| 1941 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 6–4 (5–3 PCC) |
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| Captain | Joe Beckman |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Oregon State $ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. Sixteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 6–4 record (5–3 in the PCC).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at UCLA | L 6–7 | 45,000 | |||||
| October 4 | California | W 13–6 | 5,000 | |||||
| October 11 | Washington |
| L 13–23 | 22,000 | ||||
| October 18 | at USC |
| L 6–7 | 40,000 | ||||
| October 25 | No. 18 Oregon State |
| W 7–0 | 10,000 | ||||
| November 1 | at Oregon | W 13–0 | 5,000 | |||||
| November 8 | Idaho |
| W 26–0 | 9,000 | ||||
| November 15 | at No. 6 Stanford | W 14–13 | 45,000 | |||||
| November 22 | at Gonzaga* | W 59–0 | 6,000 | |||||
| December 6 | vs. No. 9 Texas A&M* | No. 19 |
| L 0–7 | 26,000 | |||
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References
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- Al Wolf (September 27, 1941). "Bruins Nip Cougars, 7-6, Before 45,000 Fans". Los Angeles Times. p. I-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Herbert Ashloch (October 5, 1941). "W.S.C. 13, Bears 6". Oakland Tribune. pp. 11A – 12A – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Hewins (October 12, 1941). "Husky Claws Win From Cougar". The Oregon Statesman. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Paul Lowry (October 19, 1941). "S.C. Comes From Behind". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jim Thomas (October 26, 1941). "Washington State Scores 7 to 0 Victory Over Oregon State". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dick Strite (November 2, 1941). "WSC Hands Ducks 13-0 Drubbing". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WSC is host to Idaho team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 8, 1941. p. 10.
- Small, Collie (November 9, 1941). "Last half splurge wins for WSC, 26-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. p. 6.
- "Twelve yard gain by Vandal halfback goes for naught". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 10, 1941. p. 11.
- Prescott Sullivan (November 16, 1941). "Cougars Crush Indians' Bowl Hopes". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga Just a Whistle Stop". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- Stark, Charles R. Jr. (November 23, 1941). "W.S.C. races to victory over Gonzaga". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- "Kennedy scores on Gonzaga as Cougars romp through to lopsided victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 24, 1941. p. 12.
- Craig Hill (December 12, 2018). "Remembering the 1941 Evergreen Bowl: One Day It Was Football, and the Next It Was War". The Daily Chronicle.
- "Washington State loses "Evergreen Bowl" to Texas A. and M." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1941. p. 2, sports.
External links
- Game program: California at WSC – October 4, 1941
- Game program: Washington at WSC – October 11, 1941
- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 25, 1941
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 8, 1941
- Game program: Texas A&M vs. WSC at Tacoma – December 6, 1941
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