| 1983 Washington State Cougars football | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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| 1983 record | 7–4 (5–3 Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Jim Walden (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 UCLA † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). The team was led by head coach Jim Walden, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 5–3 Pac-10).[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ricky Turner with 1,351 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 1,000 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 328 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | Montana State (Div I-AA)* | W 27–7 | 21,750 | |
| September 10 | at No. 6 Michigan* | L 17–20 | 103,256 | |
| September 17 | No. 7 Arizona | L 6–45 | 25,000 | |
| September 24 | UNLV* |
| W 41–28 | 16,500 |
| October 8 | at USC | L 17–38 | 43,106 | |
| October 15 | UCLA |
| L 14–24 | 30,000 |
| October 22 | at No. 13 Arizona State | W 31–21 | 67,516 | |
| October 29 | Oregon |
| W 24–7 | 29,500 |
| November 5 | at Oregon State | W 27–9 | 32,500 | |
| November 12 | California |
| W 16–6 | 15,000 |
| November 19 | at No. 15 Washington | W 17–6 | 59,220 | |
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Coaching staff[]
- Head Coach: Jim Walden
- Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Mel Sanders, Del Wight, Ken Woody
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Game summaries[]
Oregon[]
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NFL Draft[]
Three Cougars were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Keith Millard | DT | 1 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Eric Williams | DT | 3 | 62 | Detroit Lions |
| Charlie Flager | G | 11 | 292 | New England Patriots |
References[]
- ↑ "1983 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1983-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.
- ↑ "1983 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1983.html. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2012 Washington State football record book.
- ↑ Conrad, John (October 30, 1983). "Turner's runs turn it WSU's way, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1E. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ztWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6125%2C8158555.
- ↑ Devlin, Vince (May 2, 1984). "WSU lineman picked in 1st round". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 17. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E1hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3726%2C488871.
- ↑ Devlin, Vince (May 1, 1984). "Millard feels like a million". Spokane Chronicle ((Washington)): p. C1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1wNMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6639%2C127615.
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