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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),[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] Sophomore quarterback Mark Rypien started two games in September,[5] but was sidelined with a broken collarbone .[6] [7]
The Cougars won a second straight Apple Cup over rival Washington , their first victory at Husky Stadium in Seattle in a decade .[8] [9] [10]
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.[11] [12] Millard was the thirteenth overall pick of the 1984 NFL draft , selected by the Minnesota Vikings .[13] [14]
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 ,[15] classes started at WSU a month earlier, in late August, and all home games were scheduled for Pullman.[16] [17] (Home games in Seattle at Lumen Field were played from 2002 to 2014 .)
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 3 Montana State * W 27–721,750 September 10 at No. 6 Michigan * L 17–20103,256 September 17 No. 7 Arizona L 6–4525,000 September 24 UNLV * Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA W 41–2816,500 October 8 at USC L 17–3843,106 October 15 UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 14–2430,000 October 22 at No. 13 Arizona State W 31–2167,516 October 29 Oregon Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 24–729,500 November 5 at Oregon State W 27–932,500 November 12 California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 16–615,000 November 19 at No. 15 Washington W 17–659,220 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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 [18]
Game summaries Oregon 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 0 7 0 7 • Washington State 7 0 17 0 24
Scoring summary 1 0:33 WSU Taylor 78-yard punt return (Trout kick) WSU 7–0 3 11:12 WSU Turner 32-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 14–0 3 10:55 WSU Turner 24-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 21–0 3 6:30 WSU Trout 44-yard field goal WSU 24–0 3 2:58 ORE Barnes 8-yard pass from Owens (Schwabe kick) WSU 24–7
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Roster 1983 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 22 Tracy Adkins Sr LB 96 Lee Blakeney Jr LB 97 Mike Beasley Jr CB 16 Cedric Brown So LB 91 Ben Carrillo Jr CB 44 Erwin Chappel Fr LB 37 Sonny Elkinton Sr FS 28 Steve Haub Sr NG 79 Milford Hodge Jr LB 51 James Krakoski Fr NG 65 Pat Lynch Sr DT 93 Keith Millard Sr SS 3 Joe Taylor Sr LB 98 Rico Tipton Jr FS 2 Jerald Waters Jr DT 76 Eric Williams Sr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 1 Glenn Harper So K 4 John Traut So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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NFL Draft Three Cougars were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft .
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