1924 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach Albert Exendine, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 1–5–2 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 107 to 88. Washington State had a record of 1–4–2 in Northwest Conference play, placing eighth, and 0–4–1 against PCC opponents, tying for eighth place.[1]

1924 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record1–5–2 (1–4–2 Northwest, 0–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Slater
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
 1923
1925 
1924 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho +401521
Gonzaga +302502
Washington510811
Oregon412423
Oregon Agricultural230350
Montana230440
Pacific (OR)130340
Washington State142241
Whitman150150
Willamette031151
  • + Conference co-champions
1924 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Stanford ^ +301711
No. 2 California +202802
Washington311811
No. 7 USC210920
Idaho420521
Oregon221423
Oregon Agricultural140350
Washington State041152
Montana030440
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Pacific (OR)W 65–04,000[2]
October 11Gonzaga
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 12–148,000[3]
October 17at IdahoL 3–1910,000[4]
October 25at CaliforniaL 7–2035,000[5]
November 7Oregon Agriculturaldagger
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–143,000[6]
November 15at OregonT 7–710,000[7]
November 22at WashingtonL 0–1410,000[8]
November 27at GonzagaT 0–08,000[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. "Coast Season Ends With Teams In Tie". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 24, 1924. p. 14. Retrieved December 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "W.S.C. slaughters Pacific University". The Anaconda Standard. October 5, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gonzaga's early spurt enough to beat W.S.C." The Missoulian. October 12, 1924. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Crowd of 10,000 sees Idaho win". Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Google News Archives.
  5. "Golden Bears beats Cougars". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 26, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Homecoming crowd at Pullman sees Cougars". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Washington State ties University of Oregon". Salt Lake Telegram. November 16, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Washington defeats State College Cougars, 14–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 23, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Washington State-Gonzaga fight in scoreless game". The Oregon Statesman. November 28, 1924. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.