Jeff Tuel was the last Washington State quarterback to win an Apple Cup when he led the Cougars to a 31-28 overtime win over UW in 2012.
Neither team was very good that year. The Apple Cup functioned as WSU’s bowl game since the Cougars finished 3-9 in Mike Leach’s first season and missed out on the postseason.
UW closed out the regular season 7-5, played in the Las Vegas Bowl against Chris Petersen’s Boise State team, and lost 28-26.
The Huskies hired Petersen away from Boise State a year later, and they haven’t lost an Apple Cup since.