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1991 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1991 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and were outscored by their opponents 340 to 280.[1][2]

1991 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lappano (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington $   8 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 8 California   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 19 UCLA   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Stanford   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Arizona State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Washington State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Arizona   3 – 5     4 – 7  
USC   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Oregon   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Oregon State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 2,741 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 843 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 759 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Oregon
L 14–4042,995
September 14Fresno State*
L 30–3420,647
September 21at No. 16 Ohio State*
L 19–3392,687
September 28at UNLV*
W 40–1320,628
October 5Oregon State 
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 55–725,100
October 12USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 27–3423,997
October 19at No. 25 Arizona State
W 17–348,682
November 2at No. 23 UCLA
L 3–4443,592
November 9Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 40–2721,520
November 16No. 22 Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 14–4918,238
November 23at No. 2 Washington
L 21–5672,581
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

1991 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Drew Bledsoe So
WR 2 Phillip Bobo So
TE 89 Brett Carolan So
RB 34 Paul Carr Sr
WR 1 C.J. Davis Jr
G 61 Josh Dunning So
OT 72 Jim Eucker Jr
OT 74 Bob Garman Sr
OL 64 Ron Lewis So
G 68 Marc McCloskey Fr
WR 25 Augustin Oloiba Sr
QB 13 Mike Pattinson So
G 77 Konrad Pimiskern Jr
WR 9 Deron Pointer So
WR 6 Calvin Schexnayder Jr
OT 78 Andy Tribble Jr
C 66 Robbie Tobeck Jr
TE 98 Clarence Williams Jr
C 76 Steve Wolfe Jr
RB 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 57 Kevin Ashworth Jr
LB 48 Lewis Bush Jr
DT 97 Chris Frank Jr
DE 92 Ray Hall So
CB 24 Torey Hunter Fr
LB 19 Kurt Loertscher Sr
LB 41 Anthony McClanahan So
SS 8 Singor Mobley Fr
DE 86 DeWayne Patterson Fr
SS 28 Anthony Prior Sr
FS 10 John Rushing Fr
DE 83 Lee Tilleman Sr
DT 94 Kirk Westerfield Sr
CB 20 Michael Wright Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK, P 4 Jason Hanson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

[4][5][6][7]

NFL Draft edit

Four Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jason Hanson PK 2 56 Detroit Lions
Michael Wright CB 5 126 New York Giants
Anthony Prior S 9 238 New York Giants
Augustin Oloiba WR 11 289 Cleveland Browns

[8][9][10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "1991 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "1991 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 7, 1991. p. 4B.
  5. ^ "Washington State at Ohio State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 21, 1991. p. 6B.
  6. ^ "Washington State at UCLA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). November 2, 1991. p. 5B.
  7. ^ "Stanford at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 16, 1991. p. 5B.
  8. ^ "WSU's Hanson, Wright go pro". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 27, 1992. p. 1C.
  9. ^ Boling, Dave (April 27, 1992). "Lions get a kick out of Hanson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
  10. ^ "Two more Cougars drafted". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 28, 1992. p. 1C.
  11. ^ Boling, Dave (April 28, 1992). "EWU's Schulz plain happy just for call from anybody". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.
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