The 1939 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1939 college football season. Fourteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–5 record (3–5 in PCC, sixth); they were outscored 138 to 67, held scoreless three times, and recorded two shutouts.[1]
| 1939 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (3–5 PCC) |
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| Captain | Dick Emerson |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 USC $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UCLA | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cougars' three home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman.
Longtime assistant coach Karl Schlademan moved on to Michigan State after this season.
Washington State was ranked at No. 117 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Gonzaga* | W 19–6 | 9,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | at USC | L 0–27 | 45,000 | [4] | |
| October 14 | Washington |
| W 6–0 | 18,000 | [5] |
| October 21 | at California | L 7–13 | 35,000 | ||
| October 28 | at No. 15 Oregon State | L 0–13 | 8,000 | ||
| November 4 | at Oregon | L 0–38 | 2,800 | ||
| November 11 | Idaho |
| W 21–13 | 12,000 | [6][7] |
| November 18 | at Stanford | W 7–0 | 6,000 | ||
| November 30 | at No. 13 UCLA |
| L 7–24 | 25,000 | [8] |
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References edit
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stark, C.R. (September 24, 1939). "Washington State College races to 19–6 victory over Gonzaga team". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 8, 1939). "Trojan Machine Rolls to 27-0 Victory Over Cougars: Lansdell Stars in Triumph; Jones Uses Nearly Everybody on Squad as 45,000 Fans Watch". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington State upsets Washington in mighty gridiron contest, 6–0". Spokesman-Review. October 15, 1939. p. 1, Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Idaho loses by one touchdown in 'Civil War'". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 12, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ Stark, C.R. (November 12, 1939). "W.S.C. trounces Idaho". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. surges to victory over Washington State in last quarter". Spokesman-Review. December 1, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
External links edit
- Game program: Gonzaga at WSC – September 23, 1939
- Game program: Washington at WSC – October 14, 1939
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 11, 1939
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