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American college football season
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 . In their second season under 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]
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 neighbor Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse ; outside of war years without teams (1943 , 1944 ) it was the first break in the series since 1900. The game was dropped this season (and in 1971 ) to allow the Cougars to schedule all seven conference opponents.[5]
Both WSU 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 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance 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 Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA L 0–17 16,700
November 1 Pacific * 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
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1969 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
SE
42
Ed Armstrong
Jr
OT
73
Hank Bendix
Sr
OT
77
Buzz Brazeau
So
SE
41
Johnny Davis
FB
33
Bob Ewen
Jr
G
67
Jim Glesa
So
OT
76
Ty Hansell
Sr
QB
10
Chuck Hawthorne
So
G
62
Jim Hellyer
Sr
TE
86
Hugh Klopfenstein
Jr
C
53
Mike Lynch
Jr
SE
88
Fred Moore
Sr
QB
11
Rich Olson
Sr
HB
21
Richard Smith
Sr
QB
13
Jack Wigmore
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
71
Dave Berger
Sr
DT
75
Gary Branson
Sr
DE
82
Dave Crema
Sr
S
28
Eric Dahl
LB
58
Terry Durst
Jr
MG
55
Don Engler
Sr
CB
27
Gary Kline
DT
57
Brian Lange
So
CB
40
Roger LeClerc
CB
20
Mike Monahan
So
LB
31
Jim Peterson
Sr
LB
65
Joe Richer
Jr
LB
63
Steve Shoun
Sr
DE
91
Ernie Thomas
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK , P
20
Mike Monahan
So
PK
12
Paul Stenson
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [6] [17]
NFL Draft
Three Cougars were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft
Vest was a former player (1967 ) who was with the Seattle Rangers of the Continental Football League .[18]
References
^ "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.
^ "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 .
^ "John Carlos, other trackmen go to late football draft rounds" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 29, 1970. p. 13.
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