1996 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1996 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for fifth), and were outscored 317 to 314.[1][2] In late October, Washington State was at 5–2 (3–1, Pac-10),[3] but lost their final four games, all in conference.

1996 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1996 record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim McDonelll (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Doba (3rd season)
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Arizona State $  8 –0     11 –1  
No. 16 Washington  7 –1     9 –3  
Stanford  5 –3     7 –5  
UCLA  4 –4     5 –6  
Oregon  3 –5     6 –5  
California  3 –5     6 –6  
USC  3 –5     6 –6  
Arizona  3 –5     5 –6  
Washington State  3 –5     5 –6  
Oregon State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Leaf with 2,811 passing yards, Michael Black with 948 rushing yards, and Kevin McKenzie with 626 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31at No. 5 Colorado*
ABCL 19–3751,481
September 14at Temple*
W 38–3410,169
September 21No. 25 Oregon
ABCW 55–4430,124
September 28San Jose State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 52–1624,195
October 5at Arizona
L 26–3447,405
October 12at Oregon State
W 24–326,722
October 19No. 19 California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
PSNW 21–1827,182
October 26USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
PSNL 24–2933,111
November 9at UCLA
ABCL 14–3840,421
November 16at Stanford
L 14–3830,280
November 23No. 12 Washington
FXL 24–31 OT37,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1996 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 6 Michael Black Jr
WR 17 Chad Carpenter Sr
G 68 Brian Chiu Sr
TE 98 David Knuff Sr
QB 16 Ryan Leaf So
RB 4 Miguel Meriweather So
C 76 Jason McEndoo Jr
WR 9 Kevin McKenzie Jr
T 76 Ryan McShane Jr
WR 45 Shawn McWashington Jr
T 72 Scott Sanderson Sr
TE 87 Kevin St. Martin
WR 8 Shawn Tims Jr
WR 18 Bryant Thomas Jr
G 71 Cory Withrow Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 91 Leon Bender Jr
DE 90 Dorian Boose Jr
RB 24 Jason Clayton So
LB 33 James Darling Sr
DE 46 Shane Doyle Jr
LB 34 Steve Gleason Fr
FS 20 Derek Henderson Sr
CB 3 Terrell Henderson Sr
CB 15 Shad Hinchen Sr
DB 2 Ray Jackson Jr
LB 22 Brandon Moore Jr
DT 93 Delmar Morais So
LB 4 Johnny Nansen Sr
SS 25 Duane Stewart Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 12 Jeff Banks Jr
K 47 Tony Truant Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[5][6][7]

NFL Draft

Three Cougars were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
James Darling LB 2 57 Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Sanderson T 3 81 Houston Oilers
Chad Carpenter WR 5 139 New York Jets
Source:[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. "1996 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. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. "USC at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 26, 1996. p. 1B.
  4. "1996 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. "WSU at Colorado: WSU starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 31, 1996. p. 4B.
  6. "Matchups: starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 21, 1996. p. 4D.
  7. "California at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 19, 1996. p. 4B.
  8. Grummert, Dale (April 20, 1997). "Darling a second round pick". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  9. Meehan, Jim (April 20, 1997). "Local stars get draft-day call into NFL". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  10. "Carpenter chosen by Arizona". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 21, 1997. p. 1B.
  11. Meehan, Jim (April 21, 1997). "Seahawks choose three more players". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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