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1930 Washington State Cougars football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Alabama
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record9–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach
Captain Elmer Schwartz
Home stadium Rogers Field
Seasons
←  1929
1931 →
1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Washington State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 USC 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Stanford 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
California 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
UCLA 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1930 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Babe Hollingbery, the Cougars compiled a 9–0 regular season record (6–0 in PCC), [1] [2] won the PCC championship, lost the Rose Bowl to Alabama, [3] [4] [5] and outscored their opponents 218 to 56. [6]

All-American linemen Mel Hein and Turk Edwards were later inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. Elmer Schwartz was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 College of Idaho*
W 47–124,000 [7]
October 4at California
W 16–025,000 [8]
October 11 USCdagger
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–622,000 [9]
October 18at Gonzaga*
W 24–06,000–7,000 [10]
October 25 Montana
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 61–05,000 [11]
November 1at Oregon State
W 14–732,600 [12]
November 8at Idaho
W 33–77,000 [13]
November 15at Washington
W 3–041,225 [14]
November 29at Villanova*
W 13–020,000 [15]
January 1, 1931vs. Alabama*
L 0–2460,000 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ Newland, Russell J. (November 17, 1930). "Washington State takes conference championship". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Five Washington State College football stars named on All-Northwest eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 1, 1930. p. 16.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Paul (January 2, 1931). "Tide trounces Cougars in bowl classic, 24-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Alabama crushes Cougars in Rose Bowl game, 24-0". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Second period drive gives Alabama 24 to 0 victory over Washington State in grid game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 12.
  6. ^ "1930 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "Washington State gridders trample College of Idaho". Salt Lake Telegram. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington State hands drubbing to California Golden Bears, 16–0". Arizona Republic. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars plunge ahead toward Coast honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  10. ^ "Washington State Is Victorious Over Gonzaga, 24 to 0 -- Second Period Attack Is Decisive: Schwartz Pounds Over Two Touchdowns as Losers Hold". The Spokesman Review. October 19, 1930. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars trample Grizzlies, 61 to 0". The Sunday Missoulian. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougars beat Oregon State". The Oregon Statesman. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Crimson Cougar smears Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  14. ^ "Washington State trims Washington, 3 to 0". The Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Washington State cops". The Pittsburgh Press. November 30, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Alabamans victorious - Cougars bow by 24–0 score". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1931. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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