Washington and Washington State have played 104 times since 1900, when the teams first met in Seattle. The Huskies have a huge lead in the series with 67 victories, and take a three-game winning streak into the 105th edition of the Apple Cup on Friday at Martin Stadium in Pullman. How the series has played out so far:
| Year | Site | Results | Skinny |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Seattle | 5-5 tie | WSU coach William Allen talks smack, predicting a 30-0 WSU win; Charles Goodsell scores early for WSU, but A.P. Calhoun tallies a late TD to forge a tie. |
| 1901 | Pullman | WSU 10-0 | After Washington State’s triumph over the Purple and Gold, Washington students clamor for the ouster of head coach Jack Wright, who is summarily dismissed. |
| 1902 | Seattle | UW 16-0 | UW halfback Maxie Wells scores 2 TDs, one on a 90-yard run; WSU’s Edward Cardwell has his head jammed “into the ground hard enough to crack his skull.” |
| 1903 | Pullman | UW 10-0 | Future Washington coach Enoch Bagshaw “runs and kicks” the Purple and Gold to their first-ever football title, the newly created “West Coast Championship.” |
| 1904 | Seattle | UW 12-6 | With the score tied in fourth quarter, Washington halfback Homer Dean tears around left end and romps 33 yards for the game-winning touchdown. |
| 1907 | Seattle | WSU 11-5 | The “Gigantic Aggies from Washington State College (Post-Intelligencer)” overwhelm injury-riddled UW; Purple and Gold fire coach Victor Place after season. |
| 1908 | Seattle | 6-6 tie | WSU’s Joe Halm and UW’s Maxwell Eakins each boot FGs (4 points), but Eakins misses 3 and a late safety accounts for only blemish on UW’s record (6-0-1). |
| 1910 | Seattle | UW 16-0 | UW’s Wee Coyle tosses a 14-yard TD to Pete Husby, Will Cahill intercepts a WSU pass, races 65 yards to TD; Purple and Gold outscore foes on season 150-8. |
| 1911 | Spokane | UW 30-6 | UW’s Mel Mucklestone runs for two short touchdowns and Wee Coyle sprints 45 yards for another as the Purple and Gold finish 7-0-0, outscoring foes 286-9. |
| 1912 | Seattle | UW 19-0 | Washington completes its fourth consecutive perfect season (6-0-0) under head coach Gil Dobie in front of a crowd of 7,000, largest ever to see game in the NW. |
| 1913 | Seattle | UW 20-0 | Walt Shiel and Hap Miller each run 2 yards for touchdowns as the Purple and Gold complete fifth straight perfect year (7-0-0), outscoring foes 266-20. |
| 1914 | Seattle | UW 45-0 | Elmer Noble and Walt Shiel score touchdowns as the Purple and Gold post another unbeaten record (6-0-1); UW outscores opponents by a whopping 242-13. |
| 1917 | Seattle | WSU 14-0 | WSU’s “Bing” Bangs bangs for 80 yards; Fred Glover and Bob Doane both score touchdowns as Lone Star Dietz’s crew finishes the campaign with a 6-0-1 mark. |
| 1919 | Pullman | UW 13-7 | Ervin Dailey scores the winning TD as Washington claims a share of the Pacific Coast Conference title; WSU students officially adopt “Cougars” as nickname. |
| 1921 | Seattle | WSU 14-0 | Mike Moran scores on a pair of 5-yard touchdown runs seven minutes apart as Washington State hands the Purple and Gold its second shutout in three years. |
| 1922 | Pullman | UW 16-13 | UW finishes 6-1-1, the best record since Gil Dobie departed in 1916; UW students and faculty officially adopt nickname “Huskies” for school athletic teams. |
| 1923 | Seattle | UW 24-7 | Sophomore halfback George Wilson rushes for 80 yards and Elmer “The Chehalis Bearcat” Tesreau scores 2 touchdowns in Washington’s easy victory. |
| 1924 | Seattle | UW 24-0 | George Wilson and Elmer Tesreau run for TDs as UW outgains the over-matched Cougs 233 yards to 38; UW finishes 8-1-1, outscoring its opponents 355-24. |
| 1925 | Pullman | UW 23-0 | Walter Camp All-American George Wilson hurls a 40-yard TD to “speedy end” Jud Cutting, then returns interception school-record 90 yards for a touchdown. |
| 1926 | Seattle | WSU 9-6 | Sans headgear, Washington State’s Butch Meeker runs for a TD, boots a FG; Meeker is briefly KO’d in a head-on collision; UW’s Gene Cooke kicks 22, 39 FGs. |
| 1927 | Seattle | UW 14-0 | Washington’s Chuck Carroll rushes for 136 yards, scores 2 TDs; teammate Louie Tesreau adds 102 yards; first pair of UW backs to rush for 100 yards each. |
| 1928 | Seattle | UW 6-0 | Walter Camp All-America Chuck Carroll hurls a 19-yard touchdown pass to Eilert “Buzz” Meader late in third quarter to win the game. |
| 1929 | Pullman | WSU 20-13 | After Washington’s Merle Hufford tosses 2 touchdowns to end John Geehan, Washington State’s Elmer Schwartz scores 3 TDs to give the Cougars the win. |
| 1930 | Seattle | WSU 3-0 | Washington State recovers a Merle Hufford fumble on opening kickoff, setting up Lyle Maskell’s game-winning 41-yard FG; Mel Hein stars for WSU’s defense. |
| 1931 | Seattle | UW 12-0 | Washington RBs Rebel Bledsoe and Merle Hufford score touchdowns on short runs as the Huskies snap a 2-game losing streak to the Cougars. |
| 1932 | Seattle | 0-0 tie | Washington twice repels Washington State inside the 10-yard line in the second half to preserve a tie in a rainy, muddy game at Husky Stadium. |
| 1933 | Pullman | WSU 17-6 | With score tied at 6, Washington’s Bill Smith fumbles at midfield; Washington State’s Charley McBride scoops up “errant spheroid (P-I),” runs for winning TD. |
| 1934 | Seattle | 0-0 Tie | UW’s Socko “Sixty Minute” Sulkosy, aka “The Puyallup Plunger” rushes for 62 yards but can’t score as Washington and WSU play to second 0-0 tie in three years. |
| 1935 | Pullman | UW 21-0 | Byron Haines runs 70 yards for a touchdown — longest so far in rivalry history — on first play from scrimmage as UW wins in Pullman for first time in 10 years. |
| 1936 | Seattle | UW 40-0 | With Rose Bowl berth on line for both teams — first time ever — Jimmy Phelan’s Huskies crush Cougars to finish 7-1-1; UW’s Steve Slivinski “blocks like madman.” |
| 1937 | Pullman | 7-7 tie | Carl Littlefield scores an early touchdown for Cougars, but QB Fritz Waskowitz throws an 80-yard touchdown pass to Merle Miller late in 4th to tie. |
| 1938 | Seattle | UW 26-0 | Dean McAdams runs for a touchdown, throws for a TD, and then Jimmy Johnston scores on 55-yard dash as Washington handles the Cougars easily. |
| 1939 | Pullman | WSU 6-0 | After the Huskies misplay a punt on their own 5-yard line, Washington State converts the turnover into a game-winning touchdown run by Rex Bantz. |
| 1940 | Seattle | UW 33-9 | UW scores on 56-yard Dean McAdams-to-Earl Younglove TD pass, a 35-yard INT by Rudy Mucha, and an 83-yard PR by Ernie Steele, all in the fourth quarter. |
| 1941 | Pullman | UW 23-13 | UW’s “Battering” Bob Barrett rushes for 135 yards and scores a touchdown as WSU coach Babe Hollingbery yanks off his hat on sideline and stomps it into ground. |
| 1942 | Seattle | 0-0 tie | Washington State’s Nick Susoeft drops a sure touchdown pass in the end zone, wrecking the Cougars’ hopes of going to Rose Bowl for first time in 11 years. |
| 1945 | Seattle | UW 6-0 | Washington scores a TD early but misses extra point; Cougars then “Coug” it, by having a 73-yard TD run in fourth quarter called back on holding penalty. |
| 1945 | Seattle | WSU 7-0 | After not playing football in 1943-44 due to WWII, Cougars return to post 6-2-1 mark under new coach Phil Sarboe (only year when teams played twice). |
| 1946 | Pullman | UW 21-7 | Trailing 7-0 after the first quarter, Washington gets touchdowns from Larry Hatch, Fred Provo and Whitey King to spoil the Cougars’ homecoming party. |
| 1947 | Seattle | UW 20-0 | QB Dick Ottele, FB Marshall Dallas and HB Fred Provo score on short touchdown runs as the Huskies close out a lackluster 3-6-0 campaign. |
| 1948 | Pullman | WSU 10-0 | QB Stan Mataya throws a 2-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Cross; Bill Lippincott adds a field goal as Cougars notch first shutout over UW since 1939. |
| 1949 | Seattle | UW 34-21 | Newcomer Hugh McElhenny rushes for 147 yards and romps 48 yards for a TD and Roland Kirkby adds 140 yards, including a 35-yard TD, to pace the UW. |
| 1950 | Spokane | UW 52-21 | Junior sensation McElhenny sets still-standing Washington record with 296 rushing yards and scores 5 touchdowns on runs of 23, 39, 7, 14 and 83 yards. |
| 1951 | Seattle | WSU 27-25 | Washington State’s Bob Burkhart throws 3 TD passes to beat the Huskies; McElhenny ends UW career by rushing for 135 rushing yards and a TD. |
| 1952 | Spokane | UW 33-27 | Washington’s Don Heinrich tops the nation’s passers with 137 completions; WSU’s Ed Barker catches a school-record 10 balls and scores a touchdown. |
| 1953 | Seattle | WSU 25-20 | WSU’s Tom Gunarri blocks a Corky Bridges punt at the 4-yard line, setting up Chuck Beckel’s game-winning touchdown as Cougars complete 4-6-0 season. |
| 1954 | Pullman | WSU 26-7 | Frank Sarno’s 47-yard TD pass to Jim Hagerty sparks the Cougars to their second straight win over the Huskies and the most lopsided in history of rivalry. |
| 1955 | Seattle | UW 27-7 | An historic day for Washington’s Credell Green, who runs for 258 yards (then second only to McElhenny’s 296), scores on 50-yard run and intercepts a pass. |
| 1956 | Spokane | UW 40-26 | Mike McCluskey runs for 133 yards and 58-yard TD as Washington rushes for 368 yards to minus-2 yards for WSU; Huskies avoid losing year (5-5-0). |
| 1957 | Seattle | WSU 27-7 | Bob Newman tosses two TD passes to lead the Cougars while UW implodes with 5 fumbles in first 30 minutes; new UW coach Jim Owens goes 3-6-1. |
| 1958 | Pullman | WSU 18-14 | Dave Wilson tosses an early touchdown to Don Ellersick, then wins the game with late TD, again to Ellersick, as WSU captures its second straight from UW. |
| 1959 | Seattle | UW 20-0 | UW’s Bob Schloredt stars, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown and throwing for 72 yards as Washington clinches its first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1944. |
| 1960 | Spokane | UW 8-7 | After Washington scores late to trail 7-6, Husky coach Jim Owens elects to go for two; a Bob Hivner-to-Don McKeta pass play clinches the victory. |
| 1961 | Seattle | UW 21-17 | Washington’s Charlie Mitchell races 23 yards around right end for a touchdown with 1:35 left in the fourth to win the game for Huskies, who finish 5-4-1. |
| 1962 | Spokane | UW 26-21 | Washington gets a FG and a safety in the final minute to claim the first official Apple Cup Trophy; WSU’s Hugh Campbell posts a school-record 178 receiving yards. |
| 1963 | Seattle | UW 16-0 | Junior Coffey scores 2 touchdowns, and Chuck Bond nabs WSU QB Dave Mathieson in the end zone for safety as UW earns third Rose Bowl trip under Owens. |
| 1964 | Spokane | UW 14-0 | Washington’s triumph gives Jim Owens a school-record six straight conquests of Washington State, breaking a mark he shared with legendary Gil Dobie. |
| 1965 | Seattle | UW 27-9 | UW’s Don Moore rushes for 107 yards, Ron Medved adds 101 and 38-yard touchdown and QB Tod Hullin fires 54-yard scoring pass to flanker Dave Williams. |
| 1966 | Spokane | UW 19-7 | Washington kicker Don Martin boots a school-record four field goals, of 30, 36, 25 and 37 yards, as UW tramples the Cougars for the eighth straight time. |
| 1967 | Seattle | WSU 9-7 | WSU’s Mike Cadigan, a defensive back most of season, tosses a 10-yard touchdown pass to Larry Thatcher to seal Cougar win, their first over UW since 1958. |
| 1968 | Spokane | WSU 24-0 | WSU’s Hank Grenda scores a TD, passes for 2 others, kicks 3 PATs and boots a field goal as WSU records its first shutout in series since 1948. |
| 1969 | Seattle | UW 30-21 | UW QB Gene Willis throws for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns to Ralph Bayard as the Huskies (1-9-0) avoid their first winless season since 1890. |
| 1970 | Spokane | UW 43-25 | UW sophomore quarterback Sonny Sixkiller hurls two TD passes, runs for another TD; Bill Cahill’s touchdown on an interception return sparks UW. |
| 1971 | Seattle | UW 28-20 | Washington’s Pete Taggares runs for 119 yards and a TD and Sonny Sixkiller scores a TD; Husky defense holds WSU running back Bernard Jackson to 11 yards. |
| 1972 | Spokane | WSU 27-10 | Ty Paine scores 2 TDs as the Cougars end Sonny Sixkiller’s remarkable career by sacking the UW quarterback 7 times; Eric Johnson has 3 INTs for WSU. |
| 1973 | Seattle | WSU 52-26 | WSU’s Andrew Jones romps for 139 yards and scores on TDs of 12, 1 and 62 yards, offsetting Chris Rowland’s record day of 354 yards, 3 TD passes. |
| 1974 | Spokane | UW 24-17 | UW quarterback Denny Fitzpatrick rushes for still-standing Husky QB-record 249 yards on 36 carries; Robin Earl runs for 2 TDs as UW finishes 7-4-0. |
| 1975 | Seattle | UW 28-27 | Huskies erase a 27-14 deficit with 3:01 left and win on a Warren Moon-to-Spider Gaines 78-yard touchdown pass and Al Burleson’s 93-yard interception return. |
| 1976 | Spokane | UW 51-32 | Washington’s Ron Rowland rushes for 196 yards and TDs of 59, 26 yards; WSU’s Jack Thompson throws 5 touchdown passes, 3 to WR Mike Levenseller. |
| 1977 | Seattle | UW 35-15 | Warren Moon throws for 159 yards and 3 TDs as Washington opens up a 35-0 lead and cruises to first Rose Bowl in 14 years (since 1964). |
| 1978 | Spokane | UW 38-8 | Joe Steele’s 193 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown run, gives him 1,111 yards for the year, breaking Hugh McElhenny’s old school mark of 1,107 set in 1950. |
| 1979 | Seattle | UW 17-7 | Vince Coby rushes for 112 yards and scores a TD and linebacker Jim Pence makes 16 tackles to pace the Huskies to their sixth straight win over WSU. |
| 1980 | Spokane | UW 30-23 | WSU quarterback Samoa Samoa turns on the Spokane crowd with TD runs of 33 and 5 yards, but UW’s Tom Flick has career day with 311 yards and 3 TDs. |
| 1981 | Seattle | UW 23-10 | With both UW and WSU playing for a berth in the Rose Bowl, Ron Jackson (103 yards, TD) and Jacque Robinson (93 yards) steal the show for Huskies. |
| 1982 | Pullman | WSU 24-20 | After UW’s Chuck Nelson shockingly misses his first FG attempt of the season, Coug fans tear down the goal posts at Martin Stadium, toss them in Palouse River. |
| 1983 | Seattle | WSU 17-6 | WSU’s Kerry Porter rushes for 169 yards and Richard Calvin scores 2 TDs as the Cougars crush Washington’s Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl hopes. |
| 1984 | Pullman | UW 38-29 | Battle of the Backs: UW’s Jacque Robinson rushes for 160 yards and a pair of touchdowns, outdueling WSU’s Rueben Mayes, who has 165 yards and no TDs. |
| 1985 | Seattle | WSU 21-20 | Washington State’s Rueben Mayes pounds for 167 yards as the Cougars win coldest-ever Apple Cup game (20 degrees at kickoff) at Husky Stadium. |
| 1986 | Pullman | UW 44-23 | Vince Weathersby rushes for career-high 177 yards and Chris Chandler tosses 3 TDs to flanker Brian Slater as the Huskies earn a trip to the Sun Bowl in El Paso. |
| 1987 | Seattle | UW 34-19 | Vince Weathersby’s 2 touchdown runs send Washington to a Pac-10 record ninth consecutive bowl appearance (Independence at Shreveport, LA.). |
| 1988 | Pullman | WSU 32-31 | The Aloha Bowl-bound Cougars rally from a 21-9 deficit and win behind Timm Rosenbach’s passing and 2 touchdown runs by Rich Swinton. |
| 1989 | Seattle | UW 20-9 | Washington’s Greg Lewis rushes for 115 yards and scores on a 21-yard TD run as the Huskies earn a second appearance in the Freedom Bowl. |
| 1990 | Pullman | UW 55-10 | Battle of Hanson brothers: Huskies’ Travis boots a 42-yard FG and 6 PATs; Cougars’ Jason kicks a 46-yard FG and PAT; Washington qualifies for Rose Bowl. |
| 1991 | Seattle | UW 56-21 | QB Billy Joe Hobert tosses 3 TD passes, QB Mark Brunell passes for another and runs for TD; Steve Emtman stars for UW defense. |
| 1992 | Pullman | WSU 42-23 | Match-up of future Pro Bowl QBs: WSU’s Drew Bledsoe throws for 259 yards and 2 TDs; UW’s Mark Brunell goes just 11 of 26 for 122 yards, but runs for 2 TDs. |
| 1993 | Seattle | UW 26-3 | Washington’s Napoleon Kaufman slashes through the Cougars for 181 yards and 2 TDs and Travis Hanson boots 4 field goals as Huskies win easily. |
| 1994 | Pullman | WSU 23-6 | Derek Sparks tallies twice for the Cougars; UW presents no offensive threat after Ted Stark (2 INTs) replaces injured starter Damon Huard at QB. |
| 1995 | Seattle | UW 33-30 | John Wales kicks a 21-yard FG with 1:02 to play to spoil the day for WSU freshman QB Ryan Leaf, who completes 22 of 33 for 276 yards and a TD. |
| 1996 | Pullman | UW 31-24 | UW quarterback Brock Huard tosses a 3-yard TD pass to Jerome Pathon to give the Huskies a victory in the first-Apple Cup decided in overtime. |
| 1997 | Seattle | WSU 41-35 | Ryan Leaf throws for an Apple Cup-record 358 yards and TDs of 57 and 50 yards to Chris Jackson as the Cougars clinch their first Rose Bowl berth in 67 years. |
| 1998 | Pullman | UW 16-9 | Washington freshman Willie Hurst rushes for 155 yards and scores a TD as the Huskies qualify for their fourth straight bowl game (Oahu). |
| 1999 | Seattle | UW 24-14 | Wild play: UW receiver Dane Looker takes a backward pass from QB Marques Tuiasosopo and throws a 55-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jarzynka. |
| 2000 | Pullman | UW 51-3 | Rich Alexis (134) and Braxton Cleman (105) both rush for 100 yards as Washington records the most lopsided victory in the history of the rivalry. |
| 2001 | Seattle | UW 26-14 | UW quarterback Cody Pickett sets a series mark with 371 passing yards and freshman Reggie Williams sets Apple Cup marks with 11 catches for 203 yards. |
| 2002 | Pullman | UW 29-26 | After missing 3 field goal tries, UW PK John Anderson nails 5 in a row, including 3 in OT, to give Huskies first-ever triple overtime victory over Cougars. |
| 2003 | Seattle | UW 27-19 | Cody Pickett tosses a 21-yard TD to freshman Corey Williamson with 1:10 to play, lifting UW. Marquis Cooper then scores on 38-yard INT to seal win. |
| 2004 | Pullman | WSU 28-25 | Quarterback Alex Brink throws two touchdown passes and runs for another as the Cougars defeat the Huskies for the first time since 1997. |
| 2005 | Seattle | WSU 26-22 | Jerome Harrison rushes for 207 yards and a TD, and Alex Brink throws for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cougars take second straight. |
| 2006 | Pullman | UW 35-32 | Louis Rankin rushes for 118 yards and two TDs, including a game-breaking 77-yard romp, as the Huskies snap a two-game losing streak to Cougars. |
| 2007 | Seattle | WSU 42-35 | Alex Brink throws for 399 yards and five TDs and becomes the first WSU quarterback to beat the Huskies three times as the Cougars win the 100th Apple Cup. |
| 2008 | Pullman | WSU 16-13 | Nico Grasu’s 37-yard FG in the second overtime gives WSU the victory and its second straight win. Willie Griffin rushes for 116 yards for Washington. |
| 2009 | Seattle | UW 30-0 | Jake Locker throws for 196 yards and a TD, runs for 94 and a TD, and Chris Polk rushes for 130 yards as UW posts its first Apple Cup shutout in 45 years. |
| 2010 | Pullman | UW 35-28 | Chris Polk rushes for 284 yards — second-highest total in an Apple Cup — and a pair of TDs, leading UW. Winning score: Jake Locker tosses a 27-yard TD to Jermaine Kearse with 44 seconds left. |
| 2011 | Seattle | UW 38-21 | Keith Price passes or 291 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Kasen Williams as UW wins for the third straight year. Mike Lobbestael throws for 344 yards for WSU. |
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The bottom line issue is coaching or the lack thereof. Yes, a young and relatively inexperienced roster including an injured/marginal quarterback are issues, but the lack of discipline, the repeated mistakes made game after game all point to a bigger problem.