1933 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1933 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1933 college football season. Eighth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 3–3–1 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 5–3–1 overall.[1]

1933 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Ingram
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Stanford ^ + 4 1 0 8 2 1
No. 8 Oregon + 4 1 0 9 1 0
No. 6 USC 4 1 1 10 1 1
Oregon State 2 1 1 6 2 2
Washington State 3 3 1 5 3 1
California 2 2 2 6 3 2
Washington 3 4 0 5 4 0
UCLA 1 3 1 6 4 1
Idaho 1 4 0 4 4 0
Montana 0 4 0 3 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The Cougars played their three home games on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington; two road games were played nearby, in Moscow and Spokane.

Program for the October 14 game against the Oregon State Beavers, held in Corvallis.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Puget Sound*W 56–05,000
October 7at USCL 0–3340,000
October 14at MontanaW 13–76,000
October 21California
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA [2][3]
T 6–616,000
October 28vs. Oregon StateL 0–210,000
November 4at Gonzaga*W 16–010,000[4]
November 11at IdahoW 14–69,000
November 25Washington 
W 17–617,000
November 30at UCLA
L 0–720,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 75. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "W.S.C. field from air just prior to kickoff to California". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). October 22, 1933. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Bear and Cougar tie". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 21, 1933. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Washington State College Shows Mighty Power to Defeat Gonzaga University, 16 to 0: More Than 10,000 Persons See Victory Play -- Fan Takes Ball". The Spokesman Review. November 5, 1933. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.C.L.A. intercepts pass to provide winning margin over Washington State, 7 to 0". Spokesman-Review. December 1, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
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