# 1986 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–6–1 in Pac-10, eighth place) and were outscored 312 to 221.
The Cougars tied eventual Rose Bowl champion Arizona State in Tempe in late September, then beat USC by twenty points in Pullman, but lost their final five games and dropped in the standings.
WSU's statistical leaders in 1986 included senior quarterback Ed Blount with 1,882 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 921 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 523 receiving yards. Notable underclassmen included quarterback Timm Rosenbach, guard Mike Utley, and future head coach Paul Wulff.
Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in mid-December, and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, who returned to the Palouse (four years at Idaho) in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | UNLV* | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | W 34–14 | 17,000 |
| September 13 | San Jose State* | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | L 13–20 | 15,000 |
| September 20 | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | L 21–31 | 41,500 |
| September 27 | at No. 11 Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | T 21–21 | 70,543 |
| October 4 | Oregon State | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | W 24–14 | 25,200 |
| October 11 | No. 9 USC | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | W 34–14 | 26,000 |
| October 25 | at No. 17 UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | L 16–54 | 46,189 |
| November 1 | at Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | L 12–42 | 35,000 |
| November 8 | No. 17 Arizona | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | L 6–31 | 17,000 |
| November 15 | at Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | L 17–27 | 25,137 |
| November 22 | No. 12 Washington | Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) | L 23–44 | 40,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||

## Game summaries
### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UNLV | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Washington St | 21 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Source:

### Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 7 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
| Washington St | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
* Date: November 22, 1986
* Game attendance: 40,000
* Gainesville Sun. November 23, 1986 Page 4F
Game information :
First quarter
WASH – Rod Jones 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 7–0. Drive:
Second quarter
WSU – Ed Tingstad 3-yard run (Kevin Adams kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:
WSU – Kevin Adams 51-yard field goal. Washington St 10–7. Drive:
WASH – Tony Covington 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 14–10. Drive:
WASH – Matt Slater 25-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 21–10. Drive:
Third quarter
WASH – Matt Slater 38-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 28–10. Drive:
WASH – Jeff Jaeger 43-yard field goal. Washington 31–10. Drive:
WASH – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal. Washington 34–10. Drive:
WSU – Kerry Porter 2-yard run (Kevin Adams kick). Washington 34–17. Drive:
Fourth quarter
WASH – Matt Slater 25-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 41–17. Drive:
WSU – Kerry Porter 9-yard run (pass failed). Washington 41–23. Drive:
WASH – Jeff Jaeger 27-yard field goal, 3:16. Washington 44–23. Drive:
Top passers
WASH – Chris Chandler – 15/20, 204 yards, 4 TD
WSU – Ed Blount – 16/30, 240 yards, 2 int
Top rushers
WASH – Vince Weathersby – 25 rushes, 177 yards
WSU – Kerry Porter – 25 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
WASH – Matt Slater – 4 receptions, 106 yards, 3 TD
WSU – Rodd Olson – 6 receptions, 94 yards :

## NFL draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Ricky Reynolds | CB | 2 | 36 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Kitrick Taylor | WR | 5 | 128 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Kerry Porter | RB | 7 | 171 | Buffalo Bills |
| Michael James | WR | 8 | 202 | Houston Oilers |