American college football season
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]
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 thru 1980 (except 1954 in Pullman), the Cougars were 3–12 (.200) in Spokane Apple Cups, while winning five in Seattle.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 San Jose State * L 26–3118,153
September 20 at Tennessee * L 23–3593,520 [ 6]
September 27 Army * W 31–1824,213
October 4 Pacific (CA) * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 22–2418,123
October 11 at Arizona State L 21–2764,333
October 18 at Arizona W 38–1447,132
October 25 Stanford Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 34–4830,371
November 1 at Oregon L 10–2030,083
November 8 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 28–715,651
November 15 at California W 31–1730,000
November 22 No. 16 Washington L 23–3034,557 [ 7] [ 8]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1980 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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.
#
Name
Class
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.
#
Name
Class
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
Redshirt
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
#16 Washington Huskies (8–2) at Washington State Cougars (4–6)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington
0
14
7 9 30
Washington State
14
0
3 6 23
at Joe Albi Stadium , Spokane, Washington
Date : November 20Game attendance : 34,577[ 14]
Game information
First quarter
WSU – Samoa Samoa 23-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington State 7–0. Drive:
WSU – Samoa Samoa 5-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington State 14–0. Drive:
Second quarter
WASH – Willie Rosborough 3-yard run, 2:40. (Chuck Nelson kick). Washington State 14–7. Drive: 28 yards.
WASH – Paul Skansi 22-yard pass from Tom Flick , 1:01. (Chuck Nelson kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: 32 yards.
Third quarter
WASH – Aaron Williams 41-yard pass from Tom Flick (Chuck Nelson kick). Washington 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards.
WSU – DeSanto 26-yard field goal. Washington 21–17. Drive:
Fourth quarter
WASH – Anthony Allen 47-yard pass from Tom Flick (kick blocked). Washington 27–17. Drive:
WSU – Pat Beach 33-yard pass from Samoa Samoa (kick blocked), 5:48. Washington 27–23. Drive:
WASH – Chuck Nelson 29-yard field goal, 1:37. Washington 30–23. Drive: 68 yards.
Top passers
WASH – Tom Flick – 20/32, 311 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
WSU – Samoa Samoa – 7/16, 92 yards, TD, int
Top rushers
WASH – Willie Rosborough – 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD
WSU – Tim Harris – 20 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
WASH – Paul Skansi – 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
WSU – Pat Beach – 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Five Cougars were selected in the 1981 NFL draft .
[ 15] [ 16]
^ "1980 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ Emerson, Paul (September 25, 1980). "Learning to be No. 1 quarterback at WSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1980). "Cougs' handyman Harris: A hustler with high hopes" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ "1980 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "Cougars' comeback is short" . The Tacoma News Tribune . September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 4B.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 24, 1980). "UW roars from behind" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 17.
^ "Probable starting lineups" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). September 13, 1980. p. 19.
^ "Probable starters" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
^ "Probable starting lineups" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1980. p. 28.
^ Van Sickel, Charlie (November 21, 1980). "UW pick, but Walden has it even" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 21.
^ "Washington State makes Washington work for it, 30-23." Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23. Pg. 4B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
^ Missildine, Harry (April 29, 1981). "Pelluer taken by Cowboys in 4th round" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
^ "Bengals grab Samoa" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). April 30, 1981. p. 25.
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