1974 Washington State Cougars football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1974

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Joe Albi Stadium

| site_cityst = Spokane, WA

| score = 7–14

| attend = 29,350–30,142

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| gamename = Battle of the Palouse

| score = 17–10

| attend = 19,300

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vwg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5637%2C2715097|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington|last=Brown |first=Bruce |title=WSU's potential stays dormant |date=September 23, 1974 |page=15 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 19–21

| attend = 40,594

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| score = 7–42

| attend = 50,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Joe Albi Stadium

| site_cityst = Spokane, WA

| score = 7–54

| attend = 32,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 13–17

| attend = 30,686

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| score = 18–20

| attend = 22,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| score = 21–16

| attend = 21,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| score = 3–17

| attend = 17,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = California

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 33–37

| attend = 26,573

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = l

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Joe Albi Stadium

| site_cityst = Spokane, WA

| gamename = Apple Cup

| score = 17–24

| attend = 27,800

}}

}}

[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1974-schedule.html 1974 Washington State Cougars Schedule & Results]. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

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{{American football roster/Player|num=58|class=Jr|first=Scott|last=Mullenix|pos=LB}}

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|head_coach=

• Jim Sweeney (7th year)

|asst_coach=

• Jack Elway – (OC)
• Larry Donovan – (DC)
• Mike Price – (RB)
• Ron Mims – (DB)
• Walt Cubley – (DL)
• Bill Cords – (TE, JV)
• Tom Keele – (OL)
• Dick Roach – (LB)

}}

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{{main|1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team}}

Three Washington State seniors were named to the All-Pac-8 team; guard Steve Ostermann, center Geoff Reece, and linebacker Gary Larsen.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e5JYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7276%2C1780350 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=3 Cougars on Pac-8 all-stars |date=December 5, 1974 |page=49}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xsdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1666%2C1301412 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Donnelley on Pac-8 squad |date=December 5, 1974 |page=1C}} Ostermann was named to the first team for a third consecutive year and Reece was a repeat selection.

Three Cougars were selected in the 1975 NFL draft.

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/5333 Game program: Ohio State vs. WSU at Seattle] – October 5, 1974
• [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/5414 Game program: USC vs. WSU at Spokane] – October 12, 1974
• [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/5576 Game program: Stanford at WSU] – October 26, 1974
• [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/5495 Game program: Oregon State at WSU] – November 9, 1974

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