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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Tiller (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Zimmer (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
Seasons
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1990 →
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No.8USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.23Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.25Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and outscored their opponents 351 to 268.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Garcia with 2,741 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,237 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 548 receiving yards.[3] The Cougars won their first four games, then were 6–1 and ranked fifteenth in the AP poll,[4] but lost their final four games.[5]
Following the departure of head coach Dennis Erickson for Miami in early March,[6][7][8] Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the Big Sky ConferenceatWeber StateinOgden, Utah.[9][10][11][12]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | No. 6Idaho* |
| W 41–7 | 33,914 | [13] | ||
September 7 | at No. 24BYU* |
| W 46–41 | 64,310 | |||
September 16 | Oregon State | No. 23 |
| W 41–3 | 26,883 | ||
September 23 | atWyoming* | No. 19 |
| W 29–23 | 20,041 | ||
September 30 | No. 11USC | No. 19 |
| ABC | L 17–18 | 38,434 | |
October 7 | at No. 23Oregon | No. 21 |
| W 51–38 | 44,963 | ||
October 14 | Stanford | No. 17 |
| W 31–13 | 24,617 | ||
October 21 | No. 22Arizona![]() | No. 15 |
| L 21–23 | 36,090 | ||
October 28 | atArizona State | No. 23 |
| L 39–44 | 62,416 | ||
November 11 | atCalifornia |
| L 26–38 | 33,000 | |||
November 18 | atWashington |
| L 9–20 | 73,527 | |||
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Six Cougars were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.
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Steve Broussard | RB | 1 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons |
Tony Savage | DT | 5 | 112 | New York Jets |
Tim Stallworth | WR | 6 | 161 | Los Angeles Rams |
Dan Grayson | LB | 7 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Doug Wellsandt | TE | 8 | 204 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Tim Downing | DE | 11 | 302 | New York Giants |
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