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1929 Washington State Cougars football team

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1929 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record10–2 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainErnest "Bud" Hansen
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 USC ^ + 6 1 0 10 2 0
Stanford + 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 4 California + 4 1 0 7 1 1
Oregon + 4 1 0 7 3 0
Washington State 4 2 0 10 2 0
UCLA 1 3 0 4 4 0
Oregon State 1 4 0 5 4 0
Idaho 1 4 0 4 5 0
Montana 0 4 1 3 5 1
Washington 0 5 1 2 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1929 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–2 mark in the PCC and 10–2 overall.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28College of Idaho*W 48–04,000
October 5Mount St. Charles*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 38–05,000
October 12at CaliforniaL 0–1440,000
October 19Washington
W 20–1315,000
October 26Whitman*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 58–66,000
November 2at Oregon StateW 9–015,000
November 9Idaho
W 41–710,000[2][3]
November 16at MontanaW 13–03,000
November 23at Gonzaga*W 27–08,000[4]
November 30at USCL 7–2745,000
December 25at Honolulu Townies*W 12–010,000
January 1, 1930at Hawaii*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 28–712,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Russell, Eugene H. (November 10, 1929). "W.S.C. defeats Idaho, 41 to 7, before 10,000 fans". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ "Cougars blast Idaho 41 to 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ Eugene H. Russell (November 24, 1929). "Washington State Scores 20 to 0 Victory Over Gonzaga University Before 8000 Spectators: Winner's Strong Defense Against Aerial Attack Decisive Factor". The Spokesman-Review. p. II-1. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W.S.C. winner over Hawaii U." The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1930. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.