1979 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-10 Conference Head coach Jim Walden (2nd year)		1979 record 3–8 (2–6 Pac10)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1979 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 366 to 241.

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Grant with 1,565 passing yards, Tali Ena with 844 rushing yards, and Jim Whatley with 513 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 8 Arizona 7-22 L 26,753 S

S. 15 Montana 34-14 W 20,157 S

S. 22 Ohio State (16) 29-45 L 87,495 A

S. 29 Syracuse 25-52 L 10,004 B

O. 6 USC (1) 21-51 L 55,117 A

O. 13 UCLA 17-14 W 32,651 H

O. 20 Arizona State 17-28^ W 70,729 A

O. 27 Oregon 26-37* W 18,650 A

N. 3 Oregon State 45-42 W 21,500 A

N. 10 California 13-45 L 22,055 H

N. 17 Washington (16) 7-17 L 57,750 A

^ = Game later forfeited to WSU by order of Pacific-10 Conference

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1979 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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