1982 Washington State Cougars football team

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.[1][2]

1982 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1982 record	3–7–1 (2–4–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Walden (5th season)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane)

1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.[3][4]

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.[5][6]

The finale was the Apple Cup, held in Pullman for the first time in 28 years;[7][8] 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.[9][10] It was the Cougars' first win over the Huskies in nine years.[11]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Idaho (Div I-AA)*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 34–14	25,321
September 18	Colorado*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 0–12	30,923
September 25	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 11–41	50,653
October 2	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–10	91,744
October 9	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	T 14–14	22,937
October 16	at No. 12 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 17–42	41,732
October 23	Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 26–31	26,806
October 30	Arizona	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 17–34	27,412
November 6	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 10–3	20,178
November 13	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–34	34,060
November 20	No. 5 Washington	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA [9] (Apple Cup)	W 24–20	36,571
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[12]

Staff

Head Coach: Jim Walden

Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Melvin Sanders, Harold Wheeler, Del Wight, Ken Woody

Source:[13]

Roster

1982 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class SE Roger Bolden Sr SE 80 John Breland So QB 9 Clete Casper Sr T 77 Mike Dreyer Fr T 60 Charlie Flager Sr RB 43 Tim Harris Sr SE 85 T.J. Jones Sr TE 92 Vince Leighton So G 58 Dan Lynch Jr RB 32 James Matthews Sr RB 36 Rueben Mayes Fr G 63 Gary Patrick Sr SE 87 Mike Peterson Sr QB 17 Mark Rypien  So C 51 Steve Sebahar Sr T 72 Kevin Sloan Jr TE 80 Tom Spencer Sr SE Lawrence Taylor Jr QB 12 Ricky Turner Jr T 74 John Winslow Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 97 Mike Beasley So LB 96 Lee Blakeney Jr CB 30 Mark Blocker Sr LB 91 Ben Carrillo So LB 94 Brad Harrington So FS 28 Steve Haub So NG 79 Milford Hodge So LB 45 Wade Killian So NG 65 Pat Lynch Jr DT 93 Keith Millard Jr NG 18 Mark Pleis Sr CB 19 Rod Retherford Sr SS 3 Joe Taylor Sr LB 54 Junior Tupuola Jr SS 2 Jerald Waters So LB 57 Brent White Sr DT 76 Eric Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 1 Glenn Harper Fr K 4 John Traut Fr KR 36 Rueben Mayes Fr	Head coach Jim Walden (5th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Burrow Dave Elliott Jon Fabris Gary Gagnon Lindsay Hughes Steve Morton Mel Sanders Harold Wheeler Del Wight Ken Woody Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:[5][14][15][16][17][18]

Game summaries

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 7 10 3 0 20 • Washington State 0 7 14 3 24 Date: November 20 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

Scoring summary 1 WASH Allen 24 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) WASH 7-0 2 WASH Nelson 21 yard field goal WASH 10-0 2 WSU Matthews 3 yard run (Traut kick) WASH 10-7 2 WASH Allen 16 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) WASH 17-7 3 WSU Peterson 6 yard pass from Casper (Traut kick) WASH 17-14 3 WSU Harris 7 yard run (Traut kick) WSU 21-17 3 WASH Nelson 37 yard field goal WSU 21-20 4 WSU Traut 37 yard field goal WSU 24-20

Source:[8][9][11][10]

NFL Draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Steve Sebahar	C	11	285	Philadelphia Eagles
Clete Casper	QB	12	311	Los Angeles Rams

Source:[19]

• List of Washington State Cougars in the NFL Draft

References

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6. Barrows, Bob (September 12, 1982). "WSU's Matthews snaps record (and Idaho) 34-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
7. Devlin, Vince (November 19, 1982). "Cougs: Thorn in Dawgs' paw?". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
8. Barrows, Bob (November 20, 1982). "So what if WSU is the underdog against the 5th-ranked Huskies?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
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10. "Wash. State ruins Huskies' title hopes". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 6C.
11. "WSU changes Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 21, 1982. p. 3F.
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18. "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1982. p. 17.
19. "Seahawks grab UI's Merriman; LA Rams select WSU's Casper". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 27, 1983. p. C3.