1993 Washington State Cougars football team

1993 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Williams (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
USC + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 25 California 4 – 4 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Stanford 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, seventh), and outscored their opponents 271 to 248.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pattinson with 1,430 passing yards, Kevin Hicks with 497 rushing yards, and Deron Pointer with 996 receiving yards.[3]

Starting quarterback Pattinson, a fifth-year senior from nearby Moscow,[4][5][6] suffered a broken collarbone at homecoming against #21 California in mid-October and was lost for the season.[7][8] Shawn Deeds came off the bench to lead the WSU to a decisive victory and a #25 ranking at 5–2,[9][10] but the Cougars lost the next four games with Chad DeGrenier and Deeds at quarterback.[11][12]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 412:30 p.m.at No. 3 Michigan*
L 14–41105,512[13]
September 11Montana State*
W 54–1419,068[14]
September 18Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 51–624,682
September 257:00 p.m.at USC
L 3–3448,471
October 2at Pacific (CA)*
W 12–014,616
October 9Arizona State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 44–2527,077
October 16No. 21 California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 34–730,117
October 23at No. 7 ArizonaNo. 25
L 6–946,675
October 30at Oregon
L 23–4635,846
November 6No. 12 UCLA
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 27–4034,987
November 2012:30 p.m.at Washington
L 3–2672,688
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1993 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 75 Michael Bailey Sr
TE 89 Brett Carolan Sr
QB 15 Shawn Deeds So
QB 2 Chad DeGrenier Jr
WR 21 Shane DeLaCruz Sr
G 61 Josh Dunning Sr
RB 3 Will Haskell
RB 23 Kevin Hicks Jr
RB 43 Delton Johnson Jr
C 68 Marc McCloskey So
QB 13 Mike Pattinson Sr
WR 9 Deron Pointer Sr
G 50 Paul Reed Sr
OT 70 Clay Reis Jr
WR 3 Keith Reynolds Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 27 Greg Burns Jr
LB 31 Ron Childs Jr
DT 90 Chad Eaton Jr
LB 29 Mark Fields Jr
LB 56 T.J. Folkers Sr
DT 69 Brian Ford Sr
DE 92 Ray Hall Sr
LB 22 Chris Hayes So
CB 24 Torey Hunter Jr
LB 41 Anthony McClanahan Sr
SS 8 Singor Mobley Jr
DE 86 DeWayne Patterson Jr
DB 10 John Rushing Jr
DE 94 Don Sasa Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 28 Steve Johnston Sr
PK 12 Aaron Price Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

[15][16][17][18]

NFL draft

For the first time in three years, no Cougars were selected in the 1994 NFL draft;[19] four were selected the following year.

References

  1. ^ "1993 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  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. ^ "1993 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Tim (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson becomes top gun". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Blanchette, John (January 5, 1993). "Star's goodbye gives Pattinson his just reward". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. ^ Eidson, Mark (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson can see the light". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. ^ Bergum, Steve (October 17, 1993). "A win and loss for WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Tim (October 18, 1993). "Cougar victory is painful". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  9. ^ "WSU beats Bears with good Deeds". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. 5G.
  10. ^ Bergum, Steve (October 21, 1993). "Improbable QB". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  11. ^ Bergum, Steve (November 20, 1993). "For WSU, UW, nothing rivals it". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  12. ^ Bergum, Steve (November 22, 1993). "Apple Cup makes Price feel rotten to core". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  13. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (September 5, 1993). "Collins passes first test". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 10E – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cougars steamroll Bobcats". The Columbian. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Montana State at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 11, 1993. p. 5B.
  16. ^ "Arizona State at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 9, 1993. p. 6B.
  17. ^ "Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 30, 1993. p. 4B.
  18. ^ "Washington State at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). November 20, 1993. p. 5B.
  19. ^ "WSU blanked in NFL draft". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. April 26, 1994. p. 1C.
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