American college football season
The 1940 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1940 college football season. Fifteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 3–4–2 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–4–2 overall.[1]
Washington State was ranked at No. 71 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
The Cougars played their three home games, all in October, on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington. Two road games were played nearby, in Moscow and Spokane.
Schedule
References
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camera catches Billy Sewell ringing up four yards for W.S.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 4, 1940. p. 11.
- ^ "Washington State Edges Gonzagans Amid Severe Cold". Nevada State Journal. November 24, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Rally To Down WSC Gridders, 33-9". The Bellingham Herald. December 1, 1940. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Game program: Montana at WSC – October 5, 1940
- Game program: Stanford at WSC – October 19, 1940
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 26, 1940