1937 Washington State Cougars football team

1937 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–3–3 (3–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainChris Rumburg
Home stadiumRogers Field
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 0 1 10 0 1
Stanford 4 2 1 4 3 2
Washington 4 2 2 7 2 2
Washington State 3 3 2 3 3 3
Idaho 2 2 0 4 3 1
Oregon State 2 3 3 3 3 3
USC 2 3 2 4 4 2
Oregon 2 5 0 4 6 0
UCLA 1 5 1 2 6 1
Montana 0 1 0 7 1 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1937 college football season. Twelfth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 3–3–2 mark in the PCC and 3–3–3 overall.[1]

The Cougars' four home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Gonzaga*T 0–014,000[2]
October 2IdahoW 13–013,500[3]
October 9at CaliforniaL 0–2740,000[4]
October 16Washington
T 7–717,000[5]
October 23at UCLAW 3–020,000[6]
October 30USC
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
T 0–08,700[7]
November 6at OregonL 6–1013,362[8]
November 13at StanfordL 0–2320,000[9]
November 20at Oregon StateW 7–012,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [11]

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. ^ "Thousands See Washington State Cougars and Gonzaga Bulldogs Battle to Scoreless Tie: Ancient Rivals Can Not Score; Ding Dong Battle Has Big Crowd in Uproar Throughout". The Spokesman Review. September 26, 1937. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandals bow to Cougars 13 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 3, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "Bears overpower W.S.C. Cougars to win, 27 to 0". The Sunday Missoulian. October 10, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies tie Cougars with aid of pass". The Great Falls Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sienko sinks Bruins, 3–0, for Cougars". The San Diego Sun. October 24, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington State holds Trojans to scoreless tie". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Webfoots open up early in assault on Cougar goal line, go on to win, 10–6". The Sunday Oregonian. November 7, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stanford wins over Cougars". The Modesto Bee. November 14, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Circus catch of pass gives W.S.C. win over State". Medford Mail Tribune. November 21, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1937 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.