1976 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:1976
Team:Washington State Cougars
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-8
Record:3–8
Conf Record:2–5
Head Coach:Jackie Sherrill
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Bob Leahy
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Howard Tippett[1]
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Martin Stadium,
Kingdome (Seattle),
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane)

The 1976 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their only season under head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 in Pac-8, sixth), and were outscored 331 to 240.[2] [3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,762 passing yards, Dan Doornink with 422 rushing yards, and Mike Levenseller with 1,124 receiving yards.[4]

Senior quarterback John Hopkins injured a knee in the second game making a tackle;[5] [6] sophomore Thompson relieved him and again the following week,[7] then became the starter for the rest of the season.[8] [9]

A home game was played in Seattle at the newly-opened Kingdome, against eleventh-ranked USC.[9] [10] Previous home games in Seattle in 1972 and 1974 were at Husky Stadium.[11] [12] The sole game at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane was the Apple Cup, which was also under consideration as the Kingdome game.[13]

Previously the defensive coordinator at Pittsburgh, Sherrill was hired in late December 1975,[14] [15] [16] but coached just one season in Pullman, leaving in early December to return to the Panthers as head coach.[1] [17] A week later, he was succeeded at WSU by Warren Powers, the defensive backfield coach at Nebraska.[18] [19] [20]

Roster

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Game summaries

USC

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sherrill takes Pitt job for 'a lot of reasons' . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Emerson . Paul . December 7, 1976 . 1B.
  2. Web site: 1976 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 24, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2016 Media Guide. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. October 24, 2016. 76. October 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021004149/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: 1976 Washington State Cougars Stats. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 24, 2016.
  5. News: Gophers whip Cougs . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . September 19, 1976 . D1.
  6. News: Effort is not enough to ease hurt of loss . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Brown . Bruce . September 20, 1976 . 17.
  7. News: Badgers win air war . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . September 26, 1976 . D1.
  8. News: Thompson unloads on Idaho . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . October 3, 1976 . D1.
  9. News: Thompson's key in 'Dome Bowl' . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . October 9, 1976 . 13.
  10. News: Cougs tough, short . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . October 10, 1976 . D1.
  11. News: Top-ranked Trojans bomb Cougars 44-3 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Emerson . Paul . November 5, 1972 . 19.
  12. News: Cougars 'discover' No. 1 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Emerson . Paul . October 6, 1974 . 15.
  13. News: WSU may move Husky contest to Kingdome . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . February 20, 1976 . 3B.
  14. News: Pitt assistant takes head job . Pittsburgh Press . Franke . Russ . December 26, 1975 . 38.
  15. News: Sherrill named WSU coach . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . December 26, 1975 . 15.
  16. News: WSU hires Pittsburgh assistant . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . December 27, 1975 . 1B.
  17. News: Sherrill's time comes for Pitt job . Pittsburgh Press . Livingston . Pat . December 7, 1976 . 49.
  18. News: WSU fills football job with Nebraska assistant . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Barrows . Bob . December 14, 1976 . 1B.
  19. News: Warren Powers new Coug coach . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . December 14, 1976 . 19.
  20. News: New challenge faces Powers . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Brown . Bruce . December 14, 1976 . 19.
  21. News: Vandals vs. Cougars: probable starters . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (rosters) . October 2, 1976 . 13.
  22. News: Cardinals vs. Cougars: probable starters . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (rosters) . October 23, 1976 . 13.
  23. News: The lineups: probable starters . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 30, 1976 . 1D.
  24. News: Huskies vs. Cougars: probable starters . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (rosters) . November 20, 1976 . 17.

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