1986 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–6–1 in Pac-10, eighth place) and were outscored 312 to 221.[1][2]

1986 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1986 record3–7–1 (2–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 14 UCLA 5 –2 –1  8 –3 –1
No. 18 Washington 5 –2 –1  8 –3 –1
No. 11 Arizona 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Stanford 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
USC 5 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Oregon 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –1  3 –7 –1
California 2 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars tied eventual Rose Bowl champion Arizona State in Tempe in late September,[3] then beat USC by twenty points in Pullman, but lost their final five games and dropped in the standings.

WSU's statistical leaders in 1986 included senior quarterback Ed Blount with 1,882 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 921 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 523 receiving yards.[4] Notable underclassmen included quarterback Timm Rosenbach,[5][6] guard Mike Utley, and future head coach Paul Wulff.[7]

Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in mid-December,[8][9][10][11] and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, who returned to the Palouse (four years at Idaho) in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming.[12][13]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6UNLV*
W 34–1417,000
September 13San Jose State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–2015,000
September 20at California
L 21–3141,500
September 27at No. 11 Arizona State
T 21–2170,543
October 4Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 24–1425,200
October 11No. 9 USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 34–1426,000
October 25at No. 17 UCLA
L 16–5446,189
November 1at Stanford
L 12–4235,000
November 8No. 17 Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 6–3117,000
November 15at Oregon
L 17–2725,137
November 22No. 12 Washington
L 23–4440,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[2][14]

Roster
1986 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 85 Mark Bircher
QB 10 Ed Blount Sr
C 62 Alan Boatman Sr
RB 31 Steve Broussard Fr
WR 24 Rick Chase Sr
OT 68 Chris Dyko So
OT 52 Dave Fakkema So
RB Danny Grant
OL 73 John Husby So
WR 88 Michael James Sr
OT 72 Ken Kuiper So
TE 89 Chris Leighton Sr
OG 66 Ian Lindner Sr
TE 46 Rodd Olson Fr
TE 81 Mel Orchard So
RB 30 Kerry Porter Sr
RB Michael Pringle
RB 22 Rich Reed
QB 3 Timm Rosenbach Fr
WR 47 Cotton Sears Sr
WR 2 Tim Stallworth Fr
WR 8 Kitrick Taylor Sr
RB 11 Ed Tingstad So
OG 60 Mike Utley So
TE 82 Doug Wellstandt Fr
WR 13 Victor Wood So
C 56 Paul Wulff  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 87 Marvin Adams Jr
LB 55 Tunieau Alipate So
DL Rob Carpenter
DE 67 Rob Cleveland Sr
S 25 Ron Collins Sr
DE 67 Ivan Cook So
DT 97 Tim Downing Fr
LB 57 Brian Forde Jr
LB 43 Bob Gregory Sr
DB 41 James Hasty Jr
DE 93 Chris Hiller Jr
DB Artie Holmes
CB 18 Shawn Landrum So
DT 91 Mark Ledbetter Fr
DB 42 Ron Lee So
LB 40 Maury Metcalf So
LB 41 Bob O'Neal Fr
CB 20 Ricky Reynolds Sr
DT 75 Terry Savage Fr
S 6 Kevin Thomasson Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Kevin Adams Jr
P 45 Rob Myers Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Burrow (DB)
  • Dave Elliott (LB)
  • Jon Fabris (TE)
  • Gary Gagnon (RB)
  • Lindsay Hughes
  • Steve Morton (OL)
  • Robin Ross (DL)
  • Mel Sanders
  • Ken Woody (WR)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[9][15][16][17][18][19]

Season summary

UNLV
1 234Total
UNLV 0 707 14
• Washington St 21 373 34

Source:[20]

Washington
See also: 1986 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup
#12 Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
1 2 34Total
Washington 7 14 101344
Washington St 0 10 7623

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

NFL Draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Ricky Reynolds CB 2 36 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kitrick Taylor WR 5 128 Kansas City Chiefs
Kerry Porter RB 7 171 Buffalo Bills
Michael James WR 8 202 Houston Oilers
Source:[21][22]

References
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  2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. "WSU is fit to be tied with Arizona State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 28, 1986. p. 1C.
  4. "1986 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. Grummert, Dale (September 21, 1986). "Kicking off Pac-10 play on wrong foot". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. Fears, Shannon (November 16, 1986). "Cougars locate their quarterback, but not in time". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 4C.
  7. "Washington State at Arizona State: probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 27, 1986. p. 3B.
  8. "Walden denies seeking job". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1986. p. 21.
  9. Devlin, Vince (December 16, 1986). "It's official: Walden's gone". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  10. Condotta, Bob (December 15, 1986). "Iowa State hires WSU's Walden". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  11. Grummert, Dale (December 16, 1986). "The Walden era comes to a close". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  12. Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
  13. Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  14. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  15. Devlin, Vince (December 17, 1986). "WSU assistants left in limbo". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  16. Grummert, Dale (December 17, 1986). "Walden's staff considers its options". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  17. "2009 Football media guide: coaches" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2009. p. 179. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  18. "Washington State vs. California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 20, 1986. p. 4B.
  19. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 15, 1986. p. 4C.
  20. Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
  21. Bergum, Steve (April 29, 1987). "Reynolds goes in 2nd round". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  22. "Four Cougars go in football draft". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 29, 1987. p. 6.
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