1988 Washington State Cougars football team
1988 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Aloha Bowl champion | |
Aloha Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 9–3 (5–3 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Bratkowski (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Single-back spread |
Defensive coordinator | John L. Smith (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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No. 7 USC $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Washington State Cougars football team was an
The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 3,097 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,280 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 1,151 receiving yards.[3]
On October 29, Washington State beat No. 1 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, their first and only win ever over a No. 1 ranked team.[4]
Several months after this season, Erickson departed for Miami in early March 1989,[5][6][7] and Mike Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the Big Sky Conference at Weber State in Ogden, Utah. [8][9][10][11]
Quarterback Rosenbach opted not to stay as a fifth-year senior in 1989 and announced his intent to turn professional in April.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Illinois* | W 44–7 | 54,458 | |||
September 10 | at Minnesota* | W 41–9 | 40,071 | |||
September 17 | Oregon | L 28–43 | 30,263 | |||
October 1 | at Tennessee* | W 52–24 | 92,276 | [17] | ||
October 8 | California |
| W 44–13 | 27,077 | ||
October 15 | at Arizona | L 28–45 | 48,287 | |||
October 22 | Arizona State |
| L 28–31 | 33,170 | ||
October 29 | at No. 1 UCLA | W 34–30 | 51,970 | |||
November 5 | at Stanford | W 24–21 | 36,500 | |||
November 12 | Oregon State | No. 20 |
| W 36–27 | 19,702 | |
November 19 | Washington | No. 19 |
| W 32–31 | 40,000 | |
December 25 | vs. No. 14 Houston* | No. 18 | W 24–22 | 35,132 | ||
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Roster
1988 Washington State Cougars football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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- Steve Broussard: 27 rush, 173 yds[20]
Washington
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Washington | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
Washington St | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
- Date: November 19, 1988
- Game weather: Snow, 34 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 40,000
- Eugene Register-Guard, 1988 Nov 20.
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Shawn Landrum blocked an Eric Canton punt which led to Timm Rosenbach's eventual game-winning fourth down touchdown run. Washington State secured an Aloha Bowl berth with the win.
NFL Draft
Three Cougars were selected in the
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Mike Utley | G | 3
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59 | Detroit Lions |
Chris Dyko | T | 8
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221 | Chicago Bears |
Artie Holmes | DB | 11
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293 | New York Jets |
The
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Timm Rosenbach | QB | 1
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2 | Phoenix Cardinals |
References
- ^ "1988 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.
- ^ "1988 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Bruins derailed by Cougs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). news service reports. October 30, 1988. p. 1C.
- ^ Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1989). "Erickson's air express off to Miami". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
- ^ "Erickson takes Miami job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1989. p. 1D.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1989). "Erickson leaves 'dream'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 14, 1989). "Price comes to 'save the day'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
- ^ Blanchette, John (March 14, 1989). "Choice of Price applauded by players". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
- ^ Bergum, Steve (March 15, 1989). "Price: 'I'm here to save the day'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^ "'The Price is Right' for Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 15, 1989. p. 5B.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Dave (April 11, 1989). "Rosenbach enters supplemental". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ a b "Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). news service reports. July 7, 1989. p. 2C.
- ^ a b "Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1989. p. 2C.
- ^ a b "Rosenbach picked by Phoenix". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. July 7, 1989. p. 1A.
- ^ a b Meehan, Jim (July 8, 1989). "From Cougar to Cardinal". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football media guide". Washington State University Athletics. 2014. p. 75. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Cougar roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1988. p. B2.
- ^ "Cougars feast on Illini in rare road victory, 44-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 4, 1988. p. 5B.
- ^ Gerheim, Earl (April 25, 1989). "Vikings take EWU's Mickel". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (April 24, 1989). "Utley, Washington, Dyko get NFL calls". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
External links
- Spokane Chronicle: Aloha Bowl '88 special pre-game section, December 22, 1988