The 1946 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. Second-year head coach Phil Sarboe led the Cougars to a 1–6–1 overall record (1–5–1 in PCC, eighth).[1]
| 1946 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 1–6–1 (1–5–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 UCLA $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington State was ranked at No. 89 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]
All three home games were played in October, on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at USC | L 7–13 | 68,282 | [3][4] | |
| October 5 | Idaho | W 32–0 | 14,000 | [5] | |
| October 12 | Washington |
| L 7–21 | 26,000 | [6] |
| October 19 | at Oregon | T 0–0 | 18,000 | [7] | |
| October 26 | Oregon State |
| L 12–13 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 2 | at California | L 14–47 | 30,000 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Stanford | L 26–27 | 8,000 | [10] | |
| November 30 | at Michigan State* | L 20–26 | 19,691 | [11] | |
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NFL Draft edit
Four Cougars were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft, held on December 16, 1946.[12]
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 20 | 177 | Darrell Waller | Back | Bostpn Yanks |
| 21 | 188 | Elmo Bond | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
| 26 | 239 | Francis Bocoka | End | Washington Redskins |
| 27 | 252 | Dick Abrams | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
References edit
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scrappy Cougars Narrowly Beaten by Trojans". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W.S.C. Cougars Lose to Trojans 13-7 Before 70,000 Fans at Los Angeles: Lack of Punch Has Score Low; Trojans Don't Have Scoring Power Needed". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. September 28, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Miller (October 6, 1946). "Raging Cougars Run Riot Over Vandals, 32 to 0, in Rugged Grid Battle: W.S.C. Scores in Every Period; Idaho Scraps Hard but Can't Stem Rivals' Rush". The Spokesman Review. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Miller (October 13, 1946). "Huskies Spark in Second Half to Whip Cougars, 21-7, Before 26,000: Comeback Wins for Washington". The Spokesman-Review. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Strite (October 20, 1946). "18,000 See Rain 'Win' Big Game: Factually, Oregon Homecoming Tilt With W.S.C. Ends in a Wet 0-0 Tie". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ B.M. (October 27, 1946). "Washington State Loses Closely Fought Battle to Oregon State Beavers: Cougars Edged by Score of 13-12; Early Fumble Costs Staters Possible Win". The Spokesman Review. p. Sports 2. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ Bill Dunbar (November 17, 1946). "Tribe Beats W.S.C., 27-26: Reds Notch Second PCC Win of Year; Stanford Comes From Behind To Scalp Cougars". Oakland Tribune. pp. 20, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lad Slingerland (December 1, 1946). "Spartans Edge Washington State, 26-20: Scoring Bee Finds M.S.C. On Long End; Thrilling Victory in Final Period Gives State .500 Grid Season". Lansing State Journal. pp. 33–34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
External links edit
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – October 5, 1946
- Game program: Washington at WSC – October 12, 1946
- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 26, 1946
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