1929 Washington State Cougars football team

1929 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record10–2 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainErnest "Bud" Hansen
Home stadiumRogers Field
1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 USC ^ + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Stanford + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 California + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Oregon + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington State 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Washington 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1929 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–2 mark in the PCC and 10–2 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28College of Idaho*
W 48–04,000[2]
October 5Mount St. Charles*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 38–05,000[3]
October 12at California
L 0–1440,000[4]
October 19Washington
W 20–1315,000[5]
October 26Whitman*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 58–66,000[6]
November 2at Oregon State
W 9–016,000[7]
November 9Idaho
W 41–710,000[8][9]
November 16at Montana
W 13–03,000[10]
November 23at Gonzaga*
W 27–08,000[11]
November 30at USC
L 7–2735,000[12]
December 25at Honolulu Townies*
W 12–010,000[13]
January 1, 1930at Hawaii*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 28–712,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [15]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Washington State beats College of Idaho". The Tacoma Sunday Ledger. September 29, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars romp over Saints for 38–0 win". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "California University passes bring 14 to 0 win over Cougars". San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 13, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies nosed out by Cougars, 20–13". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars defeat Whitman, 58 to 6". The Tacoma Sunday Ledger. October 27, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "16,000 witness Cougar victory over Beavers". The Morning Astorian. November 3, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Russell, Eugene H. (November 10, 1929). "W.S.C. defeats Idaho, 41 to 7, before 10,000 fans". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  9. ^ "Cougars blast Idaho 41 to 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  10. ^ "Cougars take 13–0 victory from Grizzlies". The Lewistown Democrat-News. November 17, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Eugene H. Russell (November 24, 1929). "Washington State Scores 20 to 0 Victory Over Gonzaga University Before 8000 Spectators: Winner's Strong Defense Against Aerial Attack Decisive Factor". The Spokesman-Review. p. II-1. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trojans down Washington State, 27 to 7". Press-Telegram. December 1, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Townies force Cougars to uncover pet play". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "W.S.C. winner over Hawaii U." The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1930. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1929 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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