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1919 Washington State Cougars football team

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1919 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record5–2 (3–1 Northwest, 2–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Hanley
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State 3 1 0 5 2 0
Oregon 2 1 0 5 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 1 0 4 4 0
Idaho 1 2 0 2 3 0
Montana 0 2 1 2 3 2
Whitman 0 0 1 0 2 1
1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon ^ + 2 1 0 5 2 0
Washington + 2 1 0 5 1 0
California 2 2 0 6 2 1
Washington State 2 2 0 5 2 0
Stanford 1 1 0 4 3 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 3 0 4 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1919 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1919 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–2. Washington State had a record of 3–1 in Northwest Conference play and 2–2 against PCC opponents, placing in a three-way tie for third.

This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 18Multnomah Athletic Club*
W 49–02,500
October 25at CaliforniaW 14–0
November 1IdahoW 37–03,000[1]
November 8at OregonW 7–012,000
November 15Washington
L 7–137,000
November 22at Oregon Agricultural
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
L 0–67,500[2]
November 27at MontanaW 42–14[3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "W.S.C. runs rough shod over Idaho, scoring at will". Spokesman-Review. November 2, 1919. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  2. ^ "Lodell kicks way to O.A.C. victory over W.S.C. team". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 23, 1919. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars maul Montana Bruin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 28, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.