1999 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1999 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim McDonell (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bill Doba (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
Seasons← 1998 2000 →

1999 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Stanford $	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 19 Oregon	6	–	2	9	–	3
Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Arizona State	5	–	3	6	–	6
Oregon State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Arizona	3	–	5	6	–	6
USC	3	–	5	6	–	6
California	3	–	5	4	–	7
UCLA	2	–	6	4	–	7
Washington State	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Cal later vacated 4 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Pac-10.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 pm	Utah*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 7–27	26,179
September 11	7:15 pm	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	L 17–54	36,592
September 18	1:00 pm	at Idaho*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)		L 17–28	34,873
September 25	1:00 pm	Arizona	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 24–30	26,787
October 2	1:00 pm	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 31–7	27,682
October 9	1:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 44–0	23,276
October 23	4:00 pm	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 21–33	57,537
October 30	1:00 pm	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 13–27	34,240
November 6	7:00 pm	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN	L 10–52	44,090
November 13	4:00 pm	USC	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 28–31	23,065
November 20	12:30 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	L 14–24	72,973
November 27	8:00 pm	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 22–14	45,382
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	0	7	0	7
• Washington St	0	17	0	14	31

Scoring summary

Q2	9:45	WSU	Henderson 18 yard pass from Birnbaum (Lindell kick)	WSU 7–0

Q2	9:15	WSU	Lindell 40 yard field goal	WSU 10–0

Q2	6:15	WSU	Birnbaum 1 yard run (Lindell kick)	WSU 17–0

Q3	13:44	CAL	Waasdorp 25 yard fumble return (Hershey kick)	WSU 17–7

Q4	9:32	WSU	Williams 10 yard pass from Birnbaum (Lindell kick)	WSU 24–7

Q4	2:33	WSU	Burnett 24 yard run (Lindell kick)	WSU 31–7

1999 Washington State Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`26`	Alvan Arzu	Jr
QB	`9`	Sam Baurichter	So
QB	`13`	Steve Birnbaum	Sr
RB	`48`	Kyle Stiffarm	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`57`	Serign Marong	So
DB	`25`	Chris Martin	Sr
DE	`51`	Austin Matson	Jr
DB	`21`	Anthony Matthews	So
DE	`87`	Rob Meier	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`9`	Kareem Anderson	Sr

Roster
Last update: 2000-04-20

Meehan, Jim (September 19, 1999). "Down for the long count". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
Pond, Alex (September 20, 1999). "Vandals rule the Palouse". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
Washington State Official Athletic Site - Football - Schedule/Results. Retrieved 2014-Oct-03.

v t e Washington State Cougars football
Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho: Battle of the Palouse Washington: Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band Coug it Ol' Crimson
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025