2010 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 2010 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Paul Wulff was in his third season and they were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars finished the season 2–10 (1–8 in Pac-10, last).
- Paul Wulff (3rd season)
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (1–8 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Todd Sturdy (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
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| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium (Capacity: 35,117) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oregon $ | 9 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Stanford % | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC † | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | FSN | L 17–65 | 48,692 | [1] | |
| September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 24 (FCS) Montana State* | FSNNW | W 23–22 | 26,356 | [2] | |
| September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at SMU* | CBSCS | L 21–35 | 18,184 | [3] | |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Southern California |
| FSNNW | L 16–50 | 24,310 | [4] |
| October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at UCLA | FSNNW | L 28–42 | 62,072 | [5] | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon |
| CSNNW | L 23–43 | 24,768 | [6] |
| October 16 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 17 Arizona |
| Versus | L 7–24 | 23,955 | [7] |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Stanford | FCS | L 28–38 | 36,679 | [8] | |
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | L 0–42 | 44,903 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | California |
| FSNNW | L 13–20 | 17,648 | [10] |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | FSNNW | W 31–14 | 45,389 | [11] | |
| December 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington |
| Versus | L 28–35 | 30,157 | [12] |
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Game summaries
Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cowboys | 17 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 65 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Trojans | 21 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| Cougars | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Bruins | 7 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
After scoring 21 unanswered points to lead the Bruins 28-20, the Cougars were unable to hold the lead. The Bruins came back with three touchdowns in the last half for the victory.
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Ducks | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| Cougars | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| #12 Cardinal | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Devils | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Cougars | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
The Cougars came into Corvallis with a 1-9 record, and a 16-game Pac-10 losing streak. The Cougars took control of the game early, with a 14-0 lead. The Cougars would walk away with a 31-14 victory against the Beavers, ending the 16 game conference losing streak.
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |