1990 Washington State Cougars football team

1990 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1990 record	3–8 (2–6 Pac–10)
Head coach	Mike Price (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Zimmer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons

1990 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Washington †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#20 USC	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored by their opponents 381 to 286.

The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 1,386 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 739 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 758 receiving yards.

WSU played three quarterbacks this season: senior Brad Gossen, redshirt sophomore Aaron Garcia, and true freshman Bledsoe, who started the final five games. The Cougars played their home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman; sand-filled Omniturf was installed prior to the season, and the offset double-support goal posts made their debut.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 pm	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	W 21–3	25,196
September 8	3:15 pm	Wyoming*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	L 13–34	30,484
September 15	11:00 am	at No. 5 BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	L 36–50	65,848
September 22	2:00 pm	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	W 41–31	32,229
September 29	8:00 pm	UCLA	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	L 20–30	34,190
October 6	7:30 pm	at No. 15 USC	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 17–30	59,357
October 20	1:30 pm	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	W 55–24	27,245
October 27	7:00 pm	at No. 23 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	L 34–42	55,520
November 3	12:30 pm	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	L 13–31	30,000
November 10	1:00 pm	Arizona State	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	L 26–51	20,070
November 17	3:00 pm	No. 10 Washington	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington - (Apple Cup)	L 10–55	37,600
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1990 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Bobo, PhillipPhillip Bobo 1.0 !Fr QB 9 Garcia, AaronAaron Garcia 3.0 !So QB 11 Bledsoe, DrewDrew Bledsoe 1.0 !Fr QB 12 Gossen, BradBrad Gossen 7.0 !Sr QB 13 Pattinson, MikeMike Pattinson File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr QB 18 Burchak, DarrinDarrin Burchak 5.0 !Jr RB 32 Wright-Fair, ShaumbeShaumbe Wright-Fair 3.0 !So RB 33 Swinton, RichRich Swinton 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P 4 Hanson, JasonJason Hanson 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Mike Price (2nd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Tiller - OC Mike Zimmer - DC Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL Draft

For the first time in fourteen years, no Cougars were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.