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1978 Washington State Cougars football team

1978 Washington State Cougars football
Washington State COUGARS logo.gif
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1978 record 4–6–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach Jim Walden (1st year)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC $ 6 1 0     12 1 0
#14 UCLA 6 2 0     8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0     7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0     9 3 0
#17 Stanford 4 3 0     8 4 0
California 3 4 0     6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0     5 6 0
Oregon 2 5 0     2 9 0
Oregon State 2 6 0     3 7 1
Washington State 1 7 0     3 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 296 to 276.

The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,333 passing yards, Tali Ena with 728 rushing yards, and Mike Wilson with 451 receiving yards.

Note: The Oregon game was later forfeited to Washington State by order of the Pacific-10 Conference


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