1984 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1984 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored 319 to 317.[1][2]
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 6–4 (4–3 Pac-10) |
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Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 USC $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Washington | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mark Rypien with 1,927 passing yards, Rueben Mayes with 1,637 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 534 receiving yards.[3] In late October, Mayes rushed for 357 yards at Oregon to set an NCAA record.[4]
With a change in the academic calendar,[5] classes now started at WSU a month earlier, in late August. All home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium, with none at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.[6][7]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Tennessee* | L 27–34 | 93,727 | [8] | |
September 8 | Utah* | W 42–40 | 21,000 | ||
September 15 | at No. 9 Ohio State* | L 0–44 | 89,297 | ||
September 22 | Ball State* |
| W 16–14 | 16,000 | |
October 6 | USC |
| L 27–29 | 33,000 | |
October 13 | at UCLA | L 24–27 | 40,122 | ||
October 20 | at Stanford | W 49–42 | 33,000 | ||
October 27 | at Oregon | W 50–41 | 24,874 | ||
November 3 | Oregon State |
| W 20–3 | 26,000 | [9] |
November 10 | at California | W 33–7 | 20,250 | ||
November 17 | No. 8 Washington |
| L 29–38 | 40,000 | |
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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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Game summaries
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Statistics
- Rueben Mayes 39 att, 357 yards [4][14]
NFL Draft
Two Cougars were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Milford Hodge | DT | 8 | 224 | New England Patriots |
Dan Lynch | G | 12 | 334 | Denver Broncos |
References
- "1984 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.
- "1984 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- Conrad, John (October 28, 1984). "Records fall along with Ducks, 50-41". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
- Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
- "No Cougars in Spokane this season". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 27, 1984. p. C1.
- Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
- "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27". Tri-City Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bull, Andy (November 4, 1984). "OSU slows Cougs, stops itself". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 6, 1984. p. 5C.
- "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1984. p. 4B.
- "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 3, 1984. p. 5C.
- Boling, Dave (November 17, 1984). "This one's for all the apples, and maybe a bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- 2009 Washington State football media guide.
- "Lynch takes hopeful attitude to Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 2, 1985. p. C4.