1983. Before becoming head coach in 2005, Tony Bennett spent three seasons at WSU as an assistant to his father, Dick Bennett. In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, his Cougar teams had 26 wins each, tying the WSU record set by the 1940–41 team. In April 2009, Bennett left for Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Baseball Women's soccer The Cougars' women's soccer team produced several postseason contenders in the 2010s and 2020s, including a final four appearance in 2019. Head coach Todd Shulenberger's 82 wins through the 2021 season is second-most among coaches of all sports in Cougars history, and the school's players or recruiting commitments produced eight National Women's Soccer League draft picks since 2015, including three consecutive first-round picks in Morgan Weaver (2020), Trinity Rodman (2021), and Elyse Bennett (2022). Championships NCAA team championships Washington State has won 2 NCAA team national championships. Men's (2) Indoor Track & Field (1): 1977 Boxing (1): 1937 (unofficial) see also: Pac-12 Conference NCAA championships List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships Other national team championships Below are 5 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA: Men's Rifle (4): 1909, 1910, 1915, 1933 Men's Skiing (1): 1953 see also: Pre-NCAA Rifle Championships List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships Rivalries Washington State's biggest rival is the University of Washington (UW) Huskies. One of the most important athletic contests for both schools is the Apple Cup: the annual game between the Cougars and the University of Washington Huskies and is traditionally held on the third Saturday of November. As the two main public universities in the state, WSU and UW have a geographic rivalry. Rivalries also exist between WSU and the other Pac-12 teams of the Pacific Northwest: the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers. Competition between the schools in football has been very competitive over the years, as the Cougars hold a 47–44–3 advantage in the series against OSU and trail UO by a tally of 38–42–7. WSU's closest geographic rival is the University of Idaho, another land-grant school only eight miles (13 km) east in Moscow. The Battle of the Palouse, the annual football game, was revived in 1998 for a 10-year run, and is usually held at Martin Stadium in Pullman. Since 2007, the game has been played only three times, in 2013, 2016, and 2022. WSU