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1990 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1990 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored by their opponents 381 to 286.[1][2]

1990 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Washington $7–1–010–2–0
No. 20 USC5–2–18–4–1
Oregon4–3–08–4–0
California4–3–17–4–1
Arizona5–4–07–5–0
UCLA4–4–05–6–0
Stanford4–4–05–6–0
Arizona State2–5–04–7–0
Washington State2–6–03–8–0
Oregon State1–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 1,386 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 739 rushing yards, and Phillip Bobo with 758 receiving yards.[3]

WSU played three quarterbacks this season: senior Brad Gossen, redshirt sophomore Aaron Garcia, and true freshman Bledsoe,[4] who started the final five games.[5] The Cougars played their home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman; sand-filled Omniturf was installed prior to the season, and the offset double-support goal posts made their debut.[6]

For the only time since 1935, Northwest foe Oregon was not on the Cougars' schedule (excluding the war years without a team (1943, 1944)).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15:00 pmat TCU*
W 21–325,198[7]
September 83:15 pmWyoming*
L 13–3430,484[8]
September 1511:00 amat No. 5 BYU*
L 36–5065,848[9]
September 222:00 pmCalifornia
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 41–3132,229[10]
September 298:00 pmUCLAdagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 20–3034,190[11]
October 67:30 pmat No. 15 USC
L 17–3059,357[12]
October 201:30 pmat Oregon State
W 55–2427,245[13]
October 277:00 pmat No. 23 Arizona
L 34–4255,520[14]
November 312:30 pmat Stanford
L 13–3130,000[15]
November 101:00 pmArizona State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 26–5120,070[16]
November 173:00 pmNo. 10 Washington
L 10–5537,600[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

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1990 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 75 Michael Bailey Fr
QB 11 Drew Bledsoe Fr
WR 2 Phillip Bobo Fr
QB 18 Darrin Burchak Jr
TE 89 Brett Carolan Fr
RB 34 Paul Carr Jr
WR 8 Desmond Clayton Sr
G 70 Steve Cromer Sr
TE 84 Chad Cushing Jr
WR 1 C. J. Davis So
QB 9 Aaron Garcia So
OT 74 Bob Garman Jr
WR 5 Calvin Griggs Sr
QB 12 Brad Gossen Sr
C 61 Robert Norvell Sr
QB 13 Mike Pattinson  Fr
G 63 Mike Smith Sr
RB 33 Rich Swinton Sr
RB 44 Phillip Tuivali
TE 98 Clarence Williams So
G 76 Steve Wolfe So
RB 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair So
WR 87 Ron Young Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 48 Lewis Bush (S) Jr
FS 22 John Diggs Sr
FS 27 Alvin Dunn Sr
SS 42 Ron Hawkins Jr
LB 19 Kurt Loertscher So
LB 41 Anthony McClanahan Fr
LB 6 Chris Moton Sr
LB 52 Curt Newton Sr
LB 93 Rod Plummer Jr
CB 28 Anthony Prior Jr
CB 26 Ron Ricard Sr
DT 64 Constantino Romero Jr
DE 83 Lee Tilleman Sr
DE 92 Dan Webber Sr
DT 94 Kirk Westerfield Jr
DT 90 Jeron Woodley Sr
CB 20 Michael Wright Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK, P 4 Jason Hanson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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References

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  1. ↑ "1990 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. ↑ "1990 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bergum, Steve (October 8, 1990). "Too many quarterbacks?". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. C1.
  5. ↑ Grummert, Dale (November 17, 1990). "WSU tries to avoid worst win–loss record since 1976". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1D.
  6. ↑ Miedema, Laurence (June 14, 1990). "Sewing the seeds for greener pastures". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  7. ↑ "Washington St. outguns TCU 21–3". The Houston Chronicle. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "WSU crumbles, lets Wyoming walk to 34–13 victory". The Morning News Tribune. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Fourth quarter blitz rescues Brigham Young". The Register-Guard. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Coug win a 2nd-hand effort". The Spokesman-Review. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bruins beat Cougars". The Daily Breeze. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Trojans hammer Cougars 30–17". The Sunday Oregonian. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Bledsoe's 3 TDs help WSU crush Oregon St". The Columbian. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Wildcats win despite split personality". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "McCaffrey breathes life into Stanford 31–13". The Sacramento Bee. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Justin bedevils Cougars". The Coeur d'Alene Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Dawgs are snarling again". The Olympian. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  19. ↑ "California at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (probable starters). September 22, 1990. p. 14B.
  20. ↑ "Washington State at Oregon State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (probable starters). October 20, 1990. p. 6B.
  21. ↑ "Washington State roster". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 17, 1990. p. B4.
  22. ↑ "Washington at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (probable starters). November 17, 1990. p. 5D.
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