Cougars to open 2017

football season

with five straight

home games

The Pac-12 Conference has released its 2017 football schedule and Washington State will host seven games in Martin Stadium, highlighted by five straight home games and two Friday night contests.

The Cougars begin Saturday, Sept. 2 against Montana State, an opponent WSU has a 7-0 all-time mark against. The only other time the Cougars opened the season with more than three straight home games came in 1907, when they opened with four.

On Sept. 9, WSU hosts Boise State. WSU is 4-1 against the Broncos all-time, including a 42-35 win in 2000, the last time the teams met in Pullman.

WSU begins its Pac-12 slate by hosting Oregon State on Saturday, Sept. 16. The Cougars then close out the nonconference schedule Sept. 23 against Nevada in Martin Stadium. The Cougars are 2-1 all-time in the series against the Wolf Pack.

Conference play resumes the following week when the Cougars host defending Rose Bowl champion USC on Friday, Sept. 29. Its marks the first of two Friday contests for the Cougars in 2017, the other coming at California on Friday, Oct. 13.

Sandwiched in between the two Friday games is a return trip to Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 7. In their last visit to Eugene the Cougars came away with a 45-38 double overtime win in 2015. WSU is looking for its first three-game winning streak against the Ducks since capturing four straight from 1981-84.

Following the Cal game, the Cougars return to Martin Stadium to host Colorado for homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Cougars next travel to Arizona for a Saturday, Oct. 28 contest, looking for their third straight win against the Wildcats for the first time since winning four straight from 2001-04. The last time the Cougars were in Tucson they came away with a 45-42 win in 2015.

The Cougars will host Stanford in the home finale on Saturday, Nov. 4. It also will be Dad’s Weekend in Pullman as WSU is looking to defend a 42-16 win over the Cardinal last season. A road contest at Utah on Saturday, Nov. 11, begins a two-game road swing to close out the regular season. The last time WSU faced the Utes they came away with a 28-27 come-from-behind road win.

After the lone bye week of the season Nov. 18, WSU concludes its regular season travelling to Washington for the Apple Cup on Saturday, Nov. 25.

WSU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 2 — vs. MONTANA STATE

Sept. 9 — vs. BOISE STATE

Sept. 16 — vs. OREGON STATE

Sept. 23 — vs. NEVADA

Sept. 29 — vs. USC

Oct. 7 — at Oregon

Oct. 13 — at California

Oct. 21 — vs. COLORADO (homecoming)

Oct. 28 — at Arizona

Nov. 4 — vs. STANFORD (Dad’s Weekend)

Nov. 11 — at Utah

Nov. 18 — BYE

Nov. 25 — at Washington (Apple Cup)

Chiefs’ game postponed

due to road conditions

SPOKANE — The Spokane Chiefs’ scheduled home game on Wednesday night vs. Seattle was postponed due to travel conditions. The game has been rescheduled for next Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. at Spokane Arena.

Major highways, including Interstate 90, between Kent, Wash. — home of the Thunderbirds — and Spokane were currently closed or restricted against oversized vehicles, causing the travel concerns.

Tickets for Wednesday’s game will be accepted as is for the rescheduled game date. For fans who cannot attend the Jan. 24 game, tickets may also be exchanged for a future game at the Chiefs’ ticket office located on the southeast corner of the Spokane Arena.

Information: (509) 535-PUCK