2019 Washington State

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2019, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 58–7; won vs. Northern Colorado 59–17; won vs. Houston 31–24; lost vs. UCLA 63–67; lost at No. 19 Utah 13–38; lost at No. 18 Arizona State 34–38; won vs. Colorado 41–10; lost at No. 11 Oregon 35–37; lost at California 20–33; won vs. Stanford 49–22; won vs. Oregon State 54–53; lost at Washington 13–31; lost vs. No. 24 Air Force 21–31+51−25Won 58–7 vs. New Mexico State+51New Mexico StateWon 59–17 vs. Northern Colorado+42Northern Colora…Won 31–24 vs. Houston+7HoustonLost 63–67 vs. UCLA-4UCLALost 13–38 at No. 19 Utah-25No. 19 UtahLost 34–38 at No. 18 Arizona State-4No. 18 Arizona StateWon 41–10 vs. Colorado+31ColoradoLost 35–37 at No. 11 Oregon-2No. 11 OregonLost 20–33 at California-13CaliforniaWon 49–22 vs. Stanford+27StanfordWon 54–53 vs. Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 13–31 at Washington-18WashingtonLost 21–31 vs. No. 24 Air Force-10No. 24 Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 31–⁠21 in the Cheez-It Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 19
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 9th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
491–⁠408
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1548 −74 this season
SP+ rating
11.1 No. 28 of 130; offense No. 6, defense No. 95, special teams No. 4
SRS
5.6 No. 41 of 130 in FBS
Returning
42% of last season’s EPA, No. 98 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 65 roster talent No. 70 in FBS
Defensive coordinators
Tracy Claeys, Darcel McBath and Roc Bellantoni
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 130
  • Defense97th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted87th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1851%1.1326th of 130
Defense0.1847%1.2397th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.14 def
49% off
46% def
—31st off
87th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.6own 3018% allowed
Defense3.8own 2917% caused

CORE rating -3.2, 80th of 130 (offense 6.9, defense 10.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAnthony Gordon QB5,575 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Gordon QB48 TD
Rushing yardsMax Borghi RB817 yds
Rushing touchdownsMax Borghi RB11 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Arconado WR1,109 yds
Receiving touchdownsEasop Winston WR11 TD
TacklesJahad Woods LB141 tkl
SacksWill Rodgers III DE4 sacks
InterceptionsSkyler Thomas S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Travion Brown OLB★★★No. 589
Jamir Thomas ILB★★★No. 706
Gunner Cruz PRO★★★No. 860
Jouvensly Bazil APB★★★No. 993
Patrick Utschinski OT★★★No. 1020

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.864
Running backs22.50.814
Receivers33.00.845
Offensive line32.70.828
Defensive line42.80.807
Linebackers72.70.830
Defensive backs13.00.849
Athletes and specialists22.50.778
Whole class232.70.824

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 6Dezmon Patmon WRIndianapolis Colts

Roster 120

The 2019 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠25
Utah8–⁠111–⁠316
USC7–⁠28–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA4–⁠54–⁠8
Washington State3–⁠66–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8

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