American college football season
The 1983 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Walden , WSU was 7–4 overall (5–3 in Pac-10, third),[ 1] [ 2] and played their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington .
The team's statistical leaders included Ricky Turner with 1,351 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 1,000 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 328 receiving yards.[ 3] [ 4] Sophomore quarterback Mark Rypien started two games in September,[ 5] but was sidelined with a broken collarbone .[ 6] [ 7]
The Cougars won a second straight Apple Cup over rival Washington , their first victory at Husky Stadium in Seattle in a decade .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Walden was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year, and four Cougars were selected to the conference's first team: linemen Keith Millard and Eric Williams on defense, with guard Dan Lynch and sophomore running back Kerry Porter on offense.[ 11] [ 12] Millard was the thirteenth overall pick of the 1984 NFL draft , selected by the Minnesota Vikings .[ 13] [ 14]
This is the most recent season in which selected home games were played in Spokane, and the Cougars won both. With a change in the academic calendar in 1984 ,[ 15] classes started at WSU a month earlier, in late August, and all home games were scheduled for Pullman.[ 16] [ 17] (Home games in Seattle at Lumen Field were played from 2002 to 2014 .)
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 3 Montana State * W 27–721,750 September 10 at No. 6 Michigan * L 17–20103,256 September 17 No. 7 Arizona L 6–4525,000 September 24 UNLV * Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA W 41–2816,500 October 8 at USC L 17–3843,106 October 15 UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 14–2430,000 October 22 at No. 13 Arizona State W 31–2167,516 October 29 Oregon Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 24–729,500 November 5 at Oregon State W 27–932,500 November 12 California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 16–615,000 November 19 at No. 15 Washington W 17–659,220 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Head coach: Jim Walden Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Mel Sanders, Del Wight, Ken Woody [ 18]
1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 0 7 0 7 • Washington State 7 0 17 0 24
Scoring summary 1 0:33 WSU Taylor 78-yard punt return (Trout kick) WSU 7–0 3 11:12 WSU Turner 32-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 14–0 3 10:55 WSU Turner 24-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 21–0 3 6:30 WSU Trout 44-yard field goal WSU 24–0 3 2:58 ORE Barnes 8-yard pass from Owens (Schwabe kick) WSU 24–7
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1983 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Ed Blount Fr SE 80 John Breland Jr RB 22 Richard Calvin Fr OT 77 Mike Dreyer Jr OT 60 Charlie Flager Sr FB 21 Don LaBomme Sr C 61 Curt Ladines So TE 92 Vince Leighton Jr G 58 Dan Lynch Sr SE 18 John Marshall Jr RB 36 Rueben Mayes So G 50 Mike Palumbo Jr FB 30 Kerry Porter So QB 17 Mark Rypien So OT 67 Mike Schuster So QB 12 Ricky Turner Sr C 55 Pili Tutuvanu Jr OT 74 John Winslow Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 22 Tracy Adkins Sr LB 96 Lee Blakeney Jr LB 97 Mike Beasley Jr CB 16 Cedric Brown So LB 91 Ben Carrillo Jr CB 44 Erwin Chappel Fr LB 37 Sonny Elkinton Sr FS 28 Steve Haub Sr NG 79 Milford Hodge Jr LB 51 James Krakoski Fr NG 65 Pat Lynch Sr DT 93 Keith Millard Sr SS 3 Joe Taylor Sr LB 98 Rico Tipton Jr FS 2 Jerald Waters Jr DT 76 Eric Williams Sr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 1 Glenn Harper So K 4 John Traut So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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Three Cougars were selected in the 1984 NFL draft .
[ 13] [ 14]
^ "1983 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 . ^ "1983 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ "WSU statistics" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 1983. p. 17. ^ Devlin, Vince (September 21, 1983). "Cougs go with two QBs again" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. C1. ^ Devlin, Vince (November 3, 1983). "Rypien welcome to return" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 31. ^ Weaver, Dan (November 8, 1983). "Rypien will remain a Cougar" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 19. ^ Devlin, Vince (November 20, 1983). "Cougs wilt UW's roses again" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1. ^ Barrows, Bob (November 20, 1983). "Cougars spoil Huskies hopes, 17-6" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1C. ^ "Porter, Millard win Pac-10 weekly honors" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1983. p. 3C. ^ Devlin, Vince (November 23, 1983). "Walden named Coach of the Year" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 15. ^ "Walden gets conference's top honor" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1983. p. 1C. ^ a b Devlin, Vince (May 2, 1984). "WSU lineman picked in 1st round" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 17. ^ a b Devlin, Vince (May 1, 1984). "Millard feels like a million" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. C1. ^ Ledford, David (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 12. ^ "No Cougars in Spokane this season" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). March 27, 1984. p. C1. ^ Blanchette, John (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 23. ^ "Walden makes coaching changes" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. March 31, 1983. p. 3B. ^ Conrad, John (October 30, 1983). "Turner's runs turn it WSU's way, 24–7" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1E. ^ Barrows, Bob (September 3, 1983). "Washington State hopes today's opener is reminiscent of 1981 season" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ "College football: WSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 10, 1983. p. 1C. ^ "Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 29, 1983. p. 2C. ^ "Apple Cup: The starters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1983. p. 18. ^ Barrows, Bob (November 19, 1983). "Apple Cup: WSU looks for encore" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
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