1934 Washington State Cougars football team

1934 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–3–1 (4–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Theodoratos
Home stadiumRogers Field
1934 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Stanford $ 5 0 0 9 1 1
Washington State 4 0 1 4 3 1
Washington 5 1 1 6 1 1
Oregon 4 2 0 6 4 0
California 3 2 0 6 6 0
UCLA 2 3 0 7 3 0
USC 1 4 1 4 6 1
Idaho 1 4 0 3 5 0
Oregon State 0 5 2 3 6 2
Montana 0 4 1 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1934 college football season. Ninth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–0–1 mark in the PCC and 4–3–1 overall.[1]

The Cougars played their three home games on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington; a road game was played in Spokane at Gonzaga.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29MontanaW 27–07,000[2]
October 6at USCW 19–050,000[3]
October 13at Gonzaga*L 6–1311,000[4]
October 27Oregon State
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 31–013,000[5]
November 2at Saint Mary's*L 6–1320,000[6]
November 10Idaho
W 19–011,000[7]
November 24at WashingtonT 0–038,000[8]
December 1at Detroit*L 0–65,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [10]

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. ^ "Sophomores star as Washington State crushes Grizzlies". The Bellingham Herald. September 30, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W.S.C. stuns Trojans with 19–0 upset". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 7, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cougars lose to Gonzagans". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1934. pp. A9, A11. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars run wild over Oregon State, 31 to 0". The Oregon Sunday Journal. October 28, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Phil Ray (November 3, 1934). "Gael Victory Dims Cougar Hopes in Northwest: Washington State Attack Is Helpless as St. Mary's Put Over 9 to 6 Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington State Cougars blank Idaho Vandals in traditional tussle in fall fog". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 11, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  8. ^ "W.S.C. Cougars second in West; Tie Huskies at 0–0". The Montana Standard. November 25, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lewis H. Walter (December 2, 1934). "First-Period Drive Brings Titans 6-0 Victory Over Cougars". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1934 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.