1964 Washington State Cougars football team

1964 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record3–6–1 (1–2–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Paton
  • Dave Thomas
Home stadiumRogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
California 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–2–1 in AAWU, tie for sixth), and were outscored 208 to 165.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Petersen with 478 passing yards, Clancy Williams with 783 rushing yards, and Tom Kelley with 218 receiving yards.[3] Williams was the ninth overall pick of the 1965 NFL draft, selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams.[4][5]

Hired in January, Clark was previously an assistant at rival Washington for seven seasons under head coach Jim Owens; both had played collegiately at Oklahoma under hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson.[6][7][8] Clark's initial contract at WSU was for three years at $16,500 per year.[9]

  1. ^ "1964 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "1964 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Williams, Leetzow early choices in draft; both sign contracts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 29, 1964. p. 8.
  5. ^ "West Coast aces get draft calls". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 14.
  6. ^ Johnson, Bob (January 14, 1964). "Bert Clark named Cougar grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  7. ^ Missildine, Harry (January 15, 1964). "Cougars sign Clark as head grid coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
  8. ^ "Bert Clark, veteran Husky aide, new WSU grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 15, 1964. p. 8.
  9. ^ "WSU now 'arranging' new Clark contract". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 7, 1965. p. 12.