1930 Washington State Cougars football team

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]

1930 Washington State Cougars football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1930 record9–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainElmer Schwartz
Home stadiumRogers Field
1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington State $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
USC 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Stanford 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
Oregon 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Washington 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Oregon State 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Montana 1 –3 –05 –3 –0
California 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Idaho 0 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 27College of Idaho*
W 47–124,000
October 4at California
W 16–035,000
October 11USC
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–622,000[7]
October 18at Gonzaga*
W 24–06,000–7,000[8]
October 25Montana
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 61–05,000
November 1at Oregon State
W 14–732,600
November 8at Idaho
W 33–77,000[9]
November 15at Washington
W 3–041,225
November 29at Villanova*
W 13–025,000
January 1, 1931vs. Alabama*
L 0–2460,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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. "Cougars plunge ahead toward Coast honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  8. "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.
  9. "Crimson Cougar smears Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  10. "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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