1978 Washington State Cougars football team

1978 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1978 record 4–6–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach Jim Walden (1st season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 14 UCLA 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Washington 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Arizona State 4 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 17 Stanford 4 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
California 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –0  3 –7 –1
Washington State 1 –7 –0  3 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under new head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 296 to 276.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,333 passing yards, Tali Ena with 728 rushing yards, and Mike Wilson with 451 receiving yards.[3]

This was the first football season in the newly expanded Pac-10; the Cougars met the two new members, Arizona and Arizona State, but did not play the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 9 UNLV* Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 34–7   26,250
September 16 Idaho* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse) W 28–0   16,950
September 23 Arizona State Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 51–26   33,507
September 30 Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, NY T 21–21   31,612
October 14 at No. 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 31–45   40,023
October 21 Stanforddagger Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 27–43   27,411
October 28 at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 7–31   25,000
November 4 Oregon State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 31–32   20,061
November 11 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–22   28,750
November 18 at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 24–31   49,557
November 25 Washington Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup) L 8–38   35,187
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
Note: The Oregon game was later forfeited to Washington State by order of the Pacific-10 Conference

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Personnel

Coaches

  • Head Coach: Jim Walden
  • Assistants: Mike Church, Gary Gagnon, Rich Glover, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Pat Ruel, Al Sandahl, Dave Walker, Jerry Wamsley, Ken Woody

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Awards

  • All-American: QB Jack Thompson (Playboy, Preseason, Sporting News, 1st)
  • All-Pac-10: QB Jack Thompson (1st), C Mark Chandless
  • All-West Coast: Jack Thompson (UPI, 2nd)
  • Frank Butler Award: Jack Thompson
  • J. Fred Bohler Award: Tom Larsen
  • Laurie Niemi Award: Mark Chandless

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "1978 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. ↑ "1978 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 2009 Washington State football media guide
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