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Washington State Football Team History


Washington State Cougars
Washington State University
 Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium
Capacity: 37,600
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: Forest Evashevski
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Forest Evashevski enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Southern California  21   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Santa Clara  34   20   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Oklahoma State  27   13   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. California  35   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Oregon State  26   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Oregon  41   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Stanford  13   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Idaho  9   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Montana  47   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Washington  27   25   W       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average28.0
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average18.7
  Opponents Record36-34
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 7-3-0 AP
14 7-3-0 Coaches
14 7-3-0 UP
  
1951 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-2229181Lost  7-406-1152101  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California 8-2307166 5-2183152  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California 7-3224168 4-2115110  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 5-3-1188120 4-1-111755  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State 7-3280187 3-3163138  Forest Evashevski
Oregon State 4-6204180 2-5109140  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1273218 1-5-1170164  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 2-8130317 0-665214  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.