of the top wins in WSU history. His teams won three of five Apple Cup rivalry games against Washington, in 2004, 2005, and 2007. Unfortunately, the Cougars slumped after their sterling 2003 season, and Doba was unable to put together another winning team. Their 42–35 victory in the 100th Apple Cup in 2007 was not enough to save Doba's job. It was announced that Doba would not return for the 2008 season after compiling a 5–7 record for the 2007 season, the Cougars' fourth straight non-winning season. (WSU was 6–6 in 2006, but not invited to a bowl game.) He departed with an overall record of 30–29 () and was 17–25 () in conference play. Personal Doba and his late wife, Judy, were married for over forty-three years and had three children, a son and two daughters. Judy Doba died on April 21, 2006, after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Doba was inducted into the Mishawaka Hall of Fame in 1986, and later inducted into the Indiana Hall of Fame in 2001. He left Pullman and returned to the Midwest to be closer to his children and grandchildren, and resides in southwestern Michigan at Birch Lake, near Vandalia. Head coaching record References 1940 births Living people American football running backs Ball State Cardinals football players Ball State University alumni Indiana Hoosiers football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football coaches Washington State Cougars football coaches People from St. Joseph County, Indiana The Citadel Bulldogs football coaches Players of American football from South Bend, Indiana