1991 Washington State Cougars football team

1991 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lappano (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Zimmer (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Martin Stadium

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Washington $		8	–	0					12	–	0
No. 7 California		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 18 UCLA		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Stanford		6	–	2					8	–	4
Arizona State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Washington State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arizona		3	–	5					4	–	7
USC		2	–	6					3	–	8
Oregon		1	–	7					3	–	8
Oregon State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1991 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and were outscored by their opponents 340 to 280.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 2,741 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 843 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 759 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 14–40	42,995
September 14	Fresno State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 30–34	20,647
September 21	at No. 16 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 19–33	92,687
September 28	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV	W 40–13	20,628
October 5	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 55–7	25,100
October 12	USC	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 27–34	23,997
October 19	at No. 25 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 17–3	48,682
November 2	at No. 23 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 3–44	43,592
November 9	Arizona	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 40–27	21,520
November 16	No. 22 Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 14–49	18,238
November 23	at No. 2 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 21–56	72,581
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Drew Bledsoe So WR 2 Phillip Bobo So TE 89 Brett Carolan So RB 34 Paul Carr Sr WR 1 C. J. Davis Jr G 61 Josh Dunning So OT 72 Jim Eucker Jr OT 74 Bob Garman Sr OL 64 Ron Lewis So G 68 Marc McCloskey Fr WR 25 Augustin Oloiba Sr QB 13 Mike Pattinson So G 77 Konrad Pimiskern Jr WR 9 Deron Pointer So WR 6 Calvin Schexnayder Jr OT 78 Andy Tribble Jr C 66 Robbie Tobeck Jr TE 98 Clarence Williams Jr C 76 Steve Wolfe Jr RB 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 57 Kevin Ashworth Jr LB 48 Lewis Bush Jr DT 97 Chris Frank Jr DE 92 Ray Hall So CB 24 Torey Hunter Fr LB 19 Kurt Loertscher Sr LB 41 Anthony McClanahan So SS 8 Singor Mobley Fr DE 86 DeWayne Patterson Fr SS 28 Anthony Prior Sr FS 10 John Rushing Fr DE 83 Lee Tilleman Sr DT 94 Kirk Westerfield Sr CB 20 Michael Wright Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P 4 Jason Hanson Sr	Head coach Mike Price Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Lappano – OC Mike Zimmer – DC Bill Doba – LB Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL Draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jason Hanson	PK	2	56	Detroit Lions
Michael Wright	CB	5	126	New York Giants
Anthony Prior	S	9	238	New York Giants
Augustin Oloiba	WR	11	289	Cleveland Browns

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References

1. "1991 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. "1991 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 7, 1991. p. 4B.
5. "Washington State at Ohio State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 21, 1991. p. 6B.
6. "Washington State at UCLA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). November 2, 1991. p. 5B.
7. "Stanford at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 16, 1991. p. 5B.
8. "WSU's Hanson, Wright go pro". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 27, 1992. p. 1C.
9. Boling, Dave (April 27, 1992). "Lions get a kick out of Hanson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
10. "Two more Cougars drafted". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 28, 1992. p. 1C.
11. Boling, Dave (April 28, 1992). "EWU's Schulz plain happy just for call from anybody". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.