American college football season
The 1993 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fifth season under head coach Mike Price , the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, seventh), and outscored their opponents 271 to 248.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pattinson with 1,430 passing yards, Kevin Hicks with 497 rushing yards, and Deron Pointer with 996 receiving yards.[3]
Starting quarterback Pattinson, a fifth-year senior from nearby Moscow ,[4] [5] [6] suffered a broken collarbone at homecoming against #21 California in mid-October and was lost for the season.[7] [8] Shawn Deeds came off the bench to lead the WSU to a decisive victory and a #25 ranking at 5–2,[9] [10] but the Cougars lost the next four games with Chad DeGrenier and Deeds at quarterback.[11] [12]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 4 12:30 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan * L 14–41105,512 [13] September 11 Montana State * W 54–1419,068 September 18 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 51–624,682 September 25 7:00 p.m. at USC L 3–3448,471 October 2 at Pacific (CA) * W 12–014,616 October 9 Arizona State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 44–2527,077 October 16 No. 21 California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 34–730,117 October 23 at No. 7 Arizona No. 25 L 6–946,675 October 30 at Oregon L 23–4635,846 November 6 No. 12 UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 27–4034,987 November 20 12:30 p.m. at Washington L 3–2672,688 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
1993 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Michael Bailey Sr TE 89 Brett Carolan Sr QB 15 Shawn Deeds So QB 2 Chad DeGrenier Jr WR 21 Shane DeLaCruz Sr G 61 Josh Dunning Sr RB 3 Will Haskell RB 23 Kevin Hicks Jr RB 43 Delton Johnson Jr C 68 Marc McCloskey So QB 13 Mike Pattinson Sr WR 9 Deron Pointer Sr G 50 Paul Reed Sr OT 70 Clay Reis Jr WR 3 Keith Reynolds Sr
Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 28 Steve Johnston Sr PK 12 Aaron Price Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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NFL Draft [ edit ] For the first time in three years , no Cougars were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft ;[18] four were selected the following year .
References [ edit ] ^ "1993 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 . ^ "1993 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ Sullivan, Tim (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson becomes top gun" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . p. 1B. ^ Blanchette, John (January 5, 1993). "Star's goodbye gives Pattinson his just reward" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ Eidson, Mark (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson can see the light" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ Bergum, Steve (October 17, 1993). "A win and loss for WSU" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ Sullivan, Tim (October 18, 1993). "Cougar victory is painful" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C. ^ "WSU beats Bears with good Deeds" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. 5G. ^ Bergum, Steve (October 21, 1993). "Improbable QB" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ Bergum, Steve (November 20, 1993). "For WSU, UW, nothing rivals it" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ Bergum, Steve (November 22, 1993). "Apple Cup makes Price feel rotten to core" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (September 5, 1993). "Collins passes first test" . The Detroit News . pp. 1E, 10E – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Montana State at WSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). September 11, 1993. p. 5B. ^ "Arizona State at Washington State" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). October 9, 1993. p. 6B. ^ "Matchups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 30, 1993. p. 4B. ^ "Washington State at Washington" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). November 20, 1993. p. 5B. ^ "WSU blanked in NFL draft" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. April 26, 1994. p. 1C.
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