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
Rose Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1930 record9–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainElmer Schwartz
Home stadiumRogers Field
1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Washington State $ 6 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
USC 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
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

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
Date Opponent Location Score Attendance
September 27 College of Idaho Home 47–12 W   4,000
October 4 California Away 16–0 W 35,000
October 11 USC (Homecoming)[7] Home 7–6 W 22,000
October 18 Gonzaga Away 24–0 W   6,500
October 25 Montana Home 61–0 W   5,000
November 1 Oregon State Portland 14–7 W 32,600
November 8 Idaho Away 33–7 W   7,000
November 15 Washington Away 3–0 W 41,225
November 29 Villanova Away 13–0 W 25,000
January 1, 1931 Alabama (Rose Bowl) Pasadena 0–24 L 65,000

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. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11.
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