2001_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team

2001 Washington State Cougars football team

2001 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

The 2001 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Mike Price and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

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Opening with seven straight wins,[1] Washington State was 9–2 in the regular season and 6–2 in the conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10.[2] Invited to the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve,[3] the Cougars defeated Purdue for their tenth win,[4] and were tenth in the final rankings.

Four defensive backs on the team, Lamont Thompson, Jason David, Marcus Trufant, and Erik Coleman, went on to play in the National Football League (NFL).[5]

Schedule

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Conference opponent not played this season: USC

Game summaries

Idaho

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References

  1. [1]
    "Game facts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 2001. p. 4D.
  2. [2]
    "Washington tops Cougars, 24-16". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. 4F.
  3. [3]
    Grummert, Dale (December 31, 2001). "Cougars ready to indulge". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. [4]
    Strickland, Carter (January 1, 2002). "Worth shouting about". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  5. [5]
    "The Great Interceptor: Where is WSU great Lamont Thompson now?".
  6. [6]
    "Washington State vs. Idaho". USA Today. August 30, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
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