American college football season
The 1994 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their sixth season under head coach Mike Price , the Cougars compiled an 7–4 regular season record (5–3 in Pac-10, fourth), and outscored their opponents 192 to 136.[1] [2] The preseason media poll had picked WSU to finish last in the conference.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 2,299 passing yards, Frank Madu with 494 rushing yards, and Albert Kennedy with 551 receiving yards.[4]
Home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman . The Cougars hosted and won the Apple Cup , (their second straight victory over the Huskies on the Palouse ),[5] [6] and went to the second Alamo Bowl ; they defeated Baylor for their eighth win,[7] and were 21st in the final AP poll .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 5:30 pm vs. No. 21 Illinois * W 10–939,472 September 10 2:00 pm Fresno State * W 24–324,107 September 24 3:30 pm at No. 18 UCLA No. 22 PSN W 21–042,877 October 1 1:00 pm at Tennessee * No. 17 L 9–1095,556 October 8 2:00 pm Oregon No. 22 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 21–737,600 October 15 3:30 pm No. 14 Arizona No. 20 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA PSN L 7–1037,600 October 22 7:00 pm at Arizona State No. 23 PSN W 28–2146,494 October 29 3:30 pm at California No. 22 W 26–2334,000 November 5 12:30 pm No. 22 USC No. 16 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC L 10–2336,686 November 12 1:00 pm at Oregon State No. 24 L 3–2126,438 November 19 3:30 pm No. 18 Washington PSN W 23–630,395 December 31 5:00 pm vs. Baylor * No. 24 ESPN W 10–344,106 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
1994 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 17 Chad Carpenter So QB 16 Derek Chapman QB 12 Chad Davis So QB 15 Shawn Deeds Jr QB 2 Chad DeGrenier Sr WR 1 Jay Dumas Jr RB 23 Kevin Hicks Sr WR 85 Albert Kennedy Sr TE 98 David Knuff So G 75 Ron Lewis Sr RB 4 Frank Madu Jr C 68 Marc McCloskey Jr TE 89 Eric Moore Jr G 50 Paul Reed Sr OT 70 Clay Reis Sr OT 72 Scott Sanderson So G 79 John Scukanec Jr RB 5 Derek Sparks Jr
Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 26 George Martin Jr K 47 Tony Truant So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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Game summaries [ edit ]
Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Washington 6 0 0 0 6 • Washington State 7 14 2 0 23
Source: [5] [6] Scoring summary 1 WASH Neal 7-yard run (kick failed) WASH 6-0 1 WSU Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 7-6 2 WSU Hicks 3-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 14-6 2 WSU Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 21-6 3 WSU Safety, ball snapped out of end zone WSU 23-6
Alamo Bowl [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 0 3 0 3 • Washington State 7 3 0 0 10
Date: December 31Location: Alamodome , San Antonio , Texas Game start: 7:00 pm CST Game attendance: 44,106Game weather: IndoorsTelevision network: ESPN Source: [7]
NFL Draft [ edit ] Four Cougars were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft .
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References [ edit ] ^ "1994 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . WSUCougars.com . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ a b Miedema, Laurence (August 29, 1994). "Cougars motivated by lack of respect" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 46. ^ "1994 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ a b Grummert, Dale (November 20, 1994). "Plowed under" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ a b "Cougs bust out against Huskies" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1994. p. 16C. ^ a b "Cougs win Alamo Bowl with defense" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1995. p. 3F. ^ "Washington St. at Illinois" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). August 31, 1994. p. 3B. ^ "Oregon at Washington St" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). October 8, 1994. p. 4B. ^ "Matchups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 8, 1994. p. 4B. ^ "Washington St. at California" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). October 29, 1994. p. 6B. ^ Grummert, Dale (April 23, 1995). "Saints take Fields" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1D. ^ Miedema, Laurence (April 25, 1995). "Fields goes in the first round" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
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