American college football season
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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, eighth), and were outscored 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][4]
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 USC and Arizona State this season, and met neighbor Idaho for the first time in four years in the opener at Spokane.[5][6]
The finale was the Apple Cup, held in Pullman for the first time in 28 years;[7][8] 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.[9][10] It was the Cougars' first win over the Huskies in nine years.[11]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | | Idaho* | | W 34–14 | 25,321 | [5][6] |
September 18 | | Colorado* | - Joe Albi Stadium
- Spokane, WA
| L 0–12 | 30,923 | |
September 25 | | at Minnesota* | | L 11–41 | 50,653 | |
October 2 | | at Tennessee* | | L 3–10 | 91,744 | [12] |
October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State | | T 14–14 | 22,937 | [13][14] |
October 16 | | at No. 12 UCLA | | L 17–42 | 41,732 | |
October 23 | | Stanford | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| L 26–31 | 26,806 | |
October 30 | | Arizona | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| L 17–34 | 27,412 | |
November 6 | | at Oregon | | W 10–3 | 20,178 | [15][16][17] |
November 13 | | at California | | L 14–34 | 34,060 | |
November 20 | | No. 5 Washington | | W 24–20 | 36,571 | [7][8][9][10][11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Coaching staff
Head coach: Jim Walden (5th year)
Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Melvin Sanders, Harold Wheeler, Del Wight, Ken Woody
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Roster
1982 Washington State Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | SE | | Roger Bolden | Sr | SE | | Mark Walser | Fr | SE | 80 | John Breland | So | QB | 9 | Clete Casper | Sr | OT | 77 | Mike Dreyer | Fr | OT | 60 | Charlie Flager | Sr | RB | 43 | Tim Harris | Sr | SE | 85 | T.J. Jones | Sr | TE | 92 | Vince Leighton | So | G | 58 | Dan Lynch | Jr | RB | 32 | James Matthews | Sr | RB | 36 | Rueben Mayes | Fr | G | 63 | Gary Patrick | Sr | SE | 87 | Mike Peterson | Sr | QB | 17 | Mark Rypien | So | C | 51 | Steve Sebahar | Sr | OT | 72 | Kevin Sloan | Jr | TE | 80 | Tom Spencer | Sr | SE | | Lawrence Taylor | Jr | QB | 12 | Ricky Turner | Jr | OT | 74 | John Winslow | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 97 | Mike Beasley | So | LB | 96 | Lee Blakeney | Jr | CB | 30 | Mark Blocker | Sr | LB | 91 | Ben Carrillo | So | LB | 94 | Brad Harrington | So | FS | 28 | Steve Haub | So | NG | 79 | Milford Hodge | So | LB | 45 | Wade Killian | So | NG | 65 | Pat Lynch | Jr | DT | 93 | Keith Millard | Jr | NG | 18 | Mark Pleis | Sr | CB | 19 | Rod Retherford | Sr | SS | 3 | Joe Taylor | Sr | LB | 54 | Junior Tupuola | Jr | SS | 2 | Jerald Waters | So | LB | 57 | Brent White | Sr | DT | 76 | Eric Williams | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 1 | Glenn Harper | Fr | K | 4 | John Traut | Fr | KR | 36 | Rueben Mayes | Fr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Jim Burrow (DB)
- Dave Elliott (ILB)
- Jon Fabris
- Gary Gagnon
- Lindsay Hughes
- Steve Morton
- Mel Sanders
- Harold Wheeler
- Del Wight
- Ken Woody
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- Source:[5][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Game summaries
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | • Washington State | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | WASH | Allen 24 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) | WASH 7-0 | | 2 | | WASH | Nelson 21 yard field goal | WASH 10-0 | | 2 | | WSU | Matthews 3 yard run (Traut kick) | WASH 10-7 | | 2 | | WASH | Allen 16 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) | WASH 17-7 | | 3 | | WSU | Peterson 6 yard pass from Casper (Traut kick) | WASH 17-14 | | 3 | | WSU | Harris 7 yard run (Traut kick) | WSU 21-17 | | 3 | | WASH | Nelson 37 yard field goal | WSU 21-20 | | 4 | | WSU | Traut 37 yard field goal | WSU 24-20 | |
Source:[8][9][10][11]
NFL Draft
Two Cougars were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.
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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (December 3, 1982). "Better luck next year?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ^ "1982 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c Barrows, Bob (September 11, 1982). "The Battle of the Palouse". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ^ a b Barrows, Bob (September 12, 1982). "WSU's Matthews snaps record (and Idaho) 34-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
- ^ a b Devlin, Vince (November 19, 1982). "Cougs: Thorn in Dawgs' paw?". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- ^ a b c 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 c "Wash. State ruins Huskies' title hopes". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 6C.
- ^ a b c "WSU changes Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 21, 1982. p. 3F.
- ^ "Vols' credit pep talk and defense for win". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rodman, Bob (October 9, 1982). "Can OSU snap out of losing?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Rodman, Bob (October 10, 1982). "The Beavers don't win – or lose". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (November 6, 1982). "Cougars: Oregon wants to get old magic back, too". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 6, 1982). "WSU-UO: A chance to atone". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 7, 1982). "It's predictable: Ducks drop one to WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
- ^ "2009 Football media guide: Year-by-year scores" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2009. p. 185. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "2009 Football media guide: coaches" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2009. p. 179. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 11, 1982. p. 17.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 9, 1982. p. 4B.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (October 23, 1982). "WSU vs. Stanford". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 6, 1982. p. 2B.
- ^ "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1982. p. 17.
- ^ "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 20, 1982. p. 3B.
- ^ "Seahawks grab UI's Merriman; LA Rams select WSU's Casper". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 27, 1983. p. C3.
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