1994 Washington State Cougars football team

1994 Washington State Cougars football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 10–3 vs. Baylor
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 21
Record8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim McDonell (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBill Doba (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Oregon $ 7 1 0 9 4 0
No. 13 USC 6 2 0 8 3 1
No. 20 Arizona 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 21 Washington State 5 3 0 8 4 0
Washington 4 4 0 7 4 0
UCLA 3 5 0 5 6 0
California 3 5 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Stanford 2 6 0 3 7 1
Arizona State 2 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled an 7–4 regular season record (5–3 in Pac-10, fourth), and outscored their opponents 192 to 136.[1][2] The preseason media poll had picked WSU to finish last in the conference.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 2,299 passing yards, Frank Madu with 494 rushing yards, and Albert Kennedy with 551 receiving yards.[4]

Home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman. The Cougars hosted and won the Apple Cup, (their second straight victory over the Huskies on the Palouse),[5][6] and went to the second Alamo Bowl; they defeated Baylor for their eighth win,[7] and were 21st in the final AP poll.

  1. ^ "1994 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. ^ Miedema, Laurence (August 29, 1994). "Cougars motivated by lack of respect". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 46.
  4. ^ "1994 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Grummert, Dale (November 20, 1994). "Plowed under". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Cougs bust out against Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1994. p. 16C.
  7. ^ "Cougs win Alamo Bowl with defense". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1995. p. 3F.