1984 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 1984 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored 319 to 317.[1][2]
- Jim Walden (7th season)
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 USC $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Washington | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mark Rypien with 1,927 passing yards, Rueben Mayes with 1,637 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 534 receiving yards.[3] In late October, Mayes rushed for 357 yards at Oregon to set an NCAA record.[4]
With a change in the academic calendar,[5] classes now started at WSU a month earlier, in late August. All home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium, with none at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.[6][7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Tennessee* | L 27–34 | 93,727 | [8] | |
| September 8 | Utah* | W 42–40 | 21,000 | [9] | |
| September 15 | at No. 9 Ohio State* | L 0–44 | 89,297 | [10] | |
| September 22 | Ball State* |
| W 16–14 | 16,000 | [11] |
| October 6 | USC |
| L 27–29 | 33,000 | [12] |
| October 13 | at UCLA | L 24–27 | 40,122 | [13] | |
| October 20 | at Stanford | W 49–42 | 33,000 | [14] | |
| October 27 | at Oregon | W 50–41 | 24,874 | [15] | |
| November 3 | Oregon State |
| W 20–3 | 26,000 | [16] |
| November 10 | at California | W 33–7 | 20,250 | [17] | |
| November 17 | No. 8 Washington |
| L 29–38 | 40,000 | [18] |
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Game summaries
Oregon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Washington St | 21 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 50 |
| Oregon | 6 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 41 |
- Date:
October 27 - Location:
Autzen Stadium,
Eugene, OR - Game start: 1:00 pm
- Game attendance: 24,874
- Source:[4]
| 1 | 9:24 | WSU | Rypien 1-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 7-0 |
| 1 | 6:39 | WSU | Chase 77-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 14-0 |
| 1 | 4:29 | ORE | McCall 16-yard run (pass failed) | WSU 14-6 |
| 1 | 0:17 | WSU | Mayes 2-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 21-6 |
| 2 | 9:34 | ORE | Barnes 36-yard pass from Holman (pass failed) | WSU 21-12 |
| 2 | 8:20 | WSU | Mayes 69-yard run (kick failed) | WSU 27-12 |
| 2 | 5:47 | ORE | Barnes 9-yard pass from Miller (Miller to McCall pass) | WSU 27-20 |
| 2 | 0:15 | WSU | Trout 26-yard field goal | WSU 30-20 |
| 3 | 9:37 | ORE | MacLeod 30-yard field goal | WSU 30-23 |
| 3 | 4:02 | ORE | MacLeod 44-yard field goal | WSU 30-26 |
| 3 | 1:51 | WSU | Calvin 8-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 37-26 |
| 4 | 13:49 | WSU | Mayes 12-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 44-26 |
| 4 | 10:42 | ORE | Cherry 3-yard run (Miller to McCall pass) | WSU 44-34 |
| 4 | 8:05 | WSU | Trout 41-yard field goal | WSU 47-34 |
| 4 | 5:24 | ORE | Cherry 1-yard run (MacLeod kick) | WSU 47-41 |
| 4 | 0:56 | WSU | Trout 39-yard field goal | WSU 50-41 |
Statistics
- Rueben Mayes 39 att, 357 yards [4][19]
Roster
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NFL draft
Two Cougars were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Milford Hodge | DT | 8 | 224 | New England Patriots |
| Dan Lynch | G | 12 | 334 | Denver Broncos |