1984 Washington State Cougars football team

1984 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Tennessee*
L 27–3493,727[8]
September 8Utah*
W 42–4021,000
September 15at No. 9 Ohio State*
L 0–4489,297
September 22Ball State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 16–1416,000
October 6USCdagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 27–2933,000
October 13at UCLA
L 24–2740,122
October 20at Stanford
W 49–4233,000
October 27at Oregon
W 50–4124,874
November 3Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 20–326,000[9]
November 10at California
W 33–720,250
November 17No. 8 Washington
L 29–3840,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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 Injured  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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[10][11][12][13]

Game summaries

Oregon

1 234Total
• Washington St 21 9713 50
Oregon 6 14615 41
Scoring summary
19:24WSURypien 1-yard run (Trout kick)WSU 7-0
16:39WSUChase 77-yard run (Trout kick)WSU 14-0
14:29OREMcCall 16-yard run (pass failed)WSU 14-6
10:17WSUMayes 2-yard run (Trout kick)WSU 21-6
29:34OREBarnes 36-yard pass from Holman (pass failed)WSU 21-12
28:20WSUMayes 69-yard run (kick failed)WSU 27-12
25:47OREBarnes 9-yard pass from Miller (Miller to McCall pass)WSU 27-20
20:15WSUTrout 26-yard field goalWSU 30-20
39:37OREMacLeod 30-yard field goalWSU 30-23
34:02OREMacLeod 44-yard field goalWSU 30-26
31:51WSUCalvin 8-yard run (Trout kick)WSU 37-26
413:49WSUMayes 12-yard run (Trout kick)WSU 44-26
410:42ORECherry 3-yard run (Miller to McCall pass)WSU 44-34
48:05WSUTrout 41-yard field goalWSU 47-34
45:24ORECherry 1-yard run (MacLeod kick)WSU 47-41
40:56WSUTrout 39-yard field goalWSU 50-41

Statistics

NFL Draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Milford Hodge DT 8 224 New England Patriots
Dan Lynch G 12 334 Denver Broncos

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References

  1. ^ "1984 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. ^ "1984 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Conrad, John (October 28, 1984). "Records fall along with Ducks, 50-41". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  5. ^ Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
  6. ^ "No Cougars in Spokane this season". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 27, 1984. p. C1.
  7. ^ Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
  8. ^ "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27". Tri-City Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bull, Andy (November 4, 1984). "OSU slows Cougs, stops itself". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  10. ^ "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 6, 1984. p. 5C.
  11. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1984. p. 4B.
  12. ^ "Lineups: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 3, 1984. p. 5C.
  13. ^ Boling, Dave (November 17, 1984). "This one's for all the apples, and maybe a bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  14. ^ 2009 Washington State football media guide.
  15. ^ "Lynch takes hopeful attitude to Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 2, 1985. p. C4.