American college football season
1989 Washington State Cougars football |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Tiller (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Zimmer (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
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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Rankings from AP Poll |
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 | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | No. 6 Idaho* | | | | W 41–7 | 33,914 | [13] |
September 7 | at No. 24 BYU* | | | | W 46–41 | 64,310 | |
September 16 | Oregon State | No. 23 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | W 41–3 | 26,883 | |
September 23 | at Wyoming* | No. 19 | | | W 29–23 | 20,041 | |
September 30 | No. 11 USC | No. 19 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| ABC | L 17–18 | 38,434 | |
October 7 | at No. 23 Oregon | No. 21 | | | W 51–38 | 44,963 | |
October 14 | Stanford | No. 17 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | W 31–13 | 24,617 | |
October 21 | No. 22 Arizona | No. 15 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | 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 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1989 Washington State Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | | Kevin Andal | RB | 31 | Steve Broussard | Sr | RB | | Paul Carr | WR | | Desmond Clayton | G | 70 | Steve Cromer | Jr | WR | 1 | C.J. Davis | So | QB | 9 | Aaron Garcia | Fr | OT | 74 | Bob Garman | So | WR | | Curtis Geathers | QB | 12 | Brad Gossen | Jr | WR | 5 | Calvin Griggs | Jr | OT | 73 | John Husby | Sr | TE | 46 | Rodd Olson | Sr | QB | | Mike Pattinson | RB | | Rodney Scott | WR | 80 | Jody Sears | Jr | G | 63 | Mike Smith | Jr | WR | 2 | Tim Stallworth | Sr | WR | | Roger Stogner | RB | 33 | Rich Swinton | Jr | OL | | Andy Tribble | TE | 82 | Doug Wellsandt | Sr | TE | | Clarence Williams | RB | 32 | Shaumbe Wright-Fair | Fr | C | 56 | Paul Wulff | Sr | WR | 87 | Ron Young | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 99 | Marlin Brown | Sr | LB | 48 | Lewis Bush | So | S | 22 | John Diggs | Jr | DE | 97 | Tim Downing | Sr | DB | | Alvin Dunn | LB | 43 | Phil Garabedian | Sr | DE | 96 | Randy Gray | Sr | LB | 50 | Dan Grayson | Sr | S | 10 | Jay Languein | Sr | LB | 91 | Mark Ledbetter | Sr | S | 6 | Chris Moton | Jr | CB | 37 | Roosevelt Noble | Sr | LB | | Rod Plummer | CB | 26 | Ron Ricard | Jr | DT | 75 | Tony Savage | Sr | DL | | Kirk Westerfield | DL | | Jeron Woodley | DB | 20 | Michael Wright | So | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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[14][15][16][17]
NFL Draft
Six Cougars were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.
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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.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (September 3, 1989). "Cougars cruise past Idaho 41-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "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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