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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| Assistant coach | Buck Bailey |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field Gonzaga Stadium (Spokane) |
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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 | Location | Score | Attendance |
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| September 26 | Stanford | Away | 6–0 W | 15,000 |
| October 3 | Oregon | Home | 7–0 W | 8,000 |
| October 10 | Montana | Home | 68–16 W | 10,000 |
| October 17 (10) | USC | Away | 12–26 L | 45,000 |
| October 24 | Oregon State | Portland | 26–13 W | 21,786 |
| November 7 | Michigan State | Spokane | 25–13 W | 13,000 [2] |
| November 14 (14) | Idaho | Away | 7–0 W | 5,000 [3] |
| November 21 (12) | Second Air Force | Spokane | 6–6 T | 9,000 [4] |
| November 28 (15) | Washington | Away | 0–0 T | 22,000 |
| December 5 (17) | Texas A&M | San Antonio | 0–21 L | 18,000 |
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. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 11.
- "Officials' ruling on lateral saves Cougars from Vandal tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 15, 1942. p. 11.
- "Cougars and Second Air Force play 6-6 tie at Spokane with WSC line taking spotlight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 15, 1942. p. 11.
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
- WSU Libraries: Football game films – archive
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