1967 Washington State Cougars football team

1967 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	2–8 (1–5 AAWU)
Head coach	Bert Clark (4th season)
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Oregon State	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
UCLA	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]}

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at No. 7 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–49	44,364	[9]
September 23	at Oklahoma *	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–21	51,700	[10]
September 30	No. 4 UCLA	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 23–51	24,200	[11]
October 7	at Baylor *	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–10	20,000	[12]
October 14	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 10–31	26,000	[13]
October 21	Arizona State *	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 20–31	16,500	[14]
October 28	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–35	18,115	[15]
November 4	Oregon	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 13–17	18,200	[16]
November 11	Idaho *	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 52–14	15,100	[17]
November 25	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 9–7	47,500	[18] [19]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1967 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 74 Bruce Abbott Jr QB, S 10 Mike Cadigan Sr FB 22 Del Carmichael Sr HB 14 Johnny Davis So SE 80 Doug Flansburg Sr OT 73 Dave Golinsky Jr QB 5 Hank Grenda Jr C 50 Dave Harris Jr QB 8 Jerry Henderson Jr FB 25 Joe Lynn Sr G 63 Jack McTaggart Sr G 68 Dave Middendorf Sr HB 40 Glen Shaw Jr TE 42 Bob Simpson Sr TE 81 Ron Souza Jr SE 35 Larry Thatcher Jr HB 13 Mark Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 60 Dick Baird Sr LB 61 Steve Bartelle Jr DT 65 Hank Bendix So DT 86 Gary Branson So LB 65 Steve Boots Sr DT 52 Greg Elliot Sr CB 26 Greg Field Jr DT 70 Jim Guinn Jr S 9 Lee Omlid So CB 14 Rick Reed Jr S 44 Steve Shoun So DE 91 J.D. Smith Jr DE 88 Wayne Swayda Jr DT 77 Steve Van Sinderen Jr DT 55 Jim Vest Jr LB 34 Mark Wicks Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 89 Neil Anderson Sr P 4 Jim Engstrom Sr	Head coach Bert Clark (4th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Laurie Niemi King Block Red Smith Jim Shanley John Nelson Sam Adams Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source: ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]}

NFL/AFL draft

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

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Dave Middendorf	Guard	5	172	Cincinnati Bengals

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References

1. "1967 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. "1967 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
4. "Bert Clark parts company with Cougars; search on for successor". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 29, 1967. p. 10.
5. "WSU begins search for new grid coach". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 29, 1967. p. 10.
6. Missildine, Harry (January 6, 1968). "New WSU coach Sweeney faces task with optimism". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
7. "Omen indicates fortune of Cougars may brighten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. January 6, 1968. p. 13.
8. "Sweeney new head football coach at Washington State University". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. January 6, 1968. p. 9.
9. "Trojans rout Washington State, 49–0". News Register. September 16, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sooners slam Cougars, 21–0". The Odessa American. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. Missildine, Harry (October 1, 1967). "Cougars score first, Bruins most; it's 51–23". The Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Google News Archive.
12. "Baylor trips WSU, 10–7". The Sunday Oregonian. October 8, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "WSU falls to Stanford". The Daily Breeze. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "A-State surge downs WSU". Tri-City Herald. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Washington State rallies briefly, then stumbles 35–7 to Oregon St". The News Tribune. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Cougars' late bid falls short as Oregon wins". Tri-City Herald. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Washington State mauls Idaho by 52–14". The Times-News. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
18. Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1967). "Cougars hope to end Huskies' grid reign". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 8.
19. Missildine, Harry (November 26, 1967). "Pluck, luck, defense! Cougars 9-7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
20. "Schedule/Results (1967 Washington State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
21. "UCLA vs. WSU: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 30, 1967. p. 11.
22. "Cougars vs. Ducks: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 4, 1967. p. 11.
23. "Cougars vs. Vandals: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 11, 1967. p. 13.
24. "Huskies-Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 25, 1967. p. 8.
25. "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
26. "Early pro selectors skip Beban; Trojans' Ron Yary drafted first". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 31, 1968. p. 13.
27. "Minnesota tabs Ron Yary; Los Angeles claims Beban". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 31, 1968. p. 8.

External links

• Game program: UCLA vs. WSU at Spokane – September 30, 1967
• Game program: Arizona State vs. WSU at Spokane – October 21, 1967
• Game program: Idaho at WSU – November 11, 1967