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Washington State Cougar Football
Whichever players make up the team is of no consequence.
 They are "The Cougs."
And, by definition, that's all that matters ...

     I offer here mostly articles from the Lewiston Tribune Online, and some articles from Cougfan.com.  I occasionally include articles from other sources.

    This idea originated thusly.

     I lived and worked (and rotted) in the City of Seattle from 1971 until 1997. Being a life-long Coug  living deep in the heart of "Dawgville," and suffering all the while through the intolerable, sickening press coverage in that Dawg-awful place, I can attest to the fact that the place is Dawg Heaven and Coug Hell.  Seattle and Pullman are, after all, in the great State of Washington. But would the Seattle press include Pullman and the Cougs in any of their reporting? Well, once in while. And when they did, it was something like this ...

    So, upon moving back to Clarkston (WA), next to Lewiston (ID), where we love our Cougs, I thought it would be good to keep apprised  my Seattle Coug friends and other Coug fans far and wide, of the real news and happenings in the wonderful world of Cougar Football. For the last three years I have sent email featuring articles from the Lewiston Tribune Online to them, featuring the brilliant writing of Dale Grummert, as well as articles from a great Coug site, Cougfan.com. (I don't offer a link to the Tribune since it is a pay site. It is, however, one that you may wish to join. The site is HERE if you want to sign up.)

    Should any Dawgs drop by this site, let me spell it out plainly, since Dawgs have such desperate trouble with language, especially that ol' bug-a-boo, English.

    Seattle  is not the great place that you have been led to believe. You have been brain-washed (or perhaps,  rain-washed). Seattle has too many people,  too much traffic, too much crime, too much political correctness, too much graffiti and too much rain. More than that, it has too many Huskies, which by definition, makes it a rotten place to live, visit, read or think about. And, sorry, my Seattle friends. But what I say is true.

    The Dawgs will do fine, as they should. The Dawg football budget  is 10 times that of the Cougs. But do the Dawgs field 10 times the team? Noooo! Therefore, I reason, the Cougs field much more team for the dollar, and they do this year after year after year. That is the mark of a great football team. And that would be the Cougs.

From Cougfan.com Posted May 4, 2001 (Updated)

WSU's bowl game history

The Washington State Cougars have been in eight bowl games, posting a 5-3 bowl win record.

1916 ROSE BOWL
COUGARS 14, BROWN 0
Pasadena, Calif.

Game Breakers: First-quarter goal line stand by Cougars set the tone. In the second half, WSU's bigger size wore down Brown, producing two second half TDs --- one by Ralph Boone, the other by Carl Deitz. Four members of the team earned all-conference recognition that season: Clarence Zimmerman, Walter Herried, Silas Stites and Benton "Biff" Bangs.

Final Season Record: 7-0

Head Coach: William "Lone Star" Dietz

1931 ROSE BOWL
ALABAMA 24, COUGARS 0
Pasadena, Calif.

Game Breakers: Two long scoring plays by the Tide in the first half --- one via pass and one via run --- doomed the Cougars, who were led by a line that included three first team All-Americans: Mel Hein, Turk Edwards and Harold Ahlskog.

Final Season Record: 9-1

Head Coach: Orin E. "Babe" Hollingbery

1981 HOLIDAY BOWL
BRIGHAM YOUNG 38, COUGARS 36
San Diego, Calif.

Game Breakers: Cougars' 29-point second half, sparked by scrambling quarterback Ricky Turner's 92 rushing yards, fell just short as BYU's Jim McMahon threw for 342 yards in his last college game. A failed two-point conversion attempt by WSU in the third quarter loomed large. Strong safety Joe Taylor led the Cougar defense with 11 tackles, while Matt Elisara posted two sacks.

Final Season Record: 8-3-1

Head Coach: Jim Walden

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1988 ALOHA BOWL
COUGARS 24, HOUSTON 22
Honolulu, Hawaii

Game Breakers: Cougars scored 24 second-half points and then Tuineau Alipate and Artie Holmes teamed up to produce a Houston turnover at the Cougar five yard line with 2:44 remaining. A brawl between the teams ensued. Senior Cougar receiver Victor Wood loomed large, scoring two TDs in the second quarter --- one on a five-yard fumble return and another on a 15-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach. Steve Broussard led the way on the ground, rumbling for 139 yards and Tim Stallworth was as aerial acrobat, nabbing eight balls for 120 yards.

Final Season Record: 9-3

Head Coach: Dennis Erickson

1992 COPPER BOWL
COUGARS 31, UTAH 28
Tucson, Arizona

Game Breakers: Drew Bledsoe threw for a school record 476 yards and Shaumbe Wright-Fair rushed for another 123 as the Cougars jumped out early and then hung on to win with a 22-yard Aaron Price field goal in the fourth quarter. Price's trey was set up when Cougar DB John Rushing stripped the ball from Utah receiver Henry Lusk; fellow DB Singor Mobley scooped up the ball and advanced it to the Utah 21 yard line. Between them, the two teams racked up 1,100 yards of offense.

Final Season Record: 9-3

Head Coach: Mike Price

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1994 ALAMO BOWL
COUGARS 10, BAYLOR 3
San Antonio, Texas

Game Breakers: The fabled Palouse Posse defense, led by linebacker Ron Childs and his ten tackles, limited the Bears' potent offense to just 151 yards. The Cougar offense did something it hadn't done all season --- take the opening kickoff and drive the length of the field for a TD. It was a 91-yard scoring drive capped by a one-yard run by Kevin Hicks. Eleven of WSU's defensive players --- including Mobley, Torey Hunter, Don Sasa, Chad Eaton, Mark Fields, Brian Walker and Chris Hayes --- went on to play professionally in either the NFL or CFL.

Final Season Record: 8-4

Head Coach: Mike Price

1998 ROSE BOWL
MICHIGAN 21, COUGARS 16
Pasadena, Calif.

Game Breakers: The Cougars' wild, last-minute drive stalled at the Michigan 26 yard line when the referee refused to stop the clock after Ryan Leaf spiked the ball. Controversy ensued, but the score stood. UM QB Brian Griese was named game MVP and Michigan, No. 1-ranked coming into the game, was voted co-national champion. On defense, Steve Gleason and Brandon Moore posted nine tackles each for the Cougars while freshman safety Lamont Thompson had six stops and an interception. Leaf threw for 331 yards and connected on a TD with Kevin McKenzie. Shawn Tims had WSU's other TD with a 14-yard reverse. Rian Lindell chipped in a 48-yard field goal for the Cougs in the fourth quarter.

Final Season Record: 10-2

Head Coach: Mike Price

2001 SUN BOWL
COUGARS 33, PURDUE 27
El Paso, TX

Game Breakers: Jason Gesser passed for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown as Washington State rallied in the second half for a 33-27 victory. No. 13 Washington State (10-2) trailed 20-17 at halftime, but the Cougars held Purdue scoreless in the second half until the final two minutes. Purdue turns ball over on downs late in the game in scoring territory thanks to the WSU defense. Drew Dunning hit four of four field goal attempts and Nakoa McElrath caught five passes for 116 yards.

Final Season Record: 10-2

Head Coach: Mike Price

2003 ROSE BOWL
COUGARS 14, OKLAHOMA 34
Pasadena, Calif.

Game Breakers: Oklahoma dominated the game in every aspect. Jason Gesser was completely ineffective as the offense sputtered. The offensive line was little help. Many speculate that the announcement several days before the Rose Bowl distracted the team, though members of the team disagree. Those team-members did, in fact, want Coach Price to coach this game.

Oklahoma clicked on all cylinders and made few mistakes.

Final Season Record: 10-3

Head Coach: Mike Price (last season at WSU - on to Alabama ... Unfortunately, for a three month career that ended even before he had signed his $10 million contract ...)