1974 Washington State Cougars football team

1974 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
1974 record	2–9 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (7th year)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

1974 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Stanford	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
California	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
UCLA	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Washington	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 272 to 162.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hopkins with 522 passing yards, Ron Cheatham with 616 rushing yards, and Carl Barschig with 423 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 14	Kansas*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 7–14
September 21	Idaho*	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 17–10
September 28	at No. 18 Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 19–21
October 5	No. 1 Ohio State*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–42
October 12	No. 7 USC	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 7–54
October 19	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 13–17
October 26	Stanford	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 18–20
November 2	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 21–16
November 9	Oregon State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 3–17
November 16	at No. 19 California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 33–37
November 23	Washington	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	L 17–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

↑ "1974 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. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "1974 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ 1974 Washington State Cougars Schedule & Results. Retrieved 2012-12-4.

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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