1987 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-10 Conference Home stadium Martin Stadium		1987 record 3–7–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Dennis Erickson (1st year)

The 1987 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (1–5–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 356 to 238.

The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 2,446 passing yards, Richard Calvin with 822 rushing yards, and Steve Broussard with 701 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 5 Fresno State 41-24 W 22,971 H

S. 12 Wyoming 43-28 W 24,151 H

S. 19 Michigan (19) 18-44 L 103,521 A

S. 26 Colorado 17-26 L 43,527 A

O. 10 Stanford 7-44 L 31,538 H

O. 17 Arizona State 7-38 L 70,341 A

O. 24 Arizona 45-28 W 22,269 H

O. 31 USC 7-42 L 24,834 A

N. 14 Oregon 17-31 L 14,089 H

N. 21 Washington 19-34 L 74,038 A

N. 29 Cal (Coca Cola Bowl) 17-17 T 54,000 J

References

1987 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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