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1991 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1991 record4–7 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coachMike Price (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (3rd season)
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Washington   8 0         12 0  
#8 California   6 2         10 2  
#19 UCLA   6 2         9 3  
#22 Stanford   6 2         8 4  
Arizona State   4 4         6 5  
Washington State   3 5         4 7  
Arizona   3 5         4 7  
USC   2 6         3 8  
Oregon   1 7         3 8  
Oregon State   1 7         1 10  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and were outscored by their opponents 340 to 280.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 2,741 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 843 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 759 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at OregonL 14–40 42,995
September 14Fresno State*L 30–34 20,647
September 21at No. 16 Ohio State*L 19–33 92,687
September 28at UNLV*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Las Vegas, NV
W 40–13 20,628
October 5Oregon Statedagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 55–7 25,100
October 12USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 27–34 23,997
October 19at No. 25 Arizona StateW 17–3 48,682
November 2at No. 23 UCLAL 3–44 43,592
November 9Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 40–27 21,520
November 16No. 22 Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 14–49 18,238
November 23at No. 2 WashingtonL 21–56 72,581
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1991 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Bledsoe, DrewDrew Bledsoe So
WR 2 Bobo, PhillipPhillip Bobo So
TE 89 Carolan, BrettBrett Carolan So
WR 1 Davis, C.J.C.J. Davis Jr
G 61 Dunning, JoshJosh Dunning So
T 72 Eucker, JimJim Eucker Jr
OL 64 Lewis, RonRon Lewis So
WR 25 Oloiba, AugustinAugustin Oloiba Sr
QB 13 Pattinson, MikeMike Pattinson So
C 66 Tobeck, RobbieRobbie Tobeck Jr
TE 98 Williams, ClarenceClarence Williams Jr
RB 32 Wright-Fair, ShaumbeShaumbe Wright-Fair Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 20 Wright, MichaelMichael Wright Sr
SS 28 Prior, AnthonyAnthony Prior Sr
LB 48 Bush, LewisLewis Bush Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK, P 4 Hanson, JasonJason Hanson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[4][5]

NFL Draft[]

Four Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jason Hanson PK 2 56 Detroit Lions
Michael Wright CB 5 126 New York Giants
Anthony Prior S 9 238 New York Giants
Augustin Oloiba WR 11 289 Cleveland Browns
Source:[6][7][8][9]

References[]

  1. "1991 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1991-schedule.html. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "1991 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1991.html. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 4B. September 7, 1991. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cUNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6537%2C1320855.
  5. "Stanford at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 5B. November 16, 1991. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E5lfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ejEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6038%2C142732.
  6. "WSU's Hanson, Wright go pro". Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1C. April 27, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hsUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0tAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1889%2C3658379.
  7. Boling, Dave (April 27, 1992). "Lions get a kick out of Hanson". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3lxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6959%2C5853062.
  8. "Two more Cougars drafted". Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1C. April 28, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h8UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0tAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4171%2C3820480.
  9. Boling, Dave (April 28, 1992). "EWU's Schulz plain happy just for call from anybody". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=31xWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6865%2C6060437.
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