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1982 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1982
team	Washington State Cougars
sport	football
image	Washington State Football Helmet 1976-1987.png
image_size	200
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	3–7–1
conf_record	2–4–1
head_coach	Jim Walden
hc_year	5th
stadium	Martin Stadium
Joe Albi Stadium

Joe Albi Stadium

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.

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.

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.

The finale was the Apple Cup, held in Pullman for the first time in 28 years; 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. It was the Cougars' first win over the Huskies in nine years.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Washington

Source:

Roster

Jim Walden (5th year)
Jim Burrow (DB)
Dave Elliott (ILB)
Jon Fabris
Gary Gagnon
Lindsay Hughes
Steve Morton
Mel Sanders
Harold Wheeler
Del Wight
Ken Woody

NFL draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.

Clete Casper	QB	[12](1983-nfl-draft-round-twelve)	311	[Los Angeles Rams](1983-los-angeles-rams-season)

References

"1982 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"2016 Media Guide". Washington State Cougars Athletics.
Barrows, Bob. (December 3, 1982). "Better luck next year?". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
"1982 Washington State Cougars Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
Barrows, Bob. (September 11, 1982). "The Battle of the Palouse". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
Barrows, Bob. (September 12, 1982). "WSU's Matthews snaps record (and Idaho) 34-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
Devlin, Vince. (November 19, 1982). "Cougs: Thorn in Dawgs' paw?". Spokane Chronicle.
Barrows, Bob. (November 20, 1982). "So what if WSU is the underdog against the 5th-ranked Huskies?". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
Barrows, Bob. (November 21, 1982). "Cougars upset Huskies 24-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(November 21, 1982). "Wash. State ruins Huskies' title hopes". Gainesville Sun.
(November 21, 1982). "WSU changes Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard.
(September 19, 1982). "Buffaloes bruise the Cougs". The Spokesman-Review.
(September 26, 1982). "Hohensee passes Gophers to 41–11 win". The Forum.
(October 3, 1982). "Vols' credit pep talk and defense for win". The Commercial Appeal.
Rodman, Bob. (October 9, 1982). "Can OSU snap out of losing?". Eugene Register-Guard.
Rodman, Bob. (October 10, 1982). "The Beavers don't win – or lose". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 17, 1982). "Donahue gets credit for sparking UCLA's rally". The Daily Breeze.
(October 24, 1982). "Running rallies Stanford past WSU". The San Francisco Examiner.
(October 31, 1982). "Tunnicliffe's passing leads Arizona past hapless Cougars". Tri-City Herald.
Barrows, Bob. (November 6, 1982). "Cougars: Oregon wants to get old magic back, too". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
Conrad, John. (November 6, 1982). "WSU-UO: A chance to atone". Eugene Register-Guard.
Conrad, John. (November 7, 1982). "It's predictable: Ducks drop one to WSU". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 14, 1982). "Ex-cager's 'circus catches' make Cougars miserable". The Daily Herald.
(2009). "2009 Football media guide: Year-by-year scores". Washington State University Athletics.
(September 11, 1982). "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review.
(October 9, 1982). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
Barrows, Bob. (October 23, 1982). "WSU vs. Stanford". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(November 6, 1982). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 19, 1982). "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review.
(November 20, 1982). "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(2009). "2009 Football media guide: coaches". Washington State University Athletics.
(April 27, 1983). "Seahawks grab UI's Merriman; LA Rams select WSU's Casper". Spokesman-Review.

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