1991 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1991 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Mike Price (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Tim Lappano (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Mike Zimmer (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Martin Stadium

Seasons

<- 1990

1992 ->

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 Washington $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  |
No. 8 California |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 19 UCLA |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 22 Stanford |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Arizona State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Washington State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Arizona |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
USC |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Oregon |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Oregon State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and were outscored by their opponents 340 to 280.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 2,741 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 843 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 759 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 7| at Oregon|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 14–40| 42,995
September 14| Fresno State*|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 30–34| 20,647
September 21| at No. 16 Ohio State*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 19–33| 92,687
September 28| at UNLV*|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Las Vegas, NV

| W 40–13| 20,628
October 5| Oregon State|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 55–7| 25,100
October 12| USC|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 27–34| 23,997
October 19| at No. 25 Arizona State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 17–3| 48,682
November 2| at No. 23 UCLA|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| L 3–44| 43,592
November 9| Arizona|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 40–27| 21,520
November 16| No. 22 Stanford|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 14–49| 18,238
November 23| at No. 2 Washington|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)

| L 21–56| 72,581

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

## Roster

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1991 Washington State Cougars football team roster

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

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QB | `11` | Drew Bledsoe | So
WR | `2` | Phillip Bobo | So
TE | `89` | Brett Carolan | So
RB | `34` | Paul Carr | Sr
WR | `1` | C. J. Davis | Jr
G | `61` | Josh Dunning | So
OT | `72` | Jim Eucker | Jr
OT | `74` | Bob Garman | Sr
OL | `64` | Ron Lewis | So
G | `68` | Marc McCloskey | Fr
WR | `25` | Augustin Oloiba | Sr
QB | `13` | Mike Pattinson | So
G | `77` | Konrad Pimiskern | Jr
WR | `9` | Deron Pointer | So
WR | `6` | Calvin Schexnayder | Jr
OT | `78` | Andy Tribble | Jr
C | `66` | Robbie Tobeck | Jr
TE | `98` | Clarence Williams | Jr
C | `76` | Steve Wolfe | Jr
RB | `32` | Shaumbe Wright-Fair | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `57` | Kevin Ashworth | Jr
LB | `48` | Lewis Bush | Jr
DT | `97` | Chris Frank | Jr
DE | `92` | Ray Hall | So
CB | `24` | Torey Hunter | Fr
LB | `19` | Kurt Loertscher | Sr
LB | `41` | Anthony McClanahan | So
SS | `8` | Singor Mobley | Fr
DE | `86` | DeWayne Patterson | Fr
SS | `28` | Anthony Prior | Sr
FS | `10` | John Rushing | Fr
DE | `83` | Lee Tilleman | Sr
DT | `94` | Kirk Westerfield | Sr
CB | `20` | Michael Wright | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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PK, P | `4` | Jason Hanson | Sr

Head coach

* Mike Price

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Tim Lappano – OC
* Mike Zimmer – DC
* Bill Doba – LB

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

[4][5][6][7]

## NFL Draft

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Four Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL draft.

Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | Franchise

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Jason Hanson | PK  | 2 | 56  | Detroit Lions
Michael Wright  | CB  | 5 | 126  | New York Giants
Anthony Prior  | S  | 9 | 238  | New York Giants
Augustin Oloiba  | WR  | 11 | 289  | Cleveland Browns

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## References

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1. ^ "1991 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. ^ "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. ^ "1991 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 7, 1991. p. 4B.
5. ^ "Washington State at Ohio State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 21, 1991. p. 6B.
6. ^ "Washington State at UCLA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). November 2, 1991. p. 5B.
7. ^ "Stanford at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 16, 1991. p. 5B.
8. ^ "WSU's Hanson, Wright go pro". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 27, 1992. p. 1C.
9. ^ Boling, Dave (April 27, 1992). "Lions get a kick out of Hanson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
10. ^ "Two more Cougars drafted". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 28, 1992. p. 1C.
11. ^ Boling, Dave (April 28, 1992). "EWU's Schulz plain happy just for call from anybody". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.

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Washington State Cougars football

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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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* 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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