1974 Washington State Cougars football team

1974 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Elway (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Donovan (1st season)
Home stadiumMartin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane),
Husky Stadium (Seattle)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
California 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
UCLA 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Washington State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 in Pac-8, seventh), and were outscored 272 to 162.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 522 passing yards, Ron Cheatham with 616 rushing yards, and Carl Barschig with 423 receiving yards.[3]

Martin Stadium hosted three games; top-ranked Ohio State was played in Seattle (at Husky Stadium), and three games were at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, including the Apple Cup.

In Eugene, the Cougars defeated Oregon for the fourth straight year;[4][5] it was WSU's only conference victory, and the Ducks went winless in the Pac-8. The Cougars had an opportunity for an unprecedented third consecutive victory over rival Washington,[6][7] but lost by seven points in Spokane.[8][9]

This was the first season for the concrete north grandstand at Martin Stadium, the student section was formerly a wooden grandstand constructed in the 1930s as part of Rogers Field.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ "1974 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. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "1974 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Withers, Bud (November 3, 1974). "For Oregon, 21-16 not much better than 66-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 3, 1974). "'Mr. Hyde' Cougs come alive to dump Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  6. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 23, 1974). "Cats, Dogs fight for Apple in traditional game at Albi". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
  7. ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 23, 1974). "Cougars-Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  8. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1974). "Washington's Fitzpatrick terrific as Huskies subdue Cougs 24-17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  9. ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 24, 1974). "Huskies brush aside late Cougars rally, win 24-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  10. ^ Felgenhauer, Neil (March 8, 1974). "Stadium to seat more". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 1.
  11. ^ "Stands demolished". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1974. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Pre-cast for Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). June 10, 1975. p. 24.