2006 Washington State Cougars Football Preview

Welcome to Maddux's 2006 Washington State Cougars season preview. As usual we have taken the time to break down the team, while providing information about the university, and the 2006 Washington State Cougars Football Schedule. If you are wagering on college football this season consider using Maddux Sports' College football picks for the added edge over the sportsbooks in 2006. In addition be sure to bookmark our free college football lines service for the upcoming season.

Coach: Bill Doba (4th year at Washington State)
Team Name: Cougars
2005 Overall Record: 4-7
2005 Pac 10 Conference Record 1-7
Returning Starters: 14

The Cougars are a team that scores (33.5 PPG in 2005) and racks up yardage (489.3 YPG). QB Alex Brink can throw (24 TDs) and has two dynamite receivers to hit—Jason Hill and Michael Bumpus. Getting points through the air should be no problem.

On the run, All-American Jerome Harris has gone to the NFL, which means the powerful and compact DeMaundray Woolridge, who averaged 6 yards per carry in limited action, will get the start. He bulls his way through defenses.

The offensive line, which provided excellent quarterback protection last season, has lost some talent. Although it’s a rebuilding year, enough key players are returning that they should be solid.

In the past, the defense has been able to stop the run; but the front line has lost some starters, which translates into a transition year. Mkristo Bruce notched 10 sacks last season and even more is expected from him in 2006.

Linebackers should all be in order, however the secondary is scary in a bad way. They were porous in 2005 and 2006 looks no better.

The Cougars won only 4 games last season but 5 of the team’s losses were by 4 points or less. It will be tough to improve without some cagey corners. Stanford and Oregon State near the middle of the year and Washington at the very end can all go either way.

Washington State Cougars 2006 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Road
Sep 2	Auburn	Road
Sep 9	Idaho	Home
Sep 16	Baylor	Home
Sep 23	Stanford	Road
Sep 30	USC	Home
Oct 7	Oregon State	Road
Oct 14	California	Home
Oct 21	Oregon	Home
Oct 28	UCLA	Road
Nov 4	Arizona	Home
Nov 11	Arizona State	Road
Nov 18	Washington	Home

 

For more data on the 2006 Washington State football program, view the Cougars team website or scroll down below to read up on the rest of the Pac 10 competition.