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1991 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
The 1991 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for sixth), and were outscored by their opponents 340 to 280.[1][2]
Quick Facts Washington State Cougars football, Conference ...
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Lappano (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Zimmer (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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| No. 2 Washington $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 California | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Stanford | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 2,741 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 843 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 759 receiving yards.[3]
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | at Oregon | L 14–40 | 42,995 | |
| September 14 | Fresno State* | L 30–34 | 20,647 | |
| September 21 | at No. 16 Ohio State* | L 19–33 | 92,687 | |
| September 28 | at UNLV* | W 40–13 | 20,628 | |
| October 5 | Oregon State |
| W 55–7 | 25,100 |
| October 12 | USC |
| L 27–34 | 23,997 |
| October 19 | at No. 25 Arizona State | W 17–3 | 48,682 | |
| November 2 | at No. 23 UCLA | L 3–44 | 43,592 | |
| November 9 | Arizona |
| W 40–27 | 21,520 |
| November 16 | No. 22 Stanford |
| L 14–49 | 18,238 |
| November 23 | at No. 2 Washington | L 21–56 | 72,581 | |
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Four Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Jason Hanson | PK | 2 | 56 | Detroit Lions |
| Michael Wright | CB | 5 | 126 | New York Giants |
| Anthony Prior | S | 9 | 238 | New York Giants |
| Augustin Oloiba | WR | 11 | 289 | Cleveland Browns |
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- "1991 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- "1991 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- "Washington State at Ohio State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 21, 1991. p. 6B.
- "Washington State at UCLA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). November 2, 1991. p. 5B.
- "Stanford at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 16, 1991. p. 5B.
- "WSU's Hanson, Wright go pro". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 27, 1992. p. 1C.
- Boling, Dave (April 27, 1992). "Lions get a kick out of Hanson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
- "Two more Cougars drafted". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 28, 1992. p. 1C.
- Boling, Dave (April 28, 1992). "EWU's Schulz plain happy just for call from anybody". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C2.