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1923 Washington State Cougars football team

1923 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record2–4–1 (2–2–1 Northwest, 1–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainVern Hickey
Home stadiumRogers Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 6 0 0 10 1 1
Idaho 3 0 1 5 2 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 2 1 4 5 2
Oregon 3 3 1 3 4 1
Washington State 2 2 1 2 4 1
Pacific (OR) 2 3 0 6 3 0
Whitman 1 3 0 1 5 0
Montana 1 4 0 4 4 0
Willamette 0 3 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 5 0 0 9 0 1
Washington^ 4 1 0 10 1 1
Stanford 2 2 0 7 2 0
USC 2 2 0 6 2 0
Idaho 2 2 1 5 2 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 3 1 4 5 2
Washington State 1 3 1 2 4 1
Oregon 0 4 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Albert Exendine, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–4–1 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 56. Washington State had a record of 2–2–1 in Northwest Conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third, and 1–3–1 against PCC opponents, tying for sixth place.[1] The team's victories were over the Pacific Badgers (19–0) and the Oregon (13–7).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Pacific (OR)W 19–04,000
October 13at Gonzaga*L 14–278,000[2]
October 19Idaho
L 0–149,000[3]
October 27vs. CaliforniaL 0–911,000
November 3Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 13–76,000
November 17vs. Oregon AgriculturalT 3–33,000[4]
November 24at WashingtonL 7–2420,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Coast Conference Season Is Ended". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 3, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Gonzaga downs Cougars, 27–14: Brilliant playing of Spokane team excels Pullman rivals". The Billings Gazette. October 14, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Idaho eleven bumps Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 20, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "W.S.C. and O.A.C. in 3–3 tie". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 18, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1923 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2016.