1980 Washington State Cougars football team

1980 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1980 record	4–7 (3–4 Pac10)
Head coach	Jim Walden (3rd season)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
Seasons

1980 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 Washington †	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 USC	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and outscored their opponents 287 to 271.

The team's statistical leaders included Samoa Samoa with 1,668 passing yards, Tim Harris with 801 rushing yards, and Jim Whatley with 433 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	San Jose State*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 26–31	18,153
September 20	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 23–35	93,520
September 27	Army*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 31–18	24,213
October 4	Pacific*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 22–24	18,123
October 11	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–27	64,333
October 18	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 38–14	47,132
October 25	Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 34–48	30,371
November 1	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–20	30,083
November 8	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 28–7	15,651
November 15	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–17	30,000
November 22	No. 16 Washington	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	L 23–30	34,557
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Casper, CleteClete Casper 3.0 !So QB 11 Samoa, SamoaSamoa Samoa 7.0 !Sr FL 21 Whatley, JimJim Whatley 7.0 !Sr SE 22 Wilson, MikeMike Wilson 7.0 !Sr RB 23 Martin, MikeMike Martin 5.0 !Jr RB 26 Washington, MikeMike Washington 7.0 !Sr RB 42 Williams, RobertRobert Williams 3.0 !So RB 43 Harris, TimTim Harris 3.0 !So T 72 Kennedy, AllanAllan Kennedy 7.0 !Sr FL 87 Escalera, PaulPaul Escalera 5.0 !Jr SE 88 Keller, JeffJeff Keller 5.0 !Jr TE 89 Beach, PatPat Beach 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 28 Sorenson, PaulPaul Sorenson 5.0 !Jr LB 38 Sanders, MelvinMelvin Sanders 7.0 !Sr LB 47 Pelluer, ScottScott Pelluer 7.0 !Sr NG 61 Flones, BrianBrian Flones 7.0 !Sr DT 95 Collins, KenKen Collins 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 DeSanto, MikeMike DeSanto 7.0 !Sr P 16 Davey, TimTim Davey 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Jim Walden (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL Draft

Five Cougars were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Scott Pelluer	LB	4	91	Dallas Cowboys
Samoa Samoa	RB/QB	9	230	Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Whatley	WR	9	236	Seattle Seahawks
Mike Wilson	WR	9	246	Dallas Cowboys
Allan Kennedy	T	10	267	Washington Redskins

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External links

• Old Wazzu – 1981 film short – footage of 1980 Army game (3:40 – 5:30)