1971 Washington State Cougars football team

1971 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1971 record 4–7 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (4th year)
Home stadium Joe Albi Stadium
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#20 USC 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
#19 Washington 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
UCLA 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1971 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Sweeney, they finished seventh in the Pac-8 Conference. The backfield included junior Ty Paine at quarterback and senior Bernard Jackson at running back.[1]

The Cougars knocked off #10 Stanford, the defending and future Rose Bowl champions, in Palo Alto on October 23,[2] but lost their third straight Apple Cup.[3] WSU did not play the Battle of the Palouse in 1971, and neighbor Idaho had their best season to date, winning eight consecutive games.

Due to the fire damage to Rogers Field in Pullman in April 1970,[4] the Cougars played their entire home schedule 80 miles (130 km) north of campus at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane in 1970 and 1971.[5]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 11 11:30 AM at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS L 0–34  
September 18 1:30 PM Arizona* Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L 28–39  
September 25 at Minnesota* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 31–20  
October 2 12:30 PM at Utah* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 34–12  
October 9 1:30 PM UCLA Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L 21–34  
October 16 1:30 PM California Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L 23–24  
October 23 1:30 PM at #10 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 24–23  
October 30 1:30 PM Oregon Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 31–21  
November 6 1:30 PM at #17 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 20–30  
November 13 1:30 PM at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 14–21  
November 20 1:30 PM at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) L 20–28  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ Missildine, Harry (September 18, 1971). "Cougs have ample reason to exhibit hostility today". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
  2. ↑ Missildine, Harry (October 24, 1971). "Cool Cougs earn sweet victory". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ↑ Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1971). "Washington wins weirdly". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. ↑ "Fast blaze ruins Pullman stadium". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). April 6, 1970. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Leeson, Fred (December 19, 1971). "Stadium to proceed". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). p. 6, sports.
  6. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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