The 2017 season's largest margin: Washington State 45, Nevada 7. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
Washington State's 2017 season (9-4) 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 FalkQB3,593 passing yards
- Tyler HilinskiQB1,176 passing yards
- Jamal MorrowRB522 rushing yards
- James WilliamsRB395 rushing yards
- Tavares Martin Jr.WR831 receiving yards
- Isaiah Johnson-MackLB555 receiving yards
- Renard BellWR538 receiving yards
- Jalen ThompsonS68 tackles
- Robert TaylorDB59 tackles
- Jahad WoodsLB57 tackles
- Hercules Mata'afaDL7.5 sacks
- Frankie LuvuLB5.5 sacks
- Nnamdi OguayoDL4 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Washington State 3, California 37. A 34-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Washington State fell to Michigan State 17-42 in the postseason.
"Go Cougs"
2017 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.