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] AP poll ,[4] [5]
Following the departure of head coach Dennis Erickson for Miami in early March,[6] [7] [8] Big Sky Conference at Weber State in Ogden, Utah .[9] [10] [11] [12]
Schedule
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Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 No. 6 Idaho * W 41–733,914 [13] at No. 24 BYU * W 46–4164,310 September 16 Oregon State No. 23 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 41–326,883 September 23 at Wyoming * No. 19 W 29–2320,041 September 30 No. 11 USC No. 19 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC L 17–1838,434 October 7 at No. 23 Oregon No. 21 W 51–3844,963 October 14 Stanford No. 17 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 31–1324,617 October 21 No. 22 Arizona No. 15 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 21–2336,090 October 28 at Arizona State No. 23 L 39–4462,416 November 11 at California L 26–3833,000 November 18 at Washington L 9–2073,527 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1989 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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
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NFL Draft
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References
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^ "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. ^ " . 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.
