The 1945 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. First-year head coach Phil Sarboe led the team to a 6–2–1 mark in the PCC and 6–2–1 overall.[1] The season marked the resumption of play after the conclusion of World War II; the Cougars last fielded a team in 1942.
| 1945 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–2–1 (6–2–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 USC $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All of the games this season were within the conference. Montana was not on the schedule and the other four opponents from the northern division of the PCC were each played twice.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Idaho | W 43–12 | 9,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | Oregon State | W 33–0 | 9,000 | ||
| October 13 | at Washington | L 0–6 | 38,000 | ||
| October 20 | at Oregon | L 13–26 | 6,500 | ||
| October 27 | Idaho |
| W 21–0 | 5,000 | [3] |
| November 3 | at California | T 7–7 | 40,000 | ||
| November 10 | Oregon |
| W 20–13 | 3,000 | |
| November 17 | at Oregon State | W 13–6 | 8,000 | ||
| November 24 | Washington |
| W 7–0 | 15,000 |
References
edit- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Washington State runs rough shod through Idaho-U to tune of 43–12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "WSC Cougars roll over Vandals 21–0 for second win of season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
External links
edit- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 6, 1945
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – October 27, 1945
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – November 10, 1945
- Game program: Washington at WSC – November 24, 1945
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