American college football season
The 1993 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fifth season under head coach Mike Price , the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, seventh), and outscored their opponents 271 to 248.[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pattinson with 1,430 passing yards, Kevin Hicks with 497 rushing yards, and Deron Pointer with 996 receiving yards.[ 3]
Starting quarterback Pattinson, a fifth-year senior from nearby Moscow ,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] suffered a broken collarbone at homecoming against #21 California in mid-October and was lost for the season.[ 7] [ 8] Shawn Deeds came off the bench to lead the WSU to a decisive victory and a #25 ranking at 5–2,[ 9] [ 10] but the Cougars lost the next four games with Chad DeGrenier and Deeds at quarterback.[ 11] [ 12]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 4 12:30 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan * L 14–41105,512 [ 13]
September 11 Montana State * W 54–1419,068
September 18 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 51–624,682
September 25 7:00 p.m. at USC L 3–3448,471
October 2 at Pacific (CA) * W 12–014,616
October 9 Arizona State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 44–2527,077
October 16 No. 21 California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 34–730,117
October 23 at No. 7 Arizona No. 25 L 6–946,675
October 30 at Oregon L 23–4635,846
November 6 No. 12 UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 27–4034,987
November 20 12:30 p.m. at Washington L 3–2672,688
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Roster
1993 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OT
75
Michael Bailey
Sr
TE
89
Brett Carolan
Sr
QB
15
Shawn Deeds
So
QB
2
Chad DeGrenier
Jr
WR
21
Shane DeLaCruz
Sr
G
61
Josh Dunning
Sr
RB
3
Will Haskell
RB
23
Kevin Hicks
Jr
RB
43
Delton Johnson
Jr
C
68
Marc McCloskey
So
QB
13
Mike Pattinson
Sr
WR
9
Deron Pointer
Sr
G
50
Paul Reed
Sr
OT
70
Clay Reis
Jr
WR
3
Keith Reynolds
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
28
Steve Johnston
Sr
PK
12
Aaron Price
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
NFL Draft For the first time in three years , no Cougars were selected in the 1994 NFL draft ;[ 18] four were selected the following year .
References
^ "1993 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 .
^ "1993 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ Sullivan, Tim (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson becomes top gun" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . p. 1B.
^ Blanchette, John (January 5, 1993). "Star's goodbye gives Pattinson his just reward" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Eidson, Mark (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson can see the light" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Bergum, Steve (October 17, 1993). "A win and loss for WSU" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Sullivan, Tim (October 18, 1993). "Cougar victory is painful" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
^ "WSU beats Bears with good Deeds" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. 5G.
^ Bergum, Steve (October 21, 1993). "Improbable QB" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (November 20, 1993). "For WSU, UW, nothing rivals it" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (November 22, 1993). "Apple Cup makes Price feel rotten to core" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Angelique S. Chengelis (September 5, 1993). "Collins passes first test" . The Detroit News . pp. 1E, 10E – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Montana State at WSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). September 11, 1993. p. 5B.
^ "Arizona State at Washington State" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). October 9, 1993. p. 6B.
^ "Matchups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 30, 1993. p. 4B.
^ "Washington State at Washington" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). (probable starters). November 20, 1993. p. 5B.
^ "WSU blanked in NFL draft" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. April 26, 1994. p. 1C.
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