1980 Washington State Cougars football team

1980 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1980 record 4–7 (3–4 Pac10)
Head coach Jim Walden (3rd season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1980 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –1  6 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 271.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Samoa Samoa with 1,668 passing yards, Tim Harris with 801 rushing yards, and Jim Whatley with 433 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13San Jose State*
L 26–31 18,153
September 20at Tennessee*
L 23–35 93,520
September 27Army*
W 31–18 24,213
October 4Pacific*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 22–24 18,123
October 11at Arizona State
L 21–27 64,333
October 18at Arizona
W 38–14 47,132
October 25Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 34–48 30,371
November 1at Oregon
L 10–20 30,083
November 8Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 28–7 15,651
November 15at California
W 31–17 30,000
November 22No. 16 Washington
L 23–30 34,557
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1980 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. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1980 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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