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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.
Schedule
Conference opponents not played this season: Utah, USC
Rankings
Game summaries
= Eastern Washington
== At Boise State
== Idaho
== Oregon
== At Stanford
== UCLA
== At Arizona State
== At Oregon State
== Arizona
== California
== At Colorado
== Washington
== Minnesota–Holiday Bowl
=Coaching staff
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