1993 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1993 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, seventh), and outscored their opponents 271 to 248.^[1][2]

1993 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Williams (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Zimmer (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Arizona +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 UCLA +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
USC +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 25 California	4	–	4	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pattinson with 1,430 passing yards, Kevin Hicks with 497 rushing yards, and Deron Pointer with 996 receiving yards.^[3]

Starting quarterback Pattinson, a fifth-year senior from nearby Moscow,^[4][5][6] suffered a broken collarbone at homecoming against #21 California in mid-October and was lost for the season.^[7][8] Shawn Deeds came off the bench to lead the WSU to a decisive victory and a #25 ranking at 5–2,^[9][10] but the Cougars lost the next four games with Chad DeGrenier and Deeds at quarterback.^[11][12]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Michigan*		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–41	105,512	[13]
September 11		Montana State*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 54–14	19,068
September 18		Oregon State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 51–6	24,682
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 3–34	48,471
October 2		at Pacific (CA)*		Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 12–0	14,616
October 9		Arizona State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 44–25	27,077
October 16		No. 21 California		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 34–7	30,117
October 23		at No. 7 Arizona	No. 25	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 6–9	46,675
October 30		at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 23–46	35,846
November 6		No. 12 UCLA		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 27–40	34,987
November 20	12:30 p.m.	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 3–26	72,688
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1993 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Michael Bailey Sr TE 89 Brett Carolan Sr QB 15 Shawn Deeds So QB 2 Chad DeGrenier Jr WR 21 Shane DeLaCruz Sr G 61 Josh Dunning Sr RB 3 Will Haskell RB 23 Kevin Hicks Jr RB 43 Delton Johnson Jr C 68 Marc McCloskey So QB 13 Mike Pattinson Sr WR 9 Deron Pointer Sr G 50 Paul Reed Sr OT 70 Clay Reis Jr WR 3 Keith Reynolds Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 27 Greg Burns Jr LB 31 Ron Childs Jr DT 90 Chad Eaton Jr LB 29 Mark Fields Jr LB 56 T.J. Folkers Sr DT 69 Brian Ford Sr DE 92 Ray Hall Sr LB 22 Chris Hayes So CB 24 Torey Hunter Jr LB 41 Anthony McClanahan Sr SS 8 Singor Mobley Jr DE 86 DeWayne Patterson Jr DB 10 John Rushing Jr DE 94 Don Sasa Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 28 Steve Johnston Sr PK 12 Aaron Price Sr	Head coach Mike Price (5th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ted Williams – OC Mike Zimmer – DC Bill Doba – LB Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL Draft

For the first time in three years, no Cougars were selected in the 1994 NFL draft;^[18] four were selected the following year.

References

1. "1993 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. "1993 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. Sullivan, Tim (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson becomes top gun". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1B.
5. Blanchette, John (January 5, 1993). "Star's goodbye gives Pattinson his just reward". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
6. Eidson, Mark (January 5, 1993). "Pattinson can see the light". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
7. Bergum, Steve (October 17, 1993). "A win and loss for WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
8. Sullivan, Tim (October 18, 1993). "Cougar victory is painful". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
9. "WSU beats Bears with good Deeds". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. 5G.
10. Bergum, Steve (October 21, 1993). "Improbable QB". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
11. Bergum, Steve (November 20, 1993). "For WSU, UW, nothing rivals it". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
12. Bergum, Steve (November 22, 1993). "Apple Cup makes Price feel rotten to core". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
13. Angelique S. Chengelis (September 5, 1993). "Collins passes first test". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 10E – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Montana State at WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 11, 1993. p. 5B.
15. "Arizona State at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 9, 1993. p. 6B.
16. "Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 30, 1993. p. 4B.
17. "Washington State at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). November 20, 1993. p. 5B.
18. "WSU blanked in NFL draft". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. April 26, 1994. p. 1C.