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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: Dennis Erickson
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Dennis Erickson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Fresno State  41   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Wyoming  43   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Michigan  18   44   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Colorado  17   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Stanford  7   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Arizona State  7   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Arizona  45   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Southern California  7   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Oregon  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Washington  19   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. California  17   17   T    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record3-7 -1
  Points Scored238
  Scoring Average21.6
  Points Allowed356
  Defense Average32.4
  Opponents Record71-49
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record0-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2426195Won  20-167-1309123  Terry Donahue
Southern California 8-4321229Lost  17-207-1253139  Larry Smith
Washington 7-4-1295254Won  24-124-3-1200200  Don James
Oregon 6-5230228 4-4181177  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-6262268 4-4184173  Jack Elway
Arizona State 7-4-1334263Won  33-283-3-1186165  John Cooper
Arizona 4-4-3263220 2-3-3184189  Dick Tomey
California 3-6-2239267 2-3-2137170  Bruce Snyder
Washington State 3-7-1238356 1-5-1119234  Dennis Erickson
Oregon State 2-9189433 0-788271  Dave Kragthorpe

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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