1950 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainLaVern Torgeson
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 California $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Washington 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Idaho 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Washington State 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
USC 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Oregon State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oregon 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1950 college football season. First-year head coach Forest Evashevski led the team to a 2–3–2 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–3–2 overall.[1]

The rivalry game with Washington (now the Apple Cup) marked the first use of Memorial Stadium in Spokane for select Cougar home games,[2] which continued through 1983.

Hired in late January, 32-year-old Evashevski was the backfield coach at Michigan State under Biggie Munn and a former back and team captain at Michigan under Fritz Crisler.[3][4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Utah State*
W 46–65,000
September 30at UCLA
L 0–4220,117
October 7USC
T 20–2016,000
October 14at Montana*
W 14–78,000
October 28Idaho
T 7–719,000[6]
November 4at Oregon
W 21–1315,176
November 11at Stanford
L 182815,000
November 18Oregon Statedagger
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 21–712,000
November 25No. 18 Washington
L 21–5228,181
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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. ^ May, Danny (November 25, 1950). "WSC, U of W meet in stadium dedication game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 11.
  3. ^ "It's official! Washington State names Evashevski to head grid job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 31, 1950. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Evashevski verified by WSC officials". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 31, 1950. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Sarboe spurns Fresno post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 31, 1950. p. 13.
  6. ^ "Vandals and Cougars scramble to muddy 7-7 tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 29, 1950. p. 10.

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