PULLMAN, Wash. The Pac-12 Conference has released its 2013 schedule; Washington State University will host four conference games, highlighted by a meeting with Stanford in Seattle and a Dad’s Weekend contest against Oregon State.
“Having Oregon State return to Pullman for the first time since 2009 continues a tremendous Pacific Northwest rivalry,” said WSU Director of Athletics Bill Moos.”There will be many activities planned around that game, as there will be for all our home contests.
“For the Seattle game, defending Rose Bowl and Pac-12 champion Stanford will be an outstanding opponent and provide another chance to fill CenturyLink Field with crimson and gray,” he said.
The Cougars open the 2013 schedule at Auburn (Aug. 31), the second time since the 2006 season WSU has opened there. The following week, Pac-12 play begins as WSU travels to USC (Sept. 7). The Cougars have not faced the Trojans since the 2010 season.
The 2013 home schedule begins Sept. 14 with a nonconference game against Southern Utah, the first of three straight home contests for the Cougars. Sept. 21 marks the return of Idaho to Martin Stadium for the first time since the 2007 season. The Idaho game will be part of Homecoming Weekend festivities in Pullman.
The first Pac-12 home contest will be the Seattle game presented by Washington’s Beef Producers against Stanford (Sept. 28). Another Bay Area opponent, California (Oct. 5), is on tap the following week as the Cougars travel to Berkeley for the Pac-12 contest.
Following the Cal game, WSU hosts Oregon State (Oct. 12), which will highlight the annual Dad’s Weekend on the Pullman campus. The Cougars then travel to Eugene for a Pac-12 North meeting against the Oregon Ducks (Oct. 19).
The Cougars will sandwich their two bye weeks around a Halloween night matchup against Arizona State in Martin Stadium (Oct. 31). The Arizona State game marks the first time the Cougars have played a home Thursday night contest since Sept. 1, 2005, when WSU defeated Idaho in a season-opening win.
Following their second bye, WSU travels to Tucson to face Arizona (Nov. 16) before closing out the 2013 home schedule by hosting Utah (Nov. 23).
WSU concludes its 2013 regular season by traveling to Seattle to face Washington in the Apple Cup the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29).
Deposits are being taken for new 2013 season tickets at http://www.wsucougars.com.Current season ticket holders will receive their renewal in February.
Single-game tickets for road contests and the Seattle game go on sale in April, while single-game tickets for Martin Stadium contests will be available beginning in August. For more information, visit http://www.wsucougars.com or call 1-800-Go-Cougs.
The 2013 football schedule for WSU is:
Aug. 31 at Auburn
Sept. 7 at USC
Sept. 14 Southern Utah
Sept. 21 Idaho (Homecoming Weekend)
Sept. 28 Stanford (at Seattle)
Oct. 5 at California
Oct. 12 Oregon State (Dad’s Weekend)
Oct. 19 at Oregon
Oct. 26 Bye
Oct. 31 Arizona State
Nov. 9 Bye
Nov. 16 at Arizona
Nov. 23 Utah
Nov. 29 at Washington