1980 Washington State Cougars football team

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 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and outscored their opponents 287 to 271.[1][2]

1980 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1980 record4–7 (3–4 Pac10)
Head coachJim Walden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (1st season)
Home stadiumMartin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane)
1980 Pacific-10 Conference 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 team's statistical leaders included Samoa Samoa with 1,668 passing yards,[3] Tim Harris with 801 rushing yards,[4] and Jim Whatley with 433 receiving yards.[5]

This year's Apple Cup is the most recent played at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane; since 1982, the Cougar home games in the series (even-numbered years) have been held on campus at Martin Stadium. From 1950 thru 1980 (except 1954 in Pullman), the Cougars were 3–12 (.200) in Spokane Apple Cups.

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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1980 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 89 Pat Beach Jr
RB 20 Al Bowens So
QB 9 Clete Casper So
G 71 John Dreyer So
C 67 Eugene Emerson Sr
FL 87 Paul Escalera Jr
RB 43 Tim Harris So
T 75 Steve Johnson Sr
SE 88 Jeff Keller Jr
T 72 Allan Kennedy Sr
T 77 John Little Sr
RB 23 Mike Martin Jr
G 63 Gary Patrick So
QB 11 Samoa Samoa Sr
G 56 Greg Sykes Sr
RB 26 Mike Washington Sr
FL 21 Jim Whatley Sr
RB 42 Robert Williams So
SE 22 Mike Wilson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 96 Lee Blakeney Fr
CB 30 Nate Bradley Jr
DT 95 Ken Collins Jr
DT 73 Matt Elisara Jr
LB 34 Ken Emmil So
CB 41 Jeff Files Jr
NG 61 Brian Flones Sr
CB 6 Bill Gribble Jr
LB 47 Scott Pelluer Sr
LB 38 Melvin Sanders Sr
FS 48 Peter Shaw Jr
LB 10 Brian Sickler Sr
FS 28 Paul Sorensen Jr
SS 5 Gary Teague Sr
DE 62 Mike Walker Sr
SS 44 John West Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16 Tim Davey Jr
K 1 Mike DeSanto Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[6][7][8][9][10]

NFL Draft

Five Cougars were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Scott Pelluer LB 4 91 Dallas Cowboys
Samoa Samoa RB/QB 9 230 Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Whatley WR 9 236 Seattle Seahawks
Mike Wilson WR 9 246 Dallas Cowboys
Allan Kennedy T 10 267 Washington Redskins
Source:[11][12]

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. Emerson, Paul (September 25, 1980). "Learning to be No. 1 quarterback at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1980). "Cougs' handyman Harris: A hustler with high hopes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  5. "1980 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  6. "Probable starting lineups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 13, 1980. p. 19.
  7. "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
  8. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
  9. "Probable starting lineups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1980. p. 28.
  10. Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  11. Missildine, Harry (April 29, 1981). "Pelluer taken by Cowboys in 4th round". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  12. "Bengals grab Samoa". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 30, 1981. p. 25.
  • Old Wazzu – 1981 film short – footage of 1980 Army game (3:40 – 5:30)
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