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1983 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1983
teamWashington State Cougars
sportfootball
imageWashington State Football Helmet 1976-1987.png
image_size200
conferencePacific-10 Conference
short_confPac-10
record7–4
conf_record5–3
head_coachJim Walden
hc_year6th
stadiumMartin Stadium
Joe Albi 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), 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. Sophomore quarterback Mark Rypien started two games in September, but was sidelined with a broken collarbone.

The Cougars won a second straight Apple Cup over rival Washington, their first victory at Husky Stadium in Seattle in a decade.

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. Millard was the thirteenth overall pick of the 1984 NFL draft, selected by the Minnesota Vikings.

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, classes started at WSU a month earlier, in late August, and all home games were scheduled for Pullman. (Home games in Seattle at Lumen Field were played from 2002 to 2014.)

Schedule

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Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Jim Walden
  • Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Mel Sanders, Del Wight, Ken Woody

Game summaries

Oregon

October 29

Roster

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  • Jim Walden (6th year)

NFL draft

Three Cougars were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

Charlie FlagerG[11](1984-nfl-draft-round-eleven)292[New England Patriots](1984-new-england-patriots-season)

References

References

  1. "1983 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. "2016 Media Guide". Washington State Cougars Athletics.
  3. "1983 Washington State Cougars Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  4. (November 23, 1983). "WSU statistics". Spokesman-Review.
  5. Devlin, Vince. (September 21, 1983). "Cougs go with two QBs again". Spokane Chronicle.
  6. Devlin, Vince. (November 3, 1983). "Rypien welcome to return". Spokesman-Review.
  7. Weaver, Dan. (November 8, 1983). "Rypien will remain a Cougar". Spokesman-Review.
  8. Devlin, Vince. (November 20, 1983). "Cougs wilt UW's roses again". Spokesman-Review.
  9. Barrows, Bob. (November 20, 1983). "Cougars spoil Huskies hopes, 17-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  10. (November 22, 1983). "Porter, Millard win Pac-10 weekly honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  11. Devlin, Vince. (November 23, 1983). "Walden named Coach of the Year". Spokesman-Review.
  12. (November 23, 1983). "Walden gets conference's top honor". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  13. Devlin, Vince. (May 2, 1984). "WSU lineman picked in 1st round". Spokesman-Review.
  14. Devlin, Vince. (May 1, 1984). "Millard feels like a million". Spokane Chronicle.
  15. Ledford, David. (January 18, 1983). "WSU adopts early startup". Spokesman-Review.
  16. (March 27, 1984). "No Cougars in Spokane this season". Spokane Chronicle.
  17. Blanchette, John. (March 28, 1984). "Cougars won't have a ball at Albi this season". Spokesman-Review.
  18. Devlin, Vince. (September 4, 1983). "Cougars pass one up, 27–7". The Spokesman-Review.
  19. Barrows, Bob. (September 4, 1983). "WSU roars past Montana State 27–7 in opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  20. Joe Lapointe. (September 11, 1983). "MSU, U-M survive hot openers: No 'ho-hummer' -- Wolverines escape Cougar attack, 20–17". Detroit Free Press.
  21. (September 18, 1983). "'Cats clout WSU". The Columbian.
  22. (September 25, 1983). "Turner will go it alone". The Spokesman-Review.
  23. (October 9, 1983). "USC romps tp confidence-building win". The Arizona Republic.
  24. (October 16, 1983). "Cougars crumble under UCLA blitz". The Daily Herald.
  25. (October 23, 1983). "Cougs surprise 13th-ranked Arizona State". Tri-City Herald.
  26. (October 30, 1983). "Cougars' Turner explodes to swamp Oregon, 24–7". The Olympian.
  27. (November 6, 1983). "Cougs corral Beavers". The News Tribune.
  28. (November 13, 1983). "Cougs top Cal; winning season assured". Tri-City Herald.
  29. (November 20, 1983). "Cougars divert UW to Aloha Bowl, 17–6". The News Tribune.
  30. (March 31, 1983). "Walden makes coaching changes". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  31. Conrad, John. (October 30, 1983). "Turner's runs turn it WSU's way, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard.
  32. Barrows, Bob. (September 3, 1983). "Washington State hopes today's opener is reminiscent of 1981 season". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  33. (September 10, 1983). "College football: WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  34. (October 29, 1983). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
  35. (November 19, 1983). "Apple Cup: The starters". Spokesman-Review.
  36. Barrows, Bob. (November 19, 1983). "Apple Cup: WSU looks for encore". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
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