1935 Washington State Cougars football team

1935 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Bley
Home stadiumRogers Field
1935 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Stanford ^ + 4 1 0 8 1 0
No. 9 California + 4 1 0 9 1 0
No. 18 UCLA + 4 1 0 8 2 0
Washington State 3 2 0 5 3 1
Oregon 3 2 0 6 3 0
No. 23 Washington 4 3 0 5 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 1 6 4 1
USC 2 4 0 5 7 0
Idaho 1 5 0 2 7 0
Montana 0 5 1 1 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Washington State Cougars Football Team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1935 college football season. Tenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 3–2 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 5–3–1 overall.[1]

The Cougars played their four home games on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington, with a road game in nearby Moscow against Palouse rival Idaho.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Puget Sound*W 46–64,000[4]
October 5Willamette*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 33–06,000[5]
October 12at MontanaW 13–76,000[6]
October 19Washington
L 0–2120,000[7]
October 26at Oregon StateW 26–1320,000[8]
November 2Gonzaga*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 0–75,000[9]
November 9at IdahoW 6–06,000[10]
November 16at USCL 10–2040,000[11]
November 30at Saint Mary's*T 7–715,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [13]

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. ^ "Moscow population will triple for Idaho's annual homecoming game". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 8, 1935. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Vandals proud though beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 11, 1935. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Washington State defeats Puget Sound team, 46 to 6". The Tacoma Sunday Ledger. September 29, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars claw Bearcats 33–0". The Oregon Statesman. October 6, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington State College defeats Montana Grizzlies 13–7". The Helena Independent. October 13, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies end Cougar jinx". San Francisco Chronicle. October 20, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars trounce O.S.C., 26–13". The Sunday Olympian. October 27, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gonzaga Bulldog stages big upset vanquishing Cougar 7–0; Overhead game of Pecarovich's men is good". The Oregon Statesman. November 3, 1935. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandals proud though beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  11. ^ "Southern California comes from behind to win, 20–10". The Arizona Daily Star. November 17, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Harry Borba (December 1, 1935). "Gaels and Cougars play 7–7 deadlock: Invaders put on strong finish". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 28, 31. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1935 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.