2018 Apple Cup

The 2018 Apple Cup college football game between the No. 16 Washington Huskies and the No. 7 Washington State Cougars takes place on Friday, Nov. 19 at Martin Stadium in Pullman. You can watch the game on Fox.

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WSU notebook: Cougars add home-and-home with Arizona for 2026 and 2027, set future Apple Cup dates

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

PULLMAN – Washington State’s 2026 and 2027 football schedules are starting to take shape.

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Commentary: Jedd Fisch’s Apple Cup play call was bad. His response wasn’t much better.

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 17, 2024

The play call was bad. The response was not much better.

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WSU rewind: LB Kyle Thornton’s parents brought to tears by his Apple Cup-sealing play, plus other notes

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 15, 2024

PULLMAN – Steve Thornton breathed a sigh of relief when the camera panned away from him and his wife, Debbie.

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WSU’s John Mateer ‘a warrior’ for Cougars in Apple Cup win over UW

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2024

SEATTLE – It has been known for a while that Washington State quarterback John Mateer, a redshirt sophomore, is a good runner. He’s now showing opponents he can hurt them with his arm, too.

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Analysis: WSU’s Apple Cup win over UW was fueled by the Cougars who chose to stay and wait their turn

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2024

SEATTLE – Jake Dickert’s voice always cracks when he gets emotional. He’ll be in the middle of a sentence, explaining why his Washington State team made him proud recently, talking about the pride he has in his Cougars, in what they accomplished.

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Jacob Thorpe: Soak up the Apple Cup win Cougars. This is the moment you needed, this is why you keep playing the game.

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2024

SEATTLE – Stop playing the Apple Cup? Are you nuts?

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‘They pitch it and game over’: Washington State, Washington offer perspective on decisive play at 116th Apple Cup

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2024

SEATTLE – For anyone who happened to miss the final dramatic moments of Saturday’s Apple Cup, Washington State edge rusher Andrew Edson offered a short, chronological summary of the play that left Cougars fans thrilled and Huskies fans stunned underneath a wet sky at Lumen Field.

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TV take: Nonstop Apple Cup drama kept viewers hooked, despite inconvenience of streaming on Peacock

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2024

Let’s be blunt. We’re fine with streaming. Have embraced it, actually. For entertainment. How else would we get our “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” and movie star fix? But for sports?

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Recap and Highlights: Washington State stuffs Washington on the goal line to win Apple Cup 24-19

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2024

Senior Kyle Thornton wrapped up UW running back Jonah Coleman on an option play. He held up his fist. His teammates mobbed him. Wherever the Apple Cup trophy was, it needed a new home.

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The pick: Why Washington will beat Washington State

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 13, 2024

PULLMAN – In recent days, Washington State coach Jake Dickert has been effusive in his praise for his team’s new starting quarterback, the way John Mateer has responded to mistakes.

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