1965 Washington State Cougars football team

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1965 Washington State Cougars football
Washington State Football Helmet 1964-1965.png
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record7–3 (2–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
  1964
1966  
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 4 0 08 2 1
No. 10 USC 4 1 07 2 1
Washington State 2 1 07 3 0
Washington 4 3 05 5 0
Stanford 2 3 06 3 1
California 2 3 05 5 0
Oregon State 1 3 05 5 0
Oregon 0 5 04 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 7–3 record (2–1 in AAWU, third), and outscored their opponents 139 to 103. [1] [2]

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The team's statistical leaders included Tom Roth with 1,257 passing yards, Larry Eilmes with 818 rushing yards, and Doug Flansburg with 578 receiving yards. [3]

The Cougars played only three conference games, all against Northwest teams, defeating Oregon State and Oregon. [4] [5] With several close margins in their games, they became known as the "Cardiac Kids." [4] [5] [6]

WSU dropped both rivalry games this season: the Battle of the Palouse at home to Idaho, and the Apple Cup to Washington in Seattle, which eliminated a possible Rose Bowl berth.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Iowa *W 7–053,000
September 25at Minnesota *W 14–1346,917
October 2 Idaho *L 13–1722,600 [7] [8]
October 9 Villanova *W 24–1413,732
October 16 Arizona *
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 21–316,500 [9]
October 23at Indiana *W 8–732,061
October 30at Oregon State W 10–820,079
November 6 Oregon Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 27–720,000
November 13at Arizona State *L 6–732,872 [10]
November 20at Washington L 9–2756,800 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Roster

1965 Washington State Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 71Brian BeveridgeSr
HB 44Mel BradySr
FB 33Larry EilmesSr
SE 80Doug FlansburgSo
HB 22 Ted Gerela So
G 65Robin LarsonJr
HB 40T.C. McClellanSr
G 68 Dave Middendorf So
QB 15Dave PetersenJr
QB 12 Mike Price So
QB 11Tom RothSr
TE 88Rich SheronJr
HB 42Bob SimpsonSo
OT 55Dave ThomasJr
C 52Ron VrlicakJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
MG 60Jerry AndersonSo
CB 43Huarleen Bain
LB 32Dick BairdSo
DT 72Burgess BauderJr
LB 66Steve BootsSo
DT 77Wayne FosterSr
S 20Bill GaskinsSr
DE 85Craig GoodwinSo
LB 61Larry GriffithJr
CB 23Bob HivelySo
CB 24Jim NewsonJr
CB 25Jerry StrongJr
DE 83John ThompsonSo
LB 34Mark WicksSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 22 Ted Gerela So
P 14Jim EngstromSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

NFL and AFL drafts

This was the final year for separate drafts; both were held on November 27, 1965.

NFL

No Cougars were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.

AFL

One Cougar was selected in the 1966 AFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Wayne FosterTackle 12 107 Oakland Raiders

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References

  1. "1965 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. "1965 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Dawson, Alan Jr. (October 31, 1965). "Clark's Cardiac Kids win again but this time they switch plan". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
  5. 1 2 Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 7, 1965). "Forget all that Cinderella jazz". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. "Run for roses 'troika' race". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 8, 1965. p. 12.
  7. Missildine, Harry (October 3, 1965). "Charging Vandals defeat WSU 17-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  8. "Idaho Vandals crush Cougars' hopes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 2B.
  9. "WSU trims ASU, 21–3". The Sunday Oregonian. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "ASU upsets Cougars, 7–6". Vallejo Times-Herald. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1965). "Husky explosion kills Cougars 27-9". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  12. "Rose smell disintegrated by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1965. p. 3B.
  13. "Vandals vs. Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 2, 1965. p. 9.
  14. "WSU versus Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 1, 1965. p. 15.
  15. "Wildcats vs. Cougs: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 9, 1965. p. 9.
  16. "WSU vs. Villanova". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 9, 1965. p. 8.
  17. Missildine, Harry (November 19, 1965). "Seven Cougars in Seattle for last college contest". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington. p. 19.
  18. "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  19. "Five Vandals named in pro drafting". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 29, 1965. p. 15.