1982 Washington State Cougars football team
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| No. 5 UCLA $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 in Pac-10), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 170.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Clete Casper with 1,070 passing yards, Tim Harris with 684 rushing yards, and Mike Peterson with 440 receiving yards.[3]
The Cougars played two home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and four on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman; WSU did not play the USC Trojans this season. The finale was the Apple Cup, held in Pullman for the first time in 28 years;[4][5] With two wins in ten games, WSU was an 18-point home underdog and were down by ten points at the half. They took the lead in the third quarter and upset the fifth-ranked Washington Huskies, 24–20.[6][7][8]
Schedule
W 34–1425,321 September 18Colorado*
- Joe Albi Stadium
- Spokane, WA
L 0–1230,923 September 25at Minnesota*
L 11–4150,653 October 2at Tennessee*
L 3–1091,744 October 9Oregon State
T 14–1422,937 October 16at No. 12 UCLA
L 17–4241,732
October 23Stanford
- Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
L 26–3126,806 October 30Arizona
- Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
L 17–3427,412 November 6at Oregon
W 10–320,178 November 13at California
L 14–3434,060 November 20No. 5 Washington
W 24–2036,571
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Staff
Head Coach: Jim Walden
Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Melvin Sanders, Harold Wheeler, Del Wight, Ken Woody
Source:[9]
Game summaries
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References
- ^ "1982 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.
- ^ "1982 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (November 19, 1982). "Cougs: Thorn in Dawgs' paw?". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- ^ a b Barrows, Bob (November 20, 1982). "So what if WSU is the underdog against the 5th-ranked Huskies?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ a b c Barrows, Bob (November 21, 1982). "Cougars upset Huskies 24-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ a b "WSU changes Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 21, 1982. p. 3F.
- ^ a b "Wash. State ruins Huskies' title hopes". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 6C.
- ^ a b 2009 Washington State football media guide