# List of Washington State Cougars football seasons

The following is a list of Washington State Cougars football seasons for the football team that has represented Washington State University in NCAA competition.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| William Goodyear (Independent) (1894) ||||||||
| 1894 | William Goodyear | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Fred Waite (Independent) (1895) ||||||||
| 1895 | Fred Waite | 2–0 | | | | | |
| David A. Brodie (Independent) (1896) ||||||||
| 1896 | David A. Brodie | 2–0–1 | | | | | |
| Frank Shively (Independent) (1898–1899) ||||||||
| 1898 | Frank Shively | 0–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1899 | Frank Shively | 1–1 | | | | | |
| William L. Allen (Independent) (1900) ||||||||
| 1900 | William L. Allen | 4–0–1 | | | | | |
| William Namack (Independent) (1901) ||||||||
| 1901 | William Namack | 4–1 | | | | | |
| William L. Allen (Independent) (1902) ||||||||
| 1902 | William L. Allen | 2–3 | | | | | |
| James N. Ashmore (Independent) (1903) ||||||||
| 1903 | James N. Ashmore | 3–3–2 | | | | | |
| Everett Sweeley (Independent) (1904–1905) ||||||||
| 1904 | Everett Sweeley | 2–2 | | | | | |
| 1905 | Everett Sweeley | 4–4 | | | | | |
| John R. Bender (Independent) (1906–1907) ||||||||
| 1906 | John R. Bender | 6–0 | | | | | |
| 1907 | John R. Bender | 7–1 | | | | | |
| Walter Rheinschild (Northwest Conference) (1908) ||||||||
| 1908 | Walter Rheinschild | 4–0–2 | 1–0–2 | 2nd | | | |
| Willis Kienholz (Independent) (1909) ||||||||
| 1909 | Willis Kienholz | 4–1 | | | | | |
| Oscar Osthoff (Independent) (1910–1911) ||||||||
| 1910 | Oscar Osthoff | 2–3 | | | | | |
| 1911 | Oscar Osthoff | 3–3 | | | | | |
| John R. Bender (Northwest Conference) (1912–1914) ||||||||
| 1912 | John R. Bender | 2–3 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1913 | John R. Bender | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1914 | John R. Bender | 2–4 | 2–3 | 4th | | | |
| William H. Dietz (Independent) (1915–1916) ||||||||
| 1915 | William H. Dietz | 7–0 | | | W Rose | | |
| 1916 | William H. Dietz | 4–2 | | | | | |
| William H. Dietz (Pacific Coast Conference) (1917) ||||||||
| 1917 | William H. Dietz | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | | | |
| Emory Alvord (Independent) (1918) ||||||||
| 1918 | Emory Alvord | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Gus Welch (Pacific Coast Conference) (1919–1922) ||||||||
| 1919 | Gus Welch | 5–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1920 | Gus Welch | 5–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1921 | Gus Welch | 4–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1922 | Gus Welch | 2–5 | 1–5 | 7th | | | |
| Albert Exendine (Pacific Coast Conference) (1923–1925) ||||||||
| 1923 | Albert Exendine | 2–4–1 | 1–3–1 | T–6th | | | |
| 1924 | Albert Exendine | 1–5–2 | 0–4–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1925 | Albert Exendine | 3–4–1 | 2–3 | T–6th | | | |
| Babe Hollingbery (Pacific Coast Conference) (1926–1942) ||||||||
| 1926 | Babe Hollingbery | 6–1 | 4–1 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1927 | Babe Hollingbery | 3–3–2 | 1–3–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1928 | Babe Hollingbery | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1929 | Babe Hollingbery | 10–2 | 4–2 | 5th | | | |
| 1930 | Babe Hollingbery | 9–1 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | | |
| 1931 | Babe Hollingbery | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1932 | Babe Hollingbery | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1933 | Babe Hollingbery | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–5th | | | |
| 1934 | Babe Hollingbery | 4–3–1 | 4–0–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1935 | Babe Hollingbery | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | T–4th | | | |
| 1936 | Babe Hollingbery | 6–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1937 | Babe Hollingbery | 3–3–3 | 3–3–2 | T–4th | | | |
| 1938 | Babe Hollingbery | 2–8 | 1–7 | 9th | | | |
| 1939 | Babe Hollingbery | 4–5 | 3–5 | 6th | | | |
| 1940 | Babe Hollingbery | 4–4–2 | 3–4–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1941 | Babe Hollingbery | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | | | 19 |
| 1942 | Babe Hollingbery | 6–2–2 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | | | 17 |
| 1943 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1944 | No team | | | | | | |
| Phil Sarboe (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945–1949) ||||||||
| 1945 | Phil Sarboe | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1946 | Phil Sarboe | 1–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1947 | Phil Sarboe | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–7th | | | |
| 1948 | Phil Sarboe | 4–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1949 | Phil Sarboe | 3–6 | 2–6 | 8th | | | |
| Forest Evashevski (Pacific Coast Conference) (1950–1951) ||||||||
| 1950 | Forest Evashevski | 4–3–2 | 2–3–2 | 6th | | | |
| 1951 | Forest Evashevski | 7–3 | 4–3 | 5th | | 14 | 18 |
| Al Kircher (Pacific Coast Conference) (1952–1955) ||||||||
| 1952 | Al Kircher | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1953 | Al Kircher | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1954 | Al Kircher | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1955 | Al Kircher | 1–7–2 | 1–5–1 | T–7th | | | |
| Jim Sutherland (Pacific Coast Conference) (1956–1958) ||||||||
| 1956 | Jim Sutherland | 3–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1957 | Jim Sutherland | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1958 | Jim Sutherland | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | | | |
| Jim Sutherland (Independent) (1959–1961) ||||||||
| 1959 | Jim Sutherland | 6–4 | | | | | |
| 1960 | Jim Sutherland | 4–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1961 | Jim Sutherland | 3–7 | | | | | |
| Jim Sutherland (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1962–1963) ||||||||
| 1962 | Jim Sutherland | 5–4–1 | 1–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1963 | Jim Sutherland | 3–6–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | | | |
| Bert Clark (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1964–1967) ||||||||
| 1964 | Bert Clark | 3–6–1 | 1–2–1 | T–6th | | | |
| 1965 | Bert Clark | 7–3 | 2–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1966 | Bert Clark | 3–7 | 1–3 | T–6th | | | |
| 1967 | Bert Clark | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–7th | | | |
| Jim Sweeney (Pacific-8 Conference) (1968–1975) ||||||||
| 1968 | Jim Sweeney | 3–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1969 | Jim Sweeney | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1970 | Jim Sweeney | 1–10 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1971 | Jim Sweeney | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1972 | Jim Sweeney | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | T–17 | 19 |
| 1973 | Jim Sweeney | 5–6 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1974 | Jim Sweeney | 2–9 | 1–6 | 7th | | | |
| 1975 | Jim Sweeney | 3–8 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| Jackie Sherrill (Pacific-8 Conference) (1976) ||||||||
| 1976 | Jackie Sherrill | 3–8 | 2–5 | | | | |
| Warren Powers (Pacific-8 Conference) (1977) ||||||||
| 1977 | Warren Powers | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | | | |
| Jim Walden (Pacific-10 Conference) (1978–1986) ||||||||
| 1978 | Jim Walden | 4–6–1 | 2–6 | 10th | | | |
| 1979 | Jim Walden | 4–7 | 3–5 | 9th | | | |
| 1980 | Jim Walden | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–7th | | | |
| 1981 | Jim Walden | 8–3–1 | 5–2–1 | T–4th | L Holiday | | |
| 1982 | Jim Walden | 3–7–1 | 2–4–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1983 | Jim Walden | 7–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 1984 | Jim Walden | 6–5 | 4–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1985 | Jim Walden | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | | | |
| 1986 | Jim Walden | 3–7–1 | 2–6–1 | 8th | | | |
| Dennis Erickson (Pacific-10 Conference) (1987–1988) ||||||||
| 1987 | Dennis Erickson | 3–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 9th | | | |
| 1988 | Dennis Erickson | 9–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Aloha | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Price (Pacific-10 Conference) (1989–2002) ||||||||
| 1989 | Mike Price | 6–5 | 3–5 | 8th | | | |
| 1990 | Mike Price | 3–8 | 2–6 | 9th | | | |
| 1991 | Mike Price | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1992 | Mike Price | 9–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Copper | 17 | 15 |
| 1993 | Mike Price | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1994 | Mike Price | 8–4 | 5–3 | 4th | W Alamo | 19 | 21 |
| 1995 | Mike Price | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | | | |
| 1996 | Mike Price | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | | | |
| 1997 | Mike Price | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L Rose | 9 | 9 |
| 1998 | Mike Price | 3–8 | 0–8 | 10th | | | |
| 1999 | Mike Price | 3–9 | 1–7 | 10th | | | |
| 2000 | Mike Price | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | | | |
| 2001 | Mike Price | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Sun | 11 | 10 |
| 2002 | Mike Price | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L Rose$^†$ | 10 | 10 |
| Bill Doba (Pacific-10 Conference) (2003–2007) ||||||||
| 2003 | Bill Doba | 10–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Holiday | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | Bill Doba | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | | | |
| 2005 | Bill Doba | 4–7 | 1–7 | T–8th | | | |
| 2006 | Bill Doba | 6–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | | | |
| 2007 | Bill Doba | 5–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | | | |
| Paul Wulff (Pacific-10 / Pac-12 Conference) (2008–2011) ||||||||
| 2008 | Paul Wulff | 2–11 | 1–8 | 9th | | | |
| 2009 | Paul Wulff | 1–11 | 0–9 | 10th | | | |
| 2010 | Paul Wulff | 2–10 | 1–8 | 10th | | | |
| 2011 | Paul Wulff | 4–8 | 2–7 | 6th (North) | | | |
| Mike Leach (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2019) ||||||||
| 2012 | Mike Leach | 3–9 | 1–8 | 6th (North) | | | |
| 2013 | Mike Leach | 6–7 | 4–5 | T–4th (North) | L New Mexico | | |
| 2014 | Mike Leach | 3–9 | 2–7 | T–5th (North) | | | |
| 2015 | Mike Leach | 9–4 | 6–3 | 3rd (North) | W Sun | | |
| 2016 | Mike Leach | 8–5 | 7–2 | 2nd (North) | L Holiday | | |
| 2017 | Mike Leach | 9–4 | 6–3 | 3rd (North) | L Holiday | | |
| 2018 | Mike Leach | 11–2 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | W Alamo | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | Mike Leach | 6–7 | 3–6 | T–5th (North) | L Cheez-It | | |
| Nick Rolovich (Pac-12 Conference) (2020–2021) ||||||||
| 2020 | Nick Rolovich | 1–3 | 1–3 | T–5th (North) | | | |
| 2021 | Nick Rolovich | 7–6 | 6–3 | 2nd (North) | L Sun | | |
| Jake Dickert (Pac-12 Conference) (2021–present) ||||||||
| 2022 | Jake Dickert | 7–6 | 4–5 | 7th | L LA | | |
| 2023 | Jake Dickert | 5–7 | 2-7 | T–9th | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 560–573–45 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||