1942_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team

1942 Washington State Cougars football team

1942 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

The 1942 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1942 college football season. Seventeenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 5–1–1 mark in the PCC and 6–2–2 overall.[1]

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Washington State was ranked at No. 50 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Two home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman and two in Spokane at Gonzaga Stadium.

The season was Hollingbery's last and marked the longest tenure at the school. Shortly before the start of the 1943 season, the WSC football program (with Idaho and Oregon State), went on hiatus due to World War II, joining Oregon and Montana.[3][4] Two seasons were missed, and Cougar football returned in 1945.

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Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings
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References

  1. [1]
    "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. [2]
    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1943. p. 8.
  4. [4]
    Ashlock, Herb (September 24, 1943). "Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
  5. [5]
    Hewins, Jack (November 8, 1942). "Kennedy leads Cougar victory over Spartans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  6. [6]
    "Officials' ruling on lateral saves Cougars from Vandal tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 15, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  7. [7]
    "Air Force Eleven Holds Powerful Cougars to Tie". Great Falls Tribune. November 22, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "Cougars and Second Air Force play 6–6 tie at Spokane with WSC line taking spotlight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 22, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.


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