1986 Washington State Cougars football team

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1986 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 UCLA 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Washington 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 11 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team was an

Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–6–1 in Pac-10, eighth place) and were outscored 312 to 221.[1][2]

The Cougars tied eventual

Tempe in late September,[3] then beat USC
by twenty points in Pullman, but lost their final five games and dropped in the standings.

WSU's statistical leaders in 1986 included senior quarterback Ed Blount with 1,882 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 921 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 523 receiving yards.[4] Notable underclassmen included quarterback Timm Rosenbach,[5][6] guard Mike Utley, and future head coach Paul Wulff.[7]

Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in mid-December,[8][9][10][11] and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, who returned to the Palouse (four years at Idaho) in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming.[12][13]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6UNLV*
W 34–1417,000
September 13San Jose State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–2015,000
September 20at California
L 21–3141,500
September 27at No. 11
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• T 21–2170,543
    October 4Oregon State
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		W 24–1425,200
    October 11No. 9 USCdagger
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		W 34–1426,000
    October 25at No. 17 UCLA
    		L 16–5446,189
    November 1at Stanford
    		L 12–4235,000
    November 8No. 17 Arizona
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		L 6–3117,000
    November 15at Oregon
    		L 17–2725,137
    November 22No. 12 Washington
    		L 23–4440,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [2][14]

    Roster

    1986 Washington State Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 85 Mark Bircher
    QB 10 Ed Blount Sr
    C 62 Alan Boatman Sr
    RB 31 Steve Broussard Fr
    WR 24 Rick Chase Sr
    OT 68 Chris Dyko So
    OT 52 Dave Fakkema So
    RB Danny Grant
    OL 73 John Husby So
    WR 88 Michael James Sr
    OT 72 Ken Kuiper So
    TE 89 Chris Leighton Sr
    G 66 Ian Lindner Sr
    TE 46 Rodd Olson Fr
    TE 81 Mel Orchard So
    RB 30 Kerry Porter Sr
    RB Michael Pringle
    RB 22 Rich Reed
    QB 3 Timm Rosenbach Fr
    WR 47 Cotton Sears Sr
    WR 2 Tim Stallworth Fr
    WR 8 Kitrick Taylor Sr
    RB 11 Ed Tingstad So
    G 60 Mike Utley So
    TE 82 Doug Wellstandt Fr
    WR 13 Victor Wood So
    C 56 Paul Wulff  Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL 87 Marvin Adams Jr
    LB 55 Tunieau Alipate So
    DL Rob Carpenter
    DE 67 Rob Cleveland Sr
    S 25 Ron Collins Sr
    DE 67 Ivan Cook So
    DT 97 Tim Downing Fr
    LB 57 Brian Forde Jr
    LB 43 Bob Gregory Sr
    DB 41 James Hasty Jr
    DE 93 Chris Hiller Jr
    DB Artie Holmes
    CB 18 Shawn Landrum So
    DT 91 Mark Ledbetter Fr
    DB 42 Ron Lee So
    LB 40 Maury Metcalf So
    LB 41 Bob O'Neal Fr
    CB 20 Ricky Reynolds Sr
    DT 75 Terry Savage Fr
    S 6 Kevin Thomasson Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 4 Kevin Adams Jr
    P
    		 45 Rob Myers Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Jim Burrow (DB)
    • Dave Elliott (LB)
    • Jon Fabris (TE)
    • Gary Gagnon (RB)
    • Lindsay Hughes
    • Steve Morton (OL)
    • Robin Ross (DL)
    • Mel Sanders
    • Ken Woody (WR)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    [9][15][16][17][18][19]

    Game summaries

    UNLV

    1 234Total
    UNLV 0 707 14
    • Washington St 21 373 34
    Scoring summary
    Q1WSUTaylor 11 yard pass from Blount (Adams kick)WSU 7–0
    Q1WSUBlount 14 yard run (Adams kick)WSU 14–0
    Q1WSUCollins 71 yard interception return (Adams kick)WSU 21–0
    Q2UNLVWoods 5 yard run (Libonati kick)WSU 21–7
    Q2WSUAdams 32 yard field goalWSU 24–7
    Q3WSUWood 15 yard pass from Blount (Adams kick)WSU 31–7
    Q4WSUObrastoff 44 yard field goalWSU 34–7
    Q4UNLVJones 10 yard run (Libonati kick)WSU 34–14

    Source:[20]

    Washington

    See also: 1986 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup
    #12 Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Washington 7 14 101344
    Washington St 0 10 7623

    at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

    Game information

    NFL Draft

    Four Cougars were selected in the

    1987 NFL Draft
    .

    Player Position Round Overall Franchise
    Ricky Reynolds CB
    2
    		 36 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Kitrick Taylor WR
    5
    		 128 Kansas City Chiefs
    Kerry Porter RB
    7
    		 171 Buffalo Bills
    Michael James WR
    8
    		 202 Houston Oilers

    [21][22]

    References

    1. ^ "1986 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
    2. ^ a b "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.
    3. ^ "WSU is fit to be tied with Arizona State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 28, 1986. p. 1C.
    4. ^ "1986 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
    5. ^ Grummert, Dale (September 21, 1986). "Kicking off Pac-10 play on wrong foot". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    6. ^ Fears, Shannon (November 16, 1986). "Cougars locate their quarterback, but not in time". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 4C.
    7. ^ "Washington State at Arizona State: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 27, 1986. p. 3B.
    8. ^ "Walden denies seeking job". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1986. p. 21.
    9. ^ a b Devlin, Vince (December 16, 1986). "It's official: Walden's gone". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
    10. ^ Condotta, Bob (December 15, 1986). "Iowa State hires WSU's Walden". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
    11. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 16, 1986). "The Walden era comes to a close". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    12. ^ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
    13. ^ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
    14. ^ "1986 Washington State Cougars and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
    15. ^ Devlin, Vince (December 17, 1986). "WSU assistants left in limbo". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
    16. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 17, 1986). "Walden's staff considers its options". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    17. ^ "2009 Football media guide: coaches" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2009. p. 179. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
    18. ^ "Washington State vs. California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 20, 1986. p. 4B.
    19. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 15, 1986. p. 4C.
    20. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
    21. ^ Bergum, Steve (April 29, 1987). "Reynolds goes in 2nd round". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
    22. ^ "Four Cougars go in football draft". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 29, 1987. p. 6.
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