The 1989 Washington State Cougars football team was an

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team that represented

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in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the

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. In their first season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and outscored their opponents 351 to 268. The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Garcia with 2,741 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,237 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 548 receiving yards. The Cougars won their first four games, then were 6–1 and ranked fifteenth in the

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, but lost their final four games. Following the departure of head coach

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for

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in early March, Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the

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in Ogden, Utah.

Schedule

Roster

NFL Draft

Six Cougars were selected in the

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