2024 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Washington State Cougars
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	8–4
Conf Record:	0–1
Head Coach:	Jake Dickert
Hc Year:	4th
Off Coach:	Ben Arbuckle
Oc Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Air raid
Def Coach:	Jeff Schmedding
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Stadium:	Martin Stadium

The 2024 Washington State Cougars football team will represent Washington State University in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by Jake Dickert in his fourth year as head coach. They play home games at Martin Stadium located in Pullman, Washington.

Offseason

Prior to the 2023 Pac-12 Conference football season, 10 of the teams in the Pac-12 Conference announced that they intended to join other conferences, leaving Oregon State and Washington State as the only remaining conference members. Following several months of legal maneuvering over conference assets and liabilities, all schools reached a settlement in which Oregon State and Washington State retained control over the conference.^[1] The schools arranged a scheduling partnership with the Mountain West Conference to complete their football schedules.^[2]

Players drafted into the NFL

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Pick	NFL team	Player	Position
4	133	Kansas City Chiefs	Jaden Hicks	S
5	154	Los Angeles Rams	Brennan Jackson	DE
5	157	Carolina Panthers	Chau Smith-Wade	CB

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs. Portland State (FCS)

Statistics	PSU	WSU
First downs	21	21
Total yards	449	637
Rushing yards	215	224
Passing yards	234	413
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–35–1	17–24–0
Time of possession	40:26	19:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing	Dante Chachere	14/25, 175 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Delon Thompson	15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving	Tanner Beaman	3 receptions, 42 yards
Washington State	Passing		11/17, 352 yards, 5 TD
Rushing	Wayshawn Parker	8 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving	Kyle Williams	4 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

vs Texas Tech

Statistics	TTU	WSU
First downs	24	18
Total yards	491	416
Rushing yards	148	301
Passing yards	343	115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–60–2	9–19–1
Time of possession	29:55	30:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing		34/58, 323 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Cameran Brown	5 carries, 70 yards
Receiving		9 receptions, 95 yards
Washington State	Passing		9/19, 115 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	John Mateer	21 carries, 197 yards, TD
Receiving	Josh Meredith	2 receptions, 54 yards

vs Washington (Apple Cup)

Statistics	WSU	WASH
First downs	25	21
Total yards	381	452
Rushing yards	136	126
Passing yards	245	326
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–34–1	26–35–0
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing		17/34, 245 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	John Mateer	16 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Josh Meredith	7 receptions, 11 yards, TD
Washington	Passing		23/31, 314 yards, TD
Rushing		14 carries, 75 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 162 yards, TD

vs San Jose State

Statistics	SJSU	WSU
First downs	23	31
Total yards	491	627
Rushing yards	116	237
Passing yards	375	390
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–54–2	26–46–2
Time of possession	28:07	31:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing		35/54, 375 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Floyd Chalk IV	11 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		16 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	26/46, 390 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	John Mateer	18 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving	Kyle Williams	8 receptions, 138 yards, TD

at No. 25 Boise State

Statistics	WSU	BSU
First downs	21	21
Total yards	416	460
Rushing yards	89	276
Passing yards	327	184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–37–1	12–21–1
Time of possession	33:28	26:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	26/37, 327 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Wayshawn Parker	11 carries, 35 yards
Receiving	Kyle Williams	9 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Boise State	Passing		12/21, 184 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		26 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD
Receiving	Matt Lauter	4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

at Fresno State

Statistics	WSU	FRES
First downs	23	22
Total yards	295	338
Rushing yards	123	118
Passing yards	172	220
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–35–1	24–36–2
Time of possession	30:40	29:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	17/35, 172 yards, INT
Rushing	Wayshawn Parker	12 carries, 63 yards
Receiving	Kyle Williams	3 receptions, 39 yards
Fresno State	Passing		24/36, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Elijah Gilliam	20 carries, 120 yards, TD
Receiving	Mac Dalena	4 receptions, 61 yards

vs. Hawaii

Statistics	HAW	WSU
First downs	17	23
Total yards	300	444
Rushing yards	104	123
Passing yards	196	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–30–1	25–29–0
Time of possession	27:30	32:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Brayden Schager	20/30, 196 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Cam Barfield	6 carries, 47 yards
Receiving	Nick Cenacle	4 receptions, 48 yards
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	23/27, 295 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Djouvensky Schlenbaker	8 carries, 48 yards
Receiving		7 receptions, 90 yards, TD

at San Diego State

Statistics	WSU	SDSU
First downs	22	21
Total yards	371	414
Rushing yards	114	130
Passing yards	257	284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–27–0	28–41–1
Time of possession	26:14	29:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	19/27, 257 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	John Mateer	21 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Kyle Williams	5 receptions, 74 yards
San Diego State	Passing		22/34, 195 yards, INT
Rushing		18 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Ja'Shaun Poke	10 receptions, 80 yards

vs Utah State

Statistics	USU	WSU
First downs	21	28
Total yards	395	482
Rushing yards	187	303
Passing yards	208	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–45–1	18–24–0
Time of possession	27:15	32:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing		28/45, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Herschel Turner	16 carries, 85 yards
Receiving	Grant Page	7 receptions, 54 yards
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	18/24, 179 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Wayshawn Parker	11 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Kyle Williams	5 receptions, 55 yards, 3 TD

at New Mexico

Statistics	WSU	UNM
First downs	27	27
Total yards	547	534
Rushing yards	172	360
Passing yards	375	174
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	28:48	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	John Mateer	25/36, 375 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	John Mateer	9 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving	Kyle Williams	9 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD
New Mexico	Passing		11/25, 174 yards, TD
Rushing	Devon Dampier	28 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Luke Wysong	5 receptions, 71 yards

at Oregon State

Statistics	WSU	OSU
First downs	20	27
Total yards	384	484
Rushing yards	134	170
Passing yards	250	314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-23-0	23-36-2
Time of possession	21:37	38:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Mateer	250
Rushing	Mateer	75
Receiving	Williams	95
Oregon State	Passing	Gulbranson	294
Rushing	Hankerson	83
Receiving	Walker	136

vs Wyoming

Statistics	WYO	WSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

News: Oregon State, Washington State settle with departing Pac-12 schools. Bonagura. Kyle. December 21, 2023. ESPN.com. December 27, 2023.
Web site: December 1, 2023 . Oregon State, Washington State Announce Scheduling Agreement For 2024 Season . December 27, 2023 . Pac-12.com.
Web site: 2024 Washington State Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 4, 2024.
Web site: Cougars Announce 2024 Football Opponents . Washington State University Athletics . January 4, 2024.