Washington State
Washington State is 1-8 and No. 98 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 8.4 points below an average FBS team. Last game: lost 26-20 at San Diego State in Week 9.
Week 11: vs Colorado State, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Washington State is No. 98
- Washington State's rating is −8.4: the machine's estimate that Washington State is 8.4 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 98 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −4.1, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it down 4.3.
- The biggest weekly moves: −4.2 after Week 2 (L 7-34 at Kansas State) and +2.3 after Week 1 (L 10-24 at Washington).
- Its record is 1-8. The 8 losses were to No. 26 Arizona, No. 34 Boise State, No. 47 Washington, No. 66 Kansas State, No. 70 Oregon State, No. 72 Fresno State, No. 86 Utah State, No. 100 San Diego State, by 14.6 points on average. The win came by 41 points. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 63 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 97 Ohio (−7.8); just below is No. 99 Delaware (−8.4).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Kirby Moore is in his 1st season at Washington State. This season: 1-8.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 194-310 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 1733 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 5-8 |
| Yards per attempt* | 5.5No. 137 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 3.6%No. 138 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 8.1%No. 121 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 280-1031 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 3.7No. 118 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 14.2%No. 63 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 22.5%No. 131 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 19.0No. 130 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 4.70No. 135 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 34.1%No. 118 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 68.4%No. 36 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 14No. 116 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 27.4No. 96 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.85No. 94 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 6.7No. 47 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 5.0No. 121 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 2.9%No. 131 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 6No. 136 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 39.8%No. 87 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Caden Pinnick110-178, 952 yds, 3 TD, 5 INT
- Owen Eshelman83-131, 779 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
- Kirby Vorhees66 carries, 292 yds, 4 TD
- Maxwell Woods46 carries, 203 yds, 0 TD
- Owen Eshelman54 carries, 203 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
- Branden Ganashamoorthy34 catches, 459 yds, 3 TD
- Daniel Blood38 catches, 414 yds, 1 TD
- Darrius Clemons20 catches, 218 yds, 0 TD
Tackles
- Keith Brown71
- Isaiah Hung39
- Linus Zunk38
Sacks
- Jirah Leaupepetele2.5
- Linus Zunk2.5
- Keith Brown1
Interceptions
- Jaylen Thomas3
- Jack Bal1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Caden Pinnick6 games178 attempts57%
- Owen EshelmanMost passes in the last game3 games131 attempts42%
Carrying
- Kirby Vorhees9 games66 carries43%
- Maxwell Woods8 games46 carries30%
- Leo Pulalasi8 games32 carries21%
- Tank Hawkins3 games4 carries3%
Catching
- Daniel Blood9 games38 catches20%
- Branden Ganashamoorthy8 games34 catches18%
- Tank Hawkins8 games26 catches13%
- Darrius Clemons6 games20 catches10%
Tackling
- Keith Brown9 games71 tackles12%
- Isaiah Hung9 games39 tackles7%
- Linus Zunk9 games38 tackles7%
- Jaylen Thomas9 games37 tackles7%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 L 10–24 at Washington. The run defense gave ground: Washington got 4.6 yards a carry, 1.5 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 2 L 7–34 at Kansas State. The passing game struggled: 3.2 yards an attempt, 5.1 less than Kansas State usually allows. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 3 W 48–7 vs Duquesne. Duquesne is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 4 L 24–34 vs Arizona. The run game struggled: 3.1 yards a carry, 0.9 less than Arizona usually allows.
- Week 5 L 6–26 vs Fresno State. The run game struggled: 1.2 yards a carry, 3.4 less than Fresno State usually allows. The offense gave up 5 sacks.
- Week 6 L 16–17 at Utah State. The passing game struggled: 4.2 yards an attempt, 2.2 less than Utah State usually allows. The fewest yards a carry it has allowed all season.
- Week 7 L 30–48 at Oregon State. The run defense gave ground: Oregon State got 6.3 yards a carry, 2.3 over what it usually gains. Its most yards a carry of the season.
- Week 8 L 10–31 vs Boise State. The run game struggled: 1.6 yards a carry, 3.5 less than Boise State usually allows.
- Week 9 L 20–26 at San Diego State. The passing game struggled: 6.2 yards an attempt, 2.9 less than San Diego State usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.