1989 Washington State Cougars football team

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1989 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 23 Washington 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UCLA 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Washington State Cougars football team was an

Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and outscored their opponents 351 to 268.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Garcia with 2,741 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,237 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 548 receiving yards.[3] The Cougars won their first four games, then were 6–1 and ranked fifteenth in the AP poll,[4] but lost their final four games.[5]

Following the departure of head coach Dennis Erickson for Miami in early March,[6][7][8] 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.[9][10][11][12]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 6 Idaho*
W 41–733,914[13]
September 7at No. 24 BYU*
W 46–4164,310
September 16Oregon StateNo. 23
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 41–326,883
September 23at Wyoming*No. 19
W 29–2320,041
September 30No. 11 USCNo. 19
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ABCL 17–1838,434
October 7at No. 23 OregonNo. 21
W 51–3844,963
October 14StanfordNo. 17
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 31–1324,617
October 21No. 22 ArizonadaggerNo. 15
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 21–2336,090
October 28at
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• L 39–4462,416
    November 11at California
    		L 26–3833,000
    November 18at Washington
    		L 9–2073,527
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1989 Washington State Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE Kevin Andal
    RB 31 Steve Broussard Sr
    RB Paul Carr
    WR Desmond Clayton
    G 70 Steve Cromer Jr
    WR 1 C.J. Davis So
    QB 9 Aaron Garcia Fr
    OT 74 Bob Garman So
    WR Curtis Geathers
    QB 12 Brad Gossen Jr
    WR 5 Calvin Griggs Jr
    OT 73 John Husby Sr
    TE 46 Rodd Olson Sr
    QB Mike Pattinson
    RB Rodney Scott
    WR 80 Jody Sears Jr
    G 63 Mike Smith Jr
    WR 2 Tim Stallworth Sr
    WR Roger Stogner
    RB 33 Rich Swinton Jr
    OL Andy Tribble
    TE 82 Doug Wellsandt Sr
    TE Clarence Williams
    RB 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair Fr
    C 56 Paul Wulff Sr
    WR 87 Ron Young Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 99 Marlin Brown Sr
    LB 48 Lewis Bush So
    S 22 John Diggs Jr
    DE 97 Tim Downing Sr
    DB Alvin Dunn
    LB 43 Phil Garabedian Sr
    DE 96 Randy Gray Sr
    LB 50 Dan Grayson Sr
    S 10 Jay Languein Sr
    LB 91 Mark Ledbetter Sr
    S 6 Chris Moton Jr
    CB 37 Roosevelt Noble Sr
    LB Rod Plummer
    CB 26 Ron Ricard Jr
    DT 75 Tony Savage Sr
    DL Kirk Westerfield
    DL Jeron Woodley
    DB 20 Michael Wright So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 4 Jason Hanson So
    P
    		 45 Rob Myers Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    [14][15][16][17]

    NFL Draft

    Six Cougars were selected in the

    1990 NFL Draft
    .

    Player Position Round Overall Franchise
    Steve Broussard RB
    1
    		 20 Atlanta Falcons
    Tony Savage DT
    5
    		 112 New York Jets
    Tim Stallworth WR
    6
    		 161 Los Angeles Rams
    Dan Grayson LB
    7
    		 182 Pittsburgh Steelers
    Doug Wellsandt TE
    8
    		 204 Cincinnati Bengals
    Tim Downing DE
    11
    		 302 New York Giants

    [18][19]

    References

    1. ^ "1989 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
    2. ^ "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. ^ "1989 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
    4. ^ "Buffaloes gain respect; WSU moves up in poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1989. p. C1.
    5. ^ "Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
    6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1989). "Erickson's air express off to Miami". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
    7. ^ "Erickson takes Miami job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1989. p. 1D.
    8. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1989). "Erickson leaves 'dream'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
    9. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 14, 1989). "Price comes to 'save the day'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
    10. ^ Blanchette, John (March 14, 1989). "Choice of Price applauded by players". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
    11. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 15, 1989). "Price: 'I'm here to save the day'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
    12. ^ "'The Price is Right' for Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 15, 1989. p. 5B.
    13. ^ Grummert, Dale (September 3, 1989). "Cougars cruise past Idaho 41-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    14. ^ "The matchups". Idahonian. (Moscow). September 2, 1989. p. 1D.
    15. ^ "Idaho vs. Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 2, 1989. p. 4B.
    16. ^ Grummert, Dale (September 15, 1989). "Not your average kicker". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    17. ^ "Oregon outlook". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 7, 1989. p. 4C.
    18. ^ Boling, Dave (April 23, 1990). "Falcons pick Broussard 20th". p. C1.
    19. ^ "Two more Cougs drafted". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 24, 1990. p. 8A.
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