1939 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Washington State Cougars football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 4–5 3–5 Babe Hollingbery 14th Dick Emerson Rogers Field The 1939 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1939 college football season. Fourteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–5 record (3–5 in PCC, sixth); they were outscored 138 to 67, held scoreless three times, and recorded two shutouts.2016 Media Guide http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf WSUCougars.com Washington State Cougars Athletics October 24, 2016 74 October 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161021004149/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf dead The Cougars' three home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman. Washington State was ranked at No. 117 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Longtime assistant coach Karl Schlademan moved on to Michigan State after this season. Schedule 1939 AP September 23 w y Gonzaga Rogers Field Pullman, WA 19–6 9,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hx9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8OMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6572%2C2998706 Spokesman-Review Stark C.R. Washington State College races to 19–6 victory over Gonzaga team September 24, 1939 1, Sports Google News Archives April 10, 2021 October 7 l y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–27 45,000 Trojan Machine Rolls to 27-0 Victory Over Cougars: Lansdell Stars in Triumph; Jones Uses Nearly Everybody on Squad as 45,000 Fans Watch The Los Angeles Times Paul Zimmerman October 8, 1939 II-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99144880/trojan-machine-rolls-to-27-0-victory/ Newspapers.com October 14 w Washington Rogers Field Pullman, WA rivalry 6–0 18,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dv9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6605%2C4968737 Spokesman-Review Washington State upsets Washington in mighty gridiron contest, 6–0 October 15, 1939 1, Sports Google News Archives April 10, 2021 October 21 l y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 7–13 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-bears-finally-w/188801792/ The Oregon Daily Journal Bears finally win contest October 22, 1939 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 l y Oregon State 15 Bell Field Corvallis, OR 0–13 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-oregon-state-trims/188800368/ The Bellingham Herald Oregon State trims gallant Cougars, 13–0 October 29, 1939 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 l y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 0–38 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-oregon-drubs-wsc/188801211/ The Billings Gazette Oregon drubs W.S.C. November 5, 1939 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 w Idaho Rogers Field Pullman, WA rivalry 21–13 12,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NJBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1611%2C3077307 Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press Idaho loses by one touchdown in 'Civil War' November 12, 1939 10 Google News Archives April 10, 2021https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OP5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732%2C3976040 Spokesman-Review Stark C.R. W.S.C. trounces Idaho November 12, 1939 1, sports Google News Archives April 10, 2021 November 18 w y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 7–0 10,000 "Washington State College Marches to 7-to-0 Victory Over Stanford: Renfro Scores on Long Drive," Spokane Spokesman-Review, Nov. 19, 1939, p. 12. November 30, 1939 l y UCLA 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 7–24 25,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nG9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6875%2C95091 Spokesman-Review U.C.L.A. surges to victory over Washington State in last quarter December 1, 1939 13 Google News Archives April 10, 2021 1939 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1939-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference January 12, 2026 References External links Game program: Gonzaga at WSC – September 23, 1939 Game program: Washington at WSC – October 14, 1939 Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 11, 1939 Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Washington State Cougars football