2022 Washington State Cougars football team

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	Championship: December 2, 2022
	As of September 14, 2023; Rankings from CFP Rankings

2022 Washington State Cougars football
2022 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pac–12 Conference
Record	4–4 (1–4 Pac–12)
Head coach	Jake Dickert (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Morris (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (1st season)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium; (32,952)
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Washington State Cougars football team represents Washington State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars will play their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington, and compete as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Jake Dickert, in his second season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Idaho*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	P12N	W 24–17	25,233
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FOX	W 17–14	74,001
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 38–7	23,611
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Oregon	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FOX	L 41–44	33,058
October 1	2:30 p.m.	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 28–9	23,021
October 8	4:30 p.m.	at No. 6 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 14–30	63,204
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 10–24	28,735
October 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 14 Utah	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FS1	L 17–21	21,179
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N
November 12	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N
November 19		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 26		Washington	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2022 Washington State Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Cameron Ward	So
RB	`2`	Jouvensly Bazil	So
WR	`3`	Zeriah Beason	So
WR	`4`	Tsion Nunnally	Fr
WR	`5`	Lincoln Victor	Jr
WR	`6`	Donovan Ollie	So
QB	`8`	Xavier Ward	Fr
WR	`9`	Renard Bell	GS
QB	`10`	John Mateer	Fr
WR	`12`	Robert Ferrel	GS
QB	`17`	J. P. Zamora	Fr
QB	`18`	Emmett Brown	Fr
WR	`19`	Reed Shumpert	Fr
WR	`20`	Orion Peters	Fr
RB	`22`	Jaxson Sawyer	Fr
QB	`23`	Djouvensky Schlenbaker	Fr
TE	`24`	Cooper Mathers	So
RB	`25`	Nakia Watson	Jr
WR	`26`	Anderson Grover	So
RB	`28`	Kannon Katzer	Fr
RB	`29`	Jaylen Jenkins	Fr
RB	`30`	Dylan Paine	Fr
WR	`31`	Will Eaton	Fr
WR	`32`	Van Fessler	Fr
WR	`35`	C. J. Moore	Jr
TE	`42`	Billy Riviere III	So
OL	`50`	Eric Wilder	Fr
OL	`52`	Jarrett Kingston	Jr
OL	`53`	Jernias Tafia	Fr
OL	`55`	Kendall Williams	Fr
OL	`56`	Gauge Machado	Fr
OL	`57`	Rodrick Tialavea	So
OL	`59`	Landon Roaten	Fr
OL	`60`	Quinn McCarthy	So
OL	`61`	Christian Hilborn	Fr
OL	`62`	Luke Roaten	Fr
OL	`63`	Nolan Byng	Fr
OL	`65`	Brock Dieu	Fr
OL	`66`	Ma'ake Fifita	So
OL	`67`	Jonny Lester	Fr
OL	`70`	Devin Kylany	Fr
OL	`71`	Jack Wilson	Jr
OL	`72`	Jakobus Seth	Fr
OL	`74`	Zack Miller	Fr
OL	`76`	Grant Stephens	Sr
OL	`77`	Konner Gomness	So
OL	`79`	Fa'alili Fa'amoe	Fr
WR	`80`	Drake Owen	Jr
WR	`81`	Tre Horner	Fr
TE	`82`	Cameron Johnson	Jr
WR	`83`	Cole Pruett	Fr
WR	`84`	Josh Meredith	Fr
TE	`85`	Jake Bowen	Fr
TE	`86`	Moon Ashby	Fr
TE	`87`	Andre Dollar	Fr
WR	`88`	De'Zhaun Stribling	So
WR	`89`	Leyton Smithson	Fr
TE	`92`	Trenton Olson	So
QB	`98`	Luke Holcomb	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Sam Lockett III	Jr
LB	`1`	Daiyan Henley	Sr
DB	`2`	Chris Jackson	Jr
DB	`3`	Armauni Archie	So
DB	`3`	Kaleb Ford-Dement	GS
DB	`5`	Derrick Langford Jr.	Sr
DB	`6`	Chau Smith-Wade	So
DB	`10`	Ron Stone Jr.	Jr
DB	`13`	Jordan Lee	Sr
DL	`15`	Nusi Malani	So
DB	`16`	Justin Anderson	Fr
LB	`18`	Buddah Al-Uqdah	Fr
DE	`20`	Quinn Roff	So
DB	`21`	Adrian Shepherd	Fr
LB	`22`	Gavin Barthiel	Fr
DB	`23`	Javan Robinson	Fr
DB	`24`	Tony Carter	Fr
DB	`25`	Jaden Hicks	Fr
DB	`26`	David Johnson	Fr
LB	`27`	Hudson Cedarland	Fr
DB	`28`	Reece Sylvester	Fr
DB	`29`	Cam Lampkin	Jr
DB	`30`	Jackson Lataimua	Fr
DB	`31`	Hunter Escorcia	Fr
DB	`32`	Tanner Moku	So
DB	`33`	Henry Kimmins	So
DB	`34`	Cole Norah	Fr
DB	`36`	Kasen Kinchen	Fr
DB	`39`	Leon Neal Jr.	Fr
DB	`40`	Joseph Taylor	Fr
DB	`41`	Bryce Grays	Fr
DT	`42`	Antonio Pule III	Sr
LB	`43`	Ben Wilson	Sr
DE	`44`	Gabriel Lopez	Fr
DE	`45`	Raam Stevenson	Fr
DB	`46`	Dylan Clinton	Fr
LB	`47`	Darnell Stephens	Fr
DL	`48`	Amir Mujahid	Sr
LB	`49`	Mason Carr	Fr
DE	`50`	Lawrence Falatea	Fr
LB	`51`	Francisco Mauigoa	So
LB	`52`	Kyle Thornton	So
DE	`53`	Peter Eyabi	Fr
DT	`54`	Ahmir Crowder	Jr
DT	`55`	Tristan Souza	So
LB	`59`	Joshua Erling	Jr
DT	`60`	David Gusta	Fr
DE	`62`	Cole Scott	Fr
DE	`80`	Brennan Jackson	Jr
DT	`81`	Rashid McKenzie	Fr
LB	`82`	Travion Brown	So
DT	`86`	Bryson Lamb	Fr
DE	`90`	Malachi Ledbetter	Fr
DL	`93`	Christian Meija	Sr
DE	`95`	Andrew Edson	So
DE	`96`	Jack Proctor	Fr
DL	`97`	Ty Garay-Harris	So
DT	`99`	Alec Eckert	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`19`	Colton Theaker	Jr
LS	`34`	Simon Samarzich	Jr
LS	`37`	Luke Rodarte	Fr
P	`38`	Nick Haberer	So
K	`49`	Dean Janikowski	So
K	`96`	Vincent Gourley	Fr

Head coach

Jake Dickert

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Eric Morris – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Brian Ward – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Pete Kaligis – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Tackles
Nick Whitworth – Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
A. J. Cooper – Run Game Coordinator/Edges
Mark Atuaia – Running Backs
Ray Brown – Cornerbacks
Joel Filani – Wide Receivers
Jordan Malone – Safeties
Clay McGuire – Offensive Line
Dwain Bradshaw – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Jake Beckett – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
Jimmie Bunting – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
Tim Hicks – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
Devante Wilson – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
Jordan Davis – Offensive Analyst
Trent Greene – Defensive Analyst
Justin Mesa – Quality Control, Offense
Adam Breske – Quality Control, Defense
Dan Ferrigno – Quality Control, Special Teams
Sean Brophy – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Luke Hyde – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Max Silver – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Jack Ray – Defensive Graduate Assistant
Rob Schlaeger – Player Personnel Coordinator
Ryan Robinson – Director, Football Operations
Ashley Watkins – Assistant Director of Football Operations

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/3/22

Game summaries

vs Idaho Vandals

Idaho Vandals vs Washington State Cougars - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	10	0	0	7	17
Cougars	0	10	7	7	24

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: September 3, 2022
Game time: 8:00 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) Sunny
Game attendance: 25,233
TV: P12N

Game information

First Quarter

IDHO – Marcus Harris 45 Yd Fumble Return (Logan Prescott Kick), 11:11. Drive:1 play, 3 yards, 0:10.
IDHO – Ricardo Chavez 27 Yd Field Goal 3:28. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:24.

Second Quarter

WSU – Renard Bell 3 Yd pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski Kick), 3:13. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:28.
WSU – Dean Janikowski 26-yard field goal, 0:06. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:06.

Third Quarter

WSU - De'Zhaun Stribling 13 Yd pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski Kick), 8:17. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:29.

Fourth Quarter

WSU - Jaylen Jenkins 8 Yd pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski Kick), 10:33. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:07.
IDHO - Jordan Dwyer 23 Yd pass from Gevani McCoy (Ricardo Chavez Kick), 6:05. Drive:8 plays, 75 yards, 4:28.

Top Passers

IDHO – Gevani McCoy – 21/32, 212 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
WSU – Cameron Ward – 26/41, 228 yards, 3 TD

Top Rushers

IDHO – Anthony Woods – 9 rushes, 50 yards
WSU – Nakia Watson – 18 rushes, 117 yards

Top Receivers

IDHO – Jermaine Jackson – 6 receptions, 113 yards
WSU – Donovan Ollie – 7 receptions, 67 yards

at No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers

Washington State Cougars (1–0) vs No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	10	0	17
No. 19 Badgers	0	14	0	0	14

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) Cloudy
Game attendance: 74,001
TV: Fox

Game information

First Quarter Second Quarter

WSU - Nakia Watson 2 Yd Run (Dean Janikowski Kick)
WIS - Clay Cundiff 17 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Vito Calvaruso Kick)
WIS – Clay Cundiff 10 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Vito Calvaruso Kick)

Third Quarter

WSU – Dean Janikowski 26 Yd Field Goal
WSU - Nakia Watson 31 Yd pass from Cameron Ward (Cole Norah Kick)

Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

WSU – Cameron Ward – 17/28, 200 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 18/31, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top Rushers

WSU – Nakia Watson – 10 rushes, 33 yards, TD
WIS – Braelon Allen - 21 rushes, 98 yards

Top Receivers

WSU – Renard Bell – 2 receptions, 49 yards
WIS – Keontez Lewis – 6 receptions, 62 yards

vs Colorado State Rams

Colorado State Rams (0–2) vs Washington State Cougars (2–0) - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Cougars	21	7	3	7	38

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: September 17, 2022
Game time: 2:00 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
Game attendance: 23,611
Referee: Kevin Boitmann
TV: P12N

vs No. 15 Oregon Ducks

No. 15 Oregon Ducks (2–1) vs Washington State Cougars (3–0) - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Ducks	3	6	6	29	44
Cougars	10	7	10	14	41

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: September 24, 2022
Game time: 1:00 P.M. PDT
Game attendance: 33,058
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman

vs California

California Golden Bears (3–1) vs Washington State Cougars (3–1) - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	0	6	9
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: October 1, 2022
Game time: 2:30 PM PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny, Wind: 5 southEast
Game attendance: 23,021
Referee: Michael Mothershead
TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

at No. 6 USC

Washington State Cougars (4–1) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (5–0) - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	0	0	14
No. 6 Trojans	10	7	7	6	30

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: October 8, 2022
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 63,204
Referee: Francisco Villar
TV announcers (FOX): Noah Eagle, Mark Helfrich

at Oregon State

Washington State Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	3	7	0	10
Beavers	7	3	7	7	24

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR

Date: October 15, 2022
Game attendance: 53,609

vs No. 14 Utah

Utah Utes vs Washington State Cougars - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Utes	0	14	7	0	21
Cougars	0	7	0	10	17

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: October 27, 2022
Game attendance: 21,179
TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Petros Papadakis

at Stanford

Washington State Cougars vs Stanford Cardinal - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Date: November 5, 2022
Game attendance: -
TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus

vs Arizona State

Arizona State Sun Devils vs Washington State Cougars - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: November 12, 2022
Game attendance: -

at Arizona

Washington State Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

Date: November 19, 2022
Game attendance: -

vs Washington

Washington vs Washington State Cougars (Apple Cup) - Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Date: November 26th, 2022
TV: FS1

Awards

Player	Award	Date
Renard Bell	Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week^[1]	September 12, 2022
Jarrett Kingston	Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week^[2]	September 12, 2022
Daiyan Henley	Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week^[3]	September 19, 2022
Jaylen Jenkins	Pac-12 Freshman of the Week^[4]	October 10, 2022

Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Washington State	Alma Mater
Jake Dickert	Head Coach	3	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007)
Brian Ward	Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers	1	McPherson (2001)
Pete Kaligis	Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles	1	Washington (1994)
A. J. Cooper	Edges / Defensive Run Game Coordinator	3	North Dakota State (2006)
Ray Brown	Cornerbacks	1	East Central (2009)
Jordan Malone	Safeties / Nickels	3	Minnesota State (2006)
Eric Morris	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	1	Texas Tech (2008)
Clay McGuire	Offensive Line	6	Texas Tech (2004)
Mark Atuaia	Running Backs	1	BYU (1996)
Joel Filani	Wide Receivers	1	Texas Tech (2006)
Nick Whitworth	Tight Ends / Special Teams Coordinator	1	Idaho State (2001)
Dwain Bradshaw	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	3	Arizona State
Brent Vernon	Chief of Staff	1	Mizzou (2008)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
^ "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 6" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

[Pac-12_Conference-1] "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[2] "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 2" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[3] "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 3" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 19, 2022.

[4] "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week – Week 6" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

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2022 Washington State Cougars football team

Contents

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

vs Idaho Vandals

at No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers

vs Colorado State Rams

vs No. 15 Oregon Ducks

vs California

at No. 6 USC

at Oregon State

vs No. 14 Utah

at Stanford

vs Arizona State

at Arizona

vs Washington

Awards

Staff

Rankings

References

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