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Washington State Football Team History


Washington State Cougars
Washington State University
 Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium
Capacity: 37,600
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Orin E. Babe Hollingbery enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Whitman  33   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Gonzaga  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Montana  26   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ California  3   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Oregon State  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Albertson  51   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Idaho  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. UCLA  38   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Southern California  13   27   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Washington  0   6   L       
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored202
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed65
  Defense Average6.5
  Opponents Record32-13
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-3
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon 9-223459 3-27745  John J. McEwan
Southern California 9-0-126759 3-0-15613  Howard H. Jones
Stanford 8-3-127469 3-1-19642  Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
California 6-2-214136Lost  7-83-0-24516  Clarence M. Price
Washington State 7-320265 2-36353  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Washington 7-418874 1-4674  Enoch Bagshaw
Oregon State 6-320653 1-33640  Paul J. Schissler
UCLA 4-4-1171136 0-313109  William H. Bill Spaulding

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.