1969 Washington State Cougars football team
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Record | 1–9 (0–7 Pac-8) |
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Home stadium | Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium |
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No. 3 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 UCLA | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Under second-year head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 in Pac-8, last), and were outscored 339 to 143.[1][2] Two home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, with two at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.
The team's statistical leaders included Jack Wigmore with 876 passing yards, Richard Lee Smith with 485 rushing yards, and Fred Moore with 523 receiving yards.[3]
Washington State won their opener at Illinois by a point with a late field goal,[4] then lost nine straight. They did not play Palouse neighbor Idaho in 1969; outside of World War II years without teams, it was the first break in the series since 1900. The game was dropped this season to allow the Cougars to schedule all seven Pacific-8 Conference opponents.[5]
Both Washington State and Washington entered the Apple Cup in Seattle winless (0–6) in conference play;[6][7] the Huskies won their only game of the season to avoid the Pac-8 cellar.[8][9][10] It was the first game of the series played on artificial turf.
This was the last football season for Rogers Field, as its south grandstand (and press box) suffered a suspicious fire the following April,[11] moving all home games in 1970 and 1971 to Joe Albi in Spokane. It was also the final year for natural grass on Cougar home fields (Rogers, Joe Albi). The game against Pacific on November 1 was the last on campus in Pullman for nearly three years, until the debut of Martin Stadium in September 1972.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 20 | at Illinois* | W 19–18 | 40,345 | |
September 27 | at Iowa* | L 35–61 | 43,321 | |
October 4 | Oregon | L 24–25 | 21,092 | |
October 11 | No. 11 UCLA | L 14–46 | 22,100 | |
October 18 | at No. 18 Stanford | L 0–49 | 31,000 | |
October 25 | California |
| L 0–17 | 16,700 |
November 1 | Pacific (CA)*![]() |
| L 20–27 | 16,000 |
November 8 | at No. 6 USC | L 7–28 | 47,158 | |
November 15 | at Oregon State | L 3–38 | 23,679 | |
November 22 | at Washington | L 21–30 | 54,500 | |
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Roster
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All-conference
[edit]One Washington State defensive back, junior cornerback Lionel Thomas, was named to the All-Pac-8 team. On the second team (honorable mention) was senior defensive end Dave Crema.[19][20] From Ohio, Thomas played junior college football at Wenatchee; he had six interceptions to co-lead the Pac-8, with a leading return yardage of 156 yards, highlighted by a 93-yard touchdown against UCLA.[21]
NFL Draft
[edit]Three Cougars were selected in the 1970 NFL draft
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Jim Vest | DE | 15 | 374 | New Orleans Saints |
Fred Moore | WR | 15 | 388 | Oakland Raiders |
Richard Smith | RB | 17 | 422 | Cincinnati Bengals |
- Vest was a former player (1967) who was with the Seattle Rangers of the Continental Football League.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "1969 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "1969 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "WSU edges Illini, 19-18". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 2B.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (September 19, 1970). "Battle of Palouse matches explosive offenses at Albi". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
- ^ a b Missildine, Harry (November 22, 1969). "Cougars vs. Huskies: At least finish could be happy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
- ^ "WSU (1-8), Huskies (0-9) both after Apple trophy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1969. p. 11.
- ^ "Huskies snap losing streak; breeze past Cougars, 30-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 2B.
- ^ "Huskies beat Cougars 30-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Ashmun, Chuck (November 23, 1969). "Cougars lose to Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
- ^ "Fast blaze ruins Pullman stadium". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 6, 1970. p. 1.
- ^ "WSU vs. Oregon: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 4, 1969. p. 11.
- ^ "Bruins vs. Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 11, 1969. p. 11.
- ^ "WSU vs. California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 24, 1969. p. 15.
- ^ "WSU vs. U. of Pacific". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 31, 1969. p. 17.
- ^ "Trojans heavily favored; some weak points noted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1969. p. 15.
- ^ Brown, Bruce (November 14, 1969). "Rugged task in prospect as Cougars face Beavers". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
- ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Moore all Pacific-8". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 30, 1969. p. 1B.
- ^ "WSU's Lionel Thomas is one of four Northern players to make All Pacific-8 grid squad". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1969. p. 17.
- ^ "Thomas gets all-star spot in Pac-8 picks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 1, 1969. p. 22.
- ^ "John Carlos, other trackmen go to late football draft rounds". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 29, 1970. p. 13.
External links
[edit]- Game program: Oregon at WSU – October 4, 1969
- Game program: Pacific at WSU – November 1. 1969