2015 The Winning Chapter

Washington State's 2015 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #20 post-bowls
SP+ +1.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L vs Port Sta 17-24 W @ Rutgers 37-34 W vs Wyoming 31-14 L @ Califo 28-34 W @ Oregon 45-38 W vs Oreg Sta 52-31 W @ Arizona 45-42 L vs Stanford 28-30 W vs Ariz Sta 38-24 W @ UCLA 31-27 W vs Colorado 27-3 L @ Washin 10-45 W vs Miami 20-14 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Washington State 27, Colorado 3. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Washington State 10, Washington 45. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Washington State beat Miami 20-14 in the postseason.

"Go Cougs"
— Washington State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Washington State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.