1930 Washington State Cougars football team
1930 Washington State Cougars football | |
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PCC champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1930 record | 9–1 (6–0 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Elmer Schwartz |
Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1930 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1930 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Babe Hollingbery, the Cougars compiled a 9–0 regular season record (6–0 in PCC),[1][2] won the PCC championship, lost the Rose Bowl to Alabama,[3][4][5] and outscored their opponents 218 to 56.[6]
All-American linemen Mel Hein and Turk Edwards were later inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. Elmer Schwartz was the team captain.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | College of Idaho* |
| W 47–12 | 4,000 | |
October 4 | at California |
| W 16–0 | 35,000 | |
October 11 | USC |
| W 7–6 | 22,000 | [7] |
October 18 | at Gonzaga* |
| W 24–0 | 6,500 | |
October 25 | Montana |
| W 61–0 | 5,000 | |
November 1 | at Oregon State |
| W 14–7 | 32,600 | |
November 8 | at Idaho |
| W 33–7 | 7,000 | [8] |
November 15 | at Washington |
| W 3–0 | 41,225 | |
November 29 | at Villanova* |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | |
January 1, 1931 | vs. Alabama* |
| L 0–24 | 60,000 | [9] |
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References[]
- ^ Newland, Russell J. (November 17, 1930). "Washington State takes conference championship". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 12.
- ^ "Five Washington State College football stars named on All-Northwest eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 1, 1930. p. 16.
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul (January 2, 1931). "Tide trounces Cougars in bowl classic, 24-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 7.
- ^ "Alabama crushes Cougars in Rose Bowl game, 24-0". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 10.
- ^ "Second period drive gives Alabama 24 to 0 victory over Washington State in grid game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 12.
- ^ "1930 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Cougars plunge ahead toward Coast honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Crimson Cougar smears Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Alabamans victorious - Cougars bow by 24–0 score". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1931. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- Official game program: USC at WSC – October 11, 1930
- Official Rose Bowl program – January 1, 1931
Categories:
- 1930 Pacific Coast Conference football season
- Washington State Cougars football seasons
- Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons
- 1930 in sports in Washington (state)
- College football 1930 season stubs