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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record3-7 -1
  Points Scored276
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed296
  Defense Average26.9
  Opponents Record59-51
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-4 -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 12-1318153Won  17-106-118281  John Robinson
UCLA 8-3-1261172Tied  10-106-2197131  Terry Donahue
Washington 7-4270155 6-2215119  Don James
Arizona State 9-3347236Won  34-184-3164180  Frank Kush
Stanford 8-4326221Won  25-224-3182131  Bill Walsh
California 6-5236289 3-4124204  Roger Theder
Arizona 5-6245205 3-4148140  Tony Mason
Oregon State 3-7-1128266 2-692229  Craig Fertig
Oregon 2-9173212 2-5121135  Rich Brooks
Washington State 3-7-1276296 1-7193268  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.