1949 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Washington State Cougars football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 3–6 2–6 Phil Sarboe 5th Rogers Field The 1949 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1949 college football season. In his fifth and final year as head coach, Phil Sarboe led the team to a 2–6 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 3–6 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 The Cougars' four home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, with a nearby road game in Moscow against Palouse neighbor Idaho. Washington State opened with two wins at home but ended the season on a four-game losing streak. Sarboe resigned after the season in early December,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FvlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VvYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7322%2C1407189 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Ashlock Herb Sarboe resigns as varsity grid coach at WSC December 2, 1949 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IddRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yC8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1365%2C2588578 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Sarboe quits as WSC grid coach December 3, 1950 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F_lXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VvYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4532%2C1606023 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Ashlock Herb Cougars to begin search for coach at Dec. 16 meet December 3, 1949 7 then coached at North Central High School in Spokane. He was succeeded at WSC in late January by 31-year-old Forest Evashevski, the backfield coach at Michigan State under Biggie Munn and a former back at Michigan under Fritz Crisler.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r3tWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6694%2C6064302 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington It's official! Washington State names Evashevski to head grid job January 31, 1950 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rrheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1548%2C2339440 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Evashevski verified by WSC officials January 31, 1950 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vttXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4221%2C5611259 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Sarboe spurns Fresno post January 31, 1950 13 Schedule 1949 AP September 17 w y Utah State Rogers Field Pullman, WA 33–0 9,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-cougars-easily-beat-uta/171604174/ The Eugene Register-Guard Cougars easily beat Utah State team 33–0 September 18, 1949 May 3, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 w Montana Rogers Field Pullman, WA 13–7 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewistown-daily-news-washington-state-tr/171605020/ Lewistown Daily News Washington State trims Grizzlies at Pullman, 14–7 September 25, 1949 May 3, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 l y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 7–35 36,243 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-troy-tumbles-couga/189014414/ The Los Angeles Times Troy tumbles Cougars, 35–7 October 2, 1949 January 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 8 l Oregon Rogers Field Pullman, WA 0–21 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-guard-ducks-come-back-tip/189015602/ The Register-Guard Ducks come back, tip Cougars, 21–0 October 9, 1949 January 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 15 w y Idaho Neale Stadium Moscow, ID rivalry 35–13 21,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-fumbling-vandals-h/189017270/ The Bellingham Herald Fumbling Vandals handed 23rd loss by W.S.C., 35–13 October 16, 1949 January 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 22 l UCLA Rogers Field Pullman, WA 20–27 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-ucla-rallies-nip-ws/189012635/ The Spokesman-Review UCLA rallies nip WSC, 27–20 October 23, 1949 January 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 29 l y Oregon State Bell Field Corvallis, OR 6–35 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111784385/oregon-state-college-drives-hars-to-win/ Tri-City Herald Oregon State College drives hars to win, 35–6, from WSC Cougars October 30, 1949 October 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 l y California 4 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 14–33 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-cougars-get-toug/189011807/ San Francisco Chronicle Cougars get tough November 6, 1949 January 15, 2026 Newspapers.com November 19 l y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA rivalry 21–34 35,150 https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-huskies-dump-wscs-34/189016879/ The Oregon Statesman Huskies dump WSC's, 34–21 November 20, 1949 January 15, 2026 Newspapers.com 1949 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1949-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference January 15, 2026 References External links Game program: Utah State at WSC – September 17, 1949 Game program: Montana at WSC – September 24, 1949 Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 8, 1949 Game program: UCLA at WSC – October 22, 1949 Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Washington State Cougars football