American college football season
1994 Washington State Cougars football |
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Alamo Bowl champion |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 19 |
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AP | No. 21 |
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Record | 8–4 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim McDonell (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Bill Doba (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 11 Oregon $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 13 USC | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
No. 20 Arizona | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 21 Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
UCLA | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
California | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Arizona State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1994 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled an 7–4 regular season record (5–3 in Pac-10, fourth), and outscored their opponents 192 to 136.[1][2] The preseason media poll had picked WSU to finish last in the conference.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 2,299 passing yards, Frank Madu with 494 rushing yards, and Albert Kennedy with 551 receiving yards.[4]
Home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman. The Cougars hosted and won the Apple Cup, (their second straight victory over the Huskies on the Palouse),[5][6] and went to the second Alamo Bowl; they defeated Baylor for their eighth win,[7] and were 21st in the final AP poll.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 5:30 pm | vs. No. 21 Illinois* | | | | W 10–9 | 39,472 |
September 10 | 2:00 pm | Fresno State* | | | | W 24–3 | 24,107 |
September 24 | 3:30 pm | at No. 18 UCLA | No. 22 | | PSN | W 21–0 | 42,877 |
October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Tennessee* | No. 17 | | | L 9–10 | 95,556 |
October 8 | 2:00 pm | Oregon | No. 22 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | W 21–7 | 37,600 |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Arizona | No. 20 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| PSN | L 7–10 | 37,600 |
October 22 | 7:00 pm | at Arizona State | No. 23 | | PSN | W 28–21 | 46,494 |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | at California | No. 22 | | | W 26–23 | 34,000 |
November 5 | 12:30 pm | No. 22 USC | No. 16 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| ABC | L 10–23 | 36,686 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Oregon State | No. 24 | | | L 3–21 | 26,438 |
November 19 | 3:30 pm | No. 18 Washington | | | PSN | W 23–6 | 30,395 |
December 31 | 5:00 pm | vs. Baylor* | No. 24 | | ESPN | W 10–3 | 44,106 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1994 Washington State Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 17 | Chad Carpenter | So | QB | 16 | Derek Chapman | QB | 12 | Chad Davis | So | QB | 15 | Shawn Deeds | Jr | QB | 2 | Chad DeGrenier | Sr | WR | 1 | Jay Dumas | Jr | RB | 23 | Kevin Hicks | Sr | WR | 85 | Albert Kennedy | Sr | TE | 98 | David Knuff | So | G | 75 | Ron Lewis | Sr | RB | 4 | Frank Madu | Jr | C | 68 | Marc McCloskey | Jr | TE | 89 | Eric Moore | Jr | G | 50 | Paul Reed | Sr | OT | 70 | Clay Reis | Sr | OT | 72 | Scott Sanderson | So | G | 79 | John Scukanec | Jr | RB | 5 | Derek Sparks | Jr | | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 26 | George Martin | Jr | K | 47 | Tony Truant | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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[3][8][9][10][11]
Game summaries
Oregon
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | • Washington State | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 23 | - Source:[5][6]
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | WASH | Neal 7-yard run (kick failed) | WASH 6-0 | | 1 | | WSU | Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 7-6 | | 2 | | WSU | Hicks 3-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 14-6 | | 2 | | WSU | Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 21-6 | | 3 | | WSU | Safety, ball snapped out of end zone | WSU 23-6 | |
Alamo Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | • Washington State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - Date: December 31
- Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
- Game start: 7:00 pm CST
- Game attendance: 44,106
- Game weather: Indoors
- Television network: ESPN
- Source:[7]
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NFL Draft
Four Cougars were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.
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References
- ^ "1994 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.
- ^ a b Miedema, Laurence (August 29, 1994). "Cougars motivated by lack of respect". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 46.
- ^ "1994 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Grummert, Dale (November 20, 1994). "Plowed under". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Cougs bust out against Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1994. p. 16C.
- ^ a b "Cougs win Alamo Bowl with defense". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1995. p. 3F.
- ^ "Washington St. at Illinois". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). August 31, 1994. p. 3B.
- ^ "Oregon at Washington St". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 8, 1994. p. 4B.
- ^ "Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1994. p. 4B.
- ^ "Washington St. at California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 29, 1994. p. 6B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (April 23, 1995). "Saints take Fields". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
- ^ Miedema, Laurence (April 25, 1995). "Fields goes in the first round". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
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