1948 Washington State Cougars football team
| 1948 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (4–3–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Tacoma Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 California ^ + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Oregon + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1948 college football season. Fourth-year head coach Phil Sarboe led the team to a 4–3–1 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–5–1 overall.[1]
Washington State was ranked at No. 64 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
The Cougars' had four home games on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, with the season finale in Tacoma.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at UCLA | L 26–48 | 43,399 | ||
| October 2 | Stanford | W 14–7 | 17,300 | ||
| October 9 | at Montana | W 48–0 | 9,000 | ||
| October 16 | Washington |
| W 10–0 | 23,000 | |
| October 23 | at Oregon | L 7–33 | 20,000 | [3] | |
| October 30 | Idaho |
| W 19–14 | 17,000 | [4] |
| November 6 | Oregon State |
| T 26–26 | 12,000 | [5] |
| November 13 | at No. 4 California | L 14–44 | 40,000 | ||
| November 20 | at No. 12 Michigan State* | L 0–40 | 36,045 | ||
| November 27 | No. 18 Penn State* | L 0–7 | 18,000 | [6] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strite, Dick (October 24, 1948). "Webfoots show real stuff in topping Cougars, 33–7". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ Faris, Don (October 31, 1948). "Cougars post 19–14 win over 'jinxed' Vandal gridders". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Cougars, Beavers tie it up, 26-all in gridiron score fest". Long Beach Press-Telegram. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948). "Penn State wins, 7–0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
External links[edit]
- Game program: Stanford at WSC – October 2, 1948
- Game program: Washington at WSC – October 16, 1948
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – October 30, 1948
- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – November 6, 1949
- Game program: Penn State vs. WSC at Tacoma – November 27, 1948
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