1939 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5 (3–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Emerson
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Gonzaga*
W 19–69,000[3]
October 7at USC
L 0–2745,000[4]
October 14Washington
W 6–018,000[5]
October 21at California
L 7–1335,000
October 28at No. 15 Oregon State
L 0–138,000
November 4at Oregon
L 0–382,800
November 11Idaho
W 21–1312,000[6][7]
November 18at Stanford
W 7–06,000
November 30at No. 13 UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2425,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Stark, C.R. (November 12, 1939). "W.S.C. trounces Idaho". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  8. ^ "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.

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