1999 Washington State Cougars football team


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The 1999 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Pac-10.

1999 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim McDonell (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBill Doba (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium

Seasons

← 1998

2000 →

1999 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Stanford $   7 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 19 Oregon   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Washington   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Arizona State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Oregon State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Arizona   3 – 5     6 – 6  
USC   3 – 5     6 – 6  
California   3 – 5     4 – 7  
UCLA   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Washington State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • Cal later vacated 4 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 41:00 pmUtah*L 7–2726,179
September 117:15 pmat StanfordFSNL 17–5436,592
September 181:00 pmat Idaho*
L 17–2834,873[1][2]
September 251:00 pmArizona
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 24–3026,787
October 21:00 pmCalifornia 
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 31–727,682
October 91:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 44–023,276
October 234:00 pmat Arizona StateL 21–3357,537
October 301:00 pmOregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–2734,240
November 67:00 pmat OregonFSNL 10–5244,090
November 134:00 pmUSC
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ABCL 28–3123,065
November 2012:30 pmat WashingtonABCL 14–2472,973
November 278:00 pmat Hawaii*W 22–1445,382
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponent not played this season: UCLA

1999 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 26 Alvan Arzu   Jr
QB 9 Sam Baurichter   So
QB 13 Steve Birnbaum Sr
RB 48 Kyle Stiffarm So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 57 Serign Marong   So
DB 25 Chris Martin Sr
DE 51 Austin Matson   Jr
DB 21 Anthony Matthews So
DE 87 Rob Meier   Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 9 Kareem Anderson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-04-20

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1 234Total
California 0 070 7
• Washington St 0 17014 31
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 27,682
  • Game weather: Clear; 62 °F (17 °C); wind 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) W
  • Referee: J. Stricherz
Scoring summary
Q29:45WSUHenderson 18 yard pass from Birnbaum (Lindell kick)WSU 7–0
Q29:15WSULindell 40 yard field goalWSU 10–0
Q26:15WSUBirnbaum 1 yard run (Lindell kick)WSU 17–0
Q313:44CALWaasdorp 25 yard fumble return (Hershey kick)WSU 17–7
Q49:32WSUWilliams 10 yard pass from Birnbaum (Lindell kick)WSU 24–7
Q42:33WSUBurnett 24 yard run (Lindell kick)WSU 31–7

[3]

  1. ^ Meehan, Jim (September 19, 1999). "Down for the long count". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  2. ^ Pond, Alex (September 20, 1999). "Vandals rule the Palouse". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Washington State Official Athletic Site - Football - Schedule/Results. Retrieved 2014-Oct-03.