American college football season
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, Washington W 21–737,600
October 15 3:30 pm No. 14 Arizona No. 20 Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington 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, Washington 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 Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington (Apple Cup ) 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
Source: [8]
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
T
70
Clay Reis
Sr
T
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
Source: [3] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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 .
[13] [14]
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. 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.
^ 2012 Washington State football record book
^ "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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