2026 Washington State

1–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Kirby Moore. The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠5, over six games to the seven on file here. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Duquesne 48–⁠7Sep 19
By 41 points, its widest win.
Most excitingLost to Utah State 16–⁠17Oct 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 6	at17Washington	L 10–⁠24	32%
Sep 12	atKansas State	L 7–⁠34	35%
Sep 19	vsDuquesne	W 48–⁠7	84%
Sep 26	vsArizona	L 24–⁠34	47%
Oct 3	vsFresno State	L 6–⁠26	46%
Oct 9	atUtah State	L 16–⁠17	46%
Oct 17	atOregon State	L 30–⁠48	34%
Oct 24	vsBoise State	Preview	27%
Oct 31	atSan Diego State	Preview	38%
Nov 14	vsColorado State	Preview	68%
Nov 21	atTexas State	Preview	27%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record: 1–⁠6
Conference: 0–⁠3 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP now: Unranked
Points: 141–⁠190
Coach: Kirby Moore
Elo: 1434 −102 this season
SP+ rating: -11.1 No. 111 of 138; offense No. 127, defense No. 69, special teams No. 112
SRS: −11.6 No. 112 of 138 in FBS
Returning: 91% of last season’s EPA, No. 6 of 136
Recruiting class: No. 128 roster talent No. 81 in FBS

Offensive coordinator: Matt Miller
Defensive coordinator: Trent Bray
Offense: Pro spread
Defense: 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

Offense130th of 138
Defense73rd of 138
Offense, opponent-adjusted137th of 138
Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 138

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	-0.10	31%	1.21	130th of 138
Defense	0.12	43%	1.28	73rd of 138
Opponent-adjusted	-0.07 off 0.07 def	32% off 42% def	—	137th off 50th def

Passing and running

	Pass success	Depth of target	Deep throws	Line yards	Stuffed
Offense		36%	7.5 yds	10%	2.90	20%
Defense		39%	10.0 yds	23%	3.00	17%

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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

	Points per trip inside the 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		3.6	own 25	19% allowed
Defense		3.4	own 31	13% caused

CORE rating -16.4, 129th of 138 (offense -22.2, defense -5.8).

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 yards	Caden Pinnick QB	952 yds
Passing touchdowns	Caden Pinnick QB	3 TD
Rushing yards	Kirby Vorhees RB	267 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Caden Pinnick QB	3 TD
Receiving yards	Branden Ganashamoorthy WR	343 yds
Receiving touchdowns	Branden Ganashamoorthy WR	3 TD
Tackles	Keith Brown LB	51 tkl
Sacks	Jirah Leaupepetele DT	2.5 sacks
Interceptions	Jaylen Thomas S	2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Nathaniel Salmon TE	★★★	No. 731
Lance McGee ATH	★★★	No. 884
Marquez Wimberly RB	★★★	No. 1336
C.J. Toney RB	★★★	No. 1358
Tremayne Hill RB	★★★	No. 1846

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

The 2026 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	3.0	0.830
Running backs	3	3.0	0.862
Receivers	2	3.0	0.860
Offensive line	1	3.0	0.843
Defensive line	1	3.0	0.836
Linebackers	1	3.0	0.840
Athletes and specialists	1	3.0	0.876
Whole class	10	3.0	0.853

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.

Roster 105

The 2026 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 51 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 28

The 2026 portal

Linus Zunk DE	★★★	from Vanderbilt
Daniel Blood WR	★★★	from Missouri
Darrius Clemons WR	★★★	from Oregon State
Eduwa Okundaye DE	★★★	from Arizona
Jack Pedersen TE	★★★	from UCLA
Jalil Tucker CB	★★★	from Oregon State
Tank Hawkins WR	★★★	from Florida
C.J. Solis-Lumar CB	★★★	from Cal Poly
Caden Pinnick QB	★★★	from UC Davis
D.J. Warner DE	★★★	from SMU
Damarjhe Lewis DL	★★★	from SMU
Ike Okafor DL	★★★	from California

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 41

Isaac Terrell DE	★★★	to Iowa State
Jack Janikowski DE	★★★	to Iowa State
Landon Wright WR	★★★	to Boston College
Sullivan Schlimgen LB	★★★	to Iowa State
Tony Freeman WR	★★★	returned to Washington State
Bryson Lamb DL	★★★	to Iowa State
Carter Pabst WR	★★★	to Iowa State
Damarius Russell S	★★★	to Iowa State
Duhron Goodman S	★★★	to Iowa State
Jaxon Potter QB	★★★	to Old Dominion
Keith Brown LB	★★★	returned to Washington State
Kenny Worthy III CB	★★★	to Cincinnati

And 29 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Pac-12 standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall
Oregon State	3–⁠0	5–⁠2
Boise State	2–⁠0	5–⁠1
San Diego State	2–⁠1	3–⁠4
Texas State	1–⁠1	3–⁠3
Utah State	1–⁠1	2–⁠4
Fresno State	1–⁠2	4–⁠3
Colorado State	0–⁠2	2–⁠4
Washington State	0–⁠3	1–⁠6

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