The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their ninth and final season under head coach Jim Walden ,3–7–1 record (2–6–1 against Pac-10 opponents, eighth place) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 312 to 221.[1] [2] Rose Bowl champion Arizona State in Tempe in late September,[3] then beat USC by twenty points in Pullman, but lost their final five games and dropped in the standings.
WSU's statistical leaders in 1986 included senior quarterback Ed Blount with 1,882 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 921 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 523 receiving yards.[4] Timm Rosenbach ,[5] [6] Mike Utley , and future head coach Paul Wulff .[7]
Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in mid-December,[8] [9] [10] and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson , who returned to the Palouse in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming .[11] [12]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result September 6 UNLV * W 34–14September 13 San Jose State * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 13–20September 20 at California L 21–31September 27 at No. 11 Arizona State T 21–21October 4 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 24–14October 11 No. 9 USC Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 34–14October 25 at No. 17 UCLA L 16–54November 1 at Stanford L 12–42November 8 No. 17 Arizona Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 6–31November 15 at Oregon L 17–27November 22 No. 12 Washington L 23–44*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll
Source: [13]
Roster [ ]
1986 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
4
Adams, Kevin Kevin Adams 5.0 ! Jr
P
45
Myers, Rob Rob Myers 1.0 ! Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Source: [14] [15] Season summary [ ] UNLV [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
UNLV
0
7
0
7
14
• Washington St
21
3
7
3
34
Scoring summary Q1
WSU Taylor 11 yard pass from Blount (Adams kick) WSU 7–0 Q1
WSU Blount 14 yard run (Adams kick) WSU 14–0 Q1
WSU Collins 71 yard interception return (Adams kick) WSU 21–0 Q2
UNLV Woods 5 yard run (Libonati kick) WSU 21–7 Q2
WSU Adams 32 yard field goal WSU 24–7 Q3
WSU Wood 15 yard pass from Blount (Adams kick) WSU 31–7 Q4
WSU Obrastoff 44 yard field goal WSU 34–7 Q4
UNLV Jones 10 yard run (Libonati kick) WSU 34–14
Source: [16]
NFL Draft [ ] Four Cougars were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft .
Source: [17] [18] References [ ]
↑ "1986 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1986-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 .↑ "WSU is fit to be tied with Arizona State" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1C. September 28, 1986. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=04NfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3692%2C3145714 .↑ "1986 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1986.html . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .↑ Grummert, Dale (September 21, 1986). "Kicking off Pac-10 play on wrong foot" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zINfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3570%2C1289479 . ↑ Fears, Shannon (November 16, 1986). "Cougars locate their quarterback, but not in time" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 4C. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NwlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6908%2C4273934 . ↑ "Washington State at Arizona State: probable starters" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 3B. September 27, 1986. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0oNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286%2C2925414 .↑ "Walden denies seeking job" . Spokane Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 21. November 21, 1986. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IetWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3711%2C1170443 .↑ Devlin, Vince (December 16, 1986). "It's official: Walden's gone" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. B1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fYBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eggEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6456%2C77787 . ↑ Condotta, Bob (December 15, 1986). "Iowa State hires WSU's Walden" . Idahonian ((Moscow)): p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fZUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3284%2C1784363 . ↑ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. C1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=goxfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3305%2C1796486 . ↑ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true" . Idahonian ((Moscow)): p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TpMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=otAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5345%2C770561 . ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
↑ "Washington State vs. California" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (probable starters) ((Idaho)): p. 4B. September 20, 1986. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y4NfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4779%2C1122366 .↑ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 4C. November 15, 1986. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NglWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5816%2C3783911 .↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
↑ Bergum, Steve (April 29, 1987). "Reynolds goes in 2nd round" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. D1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OlpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fu8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3231%2C6703122 . ↑ "Four Cougars go in football draft" . Idahonian ((Moscow)): p. 6. April 29, 1987. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rJMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1936%2C3398384 .
