2007 game was played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the first time; but the 2008 game was returned to the Saturday before The media joked that the 2008 game won by the Cougars in Pullman was the "Crapple Cup" and "full of worms," because hosted winless The game returned to the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2009 in Seattle. The 2011 game in Seattle was moved to CenturyLink Field to allow an early start on the renovation of From 1950 through 1980 (except for the WSU home games in the series were played in Spokane at Joe Albi Stadium (Memorial Stadium until 1962). The Cougars won three of these fifteen games (1958, 1968, 1972). In 1910, the WSU home game in Spokane was played at Recreation Park The first game in 1900 resulted in a 5–5 tie. The series has been played continuously since 1945, when there were two games, one in Seattle and one in Pullman. The 2020 game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Game results Overtime was introduced for Division I-A (FBS) in 1996 and has been used four times in the Apple Cup, all in Pullman.Each team has two overtime victories: UW in 1996 and 2002, WSU in 2008 and 2012. OT → Overtime (1996, 2012) 2OT → Double Overtime (2008) 3OT → Triple Overtime (2002) After a two-year hiatus in 1943 and 1944, two games were played in 1945.The 2020 game scheduled in Pullman was declared No Contest by the league due to Washington State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases. Prior to 1959, WSU was WSC. Coaching records since 1945 Washington Washington State Last tie was in 1942, overtime began in 1996 in Division I-A Two games were played in 1945 Jimmy Lake (UW) and Nick Rolovich (WSU) both coached for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, but neither in an Apple Cup; the 2020 game was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and both were fired prior to the 2021 matchup. See also List of NCAA college football rivalry games List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I Washington–Washington State men's basketball rivalry References College football rivalries in the United States College football rivalry trophies in the United States Washington Huskies football Washington State Cougars football