1976 Washington State Cougars football team

1976 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1976 record 3–8 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach Jackie Sherrill (1st year)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1976 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#15 UCLA 6 1 0     9 2 1
Stanford 5 2 0     6 5 0
California 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon 1 6 0     4 7 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     2 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Cougars compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 331 to 240.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,762 passing yards, Dan Doornink with 422 rushing yards, and Mike Levenseller with 1,124 receiving yards.[3]

References

  1. "1976 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. "1976 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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