Receiving	Renard Bell	8 receptions, 115 yards, TD

at No. 6 USC

See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team.

Statistics	WSU	USC
First downs	17	23
Total yards	316	369
Rushes/yards	29–144	40–181
Passing yards	172	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–32–0	15–29–0
Time of possession	27:12	32:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	19/32, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Jaylen Jenkins	13 carries, 130 yards
Receiving	Jaylen Jenkins	2 receptions, 54 yards
USC	Passing		15/29, 188 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		28 carries, 149 yards, TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

at Oregon State

See also: 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team.

Statistics	WSU	ORST
First downs	18	21
Total yards	368	344
Rushes/yards	20–23	47–203
Passing yards	345	141
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–54–1	12–24–1
Time of possession	25:05	34:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	25/54, 345 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Jaylen Jenkins	6 carries, 42 yards
Receiving	Robert Ferrel	5 receptions, 131 yards
Oregon State	Passing		12/24, 141 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		16 carries, 111 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 63 yards

vs No. 14 Utah

See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team.

Statistics	UTAH	WSU
First downs	19	14
Total yards	344	264
Rushes/yards	42–169	19–42
Passing yards	175	222
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–27–0	27–31–0
Time of possession	35:07	24:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing		17/27, 175 yards, TD
Rushing	Jaylon Glover	20 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	27/31, 222 yards, TD
Rushing	Cam Ward	12 carries, 28 yards, TD
Receiving	De'Zhaun Stribling	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

at Stanford

See also: 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team.

Statistics	WSU	STAN
First downs	25	19
Total yards	514	337
Rushes/yards	38–306	28–71
Passing yards	208	266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–0	25–42–0
Time of possession	30:11	29:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	16/32, 176 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nakia Watson	16 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving	Orion Peters	3 receptions, 50 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing		23/40, 236 yards
Rushing	Mitch Leigber	11 carries, 23 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 90 yards

vs Arizona State

See also: 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

Statistics	ASU	WSU
First downs	18	19
Total yards	333	356
Rushes/yards	34–121	35–137
Passing yards	212	219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–1	22–37–0
Time of possession	33:13	26:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing		15/23, 186 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		21 carries, 134 yards, TD
Receiving	Xazavian Valladay	6 receptions, 55 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	22/37, 219 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nakia Watson	20 carries, 116 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	De'Zhaun Stribling	5 receptions, 64 yards

at Arizona

See also: 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Statistics	WSU	ARIZ
First downs	22	19
Total yards	354	441
Rushes/yards	37–161	22–84
Passing yards	193	357
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–36–0	28–46–4
Time of possession	33:00	27:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	25/36, 193 yards, TD
Rushing	Cam Ward	8 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving	Donovan Ollie	3 receptions, 53 yards
Arizona	Passing		28/46, 357 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing		7 carries, 50 yards
Receiving		9 receptions, 176 yards, TD

vs No. 13 Washington

See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup.

Statistics	WASH	WSU
First downs	30	28
Total yards	703	433
Rushes/yards	24–218	36–75
Passing yards	485	358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–43–1	34–53–0
Time of possession	26:32	33:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing		25/43, 485 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Wayne Taulapapa	13 carries, 126 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 157 yards, TD
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	33/52, 322 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nakia Watson	15 carries, 73 yards, TD
Receiving	Robert Ferrel	4 receptions, 71 yards, TD

vs Fresno State (LA Bowl)

See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and 2022 LA Bowl.

Statistics	FRES	WSU
First downs	27	13
Total yards	501	182
Rushes/yards	32–221	28–45
Passing yards	280	137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–36–0	22–32–1
Time of possession	32:43	27:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing		24/36, 280 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		18 carries, 209 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	22/32, 137 yards, INT
Rushing	Nakia Watson	14 carries, 33 yards, TD
Receiving	Robert Ferrel	10 receptions, 66 yards

Awards

Renard Bell	Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week^[1]	September 12, 2022
Jarrett Kingston	Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week^[2]	September 12, 2022
Daiyan Henley	Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week^[3]	September 19, 2022
Jaylen Jenkins	Pac-12 Freshman of the Week^[4]	October 10, 2022
Jaden Hicks	Pac-12 Freshman of the Week^[5]	November 7, 2022
Brennan Jackson	Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week^[6]	November 14, 2022

Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Washington State	Alma mater
Jake Dickert	Head coach	3	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007)
Brian Ward	Defensive coordinator / Linebackers	1	McPherson (2001)
Pete Kaligis	Assistant head coach / defensive tackles	1	Washington (1994)
A. J. Cooper	Edges / defensive run game coordinator	3	North Dakota State (2006)
Ray Brown	Cornerbacks	1	East Central (2009)
Jordan Malone	Safeties / Nickels	3	Minnesota State (2006)
Eric Morris	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	1	Texas Tech (2008)
Clay McGuire	Offensive line	6	Texas Tech (2004)
Mark Atuaia	Running backs	1	BYU (1996)
Joel Filani	Wide receivers	1	Texas Tech (2006)
Nick Whitworth	Tight ends / special teams coordinator	1	Idaho State (2001)
Dwain Bradshaw	Head strength and conditioning coach	3
Brent Vernon	Chief of Staff	1	Mizzou (2008)

Notes and References

1. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2. Pac-12 Conference. September 12, 2022.
2. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2. Pac-12 Conference. September 12, 2022.
3. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 3. Pac-12 Conference. September 19, 2022.
4. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 6. Pac-12 Conference. October 10, 2022.
5. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 10. Pac-12 Conference. November 7, 2022.
6. Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 11. Pac-12 Conference. November 14, 2022.