1989 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1989 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and outscored their opponents 351 to 268.[1][2]

1989 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1989 record	6–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Zimmer (1st season)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium

1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Garcia with 2,741 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,237 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 548 receiving yards.[3] The Cougars won their first four games, then were 6–1 and ranked fifteenth in the AP poll,[4] but lost their final four games.[5]

Following the departure of head coach Dennis Erickson for Miami in early March,[6][7][8] Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the Big Sky Conference at Weber State in Ogden, Utah. [9][10][11][12]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	No. 6 Idaho (Div. I-AA)*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 41–7	33,914
September 7	at No. 24 BYU*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 46–41	64,310
September 16	Oregon State	No. 23	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 41–3	26,883
September 23	at Wyoming*	No. 19	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 29–23	20,041
September 30	No. 11 USC	No. 19	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 17–18	38,434
October 7	at No. 23 Oregon	No. 21	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 51–38	44,963
October 14	Stanford	No. 17	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 31–13	24,617
October 21	No. 22 Arizona	No. 15	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 21–23	36,090
October 28	at Arizona State	No. 23	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 39–44	62,416
November 11	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 26–38	33,000
November 18	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 9–20	73,527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 31 Steve Broussard Sr G 70 Steve Cromer Jr WR 1 C.J. Davis So QB 9 Aaron Garcia Fr T 74 Bob Garman So QB 12 Brad Gossen Jr WR 5 Calvin Griggs Jr T 73 John Husby Sr TE 46 Rodd Olson Sr WR 80 Jody Sears Jr G 63 Mike Smith Jr SB 2 Tim Stallworth Sr RB 33 Rich Swinton Jr TE 82 Doug Wellsandt Sr RB 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair Fr C 56 Paul Wulff Sr WR 87 Ron Young Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 99 Marlin Brown Sr LB 48 Lewis Bush So FS 22 John Diggs Jr DE 97 Tim Downing Sr LB 43 Phil Garabedian Sr DE 96 Randy Gray Sr LB 50 Dan Grayson Sr SS 10 Jay Languein Sr LB 91 Mark Ledbetter Sr SS 6 Chris Moton Jr CB 37 Roosevelt Noble Sr CB 26 Ron Ricard Jr DT 75 Tony Savage Sr DB 20 Michael Wright So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 4 Jason Hanson So P 45 Rob Myers Sr	Head coach Mike Price (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Tiller - OC Mike Zimmer - DC Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:[13][14][15][16]

NFL Draft

Six Cougars were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Steve Broussard	RB	1	20	Atlanta Falcons
Tony Savage	DT	5	112	New York Jets
Tim Stallworth	WR	6	161	Los Angeles Rams
Dan Grayson	LB	7	182	Pittsburgh Steelers
Doug Wellsandt	TE	8	204	Cincinnati Bengals
Tim Downing	DE	11	302	New York Giants

Source:[17][18]

• List of Washington State Cougars in the NFL Draft

References

1. "1989 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
3. "1989 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. "Buffaloes gain respect; WSU moves up in poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1989. p. C1.
5. "Huskies bowl-bound after win over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 1C.
6. Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1989). "Erickson's air express off to Miami". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
7. "Erickson takes Miami job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1989. p. 1D.
8. Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1989). "Erickson leaves 'dream'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
9. Meehan, Jim (March 14, 1989). "Price comes to 'save the day'". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
10. Blanchette, John (March 14, 1989). "Choice of Price applauded by players". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
11. Bergum, Steve (March 15, 1989). "Price: 'I'm here to save the day'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
12. "'The Price is Right' for Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 15, 1989. p. 5B.
13. "The matchups". Idahonian. (Moscow). September 2, 1989. p. 1D.
14. "Idaho vs. Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 2, 1989. p. 4B.
15. Grummert, Dale (September 15, 1989). "Not your average kicker". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
16. "Oregon outlook". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 7, 1989. p. 4C.
17. Boling, Dave (April 23, 1990). "Falcons pick Broussard 20th". p. C1.
18. "Two more Cougs drafted". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 24, 1990. p. 8A.