1928 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1928 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1928 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–3 mark in the PCC and 7–3 overall.[1]

1928 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainMel Dressel
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 4 0 1 9 0 1
No. 2 California ^ 3 0 2 6 2 2
No. 4 Stanford 4 1 1 8 3 1
Oregon 4 2 0 9 2 0
Washington State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 6 3 0
Idaho 2 3 0 3 4 1
Washington 2 4 0 7 4 0
UCLA 0 4 0 4 4 1
Montana 0 5 0 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined)
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Whitman*W 33–6  4,000
September 29at Gonzaga*W 3–010,000[2]
October 6at MontanaW 26–6  6,000
October 13at CaliforniaL 3–1330,000
October 20Oregon State
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 9–710,000
October 27College of Idaho*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 51–0  5,000
November 3at IdahoW 26–010,000[3]
November 10vs. UCLAW 38–0  1,000
November 17at USCL 13–2750,000[4]
November 29at WashingtonL 0–630,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cougars nose out Gonzaga by 3 to 0 score: Place kick by Buckley in fourth period wins contest for W.S.C.; Bulldogs Surprise". San Francisco Examiner. September 30, 1928. p. 38. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Russell, Eugene H. (November 3, 1928). "W.S.C. and Idaho teams clash today in annual gridiron game". Spokesman-Review. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ Paul Lowry (November 18, 1928). "Trojans Conquer Washington State, 27 to 13: Saunders Hero of Wild Game". Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.