The 1987 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first season under head coach Dennis Erickson , the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (1–5–1 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored 356 to 238.[1] [2] Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington .
The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 2,446 passing yards, Richard Calvin with 822 rushing yards, and Steve Broussard with 701 receiving yards.[3]
After nine years as WSU head coach, Jim Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in late 1986 ,[4] [5] [6] Palouse in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming ; he had led neighboring Idaho for the previous four years.[7] [8] [9] Wyoming visited Pullman in the second week of the season, a fifteen-point Cougar victory.[10] [11] [12]
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 Fresno State * W 41–2422,971 September 12 Wyoming * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 43–2824,151 [10] [11] [12] September 19 at No. 19 Michigan * L 18–44103,521 September 26 at Colorado * L 17–2643,527 October 10 Stanford Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 7–4431,538 October 17 at Arizona State L 7–3870,341 October 24 Arizona Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 45–2822,269 October 31 at USC L 7–4224,834 November 14 Oregon Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 17–3114,089 November 21 at Washington L 19–3474,038 November 28 vs. California T 17–1754,000 [13] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster 1987 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 87 Marvin Adams Sr LB 55 Tuineau Alipate Jr DE 76 Ivan Cook Jr DT 97 Tim Downing So LB 57 Brian Forde Sr DE 96 Randy Gray So CB 41 James Hasty Sr DE 93 Chris Hiller Sr SS 19 Artie Holmes Jr CB 18 Shawn Landrum Jr DB 10 Jay Languein So SS 42 Ron Lee Jr LB 40 Maury Metcalf Jr DB 37 Roosevelt Noble So DT 75 Tony Savage So LB 21 Neti Ulaga'ono FS 29 Vernon Todd Jr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 4 Kevin Adams Sr P 45 Rob Myers So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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NFL Draft
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