1978 Washington State Cougars football team

1978 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1978 record	4–6–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Walden (1st year)

1978 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 USC $	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
#14 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Washington	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#17 Stanford	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1978 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	UNLV*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	W 34–7	26,250
September 16	Idaho*	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 28–0	16,950
September 23	Arizona State	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	W 51–26	33,507
September 30	Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	T 21–21	31,612
October 14	at #14 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 31–45	40,023
October 21	Stanford	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 27–43	27,411
October 28	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 7–31	25,000
November 4	Oregon State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 31–32	20,061
November 11	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 14–22	28,750
November 18	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 24–31	49,557
November 25	Washington	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	L 8–38	35,187
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Note: The Oregon game was later forfeited to Washington State by order of the Pacific-10 Conference

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Personnel

Coaches

Head Coach: Jim Walden
Assistants: Mike Church, Gary Gagnon, Rich Glover, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Pat Ruel, Al Sandahl, Dave Walker, Jerry Wamsley, Ken Woody

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Awards

All-American: QB Jack Thompson (Playboy, Preseason, Sporting News, 1st)
All-Pac-10: QB Jack Thompson (1st), C Mark Chandless
All-West Coast: Jack Thompson (UPI, 2nd)
Frank Butler Award: Jack Thompson
J. Fred Bohler Award: Tom Larsen
Laurie Niemi Award: Mark Chandless

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References

↑ 2009 Washington State football media guide
↑ 2009 Washington State football media guide
↑ 2009 Washington State football media guide

External links

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1892–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983; 1970–1971 as primary) Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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