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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  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Orin E. Babe Hollingbery enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Stanford  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Oregon  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Montana  68   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Southern California  12   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Oregon State  26   13   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Michigan State  25   13   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Idaho  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Second Air Force (Washington)  6   6   T    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Washington  0   0   T       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Texas A&M  0   21   L    @ San Antonio, TX   
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -2
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed95
  Defense Average9.5
  Opponents Record29-31
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record3-2 -1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 6-1-2 AP
  
1942 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-417498Lost  0-95-110745  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Stanford 6-4204121 4-211660  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State 6-2-215795 3-1-15139  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Southern California 5-5-1184128 3-2-110047  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
California 5-598107 2-46194  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon State 4-5-1157142 2-485128  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Washington 4-3-311360 2-3-25160  W. Ralph Pest Welch
Oregon 2-667138 1-530128  John A. Warren

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 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.