1983 Washington State Cougars football team

1983 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1983 record	7–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Walden
Home stadium	Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

1983 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#17 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Stanford	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). The team was led by head coach Jim Walden, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 5–3 Pac-10).^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ricky Turner with 1,351 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 1,000 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 328 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Montana State*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	W 27–7	21,750
September 10	at No. 6 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 17–20	103,256
September 17	No. 7 Arizona	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 6–45	25,000
September 24	UNLV*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	W 41–28	16,500
October 8	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 17–38	43,106
October 15	UCLA	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 14–24	30,000
October 22	at No. 13 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 31–21	67,516
October 29	Oregon	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 24–7	29,500
November 5	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 27–9	32,500
November 12	California	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 16–6	15,000
November 19	at No. 15 Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 17–6	59,220
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Coaching staff

Head Coach: Jim Walden
Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Mel Sanders, Del Wight, Ken Woody

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Game summaries

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	7	0	7
• Washington State	7	0	17	0	24

Date: October 29
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
Game attendance: 29,500

Scoring summary

1	0:33	WSU	Taylor 78-yard punt return (Trout kick)	WSU 7-0

3	11:12	WSU	Turner 32-yard run (Trout kick)	WSU 14-0

3	10:55	WSU	Turner 24-yard run (Trout kick)	WSU 21-0

3	6:30	WSU	Trout 44-yard field goal	WSU 24-0

3	2:58	ORE	Barnes 8-yard pass from Owens (Schwabe kick)	WSU 24-7

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References

↑ "1983 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. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "1983 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ 2012 Washington State football record book.
↑ 2012 Washington State football record book.
↑ "Turner's runs turn it WSU's way, 24-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1983 Oct 30.

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) 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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