1993 Washington State Cougars football team

1993 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Williams (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 2 0 8 4 0
USC + 6 2 0 8 5 0
Washington 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 25 California 4 4 0 9 4 0
Arizona State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Washington State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Oregon 2 6 0 5 6 0
Stanford 2 6 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, seventh), and outscored their opponents 271 to 248.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pattinson with 1,430 passing yards, Kevin Hicks with 497 rushing yards, and Deron Pointer with 996 receiving yards.[3]

Starting quarterback Pattinson, a fifth-year senior from nearby Moscow,[4][5][6] suffered a broken collarbone at homecoming against #21 California in mid-October and was lost for the season.[7][8] Shawn Deeds came off the bench to lead the WSU to a decisive victory and a #25 ranking at 5–2,[9][10] but the Cougars lost the next four games with Chad DeGrenier and Deeds at quarterback.[11][12]

  1. ^ "1993 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. ^ "1993 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Tim (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson becomes top gun". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Blanchette, John (January 5, 1993). "Star's goodbye gives Pattinson his just reward". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. ^ Eidson, Mark (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson can see the light". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. ^ Bergum, Steve (October 17, 1993). "A win and loss for WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Tim (October 18, 1993). "Cougar victory is painful". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  9. ^ "WSU beats Bears with good Deeds". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. 5G.
  10. ^ Bergum, Steve (October 21, 1993). "Improbable QB". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  11. ^ Bergum, Steve (November 20, 1993). "For WSU, UW, nothing rivals it". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  12. ^ Bergum, Steve (November 22, 1993). "Apple Cup makes Price feel rotten to core". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.