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2007 Washington State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by Bill Doba.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2007, game by game: lost at No. 7 Wisconsin 21–42; won vs. San Diego State 45–17; won vs. Idaho 45–28; lost at No. 1 USC 14–47; lost at Arizona 20–48; lost vs. No. 18 Arizona State 20–23; lost at No. 9 Oregon 7–53; won vs. UCLA 27–7; lost at California 17–20; won vs. Stanford 33–17; lost vs. Oregon State 17–52; won at Washington 42–35+28−46Lost 21–42 at No. 7 Wisconsin-21No. 7 WisconsinWon 45–17 vs. San Diego State+28San Diego StateWon 45–28 vs. Idaho+17IdahoLost 14–47 at No. 1 USC-33No. 1 USCLost 20–48 at Arizona-28ArizonaLost 20–23 vs. No. 18 Arizona State-3No. 18 Arizona StateLost 7–53 at No. 9 Oregon-46No. 9 OregonWon 27–7 vs. UCLA+20UCLALost 17–20 at California-3CaliforniaWon 33–17 vs. Stanford+16StanfordLost 17–52 vs. Oregon State-35Oregon StateWon 42–35 at Washington+7Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at7WisconsinL 21–⁠4223%
Sep 8vsSan Diego StateW 45–⁠1766%
Sep 15vsIdahoW 45–⁠2874%
Sep 22at1USCL 14–⁠4717%
Sep 29atArizonaL 20–⁠4847%
Oct 6vs18Arizona StateL 20–⁠2338%
Oct 13at9OregonL 7–⁠5323%
Oct 27vsUCLAW 27–⁠738%
Nov 3atCaliforniaL 17–⁠2024%
Nov 10vsStanfordW 33–⁠1775%
Nov 17vsOregon StateL 17–⁠5248%
Nov 24atWashingtonW 42–⁠3540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 42–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠389
Coach
Bill Doba
Elo
1496 −7 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 59 of 120; offense No. 41, defense No. 61, special teams No. 84
SRS
1.1 No. 60 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 52
Offensive coordinator
Mike Levenseller
Captains
Husain Abdullah, Alex Brink, Michael Bumpus and Greg Trent
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense46th of 119
  • Defense89th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%1.0546th of 119
Defense0.0845%0.9289th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 354% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Andrew Roxas OG★★★No. 608
Kevin Freitag OG★★★No. 841
Tyrone Aire Justin CB★★★No. 849
Romeo Pellum CB★★★No. 879
Steven Ayers OG★★★No. 879

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Receivers13.00.833
Offensive line33.00.842
Defensive line13.00.798
Linebackers22.50.794
Defensive backs42.80.810
Whole class132.70.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 7Alex Brink QBHouston Texans

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠23
Arizona State7–⁠210–⁠316
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠425
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠423
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠67–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington2–⁠74–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.