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The 1980 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and outscored their opponents 287 to 271.[1][2]

Record4–7 (3–4 Pac-10)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorPat Ruel (1st season)
Quick facts Washington State Cougars football, Conference ...
1980 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Washington $6–1–09–3–0
No. 13 UCLA5–2–09–2–0
No. 11 USC4–2–18–2–1
Arizona State5–3–07–4–0
Oregon4–3–16–3–2
Stanford3–4–06–5–0
Arizona3–4–05–6–0
Washington State3–4–04–7–0
California3–5–03–8–0
Oregon State0–8–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Samoa Samoa with 1,668 passing yards,[3] Tim Harris with 801 rushing yards,[4] and Jim Whatley with 433 receiving yards.[5]

This year's Apple Cup is the most recent played at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane; since 1982, the Cougar home games in the series (even-numbered years) have been held on campus at Martin Stadium. From 1950 through 1980 (except 1954 in Pullman), the Cougars were 3–12 (.200) in Spokane Apple Cups, while winning five in Seattle.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13San Jose State*ABC (regional)L 26–3118,153[6]
September 20at Tennessee*L 23–3593,520[7]
September 27Army*W 31–1824,213[8]
October 4Pacific (CA)*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 22–2418,123[9]
October 11at Arizona StateL 21–2764,333[10]
October 18at ArizonaW 38–1447,132[11]
October 25Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 34–4830,371[12]
November 1at OregonL 10–2030,083[13]
November 8Oregon Statedagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 28–715,651[14]
November 15at CaliforniaW 31–1730,000[15]
November 22No. 16 Washington
ABC (regional)L 23–3034,557[16][17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Season summary

San Jose State

at Tennessee

Army

Army Cadets (2–0) at Washington State Cougars (1–1)
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 0 10 2618
Washington St 14 7 7331
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at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: September 27, 1980
  • Game attendance: 24,321
  • [18]
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Pacific

at Arizona State

at Arizona

Stanford

at Oregon

Oregon State

at California

Washington

Personnel

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 89 Pat Beach Jr
RB 20 Al Bowens So
QB 9 Clete Casper So
G 71 John Dreyer So
C 67 Eugene Emerson Sr
WR 87 Paul Escalera Jr
RB Doug Hall
RB 43 Tim Harris So
TE Rick Hedlund
OT 75 Steve Johnson Sr
WR 88 Jeff Keller Jr
OT 72 Allan Kennedy (C) Sr
OT 77 John Little Sr
RB 23 Mike Martin Jr
G 63 Gary Patrick So
WR Jeff Poppe
OL Greg Porter
RB Tom Ramberg
QB 11 Samoa Samoa (C) Sr
TE Tom Spencer
G 56 Greg Sykes Sr
QB Ricky Turner
RB 26 Mike Washington Sr
WR 21 Jim Whatley Sr
WR Chris Williams
RB 42 Robert Williams So
WR 22 Mike Wilson Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 96 Lee Blakeney Fr
CB 30 Nate Bradley Jr
DT 95 Ken Collins Jr
DT 73 Matt Elisara Jr
LB 34 Ken Emmil So
CB 41 Jeff Files Jr
NG 61 Brian Flones (C) Sr
CB 6 Bill Gribble Jr
LB Dirk Hunter
DL Ken Jacobsen
LB 47 Scott Pelluer (C) Sr
LB 38 Melvin Sanders Sr
S 48 Peter Shaw Jr
LB 10 Brian Sickler Sr
S 28 Paul Sorensen Jr
DB Joe Taylor
S 5 Gary Teague Sr
DE 62 Mike Walker Sr
S 44 John West Jr
LB Brent White
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16 Tim Davey Jr
K 1 Mike DeSanto Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dave Elliott (LB)
  • Gary Gagnon (RB)
  • Lindsay Hughes (OLB)
  • Rich Glover (DL)
  • Steve Morton (TE)
  • Bob Padilla (DC, DL)
  • Pat Ruel (OC, OL)
  • Ken Woody (WR)
  • Harold Wheeler (DB)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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NFL draft

Five Cougars were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Scott Pelluer LB 4 91 Dallas Cowboys
Samoa Samoa RB/QB 9 230 Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Whatley WR 9 236 Seattle Seahawks
Mike Wilson WR 9 246 Dallas Cowboys
Allan Kennedy T 10 267 Washington Redskins
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