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 | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–7 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Oregon | L 2–10 | 6,000 | |||
| October 1 | California |
| L 3–27 | 10,000 | ||
| October 8 | at Stanford | L 0–8 | 12,000 | |||
| October 15 | at USC | L 6–19 | 35,000 | |||
| October 22 | at Oregon State | L 6–7 | 10,000 | |||
| October 29 | at Gonzaga* | W 15–13 | 9,000 | [4] | ||
| November 5 | UCLA |
| L 0–21 | 8,000 | ||
| November 12 | at Idaho | W 12–0 | 7,000 | [2][3] | ||
| November 26 | at Washington | L 0–26 | 20,000 | |||
| December 3 | at Oklahoma* | No. 5 | L 0–28 | 15,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Cougars slip and slide to 12-0 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 9.
- ^ Charles R. Stark Jr. (October 30, 1938). "Washington State Comes From Behind Twice to Defeat Gonzaga in Thrilling Contest: Canadeo Races Length of Field; Covers 103 Yards as 9000 Football Fans See Exciting Game". The Spokesman-Review. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Game program: Oregon at WSC – September 24, 1938
- Game program: California at WSC – October 1, 1938
- Game program: UCLA at WSC – November 5, 1938
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