1975 Washington State Cougars football team

1975 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
1975 record	3–8 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (8th year)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

1975 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 UCLA +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
#14 California +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
#17 USC	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (0–7 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 262.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 1,022 passing yards, Vaughn Williams with 662 rushing yards, and Brian Kelly with 371 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13		at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 18–14	33,378
September 20		at Utah*		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 30–14	19,622
September 27		California		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		L 33–21	24,500
October 4		at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		L 27–21	51,060
October 11		at No. 3 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 28–10	47,408
October 18		No. 18 UCLA		Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA		L 37–23	28,500
October 25		at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 54–14	35,000
November 1		Oregon		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		L 26–14	18,100
November 8		at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		L 7–0	13,489
November 15		Idaho*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)		W 84–27	17,300
November 22		at Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)		L 28–27	57,100
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

• Dan Doornik, tb
• Gavin Hedrick, p
• John Hopkins, qb
• Dave Dial, dg, c
• Mark Husfloen, dt
• Vaughn Williams, fb
• Joel Lofgren, te
• Rufus Cunningham, fs,#5

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Jim Sweeney

Assistants: Bill Cords, Larry Donovan, Jack Elway, Tom Keele, Ron Mims, Mike Price, Dick Roach

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Game summaries

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	10	14	3	0	27
Washington	7	7	0	14	28

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

• Date: November 22
• Game attendance: 57,100

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Washington State Washington 1 Washington State 40-yard field goal by Hedrick 3 0 1 Washington Rowland 1-yard touchdown run, Robbins kick good 3 7 1 Washington State Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Hedrick kick good 10 7 2 Washington State Hopkins 1-yard touchdown run, Hedrick kick good 17 7 2 Washington State Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Hedrick kick good 24 7 2 Washington Gaines 29-yard touchdown reception from Moon, Robbins kick good 24 14 3 Washington State 36-yard field goal by Hedrick 27 14 4 Washington Interception returned 93 yards for touchdown by Burleson, Robbins kick good 27 21 4 Washington Gaines 78-yard touchdown reception from Moon, Robbins kick good 27 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 28

References

1. "1975 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. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
3. "1975 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. 2010 Washington State football media guide