Washington State·Pac-12

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 1-8
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.8 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Washin 10-24 L @ Kans Sta 7-34 W vs Duquesne 48-7 L vs Arizona 24-34 L vs Fres Sta 6-26 L @ Utah Sta 16-17 L @ Oreg Sta 30-48 L vs Bois Sta 10-31 L @ San Sta 20-26

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Washington State 48, Duquesne 7. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Washington State 7, Kansas State 34. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Cougs"
— Washington State fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

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.