1996 Washington State Cougars football team

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1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Arizona State $   8 0     11 1  
No. 16 Washington   7 1     9 3  
Stanford   5 3     7 5  
UCLA   4 4     5 6  
Oregon   3 5     6 5  
California   3 5     6 6  
USC   3 5     6 6  
Arizona   3 5     5 6  
Washington State   3 5     5 6  
Oregon State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 317 to 314.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Leaf with 2,811 passing yards, Michael Black with 948 rushing yards, and Kevin McKenzie with 626 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

August 31at No. 5 Colorado*

L 19–37 51,481 September 14at Temple*

W 38–34 10,169 September 21No. 25 Oregon

W 55–44 30,124 September 28San Jose State*

  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA

W 52–16 24,195 October 5at Arizona

L 26–34 47,405 October 12at Oregon State

W 24–3 26,722 October 19No. 19 California

  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA

W 21–18 27,182 October 26USC

  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA

L 24–29 33,111 November 9at UCLA

L 14–38 40,421 November 16at Stanford

L 14–38 30,280 November 23No. 12 Washington

FXL 24–31 OT37,600

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "1996 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "1996 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.