1967_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team

1967 Washington State Cougars football team

1967 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in AAWU, tied for last), and were outscored 266 to 141.[1][2]

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The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Henderson with 836 passing yards, Mark Williams with 415 rushing yards, and Doug Flansburg with 461 receiving yards.[3]

The Cougars won their first Apple Cup in nine years, a 9–7 win over the Huskies in Seattle. It was the final game on natural grass in Husky Stadium, which switched to AstroTurf in 1968.

The Cougars played six conference opponents and finally met USC and UCLA; both were last on the schedule in 1958, the final season of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The only conference team missed by WSU in 1967 was California.

Clark was fired in late November with a season remaining on his three-year contract.[4][5] He was succeeded in early January 1968 by Jim Sweeney, the head coach at Montana State in Bozeman, who agreed to a one-year contract at $20,000,[6][7][8] and led the Cougars for eight seasons.

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Roster

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NFL/AFL Draft

One Cougar was selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft.

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References

  1. [1]
    "1967 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "1967 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Bert Clark parts company with Cougars; search on for successor". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 29, 1967. p. 10.
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    "WSU begins search for new grid coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 29, 1967. p. 10.
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    Missildine, Harry (January 6, 1968). "New WSU coach Sweeney faces task with optimism". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
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    "Omen indicates fortune of Cougars may brighten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 6, 1968. p. 13.
  8. [8]
    "Sweeney new head football coach at Washington State University". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 6, 1968. p. 9.
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    Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1967). "Cougars hope to end Huskies' grid reign". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 8.
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    Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1967). "Pluck, luck, defense! Cougars 9-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
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    "UCLA vs. WSU: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 30, 1967. p. 11.
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    "Cougars vs. Ducks: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1967. p. 11.
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    "Cougars vs. Vandals: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 11, 1967. p. 13.
  14. [14]
    "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1967. p. 8.
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    "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  16. [16]
    "Early pro selectors skip Beban; Trojans' Ron Yary drafted first". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 31, 1968. p. 13.
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    "Minnesota tabs Ron Yary; Los Angeles claims Beban". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 31, 1968. p. 8.
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