1920 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1920 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1920 college football season. Head coach Gus Welch led the team to a 1–1 mark in the PCC and 5–1 overall.[1] This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

1920 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–1 (1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hamilton
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 3 0 0 9 0 0
Stanford 2 1 0 4 3 0
Oregon 1 1 1 3 2 1
Washington State 1 1 0 5 1 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 1 2 2 2
Washington 0 3 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at Gonzaga*Spokane, WAW 35–03,000[2]
October 15at Idaho*W 14–75,000[3]
October 30Montana*W 31–05,000
November 6at CaliforniaL 0–4920,000
November 13Oregon Agricultural
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 28–03,000
November 25at Nebraska*W 21–2010,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cougars, 35; Gonzaga, 0". The Pullman Herald. October 15, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Idaho's team was surprise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 16, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.