The Washington State Cougars will face Portland State (FCS) on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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2024 Washington State Game and TV Schedule

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Washington State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Cougars will be facing the 44th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• Washington State is playing the 21st-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
• Washington State will have the 68th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (64).
• Taking into account their Pac-12 opponents’ combined win total last year (8), the Cougars have the least challenging conference schedule in college football.
• Washington State has eight games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes one team that ended with nine or more victories and zero squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Cougars have eight teams who made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Washington State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Cougars ranked 36th in total offense (421.7 yards per game) and 78th in total defense (389.4 yards allowed per game) last season.
• Washington State ranked 38th in scoring offense (31.7 points per game) and 83rd in scoring defense (28.1 points allowed per game) last season.
• Offensively, the Cougars were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking fourth-best in FBS by putting up 336.8 passing yards per game. They ranked 90th on defense (238.6 passing yards allowed per game).
• Washington State ranked fourth-worst in rushing offense (84.8 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 66th with 150.8 rushing yards allowed per contest.
• With 15 forced turnovers (99th in FBS) against 21 turnovers committed (99th in FBS), Washington State’s -6 turnover margin was the 22nd-worst in college football last season.

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