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 eighth season under head coach Jim Sweeney , the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (0–7 in Pac-8, last) and were outscored 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]
With two wins to open the season,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] followed by seven consecutive losses,[ 7] the Cougars took out their frustrations on over-matched neighbor Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse on November 15, scoring eight touchdowns in the first half on the way to an 84–27 rout.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The next week at Husky Stadium in Seattle , WSU led rival Washington 27–13 with three minutes left in Don James ' first Apple Cup , but gave up two long touchdowns to lose by a point.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Sweeney resigned a week later,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] and was promptly hired at Fresno State .[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
This was the first season for the concrete north grandstand at Martin Stadium ; the student section, it was formerly a wooden grandstand constructed in the 1930s as part of Rogers Field .[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] (1975 aerial photo)[ 25]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 13 at Kansas * W 18–1433,378
September 20 at Utah * W 30–1419,622
September 27 California L 21–3324,500
October 4 at Illinois * L 21–2751,060
October 11 at No. 3 USC L 10–2847,408
October 18 No. 18 UCLA L 23–3728,500
October 25 at Stanford L 14–5435,000
November 1 Oregon Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 14–2618,100
November 8 at Oregon State L 0–713,489
November 15 Idaho * W 84–2717,300
November 22 at Washington L 27–2857,100
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
80
Carl Barschig
Sr
QB
12
Wally Bennett
Jr
FB
30
Vern Chamberlain
Sr
C
60
Jon DesPois
Jr
RB
11
Dan Doornink
So
RB
31
Harold Gillum
G
54
Bob Hill
Jr
QB
18
John Hopkins
Jr
SE
44
Brian Kelly
So
SE
27
Ray Kimble
Sr
SE
21
Mike Levenseller
So
SE
3
Mike Maenhout
Sr
SE
1
Dennis Pearson
So
OT
75
Robin Ross
Sr
OT
73
Dan Smith
Sr
C
56
Dave Tobin
Sr
QB
14
Jack Thompson
Fr
FB
24
Vaughn Williams
Sr
G
70
Mark Young
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
SS
41
Tony Cook
Jr
S
5
Rufus Cunningham
Sr
NT
82
Dennis Dobberpuhl
Sr
CB
37
Ken Greene
So
CB
25
Tony Heath
Sr
LB
57
Don Hover
Jr
DE
90
Mark Husfloen
Sr
LB
58
Scott Mullenix
Sr
DE
87
Tim Ochs
Jr
LB
94
Bill Patterson
Sr
CB
15
Mark Patterson
So
LB
63
Jerry Payne
Sr
DT
50
George Yarno
Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
33
Chuck Diedrick
Jr
P
46
Gavin Hedrick
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Washington St
10
14
3 0 27
Washington
7
7
0 14 28
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
Date : November 22Game time : 1:30 pm PST Game weather : Rain • 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 57,100[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Game information
Washington St
Washington
Warren Moon 4/22, 126 yards, 2 TD
Robin Earl 9 rush, 51 yds
Spider Gaines 2 rec, 107 yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WSU
WASH
1
Washington St
40-yard field goal by Hedrick
3
0
1
Washington
Rowland 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good
3
7
1
Washington St
Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Hedrick kick good
10
7
2
Washington St
Hopkins 1-yard touchdown run, Hedrick kick good
17
7
2
Washington St
Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Hedrick kick good
24
7
2
Washington
Gaines 29-yard touchdown reception from Moon , Robbins kick good
24
14
3
Washington St
36-yard field goal by Hedrick
27
14
4
Washington
Interception returned 93 yards for touchdown by Burleson , Robbins kick good
27
21
4
Washington
Gaines 78-yard touchdown reception from Moon, Robbins kick good
27
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
28
^ "1975 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "1975 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ Brown, Bruce (September 15, 1975). "Cougars happy, but shy of goal" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 19.
^ "Hopkins, Doornink push WSU past Utah 30-14" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 21, 1975. p. 1B.
^ "Combo of two efforts WSU need this week" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). September 22, 1975. p. 13.
^ Missildine, Harry (November 9, 1975). "Pass interception key to Oregon State win" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ Barrows, Bob. "WSU turns Battle of Palouse in 84-27 rout" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Missildine, Harry (November 16, 1975). "Cougars clobber Vandals" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ Brown, Bruce (November 17, 1975). "Runaway Cougs want UW victory" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 17.
^ a b Missildine, Harry (November 23, 1975). "Bomb, theft beat Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 1.
^ a b Barrows, Bob (November 23, 1975). "Cougs bit from behind" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ a b "WSU gets greedy, falls to Huskies" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire services. November 23, 1975. p. 3B.
^ a b Brown, Bruce (November 24, 1975). "Changes due at WSU" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 25.
^ "Sweeney uses option, quits as WSU boss" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). wire services. December 1, 1975. p. 1B.
^ Missildine, Harry (December 1, 1975). "Cougar coach Jim Sweeney resigns" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
^ "Cougar coach Jim Sweeney calls it quits" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1975. p. 10.
^ Derrick, Merle (December 9, 1975). "Sweeney takes Fresno post" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 31.
^ Missildine, Harry (December 10, 1975). "Sweeney to Fresno" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
^ "Sweeney goes south" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 10, 1975. p. 2D.
^ "Jim Sweeney named Fresno State coach" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 10, 1975. p. 12.
^ Felgenhauer, Neil (March 8, 1974). "Stadium to seat more" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 1.
^ "Stands demolished" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). November 21, 1974. p. 1.
^ "Pre-cast for Cougars" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). June 10, 1975. p. 24.
^ "Moscow & Pullman set progressive pace in Palouse country" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (Sunday Magazine) . December 27, 1975. p. 28.
^ "Probable starters" . Lawrence Journal-World . (Kansas). September 12, 1975. p. 13.
^ "Probable starters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). September 12, 1975. p. 24.
^ "Bears vs. Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (probable starters, rosters). September 27, 1975. p. 12.
^ "Bruins vs. Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (probable starters, rosters). October 18, 1975. p. 12.
^ "WSU Cougars: Probable starters, coaches" . Stanford Daily . (California). (Stanford University). October 25, 1975. p. 5.
^ "Ducks vs. Cougars: probable starters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). November 1, 1975. p. 17.
^ "Vandals vs. Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (probable starters, rosters). November 15, 1975. p. 12.
^ 2010 Washington State football media guide
^ "Four Cougars, Vandal taken in NFL's draft" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). April 10, 1976. p. 10.
^ "Three Palouse gridders drafted" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). April 10, 1976. p. 1B.