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HANK GRENDA (WSU photo)
5 memorable, 5 miserable WSU moments at Joe Albi Stadium
the staff of Cougfan.com
THE STAFF OF COUGFAN.COM
5:45 AM
THE COUGARS will be at Spokane's Joe Albi Jimmie Ward Kids Jersey Stadium on Saturday for their annual spring game. For the crimson faithful around in the '50s, '60s, '70s and early '80s, Albi represents more than just a sports venue. The place is packed full of WSU memories. Here are 10 – five mesmerizing and five miserable – that stand out most in the minds of Cougfan.com.
5 MESMERIZING ALBI MOMENTS
1. Nov. 23, 1968
Third-string Cougar senior quarterback Hank Grenda gets the Apple Cup start (pictured above) on a "hunch" by first-year head coach Jim Sweeney. The tall Canadian threw for two TDs, ran for a third, kicked a field goal and booted three PATs. He also punted. When it was over, 31,000-plus in Albi were nearly as stunned as the Washington Huskies. WSU won the game 24-0 and Grenda scored every point on the board.
2. Oct. 30, 1971
The two best backs on the West Coast, WSU's Bernard Jackson and Oregon's Bobby Moore (i.e. Ahmad Rashad), as well as two of the West's best quarterbacks, Cougar Ty Paine and Duck Dan Fouts, squared off in a wild one that saw Jackson rush for a whopping 261 yards and race 46 yards with a fake punt for the game-winning Cyrus Kouandjio Kids Jersey TD. The Cougars won 31-21.
3. Nov. 18, 1972
Down 10-3 in the third quarter, the No. 20-ranked Cougars rallied and romped the rest of the way to defeat No. 17 Washington, 27-10. The game is known for Gary Larsen's celebration sacks of Sonny Sixkiller, but the real story was the Cougar defense, led by Eric Johnson's three interceptions, and a Cougar offense that triple-optioned its way to 183 rushing yards and two Ty Paine TDs. Stat of the day: The teams combined for 13 fumbles, of which the Dawgs lost five and the Cougs two. WSU finished third in the conference behind USC and UCLA and No. 17 in the nation. This was all-conference lineman Bill Moos' last game in crimson.
4. Sept. 23, 1978
Arizona State, a vaunted program in those days under Frank Kush, was new to the Pac-10 and Sparky's first game in the league was against the Cougs at Albi. The Sun Devils were heavily favored, but WSU firebombed them, 51-26. A tremendous goal-line stand by the George Yarno-led Cougar D in the first quarter set the tone. And quarterback Jack Thompson cemented his legend as the fabled Throwin' Samoan withhttp://www.authenticcowboyssale.com/shop-by-players-terrell-mcclain... a conference-record six touchdowns – three passing and three rushing. The Associated Press and Sports Illustrated named him national player of the week.
5. Nov. 14,1981
The No.17-ranked Cougars hosted Cal at Albi in the second-to-last game of the regular season. The stakes were high – and so were the winds. Gusts reached 53 mph at one point, triggering a Cal punt that went for minus yardage. A Cougar win would be their eighth of the season – the most by a WSU team since 1930 – and it would set up a winner-to-the-Rose-Bowl-showdown with Washington the following week in Seattle. The Cougs didn't play especially well, but they didn't disappoint, winning 19-0. Tim Harrishttp://www.authenticcowboysstore.com/shop-by-players-chris-jones-je... rushed for 103 yards and the defense harassed Cal quarterback J Torchio relentlessly. The headline in the Spokane Chronicle the next day read "Cougs smell Roses."
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