1940 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
| 1940 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (3–4–2 PCC) |
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| Captain | Don Greeley |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1940 college football season. Fifteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 3–4–2 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–4–2 overall.[1]
Washington State was ranked at No. 71 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
The Cougars played their three home games, all in October, on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington. Two road games were played nearby, in Moscow and Spokane.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at USC | T 14–14 | 40,000 | |||||
| October 5 | Montana |
| W 13–0 | 7,500 | ||||
| October 12 | at California | W 9–6 | 25,000 | |||||
| October 19 | No. 10 Stanford | No. 19 |
| L 14–26 | 23,500 | |||
| October 26 | Oregon |
| T 6–6 | 6,500 | ||||
| November 2 | at Idaho | W 26–0 | 4,500 | .[3] | ||||
| November 9 | at Oregon State | L 0–21 | 8,000 | |||||
| November 16 | at UCLA |
| L 26–34 | 35,000 | ||||
| November 23 | at Gonzaga * | W 14–7 | 8,000 | [4] | ||||
| November 30 | at No. 12 Washington | L 9–33 | 25,000 | [5] | ||||
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References
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camera catches Billy Sewell ringing up four yards for W.S.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 4, 1940. p. 11.
- ^ "Washington State Edges Gonzagans Amid Severe Cold". Nevada State Journal. November 24, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Rally To Down WSC Gridders, 33-9". The Bellingham Herald. December 1, 1940. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Game program: Montana at WSC – October 5, 1940
- Game program: Stanford at WSC – October 19, 1940
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 26, 1940
