1941 Washington State Cougars football team

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. In their 16th season under head coach Babe Hollingbery, the team compiled a 6–4 record (5–3 in the PCC).[1]

1941 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1941 record6–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coachBabe Hollingbery (16th season)
Home stadiumRogers Field
1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at UCLA
L 6–745,000[2]
October 4California
W 13–65,000[3]
October 11Washington
L 13–2322,000[4]
October 18at USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–740,000[5]
October 25 No. 18 Oregon State
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–010,000[6]
November 1at Oregon
W 13–05,000[7]
November 8Idaho
W 26–09,000[8][9][10]
November 15at No. 6 Stanford
W 14–1345,000[11]
November 22at Gonzaga
W 59–06,000[12][13][14]
December 6vs. No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 19
L 0–726,000[15][16]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. Al Wolf (September 27, 1941). "Bruins Nip Cougars, 7-6, Before 45,000 Fans". Los Angeles Times. p. I-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Herbert Ashloch (October 5, 1941). "W.S.C. 13, Bears 6". Oakland Tribune. pp. 11A–12A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jack Hewins (October 12, 1941). "Husky Claws Win From Cougar". The Oregon Statesman. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Paul Lowry (October 19, 1941). "S.C. Comes From Behind". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jim Thomas (October 26, 1941). "Washington State Scores 7 to 0 Victory Over Oregon State". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dick Strite (November 2, 1941). "WSC Hands Ducks 13-0 Drubbing". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "WSC is host to Idaho team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 8, 1941. p. 10.
  9. Small, Collie (November 9, 1941). "Last half splurge wins for WSC, 26-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. p. 6.
  10. "Twelve yard gain by Vandal halfback goes for naught". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 10, 1941. p. 11.
  11. Prescott Sullivan (November 16, 1941). "Cougars Crush Indians' Bowl Hopes". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Gonzaga Just a Whistle Stop". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Stark, Charles R., Jr. (November 23, 1941). "W.S.C. races to victory over Gonzaga". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  14. "Kennedy scores on Gonzaga as Cougars romp through to lopsided victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 24, 1941. p. 12.
  15. Craig Hill (December 12, 2018). "Remembering the 1941 Evergreen Bowl: One Day It Was Football, and the Next It Was War". The Daily Chronicle.
  16. "Washington State loses "Evergreen Bowl" to Texas A. and M." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1941. p. 2, sports.
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