American college football season
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]
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, while winning five in Seattle.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 San Jose State * L 26–3118,153 September 20 at Tennessee * L 23–3593,520 [6] September 27 Army * W 31–1824,213 October 4 Pacific (CA) * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 22–2418,123 October 11 at Arizona State L 21–2764,333 October 18 at Arizona W 38–1447,132 October 25 Stanford Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 34–4830,371 November 1 at Oregon L 10–2030,083 November 8 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 28–715,651 November 15 at California W 31–1730,000 November 22 No. 16 Washington L 23–3034,557 [7] [8] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel [ edit ] 1980 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 WR 87 Paul Escalera Jr RB Doug Hall RB 43 Tim Harris So TE Rick Hedlund OT 75 Steve Johnson Sr WR 88 Jeff Keller Jr OT 72 Allan Kennedy (C) Sr OT 77 John Little Sr RB 23 Mike Martin Jr G 63 Gary Patrick So WR Jeff Poppe OL Greg Porter RB Tom Ramberg QB 11 Samoa Samoa (C) Sr TE Tom Spencer G 56 Greg Sykes Sr QB Ricky Turner RB 26 Mike Washington Sr WR 21 Jim Whatley Sr WR Chris Williams RB 42 Robert Williams So WR 22 Mike Wilson Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class 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 (C) Sr CB 6 Bill Gribble Jr LB Dirk Hunter DL Ken Jacobsen LB 47 Scott Pelluer (C) Sr LB 38 Melvin Sanders Sr S 48 Peter Shaw Jr LB 10 Brian Sickler Sr S 28 Paul Sorensen Jr DB Joe Taylor S 5 Gary Teague Sr DE 62 Mike Walker Sr S 44 John West Jr LB Brent White
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 Tim Davey Jr K 1 Mike DeSanto Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Elliott (LB) Gary Gagnon (RB) Lindsay Hughes (OLB) Rich Glover (DL) Steve Morton (TE) Bob Padilla (DC, DL) Pat Ruel (OC, OL) Ken Woody (WR) Harold Wheeler (DB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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Washington [ edit ] #16 Washington Huskies (8–2) at Washington State Cougars (4–6)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 14 7 9 30 Washington State 14 0 3 6 23
at Joe Albi Stadium , Spokane, Washington
Date : November 20Game attendance : 34,577[14]
Game information First quarter
WSU – Samoa Samoa 23-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington State 7–0. Drive: WSU – Samoa Samoa 5-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington State 14–0. Drive: Second quarter
WASH – Willie Rosborough 3-yard run, 2:40. (Chuck Nelson kick). Washington State 14–7. Drive: 28 yards. WASH – Paul Skansi 22-yard pass from Tom Flick , 1:01. (Chuck Nelson kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: 32 yards. Third quarter
WASH – Aaron Williams 41-yard pass from Tom Flick (Chuck Nelson kick). Washington 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards. WSU – DeSanto 26-yard field goal. Washington 21–17. Drive: Fourth quarter
WASH – Anthony Allen 47-yard pass from Tom Flick (kick blocked). Washington 27–17. Drive: WSU – Pat Beach 33-yard pass from Samoa Samoa (kick blocked), 5:48. Washington 27–23. Drive: WASH – Chuck Nelson 29-yard field goal, 1:37. Washington 30–23. Drive: 68 yards. Top passers WASH – Tom Flick – 20/32, 311 yards, 3 TD, 2 int WSU – Samoa Samoa – 7/16, 92 yards, TD, int Top rushers WASH – Willie Rosborough – 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD WSU – Tim Harris – 20 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers WASH – Paul Skansi – 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD WSU – Pat Beach – 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
NFL Draft [ edit ] Five Cougars were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft .
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References [ edit ] ^ "1980 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 . ^ Emerson, Paul (September 25, 1980). "Learning to be No. 1 quarterback at WSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1980). "Cougs' handyman Harris: A hustler with high hopes" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ "1980 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ "Cougars' comeback is short" . The Tacoma News Tribune . September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 17. ^ "Probable starting lineups" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). September 13, 1980. p. 19. ^ "Probable starters" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 27, 1980. p. 2C. ^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 1, 1980. p. 2B. ^ "Probable starting lineups" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1980. p. 28. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21. ^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23. Pg. 4B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12. ^ Missildine, Harry (April 29, 1981). "Pelluer taken by Cowboys in 4th round" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. B1. ^ "Bengals grab Samoa" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). April 30, 1981. p. 25. External links [ edit ]
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