1930 Washington State Cougars football team

1930 Washington State Cougars football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record9–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainElmer Schwartz
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Washington State $ 6 0 0 9 1 0
No. 6 USC 5 1 0 8 2 0
No. 7 Stanford 4 1 0 9 1 1
Oregon 3 1 0 7 2 0
Washington 3 4 0 5 4 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 7 3 0
Montana 1 3 0 5 3 0
California 1 4 0 4 5 0
UCLA 1 4 0 3 5 0
Idaho 0 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1930 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Babe Hollingbery, the Cougars compiled a 9–0 regular season record (6–0 in PCC),[1][2] won the PCC championship, lost the Rose Bowl to Alabama,[3][4][5] and outscored their opponents 218 to 56.[6]

All-American linemen Mel Hein and Turk Edwards were later inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. Elmer Schwartz was the team captain.

  1. ^ Newland, Russell J. (November 17, 1930). "Washington State takes conference championship". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Five Washington State College football stars named on All-Northwest eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 1, 1930. p. 16.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Paul (January 2, 1931). "Tide trounces Cougars in bowl classic, 24-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Alabama crushes Cougars in Rose Bowl game, 24-0". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Second period drive gives Alabama 24 to 0 victory over Washington State in grid game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 12.
  6. ^ "1930 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.