1986 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1986 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 3–7–1 (2–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Jim Walden (9th season)

Home stadium| Martin Stadium

Seasons

<- 1985

1987 ->

1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Arizona State $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 14 UCLA | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 18 Washington | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 11 Arizona | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Stanford | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
USC | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oregon | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Washington State | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
California | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Oregon State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–6–1 in Pac-10, eighth place) and were outscored 312 to 221.[1][2]

The Cougars tied eventual Rose Bowl champion Arizona State in Tempe in late September,[3] then beat USC by twenty points in Pullman, but lost their final five games and dropped in the standings.

WSU's statistical leaders in 1986 included senior quarterback Ed Blount with 1,882 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 921 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 523 receiving yards.[4] Notable underclassmen included quarterback Timm Rosenbach,[5][6] guard Mike Utley, and future head coach Paul Wulff.[7]

Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in mid-December,[8][9][10][11] and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, who returned to the Palouse (four years at Idaho) in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming.[12][13]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 6| UNLV*|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 34–14| 17,000
September 13| San Jose State*|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 13–20| 15,000
September 20| at California|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 21–31| 41,500
September 27| at No. 11 Arizona State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| T 21–21| 70,543
October 4| Oregon State|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 24–14| 25,200
October 11| No. 9 USC|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 34–14| 26,000
October 25| at No. 17 UCLA|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| L 16–54| 46,189
November 1| at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| L 12–42| 35,000
November 8| No. 17 Arizona|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 6–31| 17,000
November 15| at Oregon|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 17–27| 25,137
November 22| No. 12 Washington|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)

| L 23–44| 40,000

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1986 Washington State Cougars football team roster

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

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WR | `85` | Mark Bircher
QB | `10` | Ed Blount | Sr
C | `62` | Alan Boatman | Sr
RB | `31` | Steve Broussard | Fr
WR | `24` | Rick Chase | Sr
OT | `68` | Chris Dyko | So
OT | `52` | Dave Fakkema | So
RB | `` | Danny Grant
OL | `73` | John Husby | So
WR | `88` | Michael James | Sr
OT | `72` | Ken Kuiper | So
TE | `89` | Chris Leighton | Sr
G | `66` | Ian Lindner | Sr
TE | `46` | Rodd Olson | Fr
TE | `81` | Mel Orchard | So
RB | `30` | Kerry Porter | Sr
RB | `` | Michael Pringle
RB | `22` | Rich Reed
QB | `3` | Timm Rosenbach | Fr
WR | `47` | Cotton Sears | Sr
WR | `2` | Tim Stallworth | Fr
WR | `8` | Kitrick Taylor | Sr
RB | `11` | Ed Tingstad | So
G | `60` | Mike Utley | So
TE | `82` | Doug Wellsandt | Fr
WR | `13` | Victor Wood | So
C | `56` | Paul Wulff |  Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DL | `87` | Marvin Adams | Jr
LB | `55` | Tunieau Alipate | So
DL | `` | Rob Carpenter
DE | `67` | Rob Cleveland | Sr
S | `25` | Ron Collins | Sr
DE | `67` | Ivan Cook | So
DT | `97` | Tim Downing | Fr
LB | `57` | Brian Forde | Jr
LB | `43` | Bob Gregory | Sr
DB | `41` | James Hasty | Jr
DE | `93` | Chris Hiller | Jr
DB | `` | Artie Holmes
CB | `18` | Shawn Landrum | So
DT | `91` | Mark Ledbetter | Fr
DB | `42` | Ron Lee | So
LB | `40` | Maury Metcalf | So
LB | `41` | Bob O'Neal | Fr
CB | `20` | Ricky Reynolds | Sr
DT | `75` | Tony Savage | Fr
S | `6` | Kevin Thomasson | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `4` | Kevin Adams | Jr
P | `45` | Rob Myers | Fr

Head coach

* Jim Walden (9th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Jim Burrow (DB)
* Dave Elliott (LB)
* Jon Fabris (TE)
* Gary Gagnon (RB)
* Lindsay Hughes
* Steve Morton (OL)
* Robin Ross (DL)
* Mel Sanders
* Ken Woody (WR)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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## Game summaries

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### UNLV

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|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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UNLV | 0 | 7| 0| 7 | 14
• Washington St | 21 | 3| 7| 3 | 34

* Date: September 6
* Location: Martin Stadium
* Game attendance: 17,000

| Scoring summary

Q1| | WSU| Taylor 11 yard pass from Blount (Adams kick)| WSU 7–0
Q1| | WSU| Blount 14 yard run (Adams kick)| WSU 14–0
Q1| | WSU| Collins 71 yard interception return (Adams kick)| WSU 21–0
Q2| | UNLV| Woods 5 yard run (Libonati kick)| WSU 21–7
Q2| | WSU| Adams 32 yard field goal| WSU 24–7
Q3| | WSU| Wood 15 yard pass from Blount (Adams kick)| WSU 31–7
Q4| | WSU| Obrastoff 44 yard field goal| WSU 34–7
Q4| | UNLV| Jones 10 yard run (Libonati kick)| WSU 34–14

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### Washington

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See also: 1986 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup

#12 Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Washington | 7 | 14 | 10| 13| 44
Washington St | 0 | 10 | 7| 6| 23

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

* Date: November 22, 1986
* Game attendance: 40,000
* Gainesville Sun. November 23, 1986 Page 4F

Game information

First quarter

* WASH – Rod Jones 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

* WSU – Ed Tingstad 3-yard run (Kevin Adams kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:
* WSU – Kevin Adams 51-yard field goal. Washington St 10–7. Drive:
* WASH – Tony Covington 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 14–10. Drive:
* WASH – Matt Slater 25-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 21–10. Drive:

Third quarter

* WASH – Matt Slater 38-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 28–10. Drive:
* WASH – Jeff Jaeger 43-yard field goal. Washington 31–10. Drive:
* WASH – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal. Washington 34–10. Drive:
* WSU – Kerry Porter 2-yard run (Kevin Adams kick). Washington 34–17. Drive:

Fourth quarter

* WASH – Matt Slater 25-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 41–17. Drive:
* WSU – Kerry Porter 9-yard run (pass failed). Washington 41–23. Drive:
* WASH – Jeff Jaeger 27-yard field goal, 3:16. Washington 44–23. Drive:

Top passers

* WASH – Chris Chandler – 15/20, 204 yards, 4 TD
* WSU – Ed Blount – 16/30, 240 yards, 2 int

Top rushers

* WASH – Vince Weathersby – 25 rushes, 177 yards
* WSU – Kerry Porter – 25 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

* WASH – Matt Slater – 4 receptions, 106 yards, 3 TD
* WSU – Rodd Olson – 6 receptions, 94 yards

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## NFL Draft

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Four Cougars were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.

Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | Franchise

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Ricky Reynolds | CB  | 2 | 36  | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kitrick Taylor | WR  | 5 | 128  | Kansas City Chiefs
Kerry Porter  | RB  | 7 | 171  | Buffalo Bills
Michael James  | WR  | 8 | 202  | Houston Oilers

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## References

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1. ^ "1986 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. ^ a b "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
3. ^ "WSU is fit to be tied with Arizona State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 28, 1986. p. 1C.
4. ^ "1986 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
5. ^ Grummert, Dale (September 21, 1986). "Kicking off Pac-10 play on wrong foot". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
6. ^ Fears, Shannon (November 16, 1986). "Cougars locate their quarterback, but not in time". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 4C.
7. ^ "Washington State at Arizona State: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 27, 1986. p. 3B.
8. ^ "Walden denies seeking job". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1986. p. 21.
9. ^ a b Devlin, Vince (December 16, 1986). "It's official: Walden's gone". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
10. ^ Condotta, Bob (December 15, 1986). "Iowa State hires WSU's Walden". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
11. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 16, 1986). "The Walden era comes to a close". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
12. ^ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
13. ^ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
14. ^ "1986 Washington State Cougars and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
15. ^ Devlin, Vince (December 17, 1986). "WSU assistants left in limbo". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
16. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 17, 1986). "Walden's staff considers its options". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
17. ^ "2009 Football media guide: coaches" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2009. p. 179. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
18. ^ "Washington State vs. California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 20, 1986. p. 4B.
19. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 15, 1986. p. 4C.
20. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
21. ^ Bergum, Steve (April 29, 1987). "Reynolds goes in 2nd round". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
22. ^ "Four Cougars go in football draft". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 29, 1987. p. 6.

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

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