1980 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-10 Conference Head coach Jim Walden (3rd year)		1980 record 4–7 (3–4 Pac10)
Home stadium Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1980 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled an 4–7 record (3–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 271.

The team's statistical leaders included Samoa Samoa with 1,668 passing yards, Tim Harris with 801 rushing yards, and Jim Whatley with 433 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 13 San Jose State 26-31 L 18,153 S

S. 20 Tennessee 23-35 L 93,520 A

S. 27 Army 31-18 W 24,213 H

O. 4 Pacific 22-24 L 18,123 H

O. 11 Arizona State 21-27 L 64,333 A

O. 18 Arizona 38-14 W 47,132 A

O. 25 Stanford 34-48 L 30,371 H

N. 1 Oregon 10-20 L 30,083 A

N. 8 Oregon State 28-7 W 15,651 H

N. 15 California 31-17 W 30,000 A

N. 22 Washington (16) 23-30 L 34,557 S

References

1980 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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