1976 Washington State Cougars football team

1976 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1976 record 3–8 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach Jackie Sherrill (1st season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1976 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 15 UCLA 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
Stanford 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
California 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon 1 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  2 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their only season under head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 331 to 240.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,762 passing yards, Dan Doornink with 422 rushing yards, and Mike Levenseller with 1,124 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at No. 19 Kansas*
L 16–35 39,475
September 18at Minnesota*
L 14–28 31,627
September 25at Wisconsin*
L 26–35 69,658
October 2Idaho*
W 45–6 23,500
October 9vs. No. 11 USC
L 14–23 37,268
October 16at No. 4 UCLA
L 3–62 35,508
October 23Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 16–22 24,300
October 30at Oregon
W 23–22 22,200
November 6Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 29–24 20,122
November 13at California
L 22–23 30,000
November 20Washington
L 32–51 35,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 11 Dan Doornink Jr
WR 21 Mike Levenseller Jr
TE 83 Eason Ramson Jr
QB 14 Jack Thompson So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 37 Ken Greene Jr
DB 48 Don Schwartz Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Source[4]

References

  1. ↑ "1976 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. ↑ "1976 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vandals vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 2, 1976. p. 13.
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