Wk 1 · 2026
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies — Sun, Sep 6
Sun, Sep 6 ·
Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
· NBC
Pac-12 · no games yet
at
4:00pET
WASH -23.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings opened -22.5 · 1 toward WASH
Ratings differential WASH by 8.8
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
Apple Cup. For the first time in 118 meetings the Apple Cup opens the season instead of closing it — and with the Huskies in the Big Ten and the Cougars in the rebuilt Pac-12, the schools now have to choose to play it. They play for the Apple Cup. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Washington is ranked #17 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Washington St form
No completed games on record.
Washington form
No completed games on record.
Washington St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Washington this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
| Opponent | Washington St | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Utah State Pac-12 | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Washington leads 14–5 · Washington won the last one
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.4 points toward Washington
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-20 | Washington 59 — 24 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
| 2024 | 2024-09-14 | Washington St 24 — 19 Washington | neutral | Washington St |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Washington St 21 — 24 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | Washington 51 — 33 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
| 2021 | 2021-11-26 | Washington St 40 — 13 Washington | at WASH | Washington St |
| 2019 | 2019-11-29 | Washington St 13 — 31 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2018 | 2018-11-23 | Washington 28 — 15 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
| 2017 | 2017-11-25 | Washington St 14 — 41 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2016 | 2016-11-25 | Washington 45 — 17 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
| 2015 | 2015-11-27 | Washington St 10 — 45 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | Washington 31 — 13 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
| 2013 | 2013-11-29 | Washington St 17 — 27 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2012 | 2012-11-23 | Washington 28 — 31 Washington St | at WSU | Washington St |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | Washington St 21 — 38 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2010 | 2010-12-04 | Washington 35 — 28 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | Washington St 0 — 30 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2008 | 2008-11-22 | Washington 13 — 16 Washington St | at WSU | Washington St |
| 2007 | 2007-11-24 | Washington St 42 — 35 Washington | at WASH | Washington St |
| 2006 | 2006-11-18 | Washington 35 — 32 Washington St | at WSU | Washington |
Washington St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Zevi Eckhaus QB #4 | 167/263, 1760 YDS, 12 TD, 9 INT |
| Jaxon Potter QB #2 | 67/95, 604 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Kirby Vorhees RB #9 | 138 CAR, 576 YDS, 5 TD |
| Zevi Eckhaus QB #4 | 100 CAR, 337 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Angel Johnson RB #1 | 69 CAR, 226 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Joshua Meredith WR #18 | 49 REC, 639 YDS, 3 TD |
| Tony Freeman WR #0 | 51 REC, 557 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jeremiah Noga WR #15 | 18 REC, 182 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Carter Pabst WR #4 | 9 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Parker McKenna LB #44 | 83 |
| Caleb Francl LB #9 | 74 | |
| Tucker Large S #1 | 70 | |
| Sacks | Isaac Terrell DE #88 | 7 |
| Buddha Peleti DE #10 | 3 | |
| Soni Finau DT #53 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Caleb Francl LB #9 | 2 |
| Colby Humphrey CB #2 | 2 | |
| Parker McKenna LB #44 | 1 |
Washington leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Demond Williams Jr. QB #1 | 231/330, 2850 YDS, 21 TD, 8 INT |
| Kai Horton QB #15 | 6/10, 88 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jonah Coleman RB #1 | 144 CAR, 673 YDS, 14 TD |
| Demond Williams Jr. QB #1 | 131 CAR, 595 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Adam Mohammed RB #24 | 104 CAR, 517 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Denzel Boston WR #12 | 56 REC, 755 YDS, 10 TD |
| Dezmen Roebuck WR #2 | 41 REC, 554 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Decker DeGraaf TE #86 | 31 REC, 353 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jonah Coleman RB #1 | 30 REC, 344 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alex McLaughlin S #7 | 90 |
| Xe'ree Alexander LB #10 | 63 | |
| Deven Bryant LB #17 | 62 | |
| Sacks | Jacob Lane EDGE #48 | 3.5 |
| Zach Durfee EDGE #5 | 3 | |
| Isaiah Ward EDGE #91 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Makell Esteen S #24 | 2 |
| Tacario Davis CB #8 | 2 | |
| Alex McLaughlin S #7 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.