1969 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1969 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 in Pac-8, last), and were outscored 339 to 143.[1][2]
1969 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
1969 record | 1–9 (0–7 Pac-8) |
Head coach | Jim Sweeney (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane) |
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 UCLA | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jack Wigmore with 876 passing yards, Richard Lee Smith with 485 rushing yards, and Fred Moore with 523 receiving yards.[3]
Washington State won their opener at Illinois by a point with a late field goal,[4] then lost nine straight. They did not play neighbor Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse; outside of war years without teams (1943, 1944) it was the first break in the series since 1900. The game was dropped this season (and in 1971) to allow the Cougars to schedule all seven conference opponents.[5]
Both WSU and Washington entered the Apple Cup in Seattle winless (0–6) in conference play;[6][7] the Huskies won their only game of the season to avoid the Pac-8 cellar.[8][9][10] It was the first game of the series played on artificial turf.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 20 | at Illinois* | W 19–18 | 40,345 | |
September 27 | at Iowa* |
| L 35–61 | 43,321 |
October 4 | Oregon |
| L 24–25 | 21,092 |
October 11 | No. 11 UCLA | L 14–46 | 22,100 | |
October 18 | at No. 18 Stanford | L 0–49 | 31,000 | |
October 25 | California |
| L 0–17 | 16,700 |
November 1 | Pacific* |
| L 20–27 | 16,000 |
November 8 | at No. 6 USC | L 7–28 | 47,158 | |
November 15 | at Oregon State |
| L 3–38 | 23,679 |
November 22 | at Washington | L 21–30 | 54,500 | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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NFL Draft
Three Cougars were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Jim Vest | DE | 15 | 374 | New Orleans Saints |
Fred Moore | WR | 15 | 388 | Oakland Raiders |
Richard Smith | RB | 17 | 422 | Cincinnati Bengals |
- Vest was a former player (1967) who was with the Seattle Rangers of the Continental Football League.[18]
References
- "1969 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- "1969 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- "WSU edges Illini, 19-18". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 2B.
- Missildine, Harry (September 19, 1970). "Battle of Palouse matches explosive offenses at Albi". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
- Missildine, Harry (November 22, 1969). "Cougars vs. Huskies: At least finish could be happy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
- "WSU (1-8), Huskies (0-9) both after Apple trophy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1969. p. 11.
- "Huskies snap losing streak; breeze past Cougars, 30-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 2B.
- "Huskies beat Cougars 30-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 1, sports.
- Ashmun, Chuck (November 23, 1969). "Cougars lose to Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
- "WSU vs. Oregon: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 4, 1969. p. 11.
- "Bruins vs. Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 11, 1969. p. 11.
- "WSU vs. California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 24, 1969. p. 15.
- "WSU vs. U. of Pacific". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 31, 1969. p. 17.
- "Trojans heavily favored; some weak points noted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1969. p. 15.
- Brown, Bruce (November 14, 1969). "Rugged task in prospect as Cougars face Beavers". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
- "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- "John Carlos, other trackmen go to late football draft rounds". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 29, 1970. p. 13.