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HCA: Looking back at the 2012 Apple Cup victory

Six years. Six. Long. Years.

That’s how long it’s been since Washington State finished on top in the biggest rivalry game in the Evergreen State. We all know what it’s been like for the crimson and gray since that 2012 game: Loss, after heartbreaking, deflating, soul-crushing loss. Five straight, to be exact.

But even back in 2012, the game felt like it was heading toward another one of those patented heartbreaking, deflating, soul-crushing losses. But from there came one of the most incredible comebacks in the history of the rivalry.

This year, Washington State is looking to end that five game skid.