1982 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–4–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Washington 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 15 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
California 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 in Pac-10, eighth), and were outscored 255 to 170.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Clete Casper with 1,070 passing yards, Tim Harris with 684 rushing yards, and Mike Peterson with 440 receiving yards.[3][4]

The Cougars played two home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane and four on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman; WSU did not play USC and Arizona State this season, and met neighbor Idaho for the first time in four years in the opener at Spokane.[5][6]

The finale was the Apple Cup, held in Pullman for the first time in 28 years;[7][8] With two wins in ten games, WSU was an 18-point home underdog and were down by ten points at the half. They took the lead in the third quarter and upset the fifth-ranked Washington Huskies, 24–20.[9][10] It was the Cougars' first win over the Huskies in nine years.[11]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Idaho*
W 34–1425,321[5][6]
September 18Colorado*
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 0–1230,923
September 25at Minnesota*
L 11–4150,653
October 2at Tennessee*
L 3–1091,744[12]
October 91:00 p.m.Oregon State
T 14–1422,937[13][14]
October 16at No. 12 UCLA
L 17–4241,732
October 23Stanforddagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 26–3126,806
October 30Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 17–3427,412
November 6at Oregon
W 10–320,178[15][16][17]
November 13at California
L 14–3434,060
November 20No. 5 Washington
W 24–2036,571[7][8][9][10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Coaching staff

Head coach: Jim Walden (5th year)

Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Melvin Sanders, Harold Wheeler, Del Wight, Ken Woody

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Roster

1982 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
SE Roger Bolden Sr
SE Mark Walser Fr
SE 80 John Breland So
QB 9 Clete Casper Sr
OT 77 Mike Dreyer Fr
OT 60 Charlie Flager Sr
RB 43 Tim Harris Sr
SE 85 T.J. Jones Sr
TE 92 Vince Leighton So
G 58 Dan Lynch Jr
RB 32 James Matthews Sr
RB 36 Rueben Mayes Fr
G 63 Gary Patrick Sr
SE 87 Mike Peterson Sr
QB 17 Mark Rypien  So
C 51 Steve Sebahar Sr
OT 72 Kevin Sloan Jr
TE 80 Tom Spencer Sr
SE Lawrence Taylor Jr
QB 12 Ricky Turner Jr
OT 74 John Winslow Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 97 Mike Beasley So
LB 96 Lee Blakeney Jr
CB 30 Mark Blocker Sr
LB 91 Ben Carrillo So
LB 94 Brad Harrington So
FS 28 Steve Haub So
NG 79 Milford Hodge So
LB 45 Wade Killian So
NG 65 Pat Lynch Jr
DT 93 Keith Millard Jr
NG 18 Mark Pleis Sr
CB 19 Rod Retherford Sr
SS 3 Joe Taylor Sr
LB 54 Junior Tupuola Jr
SS 2 Jerald Waters So
LB 57 Brent White Sr
DT 76 Eric Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 1 Glenn Harper Fr
K 4 John Traut Fr
KR 36 Rueben Mayes Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Burrow (DB)
  • Dave Elliott (ILB)
  • Jon Fabris
  • Gary Gagnon
  • Lindsay Hughes
  • Steve Morton
  • Mel Sanders
  • Harold Wheeler
  • Del Wight
  • Ken Woody
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[5][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Game summaries

Washington

1 234Total
Washington 7 1030 20
• Washington State 0 7143 24
Scoring summary
1WASHAllen 24 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick)WASH 7-0
2WASHNelson 21 yard field goalWASH 10-0
2WSUMatthews 3 yard run (Traut kick)WASH 10-7
2WASHAllen 16 yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick)WASH 17-7
3WSUPeterson 6 yard pass from Casper (Traut kick)WASH 17-14
3WSUHarris 7 yard run (Traut kick)WSU 21-17
3WASHNelson 37 yard field goalWSU 21-20
4WSUTraut 37 yard field goalWSU 24-20

Source:[8][9][10][11]

NFL Draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Steve Sebahar C 11 285 Philadelphia Eagles
Clete Casper QB 12 311 Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  6. ^ a b Barrows, Bob (September 12, 1982). "WSU's Matthews snaps record (and Idaho) 34-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
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  10. ^ a b c "Wash. State ruins Huskies' title hopes". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 6C.
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  17. ^ Conrad, John (November 7, 1982). "It's predictable: Ducks drop one to WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
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  26. ^ "Seahawks grab UI's Merriman; LA Rams select WSU's Casper". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 27, 1983. p. C3.
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