Apple Cup

The Apple Cup is an American college football rivalry game between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State University Cougars, the two largest universities in the state of Washington. Both are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Apple Cup

Washington Huskies Washington State Cougars
Sport	College football
First meeting	November 30, 1900 tie, 5–5
Latest meeting	November 29, 2019 Washington, 31–13
Next meeting	November 27, 2020 in Pullman
Stadiums	Husky Stadium Martin Stadium
Trophy	Apple Cup (since 1962) Governor's Trophy (1934–1961)
Statistics
Meetings total	112
All-time series	Washington leads, 74–32–6 (.688)
Largest victory	Washington, 51–3 (2000)
Longest win streak	Washington, 8 (1959–1966, 1974–1981)
Current win streak	Washington, 7 (2013–present)

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Locations of Washington and Washington State

First played 120 years ago in 1900,[1][2][3] the matchup is traditionally the final game of the regular season for both teams and regularly took place on the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving. With the NCAA's extension of the regular season to twelve games in 2006, the game is often played at a later date. Since 2011, it has most commonly been held on the Friday after Thanksgiving.[4]

Since 1946, the game has been held in odd years in Seattle at Husky Stadium (except 2011, at CenturyLink Field), while Washington State has hosted during even years at Rogers Field (1946, 1948, 1954) and Martin Stadium (since 1982) in Pullman, and Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane. The games in eastern Washington from 1935 to 1948, all in Pullman, were held in mid-October. The exception was in 1945, when two games were played: the first in Seattle in mid-October, and the second in Pullman in late November.[5][6][7]

First awarded in 1962, the Apple Cup trophy is presented to the winner by the state's governor at the conclusion of the game.

Series history

The teams played for the "Governor's Trophy" from 1934 to 1961.[8] The game was renamed the Apple Cup in 1962 because of Washington's national reputation as a major producer of apples.

When the college football regular season was lengthened from eleven to twelve games in 2006, there was a movement to change the date of the game from the Saturday before Thanksgiving to the weekend following, which would have allowed a bye week for both teams during the season. In 2006, both teams played twelve straight weeks without a bye, leaving the two teams noticeably fatigued. The 2007 game was played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the first time; but the 2008 game was returned to the Saturday before the holiday.

The media joked that the 2008 game won by the Cougars in Pullman was the "Crapple Cup" and "full of worms," because WSU (1–10) hosted winless UW (0–11).[9] The game returned to the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2009 in Seattle. The 2011 game in Seattle was moved to CenturyLink Field to allow an early start on the renovation of Husky Stadium.

From 1950 through 1980 (except for 1954),[10] the WSU home games in the series were played in Spokane at Joe Albi Stadium (Memorial Stadium until 1962). The Cougars won three of these fifteen games (1958, 1968, 1972). In 1910, the WSU home game in Spokane was played at Recreation Park (47.668°N 117.368°W / 47.668; -117.368).

The first game in 1900 resulted in a 5–5 tie. The series has been played continuously since 1945, when there were two games, one in Seattle and one in Pullman.

Game results

Washington victories

Washington State victories

No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 1 1900 Seattle[1] Tie 5 Tie 5 2 1901 Pullman Washington Agricultural 10 Washington 0 3 1902 Seattle Washington 16 Washington State 0 4 1903 Pullman Washington 10 Washington State 0 5 1904 Seattle Washington 12 Washington State 6 6 1907 Seattle[11] Washington State 10 Washington 5 7 1908 Seattle Tie 6 Tie 6 8 1910 Spokane Washington 16 Washington State 0 9 1911 Seattle Washington 30 Washington State 6 10 1912 Seattle Washington 19 Washington State 0 11 1913 Seattle Washington 20 Washington State 0 12 1914 Seattle Washington 45 Washington State 0 13 1917 Seattle Washington State 14 Washington 0 14 1919 Pullman Washington 13 Washington State 7 15 1921 Seattle Washington State 14 Washington 0 16 1922 Pullman Washington 16 Washington State 13 17 1923 Seattle Washington 24 Washington State 7 18 1924 Seattle Washington 14 Washington State 0 19 1925 Pullman Washington 23 Washington State 0 20 1926 Seattle Washington State 9 Washington 6 21 1927 Seattle Washington 14 Washinghon State 0 22 1928 Seattle Washington 6 Washington State 0 23 1929 Pullman Washington State 20 Washington 13 24 1930 Seattle Washington State 3 Washington 0 25 1931 Seattle Washington 12 Washington State 0 26 1932 Seattle Tie 0 Tie 0 27 1933 Pullman Washington State 17 Washington 6 28 1934 Seattle Tie 0 Tie 0 29 1935 Pullman Washington 21 Washington State 0 30 1936 Seattle #6 Washington 40 #20 Washington State 0 31 1937 Pullman Tie 7 Tie 7 32 1938 Seattle Washington 26 Washington State 0 33 1939 Pullman Washington State 6 Washington 0 34 1940 Seattle #12 Washington 33 Washington State 9 35 1941 Pullman Washington 23 Washington State 13 36 1942 Seattle Tie 0 Tie 0 37 1945 Seattle Washington 6 Washington State 0 38 1945 Pullman Washington State 7 Washington 0 39 1946 Pullman Washington 21 Washington State 7 40 1947 Seattle Washington 20 Washington State 0 41 1948 Pullman Washington State 10 Washington 0 42 1949 Seattle Washington 34 Washington State 21 43 1950 Spokane #18 Washington 52 Washington State 21 44 1951 Seattle Washington State 27 Washington 25 45 1952 Spokane Washington 33 Washington State 27 46 1953 Seattle Washington State 25 Washington 20 47 1954 Pullman Washington State 26 Washington 7 48 1955 Seattle Washington 27 Washington State 7 49 1956 Spokane Washington 40 Washington State 26 50 1957 Seattle Washington State 27 Washington 7 51 1958 Spokane Washington State 18 Washington 14 52 1959 Seattle #14 Washington 20 Washington State 0 53 1960 Spokane #5 Washington 8 Washington State 7 54 1961 Seattle Washington 21 Washington State 17 55 1962 Spokane Washington 26 Washington State 21 56 1963 Seattle Washington 16 Washington State 0 57 1964 Spokane Washington 14 Washington State 0 No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 58 1965 Seattle Washington 27 Washington State 9 59 1966 Spokane Washington 19 Washington State 7 60 1967 Seattle Washington State 9 Washington 7 61 1968 Spokane Washington State 24 Washington 0 62 1969 Seattle Washington 30 Washington State 21 63 1970 Spokane Washington 43 Washington State 25 64 1971 Seattle Washington 28 Washington State 20 65 1972 Spokane #20 Washington State 27 #17 Washington 10 66 1973 Seattle Washington State 52 Washington 26 67 1974 Spokane Washington 24 Washington State 17 68 1975 Seattle Washington 28 Washington State 27 69 1976 Spokane Washington 51 Washington State 32 70 1977 Seattle #19 Washington 35 Washington State 15 71 1978 Spokane Washington 38 Washington State 8 72 1979 Seattle #16 Washington 17 Washington State 7 73 1980 Spokane #16 Washington 30 Washington State 23 74 1981 Seattle #17 Washington 23 #14 Washington State 10 75 1982 Pullman Washington State 24 #5 Washington 20 76 1983 Seattle Washington State 17 #15 Washington 6 77 1984 Pullman #8 Washington 38 Washington State 29 78 1985 Seattle Washington State 21 Washington 20 79 1986 Pullman #12 Washington 44 Washington State 23 80 1987 Seattle Washington 34 Washington State 19 81 1988 Pullman Washington State 32 Washington 31 82 1989 Seattle Washington 20 Washington State 9 83 1990 Pullman #10 Washington 55 Washington State 10 84 1991 Seattle #2 Washington 56 Washington State 21 85 1992 Pullman #25 Washington State 42 #5 Washington 23 86 1993 Seattle Washington 26 Washington State 3 87 1994 Pullman Washington State 23 #18 Washington 6 88 1995 Seattle #22 Washington 33 Washington State 30 89 1996 Pullman #12 Washington 31 Washington State 24^OT 90 1997 Seattle #11 Washington State 41 #17 Washington 35 91 1998 Pullman Washington 16 Washington State 9 92 1999 Seattle Washington 24 Washington State 14 93 2000 Pullman #6 Washington 51 Washington State 3 94 2001 Seattle #16 Washington 26 #9 Washington State 14 95 2002 Pullman Washington 29 #3 Washington State 26^3OT 96 2003 Seattle Washington 27 #8 Washington State 19 97 2004 Pullman Washington State 28 Washington 25 98 2005 Seattle Washington State 26 Washington 22 99 2006 Pullman Washington 35 Washington State 32 100 2007 Seattle Washington State 42 Washington 35 101 2008 Pullman Washington State 16 Washington 13^2OT 102 2009 Seattle Washington 30 Washington State 0 103 2010 Pullman Washington 35 Washington State 28 104 2011 Seattle^ Washington 38 Washington State 21 105 2012 Pullman Washington State 31 #25 Washington 28^OT 106 2013 Seattle Washington 27 Washington State 17 107 2014 Pullman Washington 31 Washington State 13 108 2015 Seattle Washington 45 #20 Washington State 10 109 2016 Pullman #6 Washington 45 #23 Washington State 17 110 2017 Seattle #15 Washington 41 #14 Washington State 14 111 2018 Pullman #16 Washington 28 #7 Washington State 15 112 2019 Seattle Washington 31 Washington State 13 113 2020 Pullman Series: Washington leads 74–32–6

Source:[12][13]

^ The 2011 game was played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle to expedite the Husky Stadium renovation project.

Overtime was introduced for Division I-A (FBS) in 1996 and has been used four times in the Apple Cup, all in Pullman.
Each team has two overtime victories: UW in 1996 and 2002, WSU in 2008 and 2012.

^OT → Overtime (1996, 2012)

^2OT → Double Overtime (2008)

^3OT → Triple Overtime (2002)

After a two-year hiatus in 1943 and 1944, two games were played in 1945.
Prior to 1959, WSU was WSC.[14][15]

Coaching records

Since 1945

Washington

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Ralph Welch	Washington	4	1945–1947	3	1	0	.750
Howard Odell	Washington	5	1948–1952	2	3	0	.400
John Cherberg	Washington	3	1953–1955	1	2	0	.333
Darrell Royal	Washington	1	1956	1	0	0	1.000
Jim Owens	Washington	18	1957–1974	12	6	0	.667
Don James	Washington	18	1975–1992	13	5	0	.722
Jim Lambright	Washington	6	1993–1998	4	2	0	.667
Rick Neuheisel	Washington	4	1999–2002	4	0		1.000
Keith Gilbertson	Washington	2	2003–2004	1	1		.500
Tyrone Willingham	Washington	4	2005–2008	1	3		.250
Steve Sarkisian	Washington	5	2009–2013	4	1		.800
Chris Petersen	Washington	6	2014–2019	6	0		1.000

Source:[12]

Washington State

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Phil Sarboe	Washington State	6	1945–1949	2	4	0	.333
Forest Evashevski	Washington State	2	1950–1951	1	1	0	.500
Al Kircher	Washington State	4	1952–1955	2	2	0	.500
Jim Sutherland	Washington State	8	1956–1963	2	6	0	.250
Bert Clark	Washington State	4	1964–1967	1	3	0	.250
Jim Sweeney	Washington State	8	1968–1975	3	5	0	.375
Jackie Sherrill	Washington State	1	1976	0	1	0	.000
Warren Powers	Washington State	1	1977	0	1	0	.000
Jim Walden	Washington State	9	1978–1986	3	6	0	.333
Dennis Erickson	Washington State	2	1987–1988	1	1	0	.500
Mike Price	Washington State	14	1989–2002	3	11	0	.214
Bill Doba	Washington State	5	2003–2007	3	2		.600
Paul Wulff	Washington State	4	2008–2011	1	3		.250
Mike Leach	Washington State	8	2012–2019	1	7		.125

Source:[13]

• Last tie was in 1942, overtime began in 1996 in Division I-A
• Two games were played in 1945

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games
• List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I
• Washington–Washington State men's basketball rivalry

References

1. "A tie at Seattle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 30, 1900. p. 2.
2. "Pullman still claims the lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 1, 1900. p. 5.
3. "Football men return". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 2, 1900. p. 5.
4. Withers, Bud (January 6, 2014). "Apple Cup moving back to Saturday for 2014". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
5. "Important W.S.C.-Husky game on at Pullman today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 24, 1945. p. 9.
6. "Cougars beat Huskies; make bid for Rose Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associate Press. November 25, 1945. p. 10.
7. Ashlock, Herb (November 26, 1945). "Two factors remain in path of W.S.C.'s Rose Bowl hopes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 13.
8. "Apple Cup Preview: After 107 rollicking years, even the trophy has a history" seattlepi.com November 22, 2007
9. "Washington-Washington State playing for pride in Apple Cup – Austin Murphy". SI.com. February 24, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
10. "UW stadium go out for 1954; COP may appear". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 26, 1953. p. 17.
11. "W.S.C. defeats varsity in mud". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 22, 1907. p. 15.
12. "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. pp. 175, 211. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
13. "2018 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. pp. 86, 116. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
14. "New name for WSC near O.K." Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. February 4, 1959. p. 2.
15. "New name near for State College". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. August 5, 1959. p. 18.