1972 Washington State Cougars football team information
American college football season
1972Washington State Cougars football
Conference
Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. T–17
AP
No. 19
Record
7–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Jim Sweeney (5th season)
Offensive coordinator
Joe Tiller (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Ray Braun (1st season)
Captain
Bill Moos
Home stadium
Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 USC $
7
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
No. 15 UCLA
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. 19 Washington State
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Washington
4
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
California
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Oregon
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Stanford
2
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Oregon State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1972 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 7–4 record(4–3 in the Pac-8, tied for 3rd), and outscored their opponents 274 to 241.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ty Payne with 1,349 passing yards, Ken Grandberry with 833 rushing yards, and Brock Aynsley with 344 receiving yards.[3]
Martin Stadium made its debut in late September and hosted four games; top-ranked USC was played in Seattle (at Husky Stadium),[4] and the Apple Cup was at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.
Washington State won their first Apple Cup in four years over favored #17 Washington, dealing Husky quarterback Sonny Sixkiller a 27–10 loss in his final collegiate game.[5][6][7][8] The Cougars finished in the top twenty in both major polls; the Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season.
^"1972 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^"2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^"1972 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^Emerson, Paul (November 5, 1972). "Top-ranked Trojans bomb Cougars 44-3". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 19.
^Emerson, Paul (November 19, 1972). "Inspired Cougars upset Washington 27-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 15.
^"Cougars bounce Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 5B.
^Missildine, Harry (November 19, 1972). "Cougar defense unyielding in 27-10 win over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^Brown, Bruce (November 20, 1972). "Cougar title hopes run high". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 14.
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