1938 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1938 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. Thirteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 2–8 record (1–7 in PCC, ninth); they were outscored 159 to 44 and held scoreless four times.[1]

1938 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1938 record2–8 (1–7 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumRogers Field
1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 USC + 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 14 California + 6 1 0  10 1 0
UCLA 4 3 1  7 4 1
Oregon State 4 3 1  5 3 1
Oregon 4 4 0  4 5 0
Washington 3 4 1  3 5 1
Idaho 2 3 1  6 3 1
Stanford 2 5 0  3 6 0
Washington State 1 7 0  2 8 0
Montana 0 1 0  5 3 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars' three home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, with a road game in nearby Moscow against Palouse rival Idaho, played in the snow.[2][3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Score Attendance
September 24 Oregon Home 2–10 L   6,000
October 1 California Home 3–27 L 10,000
October 8 Stanford Away 0–8 L 12,000
October 15 USC Away 6–19 L 35,000
October 22 Oregon State Portland 6–7 L 10,000
October 29 Gonzaga Away 15–13 W   9,000
November 5 UCLA Home 0–21 L   8,000
November 12 Idaho Away 12–0 W   7,000 [2][3]
November 26 Washington Away 0–26 L 20,000
December 3 Oklahoma (5) Away 0–28 L 15,000

References

  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. Stark, C.R., Jr. (November 13, 1938). "Washington State springs grid surprise by defeating Idaho, 12 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. "Cougars slip and slide to 12-0 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 9.
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