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Washington State Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Washington State.
- Indexed coaches
- 22
- Coach seasons
- 227
- Wins leader
- Jackie Sherrill
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Sherrill Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1976-2003 · 26 seasons | 179-121-4 | 59.5% | 6 | 29.6 |
| Jim Sweeney Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1968-1996 · 27 seasons | 169-134-4 | 55.7% | 0 | 10.2 |
| Mike Leach Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 2000-2022 · 21 seasons | 158-107 | 59.6% | 0 | 20.3 |
| Dennis Erickson Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1986-2011 · 19 seasons | 147-81-1 | 64.4% | 6 | 28.4 |
| Mike Price Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1989-2017 · 24 seasons | 131-146 | 47.3% | 3 | 16.8 |
| OE Hollingbery Longevity Coach | 1926-1942 · 17 seasons | 93-53-14 | 62.5% | 0 | 16.4 |
| Jim Walden Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1978-1994 · 17 seasons | 69-112-7 | 38.6% | 0 | 13.8 |
| Forest Evashevski Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1950-1960 · 11 seasons | 63-33-6 | 64.7% | 5 | 28.9 |
| Warren Powers Program Stabilizer | 1977-1984 · 8 seasons | 52-38-3 | 57.5% | 0 | 18.6 |
| Jim Sutherland Program Stabilizer | 1956-1963 · 8 seasons | 37-39-4 | 48.8% | 0 | 11.8 |
| Nick Rolovich Volatile Builder, Offense-First | 2016-2021 · 6 seasons | 33-33 | 50.0% | 0 | 4.5 |
| Jake Dickert Balanced | 2021-2025 · 5 seasons | 32-24 | 57.1% | 0 | 6.2 |
| Bill Doba Consistent Winner, Offense-First | 2003-2007 · 5 seasons | 30-29 | 50.8% | 1 | 12.8 |
| Phil Sarboe Balanced | 1945-1949 · 5 seasons | 17-26-3 | 40.2% | 0 | 2.6 |
| William Dietz Balanced | 1917-1926 · 5 seasons | 17-19-3 | 47.4% | 0 | 8.1 |
| Gus Welch Balanced | 1919-1922 · 4 seasons | 16-10-1 | 61.1% | 0 | 18.6 |
| Bert Clark Balanced | 1964-1967 · 4 seasons | 15-24-1 | 38.8% | 0 | 3.4 |
| Albert Exendine Longevity Coach | 1923-1935 · 5 seasons | 13-25-5 | 36.0% | 0 | 2.9 |
| Alton Kircher Balanced | 1952-1955 · 4 seasons | 13-25-2 | 35.0% | 0 | 3.3 |
| Paul Wulff Volatile Builder | 2008-2011 · 4 seasons | 9-40 | 18.4% | 0 | -3.1 |
| Jimmy Rogers Defense-First | 2025-2025 · 1 seasons | 7-6 | 53.8% | 0 | 6.2 |
| Pete Kaligis Offense-First | 2024-2024 · 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | -0.3 |