1987 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1987 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (1–5–1 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored by their opponents 356 to 238.[1][2]

1987 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1987 record3–7–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coachDennis Erickson (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 USC + 7 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 9 UCLA + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Washington 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Oregon 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Arizona 2 –3 –3  4 –4 –3
California 2 –3 –2  3 –6 –2
Washington State 1 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
Oregon State 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 2,446 passing yards, Richard Calvin with 822 rushing yards, and Steve Broussard with 701 receiving yards.[3]

After nine years as WSU head coach, Jim Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in late 1986,[4][5][6] and was succeeded by Erickson, who returned to the Palouse in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming; he had led neighboring Idaho for the previous four years.[7][8][9]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Fresno State*
W 41–24 22,971
September 12Wyoming*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 43–28 24,151
September 19at No. 19 Michigan*
L 18–44 103,521
September 26at Colorado*
L 17–26 43,527
October 10Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 7–44 31,538
October 17at Arizona State
L 7–38 70,341
October 24Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 45–28 22,269
October 31at USC
L 7–42 24,834
November 14Oregon
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 17–31 14,089
November 21at Washington
L 19–34 74,038
November 28vs. California
T 17–17 54,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1987 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 31 Steve Broussard So
FB 22 Richard Calvin Sr
T 68 Chris Dyko Jr
QB 12 Brad Gossen Fr
T 73 John Husby Jr
TE 89 Chris Leighton Sr
G 74 Jim Michalczik Jr
WR 88 William Pellum Jr
QB 3 Timm Rosenbach So
WR 2 Tim Stallworth So
RB 33 Rich Swinton Fr
WR 36 Elmer Thomas Jr
G 60 Mike Utley Jr
TE 82 Doug Wellsandt So
WR 13 Victor Wood Jr
C 56 Paul Wulff So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 87 Marvin Adams Sr
LB 55 Tuineau Alipate Jr
DE 76 Ivan Cook Jr
DT 97 Tim Downing So
LB 57 Brian Forde Sr
DE 96 Randy Gray So
CB 41 James Hasty Sr
DE 93 Chris Hiller Sr
SS 19 Artie Holmes Jr
CB 18 Shawn Landrum Jr
DB 10 Jay Languein So
SS 42 Ron Lee Jr
LB 40 Maury Metcalf Jr
DB 37 Roosevelt Noble So
DT 75 Tony Savage So
LB 21 Neti Ulaga'ono
FS 29 Vernon Todd Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 4 Kevin Adams Sr
P 45 Rob Myers So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[10]

NFL Draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
James Hasty CB 3 74 New York Jets
Brian Forde LB 7 190 New Orleans Saints
Source:[11][12]

References
  1. "1987 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. "1987 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "Walden denies seeking job". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1986. p. 21.
  5. Devlin, Vince (December 16, 1986). "It's official: Walden's gone". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  6. Condotta, Bob (December 15, 1986). "Iowa State hires WSU's Walden". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  7. Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
  8. Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  9. Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  10. "Oregon outlook: matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 14, 1987. p. 4C.
  11. "WSU's Hasty taken by Jets in 3rd round". Idahonian. (Moscow). staff and wire reports. April 25, 1988. p. 3B.
  12. "New Orleans takes Forde in 7th". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. April 26, 1988. p. C3.
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