American college football season
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | 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 |
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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]
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Tennessee* | | L 27–34 | 93,727 | [8] |
September 8 | Utah* | | W 42–40 | 21,000 | |
September 15 | at No. 9 Ohio State* | | L 0–44 | 89,297 | |
September 22 | Ball State* | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| W 16–14 | 16,000 | |
October 6 | USC | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| L 27–29 | 33,000 | |
October 13 | at UCLA | | L 24–27 | 40,122 | |
October 20 | at Stanford | | W 49–42 | 33,000 | |
October 27 | at Oregon | | W 50–41 | 24,874 | |
November 3 | Oregon State | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| W 20–3 | 26,000 | [9] |
November 10 | at California | | W 33–7 | 20,250 | |
November 17 | No. 8 Washington | | L 29–38 | 40,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1984 Washington State Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 10 | Ed Blount | So | SE | 82 | Sam Burris | Sr | RB | 22 | Richard Calvin | So | SE | 24 | Rick Chase | So | OT | 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 | OT | 74 | Jamie White | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | 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. | # | Name | Class | 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
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- Source:[10][11][12][13]
Game summaries
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Washington St | 21 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 50 | Oregon | 6 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 41 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 9:24 | WSU | Rypien 1-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 7-0 | | 1 | 6:39 | WSU | Chase 77-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 14-0 | | 1 | 4:29 | ORE | McCall 16-yard run (pass failed) | WSU 14-6 | | 1 | 0:17 | WSU | Mayes 2-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 21-6 | | 2 | 9:34 | ORE | Barnes 36-yard pass from Holman (pass failed) | WSU 21-12 | | 2 | 8:20 | WSU | Mayes 69-yard run (kick failed) | WSU 27-12 | | 2 | 5:47 | ORE | Barnes 9-yard pass from Miller (Miller to McCall pass) | WSU 27-20 | | 2 | 0:15 | WSU | Trout 26-yard field goal | WSU 30-20 | | 3 | 9:37 | ORE | MacLeod 30-yard field goal | WSU 30-23 | | 3 | 4:02 | ORE | MacLeod 44-yard field goal | WSU 30-26 | | 3 | 1:51 | WSU | Calvin 8-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 37-26 | | 4 | 13:49 | WSU | Mayes 12-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 44-26 | | 4 | 10:42 | ORE | Cherry 3-yard run (Miller to McCall pass) | WSU 44-34 | | 4 | 8:05 | WSU | Trout 41-yard field goal | WSU 47-34 | | 4 | 5:24 | ORE | Cherry 1-yard run (MacLeod kick) | WSU 47-41 | | 4 | 0:56 | WSU | Trout 39-yard field goal | WSU 50-41 | |
Statistics
NFL Draft
Two Cougars were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.
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References
- ^ "1984 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.
- ^ "1984 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c Conrad, John (October 28, 1984). "Records fall along with Ducks, 50-41". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
- ^ Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
- ^ "No Cougars in Spokane this season". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 27, 1984. p. C1.
- ^ Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
- ^ "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27". Tri-City Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bull, Andy (November 4, 1984). "OSU slows Cougs, stops itself". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 6, 1984. p. 5C.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1984. p. 4B.
- ^ "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 3, 1984. p. 5C.
- ^ Boling, Dave (November 17, 1984). "This one's for all the apples, and maybe a bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ^ 2009 Washington State football media guide.
- ^ "Lynch takes hopeful attitude to Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 2, 1985. p. C4.
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