1947 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Washington State Cougars football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 3–7 2–5 Phil Sarboe 3rd Rogers Field The 1947 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. Phil Sarboe, in his third of five seasons as head coach at Washington State, led the team to a 2–5 mark in the PCC and 3–7 overall.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 Washington State was ranked at No. 64 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The Cougars' three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, with a nearby road game in Moscow against Palouse neighbor Idaho. Schedule 1947 AP y y September 20 vs Penn State<ncg> Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA L 6–27 16,000 Lions Easily Defeat Washington State, 27 to 6 The Pittsburgh Press Chester L. Smith September 21, 1947 40 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28411615/lions_easily_defeat_washington_state/ Newspapers.com September 27 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 0–21 48,173 Trojans Capture Opener From Cougars, 21 To 0 Los Angeles Times Braven Dyer September 28, 1947 II-5, II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28411736/trojans_capture_opener_from_cougars_21/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Idaho Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (rivalry) W 7–0 22,500 Williams' Shine; WSC Wins, 7–0 Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon) October 5, 1947 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7860223/williams_shine_wsc_wins_70/ October 11 Michigan State<ncg> Rogers Field Pullman, WA L 7–21 18,000 Guerre in Form as Spartans Whip Washington State, 21–7 Lansing State Journal October 12, 1947 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7860260/guerre_in_form_as_spartans_whip/ October 18 at California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 6–21 36,000 Cougars Outplay, Outscore California In Second Half Oakland Tribune Emmons Byrne October 19, 1947 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28411917/cougars_outplay_outscore_california_in/ Newspapers.com October 25 Montana Rogers Field Pullman, WA L 12–13 13,000 Silvertip Grizzlies Claw Cougars Team in Strong Finish To Claim Conference Triumph The Missoulian October 26, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28412069/silvertip_grizzlies_claw_cougars_team/ November 1 at Portland<ncg> Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR W 35–0 Washington State Scuttles Portland The Tennessean November 2, 1947 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7860396/washington_state_scuttles_portland/ November 8 Oregon<hc> Rogers Field Pullman, WA L 6–12 13,500 'Terrific Weather' Can't Stop Ducks Eugene Register-Guard November 9, 1947 1, 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28097026/terrific_weather_cant_stop_ducks/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Oregon State Bell Field Corvallis, OR W 14–13 12,400 Cougars Clip State, 14-13 Eugene Register-Guard November 16, 1947 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28101335/cougars_clip_state_1413/ Newspapers.com November 22 at Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry) L 0–20 31,500 Washington Tops Cougars, 20–0, in Schedule Windup Nevada State Journal November 23, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7860522/washington_tops_cougars_200_in/ References External links Game program: Michigan State at WSC – October 11, 1947 Game program: Montana at WSC – October 25, 1947 Game program: Oregon at WSC – November 8, 1947 Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Washington State Cougars football