1919 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1919 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–2 (3–1 Northwest, 2–2 PCC)
Head coach	Gus Welch (1st season)
Captain	Dick Hanley
Home stadium	Rogers Field
Seasons← 1918 1920 →

1919 Northwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington State	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Oregon	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Idaho	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	3	–	0
Montana	0	–	2	–	1	2	–	3	–	2
Whitman	0	–	0	–	1	0	–	2	–	1

1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Oregon ^ +	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Washington +	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	1	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Washington State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Stanford	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1919 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1919 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–2. Washington State had a record of 3–1 in Northwest Conference play and 2–2 against PCC opponents, placing in a three-way tie for third.

This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 18	Multnomah Athletic Club*	Spokane Fairgrounds Spokane, WA	W 49–0	2,500
October 25	at California	California Field Berkeley, CA	W 14–0
November 1	Idaho	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 37–0	3,000
November 8	at Oregon	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	W 7–0	12,000
November 15	Washington	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	L 7–13	7,000
November 22	at Oregon Agricultural	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	L 0–6	7,500
November 27	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 42–14
*Non-conference game

References

"W.S.C. runs rough shod over Idaho, scoring at will". Spokesman-Review. November 2, 1919. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
"Lodell kicks way to O.A.C. victory over W.S.C. team". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 23, 1919. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cougars maul Montana Bruin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 28, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
"2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

v t e Washington State Cougars football
Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho: Battle of the Palouse Washington: Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band Coug it Ol' Crimson
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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