1931 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1931 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach
  • Babe Hollingbery (6th season)
CaptainTurk Edwards
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
California 4 1 0 8 2 0
Oregon 3 1 1 6 2 2
Washington State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Washington 3 3 1 5 3 1
Stanford 2 2 1 7 2 2
Oregon State 1 3 1 6 3 1
Idaho 1 4 0 3 4 0
UCLA 0 3 0 3 4 1
Montana 0 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1931 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 6–4 overall record, 4–3 in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26College of Idaho*
W 41–04,000[2]
October 3UCLA
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 13–010,000[3]
October 10at USCL 6–3830,000[4]
October 17vs. CaliforniaL 7–1312,000[5]
October 24at MontanaW 13–06,000[6]
October 31at Oregon State
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 7–615,000[7]
November 7Idaho
W 9–810,000[8][9]
November 14at WashingtonL 0–1220,000[10]
November 21at Gonzaga*W 13–610,000[11]
December 5at Tulane*L 14–2820,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cougars defeat Coyote eleven". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington State wins over U.C.L.A." The Missoulian. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Braven Dyer (October 11, 1931). "Mohler Stars as Troy Wins: Leads S.C. to 38-6 Victory Over Coast Champions". The Los Angeles Times. p. VI-a-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Golden Bears trim Cougars". The State. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Last period rally helps Cougars win". Great Falls Tribune. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars beat Oregon State". The Billings Gazette. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandals nearly slough Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 8, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  9. ^ "Vandals, Cougars give wild-eyed crowd thrill". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 9, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  10. ^ "Huskies win, Phelan's squad scores twice in fourth quarter". The Sunday Missoulian. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars Beat Gonzaga Team by 13-6 Count: Turned Back at Overhead Game, Washington State College Pounds Out Win Over Bulldogs". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 22, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wave is pushed but cops by 28–14 score". The Birmingham News. December 6, 1931. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

  • Game program: UCLA at WSC – October 3, 1931
  • Game program: California vs. WSC at Portland – October 10, 1931
  • Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 7, 1931
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