Apple Cup

Washington-
Washington State
Rivalry
Ties (6)
Washington	Washington State
(64)	(31)
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From 1950-80 (except for 1954), WSU hosted the game at Spokane's Joe Albi Stadium. The WSU Cougars won three of these fifteen games in Spokane (1958, 1968, 1972), and have won six of the fourteen played at Martin Stadium (1982, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2008).

Before 1962, the teams played for the "Governor's Trophy." The game was renamed the "Apple Cup" in 1962 because of Washington's famous apple crop. The Apple Cup trophy has been awarded to the winning team ever since.

With the recent lengthening of the regular season schedule to 12 games, there was a movement change the date of the Apple Cup from the weekend before Thanksgiving to the weekend following. This would have allowed a bye week sometime during the season. In the 2006 season, both teams played 12 straight weeks without a break, leaving the two teams noticeably fatigued. For the first time, the 2007 edition of the Apple Cup was played two days after Thanksgiving.

The first rivalry game was held in 1900 and resulted in a tie between UW and the Washington Agricultural College. From 1900 to 2008, there have been 101 games between the schools. The Huskies hold a 64-30-6 (.64) advantage. UW's longest winning streak has been eight games, achieved twice: (1959-66 and 1974-81). WSU has never won more than two consecutive Apple Cups, but the Cougars have won back-to-back games on eight separate occasions: (1929-30, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1982-83, 2004-05 and 2007-08). Although Washington currently leads the overall series, the Cougars have taken four of the past five meetings including a double-overtime win in the 2008 meeting. ^[2]

All-time football results

Year	Winner	Score
2008	Washington State	16-13
2007	Washington State	42-35
2006	Washington	35-32
2005	Washington State	26-22
2004	Washington State	28-25
2003	Washington	27-19
2002	Washington	29-26
2001	Washington	26-14
2000	Washington	51-3
1999	Washington	24-14
1998	Washington	16-9
1997	Washington State	41-35
1996	Washington	31-24
1995	Washington	33-30
1994	Washington State	23-6
1993	Washington	26-3
1992	Washington State	42-23
1991	Washington	56-21
1990	Washington	55-10
1989	Washington	20-9
1988	Washington State	32-31
1987	Washington	34-19
1986	Washington	44-23
1985	Washington State	21-20
1984	Washington	38-29
1983	Washington State	17-6
1982	Washington State	24-20
1981	Washington	23-10
1980	Washington	30-23
1979	Washington	17-7
1978	Washington	38-8
1977	Washington	35-15
1976	Washington	51-32
1975	Washington	28-27
1974	Washington	24-17
1973	Washington State	52-26
1972	Washington State	27-10
1971	Washington	28-20
1970	Washington	43-25
1969	Washington	30-21
1968	Washington State	24-0
1967	Washington State	9-7
1966	Washington	19-7
1965	Washington	27-9
1964	Washington	14-0
1963	Washington	16-0
1962	Washington	26-21
1961	Washington	21-17
1960	Washington	8-7
1959	Washington	20-0
1958	Washington State	18-14
1957	Washington State	27-7
1956	Washington	40-26
1955	Washington	27-7
1954	Washington State	26-7
1953	Washington State	25-20
1952	Washington	33-27
1951	Washington State	27-25
1950	Washington	52-21
1949	Washington	34-21
1948	Washington State	10-0
1947	Washington	20-0
1946	Washington	21-7
1945	Washington State	7-0
1945	Washington	6-0
1942	Tie	0-0
1941	Washington	23-13
1940	Washington	33-9
1939	Washington State	6-0
1938	Washington	26-0
1937	Tie	7-7
1936	Washington	40-0
1935	Washington	21-0
1934	Tie	0-0
1933	Washington State	17-6
1932	Tie	0-0
1931	Washington	12-0
1930	Washington State	3-0
1929	Washington State	20-13
1928	Washington	6-0
1927	Washington	14-0
1926	Washington State	9-6
1925	Washington	23-0
1924	Washington	14-0
1923	Washington	24-7
1922	Washington	16-13
1921	Washington State	14-0
1919	Washington	13-7
1917	Washington State	14-0
1914	Washington	45-0
1913	Washington	20-0
1912	Washington	19-0
1911	Washington	30-6
1910	Washington	16-0
1908	Tie	6-6
1907	Washington State	11-5
1904	Washington	12-6
1903	Washington	10-0
1902	Washington	16-0
1901	Washington State	10-0
1900	Tie	5-5

Memorable games

According to most WSU fans their favorite Cougar games include: the 1997 come-from-behind win over the Huskies in Seattle which gave the Cougars a Pac-10 Co-championship and a Rose Bowl berth; a 1992 WSU win played in the snow often referred to as the snowbowl; the 1982 WSU win (first Apple Cup in Pullman in over 25 years) that denied Washington a berth in the Rose Bowl; and the 2004 Apple Cup that ended a string of UW victories in the series.

Among the Husky faithful, the more recent memorable victories include: a stunning 2002 triple overtime win over the 3rd-Ranked Cougars in Pullman; a 2003 upset of a top-10 ranked Washington State team; and the 1981 Apple Cup that denied the Cougars a bid in that year's Rose Bowl. Husky fans also remember the 1975 come-from-behind win (WSU was ahead 27-14 with three minutes remaining) when Al Burleson intercepted a pass and ran it back more than 90 yards for a touchdown. After forcing the Cougars to punt, the Huskies scored the winning touchdown on a pass from Warren Moon to Spider Gaines.

The 2008 edition was memorable, in that it pitted two woeful teams against each other. The Cougars won in double overtime 16-13, due to several missed field goals by the Huskies. As of November 22, the Huskies are 0-11 and the Cougars are 2-10, with the Cougars' only other win coming against the FCS Portland State Vikings.

Apple Cup

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All-time football results

Memorable games

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