1930 Washington State Cougars football team

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1930 Washington State Cougars football
1930 Washington State football team at White House with Herbert Hoover.png
Visiting Herbert Hoover at White House, December 1, 1930
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Alabama
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record9–1 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach
Captain Elmer Schwartz
Home stadium Rogers Field
Seasons
←  1929
1931  →
1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Washington State $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 6 USC 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 7 Stanford 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
Oregon 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Washington 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Oregon State 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Montana 1 –3 –05 –3 –0
California 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Idaho 0 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College (now known as Washington State University) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1930 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Babe Hollingbery, the Cougars compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season (6–0 in PCC games), won the PCC championship, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 218 to 56. [1] [2] At the end of the regular season, the Cougars were ranked second nationally behind Notre Dame in the final Dickinson rankings. The Cougars represented the PCC in the 1931 Rose Bowl, losing to Alabama by a 24–0 score. [3] [4] [5]

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After defeating Villanova in the final game of the regular season in Philadelphia, the team traveled to Washington, D.C., where they were photographed (photo above right) with President Herbert Hoover at the White House. [6]

Center Mel Hein and tackle Turk Edwards received first-team honors on the 1930 All-America team. Both were later inducted into the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames. [7] [8] Fullback Elmer Schwartz was the team captain.

Hein, Edwards, and Schwartz received first-team honors from both the Associated Press and United Press on the 1930 All-Pacific Coast football team. Halfback Carl "Tuffy" Ellingsen, end Lyle Maskell, and guard Jack Parodi received second-team honors. [9] [10]

The team played its home games at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 College of Idaho *
W 47–124,000 [11]
October 4at California
W 16–025,000 [12]
October 11 USC Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–622,000 [13]
October 18at Gonzaga *
W 24–06,000–7,000 [14]
October 25 Montana
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 61–05,000 [15]
November 1at Oregon State
W 14–732,600 [16]
November 8at Idaho
W 33–77,000 [17]
November 15at Washington
W 3–041,225 [18]
November 29at Villanova *
W 13–020,000 [19] [20]
January 1, 1931vs. Alabama *
L 0–2460,000 [21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Personnel

Players

[22]

Coaches and administrators

References

  1. ↑ "1930 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Chinook 1931 (W.S.C. yearbook). Associated Students of the State College of Washington. 1931. p. 58.
  3. ↑ Zimmerman, Paul (January 2, 1931). "Tide trounces Cougars in bowl classic, 24-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Alabama crushes Cougars in Rose Bowl game, 24-0". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Second period drive gives Alabama 24 to 0 victory over Washington State in grid game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "W.S.C. Gridders Pay Call on Hoover". Spokane Chronicle. December 1, 1930. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mel Hein". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Glen "Turk" Edwards". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ "All-Pacific Coast Football Selections". The Helena Daily Independent. December 5, 1930. p. 7.
  10. ↑ Vincent Mahoney (November 28, 1930). "United Press Selects Stars On West Coast". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 18.
  11. ↑ "Washington State gridders trample College of Idaho". Salt Lake Telegram. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Washington State hands drubbing to California Golden Bears, 16–0". Arizona Republic. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Cougars plunge ahead toward Coast honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via Google News Archives.
  14. ↑ "Washington State Is Victorious Over Gonzaga, 24 to 0 -- Second Period Attack Is Decisive: Schwartz Pounds Over Two Touchdowns as Losers Hold". The Spokesman Review. October 19, 1930. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Cougars trample Grizzlies, 61 to 0". The Sunday Missoulian. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Cougars beat Oregon State". The Oregon Statesman. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Crimson Cougar smears Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via Google News Archives.
  18. ↑ "Washington State trims Washington, 3 to 0". The Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Washington State cops". The Pittsburgh Press. November 30, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Newland, Russell J. (November 17, 1930). "Washington State takes conference championship". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 12.
  21. ↑ "Alabamans victorious - Cougars bow by 24–0 score". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1931. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ Chinook 1931 (WSC yearbook). Washington State College. 1931. pp. 31–57.
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