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2024 Washington State

8–⁠5 (0–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Jake Dickert, then Pete Kaligis (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Portland State 70–30; won vs. Texas Tech 37–16; won vs. Washington 24–19; won vs. San José State 54–52; lost at No. 25 Boise State 24–45; won at Fresno State 25–17; won vs. Hawai’i 42–10; won at San Diego State 29–26; won vs. Utah State 49–28; lost at New Mexico 35–38; lost at Oregon State 38–41; lost vs. Wyoming 14–15; lost vs. No. 22 Syracuse 35–52+40−21Won 70–30 vs. Portland State+40Portland StateWon 37–16 vs. Texas Tech+21Texas TechWon 24–19 vs. Washington+5WashingtonWon 54–52 vs. San José State+2San José StateLost 24–45 at No. 25 Boise State-21No. 25 Boise StateWon 25–17 at Fresno State+8Fresno StateWon 42–10 vs. Hawai’i+32Hawai’iWon 29–26 at San Diego State+3San Diego StateWon 49–28 vs. Utah State+21Utah StateLost 35–38 at New Mexico-3New MexicoLost 38–41 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 14–15 vs. Wyoming-1WyomingLost 35–52 vs. No. 22 Syracuse-17No. 22 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsPortland StateW 70–⁠3081%
Sep 7vsTexas TechW 37–⁠1647%
Sep 14vsWashingtonW 24–⁠1926%
Sep 20vsSan José StateW 54–⁠5253%
Sep 28at25Boise StateL 24–⁠4537%
Oct 12atFresno StateW 25–⁠1739%
Oct 19vsHawai’iW 42–⁠1080%
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 29–⁠2661%
Nov 9vsUtah StateW 49–⁠2884%
Nov 16atNew MexicoL 35–⁠3869%
Nov 23atOregon StateL 38–⁠4160%
Nov 30vsWyomingL 14–⁠1579%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs22SyracuseHoliday BowlL 35–⁠5244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 52–⁠35 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 22
  2. Wk 11: 20
  3. Wk 12: 19
  4. Wk 13: 25
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠1 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
476–⁠389
Coach
Jake Dickert, then Pete Kaligis (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1522 +48 this season
SP+ rating
1.3 No. 68 of 134; offense No. 21, defense No. 97, special teams No. 109
SRS
−0.3 No. 67 of 134 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 104 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 62 roster talent No. 75 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ben Arbuckle
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Schmedding
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 134
  • Defense95th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted94th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2048%1.2822nd of 134
Defense0.1646%1.2695th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.15 def		46% off
46% def		—43rd off
94th 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
Offense4.4own 3014% allowed
Defense4.2own 2815% caused

CORE rating -2.2, 76th of 134 (offense 4.4, defense 6.6).

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 yardsJohn Mateer QB3,139 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Mateer QB29 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Mateer QB826 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Mateer QB15 TD
Receiving yardsKyle Williams WR1,193 yds
Receiving touchdownsKyle Williams WR14 TD
TacklesTaariq Al-Uqdah LB69 tkl
SacksAnsel Din-Mbuh DT6 sacks
InterceptionsEthan O’Connor DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Josh Joyner RB★★★No. 928
Kayo Patu S★★★No. 1053
Tyson Weaver CB★★★No. 1123
Evans Chuba QB★★★No. 1183
Dajon Doss S★★★No. 1297

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.786
Running backs13.00.870
Receivers33.00.841
Offensive line33.00.843
Defensive line63.00.836
Linebackers13.00.850
Defensive backs52.80.848
Athletes and specialists62.80.829
Whole class272.90.836

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Kyle Williams WRNew England Patriots

Roster 121

The 2024 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 12

The 2024 portal
Zevi Eckhaus QB★★★from Bryant
Kris Hutson WR★★★from Oregon
Syrus Webster DE★★★from Utah Tech
Tre Shackelford WR★★★from Austin Peay
Tyson Durant CB★★★from Akron
Wesley Steiner LB★★★from Auburn
Austin Lawrence OT★★★from Northern Colorado
Jerrae Williams CB★★★from UNLV
Keith Brown LB★★★from Louisville
Kyle Maxwell WR★★★from Louisiana Tech
Parker McKenna LB★★★from Portland State
Colson Brunner LSfrom Oregon

Transfers out 27

Cam Ward QB★★★★to Miami
Josh Kelly WR★★★★to Texas Tech
Javan Robinson CB★★★to Arizona State
D.T. Sheffield WR★★★to North Texas
Jaylen Jenkins RB★★★to Texas State
Davon Hicks LB★★★to Georgia Southern
Dominic Tatum S★★★to New Mexico
Jakobus Seth OT★★★to Nevada
Tristan Souza DL★★★to Buffalo
Emmett Brown QB★★★to San José State
Ahmad McCullough LB★★★to Morgan State
David Johnson S★★★no new school on file

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon State1–⁠05–⁠7
Washington State0–⁠18–⁠5

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