1975 Washington State Cougars football team

1975 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1975 record 3–8 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (8th season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1975 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 14 California + 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Stanford 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Washington 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
No. 17 USC 3 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
Washington State 0 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (0–7 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 262.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 1,022 passing yards, Vaughn Williams with 662 rushing yards, and Brian Kelly with 371 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 13 at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas W 18–14   33,378
September 20 at Utah* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City W 30–14   19,622
September 27 California Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington L 33–21   24,500
October 4 at Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois L 27–21   51,060
October 11 at No. 3 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles L 28–10   47,408
October 18 No. 18 UCLA Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L 37–23   28,500
October 25 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California L 54–14   35,000
November 1 Oregondagger Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington L 26–14   18,100
November 8 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon L 7–0   13,489
November 15 Idaho* Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington (Battle of the Palouse) W 84–27   17,300
November 22 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 28–27   57,100
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Roster

  • Dan Doornink, tb
  • Gavin Hedrick, p
  • John Hopkins, qb
  • Dave Dial, dg, c
  • Mark Husfloen, dt
  • Vaughn Williams, fb
  • Joel Lofgren, te
  • Rufus Cunningham, fs,#5

Source[4][5]

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Jim Sweeney

Assistants: Bill Cords, Larry Donovan, Jack Elway, Tom Keele, Ron Mims, Mike Price, Dick Roach

Source[6]

Game summaries

Washington

1 2 34Total
Washington State 10 14 3027
Washington 7 7 01428

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 57,100

References

  1. ↑ "1975 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. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1975 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bears vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). September 27, 1975. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Ducks vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). November 1, 1975. p. 17.
  6. ↑ 2010 Washington State football media guide
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