1945 Washington State Cougars football team

1945 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–2–1 (6–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field
1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 USC $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Washington 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
California 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. First-year head coach Phil Sarboe led the team to a 6–2–1 mark in the PCC and 6–2–1 overall.[1] The season marked the resumption of play after the conclusion of World War II; the Cougars last fielded a team in 1942.

All of the games this season were within the conference. Montana was not on the schedule and the other four opponents from the northern division of the PCC were each played twice.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Idaho
W 43–129,000[2]
October 6Oregon State
W 33–09,000[3]
October 13at Washington
L 0–635,000[4]
October 20at Oregon
L 13–266,500[5]
October 27Idaho
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 21–05,000[6]
November 3at California
T 7–740,000[7]
November 10Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 20–137,000[8]
November 17at Oregon State
W 13–68,000[9]
November 24Washington
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–015,000[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. ^ "Washington State runs rough shod through Idaho-U to tune of 43–12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ "WSC smashes Beavers". The Idaho Statesman. October 7, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Washington Huskies provide upset by dropping W.S.C. Cougars". The Register-Guard. October 14, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oregon comes back to humble Cougars, 26–13". The Bellingham Herald. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WSC Cougars roll over Vandals 21–0 for second win of season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 28, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Bears hustle, but Cougars get draw". San Francisco Chronicle. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars rally to win, 20–13". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars trim OSC Beavers in another upset". The Sunday Olympian. November 18, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars take 7–0 revenge over Huskies". The Spokesman-Review. November 25, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1945 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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