1964 Washington State Cougars football team

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The 1964 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–2–1 in AAWU, tie for sixth), and were outscored 208 to 165.[1][2]

The team’s statistical leaders included Dave Petersen with 478 passing yards, Clancy Williams with 783 rushing yards, and Tom Kelley with 218 receiving yards.[3] Williams was the ninth overall pick of the 1965 NFL draft, selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams.[4][5]

Hired in January, Clark was previously an assistant at rival Washington for seven seasons under head coach Jim Owens; both had played collegiately at Oklahoma under hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson.[6][7][8] Clark’s initial contract at WSU was for three years at $16,500 per year.[9]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 19 Stanford W 29–23 19,000
September 26 Wyoming* L 7–28 17,500
October 3 at Arizona* L 12–28 29,400
October 10 Pacific* W 50–0 13,000
October 17 at San Jose State* W 16–14 13,000
October 24 at Idaho* L 13–28 17,778
October 31 Oregon Statedagger L 7–24 16,000
November 7 at Oregon T 21–21 19,000
November 14 at Texas Tech* L 10–28 25,500
November 21 Washington L 0–14 36,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[2][10]
1964 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense

Pos. # Name Class
OT 71 Brian Beveridge Jr
OT 72 Joe Broeker Sr
HB 10 Mike Cadigan So
G 66 Wally Dempsey Sr
FB 33 Larry Eilmes Jr
G 68 Wayne Foster Jr
HB 20 Bill Gaskins Jr
SE 83 Tom Kelley Jr
G 65 Jim Nelson Jr
OT 77 Jim Paton Sr
QB 15 Dave Petersen So
QB 11 Tom Roth Jr
TE 88 Rich Sheron So
OT 74 Bob Trygstad So
C 62 Ron Vrlicak So
HB 22 Clancy Williams Sr
Defense Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K 75 Bill Ebel Sr
P 83 Tom Kelley Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[11][12][13][14][15][16]

Game summaries[edit]

Stanford[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Stanford 10 3 7 3 23
• Washington St 3 13 0 13 29
Scoring summary
1 WSU Hedemark 20-yard field goal WSU 3-0
1 STAN Beck 52-yard field goal Tied 3-3
1 STAN Myers 1-yard run (Beck kick) STAN 10-3
2 WSU Roth 49-yard run (Hedemark kick) Tied 10-10
2 STAN Beck 27-yard field goal STAN 13-10
2 WSU Gaskins 7-yard run (kick failed) WSU 16-13
3 STAN DeSylvia 8-yard run (Beck kick) STAN 20-16
4 STAN Beck 22-yard field goal STAN 23-16
4 WSU Eilmes 1-yard run (run failed) STAN 23-22
4 0:25 WSU Roth 1-yard run (Ebel kick) WSU 29-23
Source:[17]

NFL draft[edit]

Two Cougars were selected in the 1965 NFL draft.

[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “1964 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results”. SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b “2016 Media Guide” (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ “1964 Washington State Cougars Stats”. SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ a b “Williams, Leetzow early choices in draft; both sign contracts”. Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 29, 1964. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b “West Coast aces get draft calls”. Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 14.
  6. ^ Johnson, Bob (January 14, 1964). “Bert Clark named Cougar grid coach”. Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  7. ^ Missildine, Harry (January 15, 1964). “Cougars sign Clark as head grid coach”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
  8. ^ “Bert Clark, veteran Husky aide, new WSU grid coach”. Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 15, 1964. p. 8.
  9. ^ “WSU now ‘arranging’ new Clark contract”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 7, 1965. p. 12.
  10. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  11. ^ “Cougars vs. Indians: probable offensive starters”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 19, 1964. p. 9.
  12. ^ “Cougars vs. Vandals: probable offensive starters”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1964. p. 9.
  13. ^ “Beavers vs. Cougars: probable offensive starters”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1964. p. 10.
  14. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 8, 1964). “Indecisive homecoming: Ducks, Cougars tie”. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  15. ^ “Cougars vs. Huskies: probable offensive starters”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1964. p. 9.
  16. ^ “2008 Football media guide” (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  17. ^ “WSU rallies for 29-23 win”. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1964. p. 6B.

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