The 2016 season's largest margin: Washington State 69, Arizona 7. A 62-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Winning Chapter
Washington State's 2016 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Luke FalkQB4,468 passing yards
- James WilliamsRB585 rushing yards
- Jamal MorrowRB575 rushing yards
- Gerard WicksRB475 rushing yards
- Gabe MarksWR894 receiving yards
- Tavares Martin Jr.WR728 receiving yards
- River CracraftWR701 receiving yards
- Peyton PelluerLB93 tackles
- Darrien MoltonCB72 tackles
- Shalom LuaniS67 tackles
- Hercules Mata'afaDL5 sacks
- Nnamdi OguayoDL4 sacks
- Robert BarberNT2 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Washington State 17, Washington 45. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Washington State fell to Minnesota 12-17 in the postseason.
"Go Cougs"
2016 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.