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1920 Washington State Cougars football
Northwest Conference champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record5–1 (3–0 Northwest, 1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hamilton
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons← 19191921 →
1920 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Oregon 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Whitman 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Willamette 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 1
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Oregon 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Washington 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–1. Washington State had a record of 3–0 in Northwest Conference play, winning the conference title, and 1–1 against PCC opponents, tying for third place. This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at Gonzaga*Spokane, WAW 35–03,000
October 15at IdahoW 14–75,000
October 30MontanaW 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

  1. Bertz, George (November 22, 1920). "California Wins Coast Grid Honors". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. p. 8. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  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.
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