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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: Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Philip J. Phil Sarboe enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Utah State  33   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Montana  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Southern California  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oregon  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Idaho  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. UCLA  20   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Oregon State  6   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ California  14   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Washington  21   34   L       
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average16.6
  Points Allowed205
  Defense Average22.8
  Opponents Record38-30
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-4
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1319131Lost  14-177-022080  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA 6-3227188 5-2186149  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 5-3-1214170 4-2159105  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon State 7-3232188 3-382122  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Stanford 7-3-1366121 3-212267  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington 3-7167285 2-5126203  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 4-6250219 1-5112164  James W. Jim Aiken
Washington State 3-6149205 0-668185  Philip J. Phil Sarboe

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 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.