SAN FRANCISCO -Â Four Washington State University football games, two at Martin Stadium and two road contests, have been picked as part of the Pac-12 Conference's early television selections, the conference announced Thursday.
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The Pac-12 television selections cover the first three weeks of the season, along with selected games later in the year.
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The Cougars will open their 2019 season Saturday, Aug. 31 against New Mexico State in Martin Stadium. Game time is set for 7 p.m. and will be televised by the Pac-12 Network. The following week WSU will host Northern Colorado at 2 p.m., the game also televised by the Pac-12 Network. Both the New Mexico State and Northern Colorado games will mark the first meeting against the Cougars.
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The Cougars conclude their 2019 nonconference schedule at Houston, Friday, Sept. 13, as part of the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium in Houston. The game will kick at 6:15 p.m. PT (8:15 p.m. CT) and be broadcast on ESPN. WSU holds a 2-1 advantage in the series and will meet for the first time since the 1988 Aloha Bowl when Washington State won 24-22.
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The lone remaining TV selection was for the Apple Cup against Washington, which is set for the Friday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. in Seattle. The game will be televised by FOX or FS1.
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While television selections for the first three weeks of the 2019 season have been made, as well as all Thursday and Friday games throughout the season, all remaining television game selections and start times, starting with week four (Sat., Sept. 21) and running through the final week of the regular season (Sat., Nov. 30) will be made 12- or six-days in advance.
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The remaining home games not selected for TV during the early selections include UCLA (Sept. 21), while Colorado comes to Pullman for an Oct. 19 matchup, which will also be Homecoming Weekend on the WSU campus. The annual Dad's Weekend matchup will feature WSU against Stanford Nov. 16 followed by the home finale one week later when WSU hosts Oregon State Nov. 23.
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The remaining road contests include Utah (Sept. 28), Arizona State (Oct. 12), Oregon (Oct. 26) and California (Nov. 9).
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ESPN will televise on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ABC, while FOX Sports will air its games on FOX or FS1. Both network partners will simulcast selected games on ESPN Deportes and FOX Deportes. ABC will culminate the 2019 Pac-12 season when it televises the Pac-12 Football Championship Game on Fri., Dec. 6.
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Season tickets are on sale now to the general public and are available online at WSUCougars.com or by phone at 1-800-GO-COUGS. Tickets for Cougar road games are also on sale now and mini plans for home games go on sale Monday, June 10. Single-game tickets will go on sale Monday, July 15 for Cougar Athletic Fund (CAF) members and Monday, July 29 for the general public.
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2019 WASHINGTON STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE |
OPPONENT |
SITE |
TIME |
Aug. 31 |
NEW MEXICO STATE |
Pullman |
7 p.m. (P12) |
Sept. 7 |
NORTHERN COLORADO |
Pullman |
2 p.m. (P12) |
Sept. 13 |
Houston |
Houston, Texas |
6:15 p.m. (ESPN) |
Sept. 21Â Â Â Â |
UCLA* |
Pullman |
TBA |
Sept. 28 |
Utah* |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
TBA |
Oct. 12 |
Arizona State* |
Tempe, Ariz. |
TBA |
Oct. 19Â Â |
COLORADO* (Homecoming) |
Pullman |
TBA |
Oct. 26 |
Oregon* |
Eugene, Ore. |
TBA |
Nov. 9 |
California* |
Berkeley, Calif. |
TBA |
Nov. 16 |
STANFORD* (Dad's Weekend) |
Pullman |
TBA |
Nov. 23 |
OREGON STATE* |
Pullman |
TBA |
Nov. 29 |
Washington* (Apple Cup) |
Seattle, Wash. |
1 p.m. (FOX/FS1) |
All games are subject to time change
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*Pac-12 Conference games
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