1984 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1984 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored 319 to 317.[1][2]

1984 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1984 record6–5 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coachJim Walden (7th season)
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 USC $ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 2 Washington 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 9 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Arizona 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona State 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
California 1 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Rypien with 1,927 passing yards, Rueben Mayes with 1,637 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 534 receiving yards.[3] In late October, Mayes rushed for 357 yards at Oregon to set an NCAA record.[4]

With a change in the academic calendar,[5] classes now started at WSU a month earlier, in late August. All home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium, with none at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.[6][7]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1at Tennessee*
L 27–3493,727
September 8Utah*
W 42–4021,000
September 15at No. 9 Ohio State*
L 0–4489,297
September 22Ball State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 16–1416,000
October 6USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 27–2933,000
October 13at UCLA
L 24–2740,122
October 20at Stanford
W 49–4233,000
October 27at Oregon
W 50–4124,874
November 3Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 20–326,000
November 10at California
W 33–720,250
November 17No. 8 Washington
L 29–3840,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[8]

Roster
1984 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
SE 82 Sam Burris Sr
RB 22 Richard Calvin So
SE 24 Rick Chase So
T 77 Mike Dreyer Sr
SE 88 Michael James So
C 61 Curt Ladines Jr
TE 92 Vince Leighton Sr
G 58 Dan Lynch Sr
SE 18 John Marshall Sr
RB 36 Rueben Mayes Jr
TE 89 Jamie Olesen Sr
FB 30 Kerry Porter   Jr
QB 17 Mark Rypien Jr
G 69 Kirk Samuelson Sr
T 74 Jamie White Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 96 Lee Blakeney Sr
CB 16 Cedric Brown Jr
CB 44 Erwin Chappel So
DT 67 Rob Cleveland So
SS 26 Jeff Dullum Sr
LB 94 Brad Harrington Jr
DT 79 Milford Hodge Sr
DT 73 Erik Howard Jr
LB 51 James Krakoski So
LB 49 Jeff Loomis So
LB 98 Rico Tipton Sr
FS 2 Jerald Waters Sr
NG 57 Brent White Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 1 Glenn Harper Jr
K 4 John Traut Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    Source:[9][10][11][12]

    Season summary

    Oregon
    1 234Total
    • Washington St 21 9713 50
    Oregon 6 14615 41
    • Date:
      October 27
    • Location:
      Autzen Stadium,
      Eugene, OR
    • Game start: 1:00 pm
    • Game attendance: 24,874

    Statistics

    NFL Draft

    Two Cougars were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.

    Player Position Round Overall Franchise
    Milford Hodge DT 8 224 New England Patriots
    Dan Lynch G 12 334 Denver Broncos
    Source:[14]

    References
    1. "1984 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. "1984 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
    4. Conrad, John (October 28, 1984). "Records fall along with Ducks, 50-41". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
    5. Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
    6. "No Cougars in Spokane this season". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 27, 1984. p. C1.
    7. Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
    8. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
    9. "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 6, 1984. p. 5C.
    10. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1984. p. 4B.
    11. "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 3, 1984. p. 5C.
    12. Boling, Dave (November 17, 1984). "This one's for all the apples, and maybe a bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
    13. 2009 Washington State football media guide.
    14. "Lynch takes hopeful attitude to Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 2, 1985. p. C4.
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