1989 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
1989 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Tiller (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Zimmer (1st season) |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 8 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
No. 23 Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
No. 25 Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||
Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||
UCLA | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||
California | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1989 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first season under head coach Mike Price , the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and outscored their opponents 351 to 268. [1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Garcia with 2,741 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,237 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 548 receiving yards. [3] The Cougars won their first four games, then were 6–1 and ranked fifteenth in the AP poll , [4] but lost their final four games. [5]
Following the departure of head coach Dennis Erickson for Miami in early March, [6] [7] [8] Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the Big Sky Conference at Weber State in Ogden, Utah . [9] [10] [11] [12]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | No. 6 Idaho ( Div. I-AA ) * | W 41–7 | 33,914 | ||
September 7 | at No. 24 BYU * | W 46–41 | 64,310 | ||
September 16 | Oregon State | No. 23 |
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W 41–3 | 26,883 |
September 23 | at Wyoming * | No. 19 | W 29–23 | 20,041 | |
September 30 | No. 11 USC | No. 19 |
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L 17–18 | 38,434 |
October 7 | at No. 23 Oregon | No. 21 | W 51–38 | 44,963 | |
October 14 | Stanford | No. 17 |
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W 31–13 | 24,617 |
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L 21–23 | 36,090 |
October 28 | at Arizona State | No. 23 | L 39–44 | 62,416 | |
November 11 | at California | L 26–38 | 33,000 | ||
November 18 | at Washington | L 9–20 | 73,527 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL draft
Six Cougars were selected in the 1990 NFL draft .
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Steve Broussard | RB | 1 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons |
Tony Savage | DT | 5 | 112 | New York Jets |
Tim Stallworth | WR | 6 | 161 | Los Angeles Rams |
Dan Grayson | LB | 7 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Doug Wellsandt | TE | 8 | 204 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Tim Downing | DE | 11 | 302 | New York Giants |
References
- ↑ "1989 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
- ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . WSUCougars.com . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016 . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
- ↑ "1989 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
- ↑ "Buffaloes gain respect; WSU moves up in poll" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1989. p. C1.
- ↑ "Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
- ↑ Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1989). "Erickson's air express off to Miami" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
- ↑ "Erickson takes Miami job" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1989. p. 1D.
- ↑ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1989). "Erickson leaves 'dream' " . Idahonian . (Moscow). p. 1A.
- ↑ Meehan, Jim (March 14, 1989). "Price comes to 'save the day' " . Idahonian . (Moscow). p. 1A.
- ↑ Blanchette, John (March 14, 1989). "Choice of Price applauded by players" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. B1.
- ↑ Bergum, Steve (March 15, 1989). "Price: 'I'm here to save the day' " . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ↑ " 'The Price is Right' for Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 15, 1989. p. 5B.
- ↑ "The matchups" . Idahonian . (Moscow). September 2, 1989. p. 1D.
- ↑ "Idaho vs. Washington State" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 2, 1989. p. 4B.
- ↑ Grummert, Dale (September 15, 1989). "Not your average kicker" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ↑ "Oregon outlook" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 7, 1989. p. 4C.
- ↑ Boling, Dave (April 23, 1990). "Falcons pick Broussard 20th" . p. C1.
- ↑ "Two more Cougs drafted" . Idahonian . (Moscow). April 24, 1990. p. 8A.
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