1979 Washington State Cougars football team

1979 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1979 record 3–8 (2–6 Pac10)
Head coach Jim Walden (2nd season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1979 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –1  11 –0 –1
No. 11 Washington 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
California 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Arizona State † 3 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 366 to 241.[2][3]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Grant with 1,565 passing yards, Tali Ena with 844 rushing yards, and Jim Whatley with 513 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8Arizona
L 7–22 26,753
September 15Montana*
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 34–14 20,157
September 22at No. 16 Ohio State*
L 29–45 87,495
September 29at Syracuse*
L 25–52 10,004
October 6at No. 1 USC
L 21–50 55,117
October 13UCLA
W 17–14 32,651
October 20at Arizona State
W 17–28 (forfeit victory) 70,729
October 27Oregon
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 26–37 (forfeit victory) 18,650
November 3at Oregon State
W 45–42 21,500
November 10California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–45 22,055
November 17at No. 16 Washington
L 7–17 57,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1979 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1979 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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