1927 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1927 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1927 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 1–3–1 mark in the PCC and 3–3–2 overall.^[1]

1927 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–3–2 (1–3–1 PCC)
Head coach	Babe Hollingbery (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rogers Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford ^ +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
USC +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Idaho +	2	–	0	–	2			4	–	1	–	3
Washington	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Oregon	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

During the Homecoming tie against Palouse neighbor Idaho on Friday, November 11, Governor Roland Hartley presented a cougar cub to the WSC students.^[2] The cub was originally to be called "Governor Hartley," in honor of its donor. The governor gracefully declined and suggested the name "Butch," in honor of senior quarterback Herbert "Butch" Meeker of Spokane.^[3][4][5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Mount St. Charles*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	T 6–6	3,000
October 1	College of Idaho*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 53–0	4,000
October 8	Montana	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 35–0	9,000
October 15	at Gonzaga*	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 13–0	8,000	^[6]
October 22	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 0–14	32,000
October 29	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 6–13	10,000	^[7]
November 11	Idaho	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	T 7–7	15,000	^[8]^[9]
November 19	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–27	40,000
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. Hunter, Kenneth M. (November 12, 1927). "W.S.C. and Idaho battle to 7 to 7 tie in annual grid game at Pullman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
3. Phillips, Bob (November 12, 1927). "Meeker's dashes hold Idaho team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 12.
4. "Battle to 7-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 12.
5. . Washington State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
6. "Gonzaga U. Beaten by Washington State". San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1927. p. 33. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Breaks decide Corvallis game". The Daily Olympian. October 30, 1926. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Battle to 7–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
9. "Meeker's dashes hold Idaho team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.