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1920 Washington State Cougars football team

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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
← 1919
1921 →
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 4 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.[1] This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at Gonzaga*Spokane, WAW 35–03,000[2]
October 15at IdahoW 14–75,000[3]
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

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  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 Open access icon.
  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.