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The 1983 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Walden , WSU was 7–4 overall (5–3 in Pac-10, third),[ 1] [ 2] and played their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington .
The team's statistical leaders included Ricky Turner with 1,351 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 1,000 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 328 receiving yards.[ 3] [ 4] Sophomore quarterback Mark Rypien started two games in September,[ 5] but was sidelined with a broken collarbone .[ 6] [ 7]
The Cougars won a second straight Apple Cup over rival Washington , their first victory at Husky Stadium in Seattle in a decade .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Walden was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year, and four Cougars were selected to the conference's first team: linemen Keith Millard and Eric Williams on defense, with guard Dan Lynch and sophomore running back Kerry Porter on offense.[ 11] [ 12] Millard was the thirteenth overall pick of the 1984 NFL Draft , selected by the Minnesota Vikings .[ 13] [ 14]
This is the most recent season in which selected home games were played in Spokane, and the Cougars won both. With a change in the academic calendar in 1984 ,[ 15] classes started at WSU a month earlier, in late August, and all home games were scheduled for Pullman.[ 16] [ 17] (Home games in Seattle at Lumen Field were played from 2002 to 2014 .)
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 3 Montana State (Div I-AA ) * W 27–721,750
September 10 at No. 6 Michigan * L 17–20103,256
September 17 No. 7 Arizona L 6–4525,000
September 24 UNLV * Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA W 41–2816,500
October 8 at USC L 17–3843,106
October 15 UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington L 14–2430,000
October 22 at No. 13 Arizona State W 31–2167,516
October 29 Oregon Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington W 24–729,500
November 5 at Oregon State W 27–932,500
November 12 California Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington W 16–615,000
November 19 at No. 15 Washington W 17–659,220
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [ 18]
Coaching staff
Head Coach: Jim Walden
Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Mel Sanders, Del Wight, Ken Woody
Source: [ 18] [ 19]
Game summaries
Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon
0
0 7 0
7
• Washington State
7
0 17 0
24
Scoring summary 1 0:33 WSU Taylor 78-yard punt return (Trout kick) WSU 7–0
3 11:12 WSU Turner 32-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 14–0
3 10:55 WSU Turner 24-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 21–0
3 6:30 WSU Trout 44-yard field goal WSU 24–0
3 2:58 ORE Barnes 8-yard pass from Owens (Schwabe kick) WSU 24–7
Source [ 20]
Roster
1983 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
10
Ed Blount
Fr
SE
80
John Breland
Jr
RB
22
Richard Calvin
Fr
OT
77
Mike Dreyer
Jr
OT
60
Charlie Flager
Sr
FB
21
Don LaBomme
Sr
C
61
Curt Ladines
So
TE
92
Vince Leighton
Jr
G
58
Dan Lynch
Sr
SE
18
John Marshall
Jr
RB
36
Rueben Mayes
So
G
50
Mike Palumbo
Jr
FB
30
Kerry Porter
So
QB
17
Mark Rypien
So
OT
67
Mike Schuster
So
QB
12
Ricky Turner
Sr
C
55
Pili Tutuvanu
Jr
OT
74
John Winslow
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
22
Tracy Adkins
Sr
LB
96
Lee Blakeney
Jr
LB
97
Mike Beasley
Jr
CB
16
Cedric Brown
So
LB
91
Ben Carrillo
Jr
CB
44
Erwin Chappel
Fr
LB
37
Sonny Elkinton
Sr
FS
28
Steve Haub
Sr
NG
79
Milford Hodge
Jr
LB
51
James Krakoski
Fr
NG
65
Pat Lynch
Sr
DT
93
Keith Millard
Sr
SS
3
Joe Taylor
Sr
LB
98
Rico Tipton
Jr
FS
2
Jerald Waters
Jr
DT
76
Eric Williams
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
1
Glenn Harper
So
K
4
John Traut
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
NFL Draft
Three Cougars were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft .
[ 13] [ 14]
References
^ "1983 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. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "1983 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "WSU statistics" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 1983. p. 17.
^ Devlin, Vince (September 21, 1983). "Cougs go with two QBs again" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. C1.
^ Devlin, Vince (November 3, 1983). "Rypien welcome to return" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 31.
^ Weaver, Dan (November 8, 1983). "Rypien will remain a Cougar" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
^ Devlin, Vince (November 20, 1983). "Cougs wilt UW's roses again" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Barrows, Bob (November 20, 1983). "Cougars spoil Huskies hopes, 17-6" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1C.
^ "Porter, Millard win Pac-10 weekly honors" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1983. p. 3C.
^ Devlin, Vince (November 23, 1983). "Walden named Coach of the Year" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
^ "Walden gets conference's top honor" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1983. p. 1C.
^ a b Devlin, Vince (May 2, 1984). "WSU lineman picked in 1st round" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
^ a b Devlin, Vince (May 1, 1984). "Millard feels like a million" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. C1.
^ Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
^ "No Cougars in Spokane this season" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). March 27, 1984. p. C1.
^ Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
^ a b 2012 Washington State football record book.
^ "Walden makes coaching changes" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. March 31, 1983. p. 3B.
^ Conrad, John (October 30, 1983). "Turner's runs turn it WSU's way, 24–7" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1E.
^ Barrows, Bob (September 3, 1983). "Washington State hopes today's opener is reminiscent of 1981 season" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "College football: WSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 10, 1983. p. 1C.
^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 29, 1983. p. 2C.
^ "Apple Cup: The starters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1983. p. 18.
^ Barrows, Bob (November 19, 1983). "Apple Cup: WSU looks for encore" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
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