1964 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1964 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record| 3–6–1 (1–2–1 AAWU)
Head coach|

* Bert Clark (1st season)

Captains|

* Jim Paton
* Dave Thomas

Home stadium| Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium

Seasons

<- 1963

1965 ->

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ +  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 10 USC \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
UCLA | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Stanford | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oregon | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Washington State | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
California | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–2–1 in AAWU, tie for sixth), and were outscored 208 to 165.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Petersen with 478 passing yards, Clancy Williams with 783 rushing yards, and Tom Kelley with 218 receiving yards.[3] Williams was the ninth overall pick of the 1965 NFL draft, selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams.[4][5]

Hired in January, Clark was previously an assistant at rival Washington for seven seasons under head coach Jim Owens; both had played collegiately at Oklahoma under hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson.[6][7][8] Clark's initial contract at WSU was for three years at $16,500 per year.[9]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| Stanford|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| W 29–23| 19,000|
September 26| Wyoming*|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| L 7–28| 17,500| [10]
October 3| at Arizona*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| L 12–28| 29,400| [11][12]
October 10| Pacific (CA)*|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| W 50–0| 13,000|
October 17| at San Jose State*|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 16–14| 13,000|
October 24| at Idaho*|

* Neale Stadium
* Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)

| L 13–28| 17,778| [13]
October 31| Oregon State|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| L 7–24| 16,000|
November 7| at Oregon|

* Hayward Field
* Eugene, OR

| T 21–21| 19,000|
November 14| at Texas Tech*|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 10–28| 25,500|
November 21| Washington|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)

| L 0–14| 36,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## Roster

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1964 Washington State Cougars football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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OT | `71` | Brian Beveridge | Jr
OT | `72` | Joe Broeker | Sr
HB | `10` | Mike Cadigan | So
G | `66` | Wally Dempsey | Sr
FB | `33` | Larry Eilmes | Jr
G | `68` | Wayne Foster | Jr
HB | `20` | Bill Gaskins | Jr
SE | `83` | Tom Kelley | Jr
G | `65` | Jim Nelson | Jr
OT | `77` | Jim Paton | Sr
QB | `15` | Dave Petersen | So
QB | `11` | Tom Roth | Jr
TE | `88` | Rich Sheron | So
OT | `74` | Bob Trygstad | So
C | `62` | Ron Vrlicak | So
HB | `22` | Clancy Williams | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `75` | Bill Ebel | Sr
P | `83` | Tom Kelley | Jr

Head coach

* Bert Clark (1st year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Laurie Niemi (OL)
* King Block (DL)
* Red Smith (E, freshmen)
* Joe Marvin (OB)
* Jim Shanley (DB)
* John Nelson (OL)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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## Game summaries

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### Stanford

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|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Stanford | 10 | 3| 7| 3 | 23
• Washington St | 3 | 13| 0| 13 | 29

* Date: September 19
* Location: Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, WA
* Game attendance: 20,500

| Scoring summary

1| | WSU| Hedemark 20-yard field goal| WSU 3-0
1| | STAN| Beck 52-yard field goal| Tied 3-3
1| | STAN| Myers 1-yard run (Beck kick)| STAN 10-3
2| | WSU| Roth 49-yard run (Hedemark kick)| Tied 10-10
2| | STAN| Beck 27-yard field goal| STAN 13-10
2| | WSU| Gaskins 7-yard run (kick failed)| WSU 16-13
3| | STAN| DeSylvia 8-yard run (Beck kick)| STAN 20-16
4| | STAN| Beck 22-yard field goal| STAN 23-16
4| | WSU| Eilmes 1-yard run (run failed)| STAN 23-22
4| 0:25| WSU| Roth 1-yard run (Ebel kick)| WSU 29-23

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## NFL Draft

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Two Cougars were selected in the 1965 NFL draft.

Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | Franchise

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Clancy Williams | Running back  | 1 | 9  | Los Angeles Rams
Dale Ford  | Running back  | 19 | 254  | San Francisco 49ers

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## References

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1. ^ "1964 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
2. ^ a b "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
3. ^ "1964 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
4. ^ a b "Williams, Leetzow early choices in draft; both sign contracts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 29, 1964. p. 8.
5. ^ a b "West Coast aces get draft calls". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 14.
6. ^ Johnson, Bob (January 14, 1964). "Bert Clark named Cougar grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
7. ^ Missildine, Harry (January 15, 1964). "Cougars sign Clark as head grid coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
8. ^ "Bert Clark, veteran Husky aide, new WSU grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 15, 1964. p. 8.
9. ^ "WSU now 'arranging' new Clark contract". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 7, 1965. p. 12.
10. ^ "Wyoming raps Washington State". The Tacoma News Tribune. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Arizona tumbles WSU Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 10.
12. ^ Johnson, Bob (October 5, 1963). "Cougars prepare for UOP; Arizona scores 28–12 win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
13. ^ Missildine, Harry (October 25, 1964). "'Thunder Ray' leads Idaho's charge". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1-sports.
14. ^ "Cougars vs. Indians: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 19, 1964. p. 9.
15. ^ "Cougars vs. Vandals: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1964. p. 9.
16. ^ "Beavers vs. Cougars: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1964. p. 10.
17. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 8, 1964). "Indecisive homecoming: Ducks, Cougars tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
18. ^ "Cougars vs. Huskies: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1964. p. 9.
19. ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
20. ^ "WSU rallies for 29-23 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1964. p. 6B.

## External links

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* Game program: Stanford vs. WSU at Spokane – September 19, 1964
* Game program: Wyoming at WSU – September 26, 1964
* Game program: Pacific at WSU – October 10, 1964
* Game program: Oregon State at WSU – October 31, 1964
* Game program: Washington vs. WSU at Spokane – November 21, 1964

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Venues|

* Rogers Field (1895–1969)
* Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole)
* Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Idaho: Battle of the Palouse
* Washington: Apple Cup
* Northwest Championship

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* Butch T. Cougar
* "Fight Song"
* Marching band
* Coug it
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