The 2026 season's largest margin: Washington State 48, Duquesne 7. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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2026 — The Chapter Being Written
The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Caden PinnickQB952 passing yards
- Owen EshelmanQB779 passing yards
- Kirby VorheesRB292 rushing yards
- Dylan PaineRB236 rushing yards
- Maxwell WoodsRB203 rushing yards
- Branden GanashamoorthyWR459 receiving yards
- Daniel BloodWR414 receiving yards
- Cameron WeirWR269 receiving yards
- Keith BrownLB71 tackles
- Isaiah HungLB39 tackles
- Linus ZunkDE38 tackles
- Jirah LeaupepeteleDT2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2026.
The season's deepest loss: Washington State 7, Kansas State 34. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Go Cougs"
2026 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.

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