1983 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:1983
Team:Washington State Cougars
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Record:7–4
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Jim Walden
Hc Year:6th
Stadium:Martin Stadium
Joe Albi Stadium

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.)

Coaching staff

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Game summaries

Oregon

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Roster

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NFL Draft

Three Cougars were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

Keith MillardDT113Minnesota Vikings
Eric WilliamsDT362Detroit Lions
Charlie FlagerG11292New England Patriots
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1983 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 24, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016 Media Guide. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. October 24, 2016. 77. 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.
  3. Web site: 1983 Washington State Cougars Stats. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 24, 2016.
  4. News: WSU statistics . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 23, 1983 . 17.
  5. News: Cougs go with two QBs again . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Devlin . Vince . September 21, 1983 . C1.
  6. News: Rypien welcome to return . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Devlin . Vince . November 3, 1983 . 31 .
  7. News: Rypien will remain a Cougar. Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Weaver. Dan . November 8, 1983 . 19.
  8. News: Cougs wilt UW's roses again . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Vince . November 20, 1983 . C1.
  9. News: Cougars spoil Huskies hopes, 17-6 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Barrows . Bob . November 20, 1983 . 1C.
  10. News: Porter, Millard win Pac-10 weekly honors . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . November 22, 1983 . 3C.
  11. News: Walden named Coach of the Year . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Vince . November 23, 1983 . 15.
  12. News: Walden gets conference's top honor . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . November 23, 1983 . 1C.
  13. News: WSU lineman picked in 1st round . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Vince . May 2, 1984 . 17.
  14. News: Millard feels like a million . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Devlin . Vince . May 1, 1984 . C1.
  15. News: WSU adopts early startup . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Ledford . David . January 18, 1983 . 12.
  16. News: No Cougars in Spokane this season . Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 27, 1984. C1.
  17. News: Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Blanchette. John . March 28, 1984. 23 .
  18. News: Walden makes coaching changes . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . March 31, 1983 . 3B.
  19. News: Turner's runs turn it WSU's way, 24–7 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Conrad . John . October 30, 1983. 1E.
  20. News: Washington State hopes today's opener is reminiscent of 1981 season . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Barrows . Bob . September 3, 1983 . 1B.
  21. News: College football: WSU . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . September 10, 1983 . 1C.
  22. News: Starting lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 29, 1983 . 2C.
  23. News: Apple Cup: The starters . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 19, 1983 . 18.
  24. News: Apple Cup: WSU looks for encore . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Barrows . Bob . November 19, 1983 . 1B.

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