2016 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2016 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the North Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they were defeated by Minnesota.

2016 Washington State Cougars football
Holiday Bowl, L 12–17 vs. Minnesota
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Mike Leach (5th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (2nd season)
Base defense3–4 multiple
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^  8 1   12 2  
Washington State  7 2   8 5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 3   10 3  
California  3 6   5 7  
Oregon State  3 6   4 8  
Oregon  2 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x  8 1   10 4  
No. 3 USC  7 2   10 3  
No. 23 Utah  5 4   9 4  
Arizona State  2 7   5 7  
UCLA  2 7   4 8  
Arizona  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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