1989 Washington State Cougars football team

1989 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 23 Washington 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UCLA 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and outscored their opponents 351 to 268.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Garcia with 2,741 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,237 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 548 receiving yards.[3] The Cougars won their first four games, then were 6–1 and ranked fifteenth in the AP poll,[4] but lost their final four games.[5]

Following the departure of head coach Dennis Erickson for Miami in early March,[6][7][8] Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the Big Sky Conference at Weber State in Ogden, Utah.[9][10][11][12]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 6 Idaho*
W 41–733,914[13]
September 7at No. 24 BYU*
W 46–4165,030[14]
September 16Oregon StateNo. 23
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 41–326,883[15]
September 23at Wyoming*No. 19
W 29–2320,041[16]
September 30No. 11 USCNo. 19
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ABCL 17–1838,434[17]
October 7at No. 23 OregonNo. 21
PrimeW 51–3844,963[18]
October 14StanfordNo. 17
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ESPNW 31–1324,617[19]
October 21No. 22 ArizonaNo. 15
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
PrimeL 21–2336,090[20]
October 28at Arizona StateNo. 23
L 39–4462,416[21]
November 11at California
L 26–3833,000[22]
November 18at Washington
L 9–2073,527[23][24]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Kevin Andal
RB 31 Steve Broussard Sr
RB Paul Carr
WR Desmond Clayton
G 70 Steve Cromer Jr
WR 1 C. J. Davis So
QB 9 Aaron Garcia Fr
OT 74 Bob Garman So
WR Curtis Geathers
QB 12 Brad Gossen Jr
WR 5 Calvin Griggs Jr
OT 73 John Husby Sr
TE 46 Rodd Olson Sr
QB Mike Pattinson
RB Rodney Scott
WR 80 Jody Sears Jr
G 63 Mike Smith Jr
WR 2 Tim Stallworth Sr
WR Roger Stogner
RB 33 Rich Swinton Jr
OL Andy Tribble
TE 82 Doug Wellsandt Sr
TE Clarence Williams
RB 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair Fr
C 56 Paul Wulff Sr
WR 87 Ron Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 99 Marlin Brown Sr
LB 48 Lewis Bush So
S 22 John Diggs Jr
DE 97 Tim Downing Sr
DB Alvin Dunn
LB 43 Phil Garabedian Sr
DE 96 Randy Gray Sr
LB 50 Dan Grayson Sr
S 10 Jay Languein Sr
LB 91 Mark Ledbetter Sr
S 6 Chris Moton Jr
CB 37 Roosevelt Noble Sr
LB Rod Plummer
CB 26 Ron Ricard Jr
DT 75 Tony Savage Sr
DL Kirk Westerfield
DL Jeron Woodley
DB 20 Michael Wright So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Jason Hanson So
P 45 Rob Myers Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

[25][26][27][28]

NFL draft

Six Cougars were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Steve Broussard RB 1 20 Atlanta Falcons
Tony Savage DT 5 112 New York Jets
Tim Stallworth WR 6 161 Los Angeles Rams
Dan Grayson LB 7 182 Pittsburgh Steelers
Doug Wellsandt TE 8 204 Cincinnati Bengals
Tim Downing DE 11 302 New York Giants

[29][30]

References

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  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "1989 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Buffaloes gain respect; WSU moves up in poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1989. p. C1.
  5. ^ "Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1989). "Erickson's air express off to Miami". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
  7. ^ "Erickson takes Miami job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1989. p. 1D.
  8. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1989). "Erickson leaves 'dream'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
  9. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 14, 1989). "Price comes to 'save the day'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
  10. ^ Blanchette, John (March 14, 1989). "Choice of Price applauded by players". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
  11. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 15, 1989). "Price: 'I'm here to save the day'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  12. ^ "'The Price is Right' for Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 15, 1989. p. 5B.
  13. ^ Grummert, Dale (September 3, 1989). "Cougars cruise past Idaho 41-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  14. ^ "WSU big plays do it to BYU in big way, 46–41". Longview Daily News. September 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Cougars win, but lose Gossen". The Coeur d'Alene Press. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "WSU stays unbeaten with a little trickery". The Columbian. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Cougar victory slips away". The Olympian. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Cougars run over Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Cougs cruise behind Bruiser". The Spokesman-Review. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "UA stays in control of its fate". The Arizona Daily Star. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Arizona State trims No. 23 Washington State, 44–39". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Getting UnBearable". The News Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
  24. ^ Meehan, Jim (November 20, 1989). "Huskies sack WSU's bowl, season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  25. ^ "The matchups". Idahonian. (Moscow). September 2, 1989. p. 1D.
  26. ^ "Idaho vs. Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 2, 1989. p. 4B.
  27. ^ Grummert, Dale (September 15, 1989). "Not your average kicker". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  28. ^ "Oregon outlook". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 7, 1989. p. 4C.
  29. ^ Boling, Dave (April 23, 1990). "Falcons pick Broussard 20th". p. C1.
  30. ^ "Two more Cougs drafted". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 24, 1990. p. 8A.
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