1995 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1995 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Mike Price (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jim McDonell (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Bill Doba (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Martin Stadium

Seasons

← 1994

1996 →

1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 12 USC ^ +  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 1
Washington \+  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 1
No. 18 Oregon | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 3  | – | 0
Stanford | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 1
UCLA | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 5  | – | 0
Arizona | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
Arizona State | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
California | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Washington State | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Oregon State | 0  | – | 8  | – | 0 |  |  | 1  | – | 10  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions
* ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 in Pac-10, tied for eighth), and were outscored 274 to 236.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 1,868 passing yards, Frank Madu with 870 rushing yards, and Eric Moore with 486 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 2| at Pittsburgh*|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 13–17| 35,513
September 9| Montana*|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 38–21| 28,312
September 23| No. 16 UCLA|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 24–15| 33,711
September 30| at No. 2 Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| L 21–35| 75,777
October 7| Oregon State|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 40–14| 31,876
October 14| at No. 5 USC|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 14–26| 51,131
October 21| at No. 12 Oregon|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 7–26| 46,109
October 28| Arizona|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 14–24| 32,924
November 4| at California|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 11–27| 31,000
November 11| Stanford|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 24–36| 26,572
November 18| at No. 22 Washington|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)

| L 30–33| 74,144

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

## Roster

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1995 Washington State Cougars football team roster

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

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WR | `17` | Chad Carpenter | Jr
QB | `12` | Chad Davis | Jr
QB | `15` | Shawn Deeds | Sr
WR | `1` | Jay Dumas | Sr
QB | `16` | Ryan Leaf | Fr
RB | `4` | Frank Madu | Sr
RB | `` | Miguel Meriweather | Fr
C | `68` | Marc McCloskey | Sr
C | `76` | Jason McEndoo | So
WR | `45` | Shawn McWashington | So
TE | `89` | Eric Moore | Sr
G | `72` | Scott Sanderson | Jr
OT | `79` | John Scukanec | Sr
G | `71` | Cory Solomon | So
RB | `5` | Derek Sparks | Sr
WR | `18` | Bryant Thomas | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `27` | Greg Burns | Sr
LB | `33` | James Darling | Jr
DE | `46` | Shane Doyle | So
LB | `38` | Phillip Glover | So
LB | `22` | Chris Hayes | Sr
FS | `3` | Terrell Henderson | Jr
CB | `15` | Shad Hinchen | Jr
DT | `95` | Gary Holmes | Fr
DT | `97` | Darryl Jones | Fr
DT | `93` | Delmar Morais | Fr
LB | `4` | Johnny Nansen | Jr
DE | `92` | Dwayne Sanders | Sr
SS | `25` | Duane Stewart | So
CB | `6` | Brian Walker | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `26` | George Martin | Sr
K | `47` | Tony Truant | Jr

Head coach

* Mike Price (7th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Jim McDonell – OC
* Bill Doba – DC

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

[4][5][6][7][8]

## NFL draft

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One Cougar was selected in the 1996 NFL draft.

Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | Franchise

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Chris Hayes | S  | 7  | 210  | New York Jets

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## References

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1. ^ "1995 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. ^ "1995 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. ^ "Matchups: starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 21, 1995. p. 4D.
5. ^ "Cougar offense, defense". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). November 11, 1995. p. 3D.
6. ^ "Cougar offense, defense". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). November 18, 1995. p. 3C.
7. ^ "Stanford at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 11, 1995. p. 4B.
8. ^ "WSU at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 18, 1995. p. 4B.
9. ^ "UI, WSU have one selected". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 22, 1996. p. 1B.
10. ^ Miedema, Laurence (April 22, 1996). "UI's Mills, WSU's Hayes receive the call". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.

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Washington State Cougars football

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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