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Washington State Football Team History

Washington State Cougars

Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium
Capacity: 37,600
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: Jim Walden
Conference: Pac 10-

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1893 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Jim Walden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Washington State.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	34	7	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Idaho	28	0	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Arizona State	51	26	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Army	21	21	T
Sat., Oct. 14	@ UCLA	31	45	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Stanford	27	43	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Oregon	7	31	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Oregon State	31	32	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ California	14	22	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Arizona	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Washington	8	38	L	@ Spokane, WA

1978 Season Totals
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	276
Scoring Average	25.1
Points Allowed	296
Defense Average	26.9
Opponents Record	59-51
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	0-4 -1

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	12-1	318	153	Won 17-10	6-1	182	81	John Robinson
UCLA	8-3-1	261	172	Tied 10-10	6-2	197	131	Terry Donahue
Washington	7-4	270	155		6-2	215	119	Don James
Arizona State	9-3	347	236	Won 34-18	4-3	164	180	Frank Kush
Stanford	8-4	326	221	Won 25-22	4-3	182	131	Bill Walsh
California	6-5	236	289		3-4	124	204	Roger Theder
Arizona	5-6	245	205		3-4	148	140	Tony Mason
Oregon State	3-7-1	128	266		2-6	92	229	Craig Fertig
Oregon	2-9	173	212		2-5	121	135	Rich Brooks
Washington State	3-7-1	276	296		1-7	193	268	Jim Walden

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).