1927 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1927 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1927 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 1–3–1 mark in the PCC and 3–3–2 overall.[1]

1927 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–3–2 (1–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stanford ^ + 4 0 1 8 2 1
No. 10 USC + 4 0 1 8 1 1
Idaho + 2 0 2 4 1 3
Washington 4 2 0 9 2 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 3 3 1
California 2 3 0 7 3 0
Washington State 1 3 1 3 3 2
Oregon 0 4 1 2 4 1
Montana 0 4 0 3 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

During the Homecoming tie against Palouse neighbor Idaho on Friday, November 11, Governor Roland Hartley presented a cougar cub to the WSC students.[2] The cub was originally to be called "Governor Hartley," in honor of its donor. The governor gracefully declined and suggested the name "Butch," in honor of senior quarterback Herbert "Butch" Meeker of Spokane.[3][4][5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Mount St. Charles*T 6–63,000
October 1College of Idaho*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 53–04,000
October 8Montana
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 35–09,000
October 15at Gonzaga*W 13–08,000[6]
October 22at WashingtonL 0–1432,000
October 29at Oregon StateL 6–1310,000[7]
November 11Idaho
T 7–715,000[8][9]
November 19at USCL 0–2740,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Hunter, Kenneth M. (November 12, 1927). "W.S.C. and Idaho battle to 7 to 7 tie in annual grid game at Pullman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
  3. ^ Phillips, Bob (November 12, 1927). "Meeker's dashes hold Idaho team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 12.
  4. ^ "Battle to 7-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Traditions". Washington State University Athletics. Archived from the original on April 6, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga U. Beaten by Washington State". San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1927. p. 33. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Breaks decide Corvallis game". The Daily Olympian. October 30, 1926. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Battle to 7–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  9. ^ "Meeker's dashes hold Idaho team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.