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1964 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1964 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–2–1 in AAWU, tie for sixth), and were outscored 208 to 165.[1][2]

1964 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record3–6–1 (1–2–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Paton
  • Dave Thomas
Home stadiumRogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
California 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote.
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Petersen with 478 passing yards, Clancy Williams with 783 rushing yards, and Tom Kelley with 218 receiving yards.[3] Williams was the ninth overall pick of the 1965 NFL draft, selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams.[4][5]

Hired in January, Clark was previously an assistant at rival Washington for seven seasons under head coach Jim Owens; both had played collegiately at Oklahoma under hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson.[6][7][8] Clark's initial contract at WSU was for three years at $16,500 per year.[9]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Stanford
W 29–2319,000
September 26Wyoming*
L 7–2817,500
October 3at Arizona*
L 12–2829,400
October 10Pacific (CA)*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 50–013,000
October 17at San Jose State*
W 16–1413,000
October 24at Idaho*
L 13–2817,778[10]
October 31Oregon State 
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 7–2416,000
November 7at Oregon
T 21–2119,000
November 14at Texas Tech*
L 10–2825,500
November 21Washington
L 0–1436,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

[2]

Roster edit

1964 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 71 Brian Beveridge Jr
OT 72 Joe Broeker Sr
HB 10 Mike Cadigan So
G 66 Wally Dempsey Sr
FB 33 Larry Eilmes Jr
G 68 Wayne Foster Jr
HB 20 Bill Gaskins Jr
SE 83 Tom Kelley Jr
G 65 Jim Nelson Jr
OT 77 Jim Paton Sr
QB 15 Dave Petersen So
QB 11 Tom Roth Jr
TE 88 Rich Sheron So
OT 74 Bob Trygstad So
C 62 Ron Vrlicak So
HB 22 Clancy Williams Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 75 Bill Ebel Sr
P 83 Tom Kelley Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

[11][12][13][14][15][16]

Game summaries edit

Stanford edit

1 234Total
Stanford 10 373 23
• Washington St 3 13013 29
Scoring summary
1WSUHedemark 20-yard field goalWSU 3-0
1STANBeck 52-yard field goalTied 3-3
1STANMyers 1-yard run (Beck kick)STAN 10-3
2WSURoth 49-yard run (Hedemark kick)Tied 10-10
2STANBeck 27-yard field goalSTAN 13-10
2WSUGaskins 7-yard run (kick failed)WSU 16-13
3STANDeSylvia 8-yard run (Beck kick)STAN 20-16
4STANBeck 22-yard field goalSTAN 23-16
4WSUEilmes 1-yard run (run failed)STAN 23-22
40:25WSURoth 1-yard run (Ebel kick)WSU 29-23

[17]

NFL Draft edit

Two Cougars were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Clancy Williams Running back 1 9 Los Angeles Rams
Dale Ford Running back 19 254 San Francisco 49ers

[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "1964 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "1964 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Williams, Leetzow early choices in draft; both sign contracts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 29, 1964. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b "West Coast aces get draft calls". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 14.
  6. ^ Johnson, Bob (January 14, 1964). "Bert Clark named Cougar grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  7. ^ Missildine, Harry (January 15, 1964). "Cougars sign Clark as head grid coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
  8. ^ "Bert Clark, veteran Husky aide, new WSU grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 15, 1964. p. 8.
  9. ^ "WSU now 'arranging' new Clark contract". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 7, 1965. p. 12.
  10. ^ Missildine, Harry (October 25, 1964). "'Thunder Ray' leads Idaho's charge". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1-sports.
  11. ^ "Cougars vs. Indians: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 19, 1964. p. 9.
  12. ^ "Cougars vs. Vandals: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1964. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Beavers vs. Cougars: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1964. p. 10.
  14. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 8, 1964). "Indecisive homecoming: Ducks, Cougars tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  15. ^ "Cougars vs. Huskies: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1964. p. 9.
  16. ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "WSU rallies for 29-23 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1964. p. 6B.

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