๐Ÿˆ Fan Watch

Washington State Cougars

1โ€“3 ยท 0โ€“0 PAC-12
In the books
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
Week 5 pregame guide

Kirby Moore opens Pac-12 play against the Fresno State staff room that made him

Washington State's run game stalled against Arizona and Caden Pinnick gave the ball away twice, and now the Cougars host a Fresno State team that protects it far better.

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Martin Stadium with Washington State painted across the end zone.
Martin Stadium, home of Washington State football.
CreditPhoto creditBobak Ha'EriWikimedia Commons ยท CC BY 3.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Fresno State at Washington State
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Final
Fresno State
Final ยท Fresno State 26โ€“6 Washington StateWent the other way โœ—
Washington State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Washington State wanted
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Impact 1
Rooted for
Utah State
at
Boise State
Final ยท Utah State 18โ€“37 Boise StateWent the other way โœ—
Projected 2.5-point title-game boost

Boise State won instead, so Washington State did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection32% if Utah State won29% with the other result2.5-point differenceWashington State Pac-12 title-game chance
54 other games had little impact
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Liberty at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern ยท FOX
Memphis at Charlotte ยท ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State ยท ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas ยท ESPNU
UCF at Houston ยท ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa State ยท TNT
Boston College at SMU ยท The CW Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina ยท ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota ยท FOX
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin ยท BTN
Vanderbilt at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo ยท ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State ยท ESPN+
Florida at Missouri ยท ABC
Auburn at Tennessee ยท ESPN
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State ยท ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State ยท ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa ยท CBS
Wyoming at North Dakota State ยท The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan ยท ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts ยท ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State ยท ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State ยท ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska ยท FS1
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois ยท BTN
Arkansas at Texas A&M ยท ESPN2
BYU at TCU ยท ESPN
UTSA at Rice ยท ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN+
UL Monroe at South Alabama ยท ESPN+
Texas Tech at Colorado ยท FOX
Miami at Clemson ยท ABC
Washington at USC ยท NBC
Temple at South Florida ยท ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech ยท ESPN+
Indiana at Rutgers ยท BTN
Arkansas State at Louisiana ยท ESPN+
Baylor at Arizona State ยท ESPN
Cincinnati at Arizona ยท FOX
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Washington State, then Utah State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.