1976 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-8 Conference		1976 record 3–8 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach Jackie Sherrill (1st year) Home stadium Martin Stadium,Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1976 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 331 to 240.

The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,762 passing yards, Dan Doornink with 422 rushing yards, and Mike Levenseller with 1,124 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 11 Kansas (19) 16-35 L 39,475 A

S. 18 Minnesota 14-28 L 31,627 A

S. 25 Wisconsin 26-35 L 69,658 A

O. 2 Idaho 45-6 W 23,500 H

O. 9 USC (11) 14-23 L 37,268 Se

O. 16 UCLA (4) 3-62 L 35,508 A

O. 23 Stanford 16-22 L 24,300 H

O. 30 Oregon 23-22 W 22,200 A

N. 6 Oregon State 29-24 W 20,122 H

N. 13 California 22-23 L 30,000 A

N. 20 Washington 32-51 L 35,800 S

References

1976 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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