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1995 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1995 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 in Pac-10, tied for eighth), and were outscored 274 to 236.[1][2]

1995 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim McDonell (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBill Doba (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 USC ^ + 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Washington + 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 18 Oregon 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
UCLA 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Chad Davis with 1,868 passing yards, Frank Madu with 870 rushing yards, and Eric Moore with 486 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at Pittsburgh*
L 13–1735,513
September 9Montana*
W 38–2128,312
September 23No. 16 UCLA
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 24–1533,711
September 30at No. 2 Nebraska*
L 21–3575,777
October 7Oregon State 
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 40–1431,876
October 14at No. 5 USC
L 14–2651,131
October 21at No. 12 Oregon
L 7–2646,109
October 28Arizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 14–2432,924
November 4at California
L 11–2731,000
November 11Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 24–3626,572
November 18at No. 22 Washington
L 30–3374,144
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1995 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 17 Chad Carpenter Jr
QB 12 Chad Davis Jr
QB 15 Shawn Deeds Sr
WR 1 Jay Dumas Sr
QB 16 Ryan Leaf Fr
RB 4 Frank Madu Sr
RB Miguel Meriweather Fr
C 68 Marc McCloskey Sr
C 76 Jason McEndoo So
WR 45 Shawn McWashington So
TE 89 Eric Moore Sr
G 72 Scott Sanderson Jr
OT 79 John Scukanec Sr
G 71 Cory Solomon So
RB 5 Derek Sparks Sr
WR 18 Bryant Thomas So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 27 Greg Burns Sr
LB 33 James Darling Jr
DE 46 Shane Doyle So
LB 38 Phillip Glover So
LB 22 Chris Hayes Sr
FS 3 Terrell Henderson Jr
CB 15 Shad Hinchen Jr
DT 95 Gary Holmes Fr
DT 97 Darryl Jones Fr
DT 93 Delmar Morais Fr
LB 4 Johnny Nansen Jr
DE 92 Dwayne Sanders Sr
SS 25 Duane Stewart So
CB 6 Brian Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 26 George Martin Sr
K 47 Tony Truant Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

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NFL Draft

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One Cougar was selected in the 1996 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Chris Hayes S 7 210 New York Jets

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References

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  1. ^ "1995 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "1995 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Matchups: starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 21, 1995. p. 4D.
  5. ^ "Cougar offense, defense". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). November 11, 1995. p. 3D.
  6. ^ "Cougar offense, defense". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (probable starters). November 18, 1995. p. 3C.
  7. ^ "Stanford at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 11, 1995. p. 4B.
  8. ^ "WSU at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 18, 1995. p. 4B.
  9. ^ "UI, WSU have one selected". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 22, 1996. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Miedema, Laurence (April 22, 1996). "UI's Mills, WSU's Hayes receive the call". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
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