The 1974 Washington State Cougars football team was an
American football team that represented
Washington State University in the
Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the
1974 NCAA Division I football season
The 1974 NCAA Division I football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press (AP) writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, No. 1 at season's end. ...
. In their seventh season under head coach
Jim Sweeney, the
Cougars compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 in Pac-8, seventh), and were outscored 272 to 162.
The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 522 passing yards, Ron Cheatham with 616 rushing yards, and Carl Barschig with 423 receiving yards.
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, the Cougars defeated
Oregon for the fourth straight year;
it was WSU's only conference victory, and the Ducks went winless in the Pac-8. The Cougars had an opportunity for an unprecedented third consecutive victory over
rival Washington,
but lost by seven points in
Spokane.
This was the first season for the concrete north grandstand at Martin Stadium, the student section was formerly a wooden grandstand constructed in the 1930s as part of Rogers Field (Washington), Rogers Field.
Schedule
:
[1974 Washington State Cougars Schedule & Results]
Retrieved December 4, 2012.
Roster
:
All-conference
Three Washington State seniors were named to the All-Pac-8 team; guard Steve Ostermann, center Geoff Reece, and linebacker Gary Larsen.
Ostermann was named to the first team for a third consecutive year and Reece was a repeat selection.
NFL draft
Three Cougars were selected in the 1975 NFL draft.
References
External links
Game program: Ohio State vs. WSU at Seattle– October 5, 1974
Game program: USC vs. WSU at Spokane– October 12, 1974
Game program: Stanford at WSU– October 26, 1974
Game program: Oregon State at WSU– November 9, 1974
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