Washington State University
Public university in Pullman
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| 2025 | Jimmy Rogers becomes the current head coach of Washington State Cougars football. |
| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report ranked WSU tied for 189th among National Universities, tied for 103rd among Top Public Schools, tied for 134th of Best Colleges for Veterans, tied for 311th in Top Performers on Social Mobility, and 155th of Best Value Schools. |
| 2024 | Performed 'Country Divas' halftime show featuring songs by Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, and Beyoncé. |
| 2024 | Performed 'Hall of Fame Inductees' halftime show featuring songs by 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists, including Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, and Cher. |
| 2024 | Performed 'Cougs in Flight' halftime show featuring aviation-themed songs by Paul McCartney and Wings, Kenny Loggins, Steve Miller Band, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, and a song from Wicked. |
| 2024 | Performed 'Cartoons' halftime show featuring music from animated series including The Simpsons, Futurama, King of the Hill, Family Guy, South Park, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. |
| 2024 | Washington State and Oregon State agreed to a football scheduling alliance with the Mountain West Conference (MWC) for the 2024 season. |
| 2024 | Washington State Cougars men's basketball team recruits multiple transfer players, including Cedric Coward, Ethan Price, LeJuan Watts, Nate Calmese, Rihards Vavers, ND Okafor, and Dane Erikstrup from various schools such as Eastern Washington, Washington, Quinnipiac, and California. |
| 2024 | Isaac Jones graduated and went undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, subsequently signing with the Sacramento Kings. |
| 2024 | Jaylen Wells declared for the 2024 NBA draft and was selected 39th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 2024 | Completed 2023–24 season with a 25–10 record, finishing 14–6 in Pac-12 play and securing second place in the conference. |
| 2024 | Received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region, beating Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa State in the second round. |
| 2024 | Final season in the Pac-12 conference before the conference's dissolution, with plans to join the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years. |
| 2024 | Defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament, before losing to Colorado in the semifinals. |
| 2024 | David Riley begins his first season as head coach of the Washington State Cougars men's basketball team, leading the program in their first year as associate members of the West Coast Conference. |
| December 2024 | Jake Dickert was hired by Wake Forest to lead their football program, just days before the Cougars' 2024 Holiday Bowl appearance. |
| February 19 2024 | Washington State Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season, marking a significant milestone for the basketball program. |
| 2023 | CMB performed a 'New Orleans' halftime show, collaborating with local high school musicians to honor the city's musical heritage. |
| 2023 | 'Cougs in Space!' halftime show performed, featuring Richard Strauss' 'Also sprach Zarathustra', Michael Giacchino's Star Trek music, and Elton John's 'Rocket Man'. |
| 2023 | Washington State University Cougar Marching Band (CMB) performed a 'Hard Rock Pullman' halftime show featuring music by Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Nirvana, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. |
| 2023 | CMB celebrated the 100th anniversary of WSU's pep and concert bands, with over 100 alumni band members participating in a special 'Hundred Years of WSU Bands' halftime show. |
| 2023 | During Native American Heritage Month, CMB performed a 'Home' halftime show celebrating Washington state and Pullman, featuring 'Come and Get Your Love' by Redbone and 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver. |
| 2023 | The band presented a 'Shrek' themed halftime show featuring music and characters from the Shrek movie franchise. |
| 2023 | The Cougars had their last season in the Pac-12 Conference, starting 4-0 but ultimately finishing 5-7 with a 2-7 conference record and missing a bowl game invitation. |
| 2023 | WSU's College of Veterinary Medicine was ranked tied for 15th out of 33 veterinary programs by U.S. News & World Report. |
| 2022 | Washington State University Cougar Marching Band (CMB) performed a 'Tribute to Taylor Hawkins' halftime show, collaborating with the Idaho Vandal marching band to play Foo Fighters music. |
| 2022 | CMB performed a Santana-themed halftime show, featuring music from the legendary band and showcasing WSU guitar professor Dr. Cesar Haas. |
| 2022 | CMB performed a second Foo Fighters-themed halftime show, continuing their musical tribute from earlier in the year. |
| 2022 | CMB hosted 'Band Day', inviting high school students to perform popular contemporary songs 'It's About Damn Time' and 'As It Was'. |
| 2022 | CMB presented a halftime show 'A Celebration of Queer Artists', highlighting music by influential LGBTQ artists. |
| 2022 | CMB's graduating seniors performed a 'Senior Show' featuring music by Queen, a performance chosen by the graduating class. |
| 2022 | Washington State Cougars maintained a 7-5 overall record but had a 4-5 conference performance. They lost to Fresno State Bulldogs 29-6 in the LA Bowl, finishing the season 7-6. |
| 2022 | U.S. News & World Report ranked WSU undergraduate admissions as 'less selective' with an 86% acceptance rate. |
| 2021 | Performed multiple halftime shows including '25 Years', 'America The Beautiful', 'Chicago', 'Latina Artists', 'BTS', 'Student's Choice', and a 'Senior Show' featuring Full Heart Fancy and Incredibles themes. |
| 2021 | The team lost to Central Michigan Chippewas 24-21 in the Sun Bowl. |
| 2021 | Washington State Cougars achieved a 7-5 season record, finishing second in the Pac-12 North with a 6-3 conference record. They defeated rival Washington 40-13 in the Apple Cup, ending a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry. |
| November 27 2021 | Jake Dickert was hired as the permanent head coach of Washington State Cougars football after serving as acting head coach following Nick Rolovich's firing. |
| October 18 2021 | Nick Rolovich fired for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in compliance with Washington state employee mandate after being denied a religious exemption. |
| June 2021 | The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine achieved full accreditation. |
| 2020 | Nick Rolovich hired as head coach of Washington State Cougars football team following Mike Leach's departure to Mississippi State. |
| 2020 | QS World University Rankings ranked Washington State University 400th in the world. |
| 2020 | Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Washington State University in the 95–114 range nationally and 301–400 range globally. |
| 2019 | The Cougar Marching Band celebrated the 100th anniversary of 'The Fight Song' by premiering a modernized version titled 'Win the Day', which became the new standard version of the fight song. |
| 2019 | Edmund Schweitzer is inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. |
| 2018 | A bill to add an eleventh regent who would be a full-time or emeritus faculty member stalled in the Washington legislature. |
| 2018 | Opening of the crimson-colored Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art cube on campus. |
| 2016 | Krist Novoselic earns a BSc in social sciences from Washington State University Global Campus. |
| 2016 | Fall 2016 undergraduate admission data showed 40.7% of students graduated in four years, with 61.5% graduating within six years. |
| 2016 | Kirk Schulz begins his presidency at Washington State University, succeeding Elson Floyd. |
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