1985 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-10 Conference Head coach Jim Walden (8th year)		1985 record 4–7 (3–5 Pac-10) Home stadium Martin Stadium

The 1985 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 282.

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Rypien with 2,174 passing yards, Rueben Mayes with 1,236 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 489 receiving yards.

Schedule

A. 31 Oregon 39-42 L 25,900 H

S. 7 California 20-19 W 30,135 H

S. 14 Arizona 7-12 L 46,437 A

S. 21 Utah 37-44 L 28,576 A

S. 28 Ohio State (5) 32-48 L 89,954 A

O. 12 Oregon State 34-0 W 27,236 A

O. 19 UCLA (18) 30-31 L 32,302 H

O. 26 Arizona State 16-21 L 14,875 H

N. 2 USC 13-31 L 46,954 A

N. 16 Montana State 64-14 W 15,000 H

N. 23 Washington 21-20 W 60,197 A

References

1985 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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