The 2018 season's largest margin: Washington State 69, Arizona 28. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Ten-Win Year
Washington State's 2018 season (11-2) 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
- Gardner MinshewQB4,776 passing yards
- James WilliamsRB563 rushing yards
- Max BorghiRB366 rushing yards
- Dezmon PatmonWR816 receiving yards
- Davontavean MartinWR685 receiving yards
- Easop Winston Jr.WR654 receiving yards
- Peyton PelluerLB81 tackles
- Jahad WoodsLB61 tackles
- Jalen ThompsonS60 tackles
- Dominick SilvelsRB4.5 sacks
- Willie TaylorDE4 sacks
- Logan TagoLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Washington State 15, Washington 28. A 13-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Washington State beat Iowa State 28-26 in the postseason.
"Go Cougs"
2018 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.