1996 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim McDonell (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBill Doba (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Arizona State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 16 Washington   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Stanford   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     6 – 5  
California   3 – 5     6 – 6  
USC   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Oregon State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for fifth), and were outscored 317 to 314.[1][2] In late October, Washington State was at 5–2 (3–1, Pac-10),[3] but lost their final four games, all in conference.

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Leaf with 2,811 passing yards, Michael Black with 948 rushing yards, and Kevin McKenzie with 626 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.at No. 5 Colorado*
ABCL 19–3751,481
September 14at Temple*
W 38–3410,169
September 214:00 p.m.No. 25 Oregon
ABCW 55–4430,124
September 28San Jose State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 52–1624,195
October 56:00 p.m.at Arizona
L 26–3447,405
October 121:00 p.m.at Oregon State
W 24–326,722
October 197:15 p.m.No. 19 Californiadagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
PSNW 21–1827,182
October 267:15 p.m.USC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
PSNL 24–2933,111
November 912:30 p.m.at UCLA
ABCL 14–3840,421
November 1612:30 p.m.at Stanford
L 14–3830,280
November 233:30 p.m.No. 12 Washington
FXL 24–31 OT37,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponent not played this season: Arizona State

Roster

1996 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 6 Michael Black Jr
WR 17 Chad Carpenter Sr
G 68 Brian Chiu Sr
TE 98 David Knuff Sr
QB 16 Ryan Leaf So
RB 4 Miguel Meriweather So
C 76 Jason McEndoo Jr
WR 9 Kevin McKenzie Jr
OT 76 Ryan McShane Jr
WR 45 Shawn McWashington Jr
OT 72 Scott Sanderson Sr
TE 87 Kevin St. Martin
WR 8 Shawn Tims Jr
WR 18 Bryant Thomas Jr
G 71 Cory Withrow Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Leon Bender Jr
DE 90 Dorian Boose Jr
RB 24 Jason Clayton So
LB 33 James Darling Sr
DE 46 Shane Doyle Jr
LB 34 Steve Gleason Fr
FS 20 Derek Henderson Sr
CB 3 Terrell Henderson Sr
CB 15 Shad Hinchen Sr
DB 2 Ray Jackson Jr
LB 22 Brandon Moore Jr
DT 93 Delmar Morais So
LB 4 Johnny Nansen Sr
SS 25 Duane Stewart Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 12 Jeff Banks Jr
K 47 Tony Truant Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[5][6][7]

NFL Draft

Three Cougars were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
James Darling LB 2 57 Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Sanderson T 3 81 Houston Oilers
Chad Carpenter WR 5 139 New York Jets

[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "1996 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "USC at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 26, 1996. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "1996 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "WSU at Colorado: WSU starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 31, 1996. p. 4B.
  6. ^ "Matchups: starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 21, 1996. p. 4D.
  7. ^ "California at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 19, 1996. p. 4B.
  8. ^ Grummert, Dale (April 20, 1997). "Darling a second round pick". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  9. ^ Meehan, Jim (April 20, 1997). "Local stars get draft-day call into NFL". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  10. ^ "Carpenter chosen by Arizona". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 21, 1997. p. 1B.
  11. ^ Meehan, Jim (April 21, 1997). "Seahawks choose three more players". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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