1975 Washington State Cougars football team

1975 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1975 record 3–8 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (8th year)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1975 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 UCLA + 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
#14 California + 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
#17 USC 3 – 4 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (0–7 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 262.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 1,022 passing yards, Vaughn Williams with 662 rushing yards, and Brian Kelly with 371 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 18–14   33,378
September 20 at Utah* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 30–14   19,622
September 27 California Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 33–21   24,500
October 4 at Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 27–21   51,060
October 11 at No. 3 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 28–10   47,408
October 18 No. 18 UCLA Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L 37–23   28,500
October 25 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 54–14   35,000
November 1 Oregon Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 26–14   18,100
November 8 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 7–0   13,489
November 15 Idaho* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse) W 84–27   17,300
November 22 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 28–27   57,100
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Jim Sweeney

Assistants: Bill Cords, Larry Donovan, Jack Elway, Tom Keele, Ron Mims, Mike Price, Dick Roach

[4]

Game summaries

Washington

1 2 34Total
Washington State 10 14 3027
Washington 7 7 01428

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 57,100

References

  1. ↑ "1975 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. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1975 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ 2010 Washington State football media guide
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