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]
With a change in the academic calendar,[4] Martin Stadium , with none at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane .[5] [6]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result September 1 at Tennessee * L 27–34September 8 Utah * W 42–40September 15 at No. 9 Ohio State * L 0–44September 22 Ball State * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 16–14October 6 USC Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 27–29October 13 at UCLA L 24–27October 20 at Stanford W 49–42October 27 at Oregon W 50–41November 3 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 20–3November 10 at California W 33–7November 17 No. 8 Washington L 29–38*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [7]
Season summary [ ] Oregon [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Washington St
21
9
7
13
50
Oregon
6
14
6
15
41
Scoring summary 1
9:24
WSU Rypien 1-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 7-0 1
6:39
WSU Chase 77-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 14-0 1
4:29
ORE McCall 16-yard run (pass failed) WSU 14-6 1
0:17
WSU Mayes 2-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 21-6 2
9:34
ORE Barnes 36-yard pass from Holman (pass failed) WSU 21-12 2
8:20
WSU Mayes 69-yard run (kick failed) WSU 27-12 2
5:47
ORE Barnes 9-yard pass from Miller (Miller to McCall pass) WSU 27-20 2
0:15
WSU Trout 26-yard field goal WSU 30-20 3
9:37
ORE MacLeod 30-yard field goal WSU 30-23 3
4:02
ORE MacLeod 44-yard field goal WSU 30-26 3
1:51
WSU Calvin 8-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 37-26 4
13:49
WSU Mayes 12-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 44-26 4
10:42
ORE Cherry 3-yard run (Miller to McCall pass) WSU 44-34 4
8:05
WSU Trout 41-yard field goal WSU 47-34 4
5:24
ORE Cherry 1-yard run (MacLeod kick) WSU 47-41 4
0:56
WSU Trout 39-yard field goal WSU 50-41
Statistics
NFL Draft [ ] Two Cougars were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft .
Source: [9] References [ ]
↑ "1984 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1984-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 .↑ "1984 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1984.html . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .↑ Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 12. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qfhLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4137%2C1342493 . ↑ "No Cougars in Spokane this season" . Spokane Chronicle ((Washington)): p. C1. March 27, 1984. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vP1LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6552,2392730 .↑ Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 23. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Mv9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1995,5934651 . ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
↑ 2009 Washington State football media guide.
↑ "Lynch takes hopeful attitude to Denver" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C4. May 2, 1985. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9sRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5893%2C961796 .
