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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-

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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
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	238
Scoring Average	21.6
Points Allowed	356
Defense Average	32.4
Opponents Record	71-49
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	0-5

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	10-2	426	195	Won 20-16	7-1	309	123	Terry Donahue
Southern California	8-4	321	229	Lost 17-20	7-1	253	139	Larry Smith
Washington	7-4-1	295	254	Won 24-12	4-3-1	200	200	Don James
Oregon	6-5	230	228		4-4	181	177	Rich Brooks
Stanford	5-6	262	268		4-4	184	173	Jack Elway
Arizona State	7-4-1	334	263	Won 33-28	3-3-1	186	165	John Cooper
Arizona	4-4-3	263	220		2-3-3	184	189	Dick Tomey
California	3-6-2	239	267		2-3-2	137	170	Bruce Snyder
Washington State	3-7-1	238	356		1-5-1	119	234	Dennis Erickson
Oregon State	2-9	189	433		0-7	88	271	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.