1994 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1994 Washington State Cougars football

Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 10–3 vs. Baylor
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 21
Record	8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim McDonell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bill Doba (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons← 1993 1995 →

1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Oregon $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 13 USC	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Arizona	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
UCLA	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Stanford	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Arizona State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled an 7–4 regular season record (5–3 in Pac-10, fourth), and outscored their opponents 192 to 136. The preseason media poll had picked WSU to finish last in the conference.

The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 2,299 passing yards, Frank Madu with 494 rushing yards, and Albert Kennedy with 551 receiving yards.

Home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman. The Cougars hosted and won the Apple Cup, (their second straight victory over the Huskies on the Palouse), and went to the second Alamo Bowl; they defeated Baylor for their eighth win, and were 21st in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:30 pm	vs. No. 21 Illinois*		Soldier Field Chicago, IL		W 10–9	39,472
September 10	2:00 pm	Fresno State*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 24–3	24,107
September 24	3:30 pm	at No. 18 UCLA	No. 22	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	PSN	W 21–0	42,877
October 1	1:00 pm	at Tennessee*	No. 17	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 9–10	95,556
October 8	2:00 pm	Oregon	No. 22	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 21–7	37,600
October 15	3:30 pm	No. 14 Arizona	No. 20	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	PSN	L 7–10	37,600
October 22	7:00 pm	at Arizona State	No. 23	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	PSN	W 28–21	46,494
October 29	3:30 pm	at California	No. 22	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 26–23	34,000
November 5	12:30 pm	No. 22 USC	No. 16	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 10–23	36,686
November 12	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	No. 24	Parker Stadium Corvallism OR		L 3–21	26,438
November 19	3:30 pm	No. 18 Washington		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	PSN	W 23–6	30,395
December 31	5:00 pm	vs. Baylor*	No. 24	Alamodome San Antonio, WA (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 10–3	44,106
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1994 Washington State Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`17`	Chad Carpenter	So
QB	`16`	Derek Chapman
QB	`12`	Chad Davis	So
QB	`15`	Shawn Deeds	Jr
QB	`2`	Chad DeGrenier	Sr
WR	`1`	Jay Dumas	Jr
RB	`23`	Kevin Hicks	Sr
WR	`85`	Albert Kennedy	Sr
TE	`98`	David Knuff	So
G	`75`	Ron Lewis	Sr
RB	`4`	Frank Madu	Jr
C	`68`	Marc McCloskey	Jr
TE	`89`	Eric Moore	Jr
G	`50`	Paul Reed	Sr
OT	`70`	Clay Reis	Sr
OT	`72`	Scott Sanderson	So
G	`79`	John Scukanec	Jr
RB	`5`	Derek Sparks	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`27`	Greg Burns	Sr
LB	`31`	Ron Childs	Sr
DT	`90`	Chad Eaton	Sr
LB	`29`	Mark Fields	Sr
LB	`22`	Chris Hayes	Jr
CB	`24`	Torey Hunter	Sr
CB	`2`	Ray Jackson	So
SS	`8`	Singor Mobley	Sr
DE	`86`	DeWayne Patterson	Sr
DB	`10`	John Rushing	Sr
DE	`92`	Dwayne Sanders	Jr
DE	`94`	Don Sasa	Sr
CB	`6`	Brian Walker	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`26`	George Martin	Jr
K	`47`	Tony Truant	So

Head coach

Mike Price (6th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

John McDonell – OC
Bill Doba – DC

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	6	0	0	0	6
• Washington State	7	14	2	0	23

Date: November 19
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
Game start: 3:30 pm PST
Game attendance: 30,395
Television network: Prime Sports Northwest

Source:

Scoring summary

1	WASH	Neal 7-yard run (kick failed)	WASH 6-0

1	WSU	Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick)	WSU 7-6

2	WSU	Hicks 3-yard run (Trout kick)	WSU 14-6

2	WSU	Sparks 1-yard run (Trout kick)	WSU 21-6

3	WSU	Safety, ball snapped out of end zone	WSU 23-6

Alamo Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	0	3	0	3
• Washington State	7	3	0	0	10

Date: December 31
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Game start: 7:00 pm CST
Game attendance: 44,106
Game weather: Indoors
Television network: ESPN

Source:

NFL Draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1995 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Mark Fields	LB	1	13	New Orleans Saints
Don Sasa	DT	3	93	San Diego Chargers
Torey Hunter	DB	3	95	Houston Oilers
Chad Eaton	DL	7	241	Arizona Cardinals

References

"1994 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
"2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^ Miedema, Laurence (August 29, 1994). "Cougars motivated by lack of respect". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 46.
"1994 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^ Grummert, Dale (November 20, 1994). "Plowed under". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Cougs bust out against Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1994. p. 16C.
^ "Cougs win Alamo Bowl with defense". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1995. p. 3F.
"Washington St. at Illinois". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). August 31, 1994. p. 3B.
"Oregon at Washington St". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 8, 1994. p. 4B.
"Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1994. p. 4B.
"Washington St. at California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 29, 1994. p. 6B.
Grummert, Dale (April 23, 1995). "Saints take Fields". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
Miedema, Laurence (April 25, 1995). "Fields goes in the first round". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.

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