It's Cougar Football Saturday! (Ephemera Project)

As a part of my ongoing personal Ephemera Project I am posting these lists of events and games and my thoughts and memories of them.

It's Cougar Football Saturday!
(except for the Stanford game in the 80s that was a Thursday)

9.11.04 Colorado - QF - L - 12-20 -
A makeup game from the 2001 season cancelled because of 911 on the 4th anniversary of 911.

11.15.03 ASU - W - 34-19 -
In Lance's amazing seats.

8.30.03 Idaho - QF - W - 25-0 -
An efficient, but dull, win.

8.31.02 Nevada - QF - W - 31-7 -
This was fun, a Cougar sellout when the hawks couldn't sell out their own new place.

11.17.01 UW @ - L - 14-26 -
It was like the Cougar players had never met each other before.

10.6.01 OSU - W - 34-27 -
No matter how hot the co-ed, that color cannot look good.

11.20.99 UW @ - L - 22-14 -
Why did Gesser not play more?

11.21.98 UW - L - 9-16 -
A bad game between two bad teams where the backup QB's were both better than the starters.

11.15.97 Stanford - W - 38-28 -
Rose Bowl here we come.

11.8.97 SW LA - W - 77-7 -
Good Lord ...

10.25.97 UA - W - 35-34 (OT) -
The most exciting finish to a non-Apple Cup I have ever seen in Martin Stadium. Had the UA two point conversion worked, no Rose Bowl.

10.18.97 Cal - W - 63-37 -
Cal got 37 points only because the Cougs stopped playing when they got to 63.

9.27.97 Boise St. - W - 58-0 -
A punk kicker from BSU was shut out, now that franchise is awesome.

11.23.96 UW - L - 24-31 (OT) -
Two inches from a second OT.

10.26.96 USC - L - 24-29 -
Another USC squeaker.

10.19.96 Cal - W - 21-18 -
Pounding on Dorian's shoulder pads after the game when he jumped up into the crowd was so cool.

9.28.96 San Jose St. - W - 52-16 -
The games which should not be scheduled.

9.21.96 UO - W - 55-44 -
Ducks unite Huskies and Cougars.

11.11.95 Stanford - L - 24-36 -
Leaf ended up playing in a terribly wet and damp game where the anthem was messed up horribly.

10.7.95 OSU -W- 40-14 -
I don't think I have ever seen the Beavers beat the Cougs in Pullman. They didn't here either.

9.23.95 UCLA - W - 24-15 -
This was the final Pac 10 team for me to see in person.

9.9.95 Montana - W - 38-21 -
Games like this should not count.

11.19.94 UW - W - 23-6 -
It is always okay to enjoy beating the Huskies.

11.5.94 USC - L - 10-23 -
The Johnson's were men amongst boys that day.

10.15.94 UA - L - 7-10 -
This was more lost by the Cougars than won by the Wildcats.

10.8.94 UO - W - 21-7 -
They were still wearing the Donald Duck logos.

9.10.94 Fresno St. - W - 24-3 -
Other than getting introduced with the soccer team, this was a boring day.

11.20.93 UW @ - L - 3-26 -
Sitting in the rich and snooty UW Alumni section was kind of fun, until they realized I was not one of them.

10.16.93 Cal - W - 34-7 -
Right before the Annual November Swoon.

11.21.92 UW - W - 42-23 -
I still own the tape of this game and watch it from time to time. Standing there with Richard and Jim was fun, at least for me, since I was able to stay a lot warmer than them.

11.17.90 UW - L - 10-55 -
I stayed until the end on general principle.

10.21.89 UA - L - 21-23 -
The beginning of the Annual November Swoon Era.

10.14.89 Stanford - W - 31-13 -
Pulling the redshirt off of a young QB that then spent his career behind the guy that came in next was necessary, but cruel in retrospect. This was the Thursday game.

9.30.89 USC - L - 17-18 -
Todd Marinovich was being pulled down by his cup when he through the game winner.

9.16.89 OSU - W - 41-3 -
Another trouncing of the Beavers.

9.2.89 Idaho - W - 41-7 -
I think Idaho fanse expected this to be closer than this when they scored first and the Cougs went and punted right away.

11.19.88 UW - W - 32-31 -
Due to the wonder that is "The Internets" the finish of this game is online for all to see worldwide.

11.12.88 OSU - W - 36-27 -
So cold I had to carry her from the stadium sober.

10.22.88 ASU - L - 28-31 -
A late pick gave this one away, almost kept us from the greater glory of the Aloha Bowl.

9.12.87 Wyoming - W - 43-28 -
The only game I saw that season.

11.22.86 UW - L - 23-44 -
The first Apple Cup loss I ever experienced, they never get easier.

11.8.86 UA - L - 6-31 -
We freaked out the Wildcats the day before by being in shorts in the cold, it didn't stop them.

10.11.86 USC - W - 34-14 -
With Bob K. and his father. SI captured this one beautifully.

10.4.86 OSU - W - 24-14 -
The first game I attended as a student also doubled as a soccer doubleheader with me playing the second half and my father in attendance. And, I met a girl I really wish I had gotten to know much better.

11.23.85 UW @ - W - 21-20 -
A great intro to the Apple Cup for me, with James going for two instead of the tie and it not working.

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All games at Martin Stadium unless noted
QF = Qwest Field/Seahawks Stadium
@ = Husky Stadium