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^Missildine, Harry (December 14, 1977). "Line forms at Pullman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
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External links
Game program: California at WSU – October 8, 1977
Game program: UCLA vs. WSU at Spokane – October 15, 1977
Game program: Oregon at WSU – October 22, 1977
Game program: Idaho at WSU – November 12, 1977
December 30, 2022
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The 1977 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific 8 Conference Pac 8 during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season In their only season under head coach Warren Powers the Cougars compiled a 6 5 record 3 4 in Pac 8 tied for fourth and outscored their opponents 263 to 236 1 2 1977 Washington State Cougars footballConferencePacific 8 ConferenceRecord6 5 3 4 Pac 8 Head coachWarren Powers 1st season Home stadiumMartin Stadium Joe Albi StadiumSeasons 19761978 1977 Pacific 8 Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 10 Washington 6 1 8 4 No 15 Stanford 5 2 9 3 No 13 USC 5 2 8 4 California 3 4 7 4 Washington State 3 4 6 5 Oregon 1 6 2 9 Oregon State 0 7 2 9 UCLA 0 2 0 4 Conference champion UCLA forfeited 7 wins 5 conference wins due to ineligible players Rankings from AP PollThe team s statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2 372 passing yards Dan Doornink with 591 rushing yards and Mike Levenseller with 736 receiving yards 3 The Cougars opened the season with an upset win at fifteenth ranked Nebraska 4 5 Previously an assistant with the Huskers 6 7 8 Powers left after just twelve months in Pullman for Missouri of the Big Eight Conference 9 10 11 His predecessor in 1976 Jackie Sherrill also lasted just one season with the Cougars Offensive backfield coach Jim Walden was promoted to head coach less than a week later 12 13 14 and led the WSU program for nine years Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 NFL Draft 4 References 5 External linksSchedule EditDateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSeptember 10at No 15 Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln NebraskaW 19 1075 922September 17at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing MichiganW 23 2150 263September 24at Kansas No 15Memorial StadiumLawrence KansasL 12 1444 540September 30at No 2 USCLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos AngelesL 7 4161 809October 8No 14 California Martin StadiumPullman WashingtonW 17 1027 500October 15UCLAJoe Albi StadiumSpokane WashingtonL 16 20 1 37 750October 22at StanfordStanford StadiumStanford CaliforniaL 29 3147 500October 29OregonMartin StadiumPullman WashingtonW 56 2027 200November 5at Oregon StateParker StadiumCorvallis OregonW 24 1022 657November 12Idaho Martin StadiumPullman Washington Battle of the Palouse W 45 1718 500November 19at No 19 WashingtonHusky StadiumSeattle Washington 70th Apple Cup L 15 3560 964 Non conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game 1 UCLA later forfeited the game due to fielding an ineligible player Roster Edit1977 Washington State Cougars football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassC 79 Noel Barnes SrSE 13 Bob Bratkowski SrTE 88 Ron Bull JrC 77 Mark Chandless JrRB 11 Dan Doornink SrRB 29 Tali Ena SoG 71 Larry Finan SrRB 25 Harold Gillum JrQB 18 Steve Grant JrTE 81 Gus Hobus JrFL 44 Brian Kelly SrG 65 Tom Larsen SrOT 68 Dave Lemke SrSE 21 Mike Levenseller SrTE 83 Eason Ramson SrQB 14 Jack Thompson JrTB 26 Mike Washington FrOT 59 Barry Zanck Sr Defense Pos Name ClassDT 91 Terry Anderson SrLB 96 Raleigh Fletcher JrDT 63 Mike Galovich JrLB 98 Terry Gilmore JrCB 37 Ken Greene SrFS 28 Bob Gregor SoDT 76 Spud Harris SoLB 57 Don Hover SrLB 97 Jeff Jones JrCB 15 Mark Patterson SrLB 67 Dean Pedigo SrLB 47 Scott Pelluer FrDE 38 Mel Sanders SoSS 48 Don Schwartz SrDE 36 Tom Thompson JrFS 16 John Troppman SrNG 50 George Yarno Jr Special teams Pos Name ClassK 22 Paul Watson JrP 46 Gavin Hedrick Sr Head coachWarren Powers 1st year Coordinators assistant coachesJim Walden OB Mike Price WR Dick Beechner OL Dave Walker DL Rich Glover DL John Faiman OL Michael Church LB Zaven Yaralian DB Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured RedshirtSource 15 16 17 NFL Draft EditEight Cougars were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft Ken Greene was the first player from WSU taken in the first round in thirteen years 18 Player Position Round Overall FranchiseKen Greene DB 1 19 St Louis CardinalsDon Schwartz DB 4 87 New Orleans SaintsMike Levenseller WR 6 164 Oakland RaidersDan Doornink RB 7 174 New York GiantsDon Hover LB 8 219 Washington RedskinsGavin Hendrick P 8 220 San Diego ChargersEason Ramson TE 12 312 Green Bay PackersMark Patterson DB 12 318 Detroit Lions 18 19 References Edit 1977 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results SR College Football Sports Reference LLC Retrieved October 24 2016 2016 Media Guide PDF WSUCougars com Washington State Cougars Athletics p 76 Retrieved October 24 2016 1977 Washington State Cougars Stats SR College Football Sports Reference LLC Retrieved October 24 2016 Missildine Harry September 11 1977 Confident Cougars upset Cornhuskers Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p D1 Drosendahl Glenn September 11 1977 Cougs upset Huskers Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1B Barrows Bob December 14 1976 WSU fills football job with Nebraska assistant Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1B Missildine Harry December 14 1976 Warren Powers new Coug coach Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 19 Brown Bruce December 14 1976 New challenge faces Powers Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington p 19 Brown Bruce December 13 1977 Powers takes Missouri job Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington p 23 Missildine Harry December 14 1977 Line forms at Pullman Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 25 Drosendahl Glenn December 14 1977 Powers is gone the search is on Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1B Killen John December 19 1977 WSU hires Waldens who plans to stay Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1B Missildine Harry December 19 1977 Walden s players choice at WSU Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 19 Brown Bruce December 19 1977 WSU makes Walden s dreams come true Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington p 25 Bears vs Cougars probable starters Spokesman Review Spokane Washington October 8 1977 p 13 Vandals vs Cougars probable starters Spokesman Review Spokane Washington November 12 1977 p 17 2008 Football media guide PDF Washington State University Athletics 2008 pp 172 191 Retrieved March 3 2020 a b Missildine Harry May 3 1978 Coug Greene first round draftee Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 20 Missildine Harry May 4 1978 Five more Cougs selected Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 33 External links EditGame program California at WSU October 8 1977 Game program UCLA vs WSU at Spokane October 15 1977 Game program Oregon at WSU October 22 1977 Game program Idaho at WSU November 12 1977 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Washington State Cougars football team amp oldid 1117691897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,