1938 Washington State Cougars football team

1938 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–8 (1–7 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC + 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 14 California + 6 1 0 10 1 0
UCLA 4 3 1 7 4 1
Oregon State 4 3 1 5 3 1
Oregon 4 4 0 4 5 0
Washington 3 4 1 3 5 1
Idaho 2 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 5 0 3 6 0
Washington State 1 7 0 2 8 0
Montana 0 1 0 5 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. Thirteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 2–8 record (1–7 in PCC, ninth); they were outscored 159 to 44 and held scoreless four times.[1]

The Cougars' three home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, with a road game in nearby Moscow against Palouse rival Idaho, played in the snow.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Stark, C.R. Jr. (November 13, 1938). "Washington State springs grid surprise by defeating Idaho, 12 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Cougars slip and slide to 12-0 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 9.