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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  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Orin E. Babe Hollingbery enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ UCLA  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. California  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Washington  13   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Southern California  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Oregon State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Oregon  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Idaho  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Stanford  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Gonzaga  59   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Texas A&M  0   7   L    @ Tacoma, WA   
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed63
  Defense Average6.3
  Opponents Record44-32
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 6-3-0 AP
  
1941 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 8-214349 5-26333  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Stanford 6-316095 4-39162  Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington State 6-415763 4-37256  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Washington 5-412094 4-39380  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon 5-5136184 3-48787  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
California 4-510771 3-47658  Leonard B. Stub Allison
UCLA 5-5-1128178 2-4-142113  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Southern California 2-6-164134 2-4-14681  Justin M. Sam Barry

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.