1920 Washington State Cougars football team

1920 Washington State Cougars football
Northwest Conference champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record5–1 (3–0 Northwest, 1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hamilton
Home stadiumRogers Field
1920 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Oregon 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Whitman 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Willamette 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 1
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Stanford 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Oregon 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Washington 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–1. Washington State had a record of 3–0 in Northwest Conference play, winning the conference title, and 1–1 against PCC opponents, tying for third place.[1] This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at Gonzaga*Spokane, WAW 35–03,000[2]
October 15at Idaho
W 14–75,000[3]
October 30Montana
W 31–05,000[4]
November 6at California
L 0–4920,000[5]
November 13Oregon Agricultural
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 28–03,000[6]
November 25at Nebraska*
W 21–2010,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Bertz, George (November 22, 1920). "California Wins Coast Grid Honors". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. p. 8. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Cougars, 35; Gonzaga, 0". The Pullman Herald. October 15, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Idaho's team was surprise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 16, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "Washington State defeats Montana". The Sunday Oregonian. October 31, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "California Bears Bury Washington State Under 49–0 Score". The San Francisco Examiner. November 7, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W.S.C. beats Ags, 28–0, Cougars reverse Dope". The San Francisco Examiner. November 14, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nebraska loses by single point". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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