1921 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1921 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 1921 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–2–1. Washington State had a record of 2–0–1 in Northwest Conference play and 2–1–1 against PCC opponents, placing second in both conferences.[1]

1921 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–2–1 (2–0–1 Northwest, 2–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Dunlap
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitman $ 3 0 0 4 2 0
Washington State 2 0 1 4 2 1
Oregon 1 0 3 5 1 3
Oregon Agricultural 1 1 1 4 3 2
Idaho 1 2 1 4 3 1
Montana 0 2 0 3 3 1
Willamette 0 3 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 4 0 0 9 0 1
Washington State 2 1 1 4 2 1
Stanford 1 1 1 4 2 2
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 1 4 3 2
Oregon 0 1 2 5 1 3
Washington 0 3 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 15at Gonzaga*
W 54–74,000[2]
October 21IdahoW 23–35,000[3]
October 29vs. CaliforniaL 0–1411,000–12,000[4]
November 5Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
T 7–76,000
November 11at Oregon AgriculturalW 7–310,000[5]
November 24at WashingtonW 14–015,000
December 3at USC*L 7–2818,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Whitman College Leads Conference Football Record". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. November 27, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Cougars overwhelm Bulldogs, 54 to 7". The Pullman Herald. October 21, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougar eleven claws Idahoans". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 21, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ George Varnell (October 30, 1921). "California Had Punch; That's All". The Oregon Daily Journal. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State College Cougars trim O.A.C. and move toward Northwest title". The Spokesman-Review. November 12, 1921. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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