The 1982 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fifth season under head coach Jim Walden , the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 in Pac-10), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 170.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Clete Casper with 1,070 passing yards, Tim Harris with 684 rushing yards, and Mike Peterson with 440 receiving yards.[3]
The Cougars played two home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and four on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman ; WSU did not play the USC Trojans this season. The finale was the Apple Cup , held in Pullman for the first time in 28 years ;[4] [5] Washington Huskies , 24–20.[6] [7] [8]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 11 Idaho (Div I-AA ) * W 34–1425,321 September 18 Colorado * Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA L 0–1230,923 September 25 at Minnesota * L 11–4150,653 October 2 at Tennessee * L 3–1091,744 October 9 Oregon State T 14–1422,937 October 16 at No. 12 UCLA L 17–4241,732 October 23 Stanford Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 26–3126,806 October 30 Arizona Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 17–3427,412 November 6 at Oregon W 10–320,178 November 13 at California L 14–3434,060 November 20 No. 5 Washington W 24–2036,571 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [9]
Staff [ ] Head Coach: Jim Walden
Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Melvin Sanders, Harold Wheeler, Del Wight, Ken Woody
Source: [9]
Roster [ ]
1982 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
9
Casper, Clete Clete Casper 7.0 ! Sr
QB
12
Turner, Ricky Ricky Turner 5.0 ! Jr
RB
43
Harris, Tim Tim Harris 7.0 ! Sr
C
51
Sebahar, Steve Steve Sebahar 7.0 ! Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: [10] [11] Game summaries [ ] Washington [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Washington
7
10
3
0
20
• Washington State
0
7
14
3
24
Scoring summary 1
WASH Allen 24 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) WASH 7-0 2
WASH Nelson 21 yard field goal WASH 10-0 2
WSU Matthews 3 yard run (Traut kick) WASH 10-7 2
WASH Allen 16 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) WASH 17-7 3
WSU Peterson 6 yard pass from Casper (Traut kick) WASH 17-14 3
WSU Harris 7 yard run (Traut kick) WSU 21-17 3
WASH Nelson 37 yard field goal WSU 21-20 4
WSU Traut 37 yard field goal WSU 24-20
Source: [5] [6] [7] [8]
NFL Draft [ ] Two Cougars were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft .
Source: [12] References [ ]
↑ "1982 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1982-schedule.html . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .↑ "2016 Media Guide" . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .↑ "1982 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1982.html . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .↑ Devlin, Vince (November 19, 1982). "Cougs: Thorn in Dawgs' paw?" . Spokane Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 17. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gb8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6740%2C1513738 . ↑ 5.0 5.1 Barrows, Bob (November 20, 1982). "So what if WSU is the underdog against the 5th-ranked Huskies?" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dahfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3336%2C1604774 . ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Barrows, Bob (November 21, 1982). "Cougars upset Huskies 24-20" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dqhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4499%2C1891840 . ↑ 7.0 7.1 "WSU changes Huskies' bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . wire services ((Oregon)): p. 3F. November 21, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fBVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6661%2C5338696 .↑ 8.0 8.1 "Wash. State ruins Huskies' title hopes" . Gainesville Sun . Associated Press ((Florida)): p. 6C. November 21, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lrZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5207%2C1637457 .↑ 9.0 9.1 2009 Washington State football media guide
↑ "Probable starters" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 17. September 11, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WlVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6417%2C4374484 .↑ "Probable starters" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 17. November 19, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gb8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4116%2C1512532 .↑ "Seahawks grab UI's Merriman; LA Rams select WSU's Casper" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C3. April 27, 1983. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YflLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5740%2C6274537 .
