1920 Washington State Cougars football team

1920 Washington State Cougars football
Northwest Conference champion
Conference	Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–1 (3–0 Northwest, 1–1 PCC)
Head coach	Gus Welch (2nd season)
Captain	Fred Hamilton
Home stadium	Rogers Field

1920 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington State $	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Oregon	1	–	0	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Whitman	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Idaho	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	2	–	2
Willamette	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	1	–	1
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California $	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Stanford	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Washington State	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Oregon	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	2	–	2
Washington	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–1. Washington State had a record of 3–0 in Northwest Conference play, winning the conference title, and 1–1 against PCC opponents, tying for third place.[1] This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	at Gonzaga*	Spokane, WA	W 35–0	3,000	[2]
October 15	at Idaho	MacLean Field Moscow, ID (rivalry)	W 14–7	5,000	[3]
October 30	Montana	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 31–0	5,000
November 6	at California	California Field Berkeley, CA	L 0–49	20,000
November 13	Oregon Agricultural	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 28–0	3,000
November 25	at Nebraska*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 21–20	10,000
*Non-conference game

References

1. Bertz, George (November 22, 1920). "California Wins Coast Grid Honors". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. p. 8. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Cougars, 35; Gonzaga, 0". The Pullman Herald. October 15, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Idaho's team was surprise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 16, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.