1942 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1942 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1942 college football season. Seventeenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 5–1–1 mark in the PCC and 6–2–2 overall.[1] Two home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman and two in Spokane at Gonzaga Stadium.
| 1942 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| 1942 record | 6–2–2 (5–1–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Gonzaga Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The season was Hollingbery's last and marked the longest tenure at the school. Due to manpower shortages during World War II, no team was fielded for the next two seasons; Cougar football resumed in 1945.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Stanford | W 6–0 | 15,000 | |||
| October 3 | Oregon | W 7–0 | 8,000 | |||
| October 10 | Montana |
| W 68–16 | 10,000 | ||
| October 17 | at USC | No. 10 | L 12–26 | 45,000 | ||
| October 24 | at Oregon State | W 26–13 | 21,786 | |||
| November 7 | Michigan State* | W 25–13 | 13,000 | [2] | ||
| November 14 | at Idaho | No. 14 | W 7–0 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| November 21 | Second Air Force* | No. 12 |
| T 6–6 | 10,000 | [4][5] |
| November 28 | at Washington | No. 15 | T 0–0 | 22,000 | ||
| December 5 | at Texas A&M* | No. 17 | L 0–21 | 18,000 | ||
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References
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- Hewins, Jack (November 8, 1942). "Kennedy leads Cougar victory over Spartans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- "Officials' ruling on lateral saves Cougars from Vandal tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 15, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- "Air Force Eleven Holds Powerful Cougars to Tie". Great Falls Tribune. November 22, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cougars and Second Air Force play 6–6 tie at Spokane with WSC line taking spotlight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 22, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
External links
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 3, 1942
- Game program: Montana at WSC – October 10, 1942
- Game program: Michigan State vs. WSC at Spokane – November 7, 1942
- Game program: Second Air Force vs. WSC at Spokane – November 21, 1942
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