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The 1994 Washington State Cougars football team was an
American football team that represented
Washington State University in the
Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the
1994 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their sixth season under head coach
Mike Price , the Cougars compiled an 7–4 regular season record (5–3 in Pac-10, fourth), and outscored their opponents 192 to 136.
[1]
[2] The preseason media poll had picked WSU to finish last in the conference.
[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 2,299 passing yards, Frank Madu with 494 rushing yards, and Albert Kennedy with 551 receiving yards.
[4]
Home games were played on campus at
Martin Stadium in
Pullman . The Cougars hosted and won the
Apple Cup , (their second straight victory over the
Huskies on the
Palouse ),
[5]
[6] and went to the second
Alamo Bowl ; they defeated
Baylor for their eighth win,
[7] and were 21st in the
final AP poll .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 5:30 pm vs. No. 21
Illinois * W 10–939,472
September 10 2:00 pm
Fresno State * W 24–324,107
September 24 3:30 pm at No. 18
UCLA No. 22
PSN W 21–042,877
October 1 1:00 pm at
Tennessee * No. 17 L 9–1095,556
October 8 2:00 pm
Oregon No. 22 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 21–737,600
October 15 3:30 pm No. 14
Arizona No. 20 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA PSN L 7–1037,600
October 22 7:00 pm at
Arizona State No. 23 PSN W 28–2146,494
October 29 3:30 pm at
California No. 22 W 26–2334,000
November 5 12:30 pm No. 22
USC No. 16 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA
ABC L 10–2336,686
November 12 1:00 pm at
Oregon State No. 24 L 3–2126,438
November 19 3:30 pm No. 18
Washington PSN W 23–630,395
December 31 5:00 pm vs.
Baylor * No. 24
ESPN W 10–344,106
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Pacific time
Roster
1994 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
17
Chad Carpenter
So
QB
16
Derek Chapman
QB
12
Chad Davis
So
QB
15
Shawn Deeds
Jr
QB
2
Chad DeGrenier
Sr
WR
1
Jay Dumas
Jr
RB
23
Kevin Hicks
Sr
WR
85
Albert Kennedy
Sr
TE
98
David Knuff
So
G
75
Ron Lewis
Sr
RB
4
Frank Madu
Jr
C
68
Marc McCloskey
Jr
TE
89
Eric Moore
Jr
G
50
Paul Reed
Sr
OT
70
Clay Reis
Sr
OT
72
Scott Sanderson
So
G
79
John Scukanec
Jr
RB
5
Derek Sparks
Jr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
26
George Martin
Jr
K
47
Tony Truant
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
[3]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
Game summaries
Oregon
Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Washington
6
0 0 0
6
• Washington State
7
14 2 0
23
Source:
[5]
[6]
Scoring summary 1 WASH Neal 7-yard run (kick failed) WASH 6-0
1 WSU Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 7-6
2 WSU Hicks 3-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 14-6
2 WSU Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick) WSU 21-6
3 WSU Safety, ball snapped out of end zone WSU 23-6
Alamo Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
Baylor
0
0 3 0
3
• Washington State
7
3 0 0
10
Date: December 31Location:
Alamodome ,
San Antonio ,
Texas Game start: 7:00 pm CST Game attendance: 44,106Game weather: IndoorsTelevision network:
ESPN
Source:
[7]
NFL Draft
Four Cougars were selected in the
1995 NFL Draft .
[12]
[13]
References
^
"1994 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. 77. Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^
a
b Miedema, Laurence (August 29, 1994).
"Cougars motivated by lack of respect" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 46.
^
"1994 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^
a
b Grummert, Dale (November 20, 1994).
"Plowed under" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^
a
b
"Cougs bust out against Huskies" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1994. p. 16C.
^
a
b
"Cougs win Alamo Bowl with defense" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1995. p. 3F.
^
"Washington St. at Illinois" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). August 31, 1994. p. 3B.
^
"Oregon at Washington St" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). October 8, 1994. p. 4B.
^
"Matchups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 8, 1994. p. 4B.
^
"Washington St. at California" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). October 29, 1994. p. 6B.
^ Grummert, Dale (April 23, 1995).
"Saints take Fields" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1D.
^ Miedema, Laurence (April 25, 1995).
"Fields goes in the first round" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
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