1928 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1928 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1928 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–3 mark in the PCC and 7–3 overall.^[1]

1928 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	7–3 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach	Babe Hollingbery (3rd season)
Captain	Mel Dressel
Home stadium	Rogers Field
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
No. 2 California ^	3	–	0	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
No. 4 Stanford	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Washington	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined) Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Whitman*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 33–6	4,000
September 29	at Gonzaga*	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 3–0	10,000	^[2]
October 6	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, NT	W 26–6	6,000
October 13	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–13	30,000
October 20	Oregon State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 9–7	10,000
October 27	College of Idaho*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 51–0	5,000
November 3	at Idaho	MacLean Field Moscow, ID (rivalry)	W 26–0	10,000	^[3]
November 10	vs. UCLA	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 38–0	1,000
November 17	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–27	50,000	^[4]
November 29	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 0–6	30,000
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. "Cougars nose out Gonzaga by 3 to 0 score: Place kick by Buckley in fourth period wins contest for W.S.C.; Bulldogs Surprise". San Francisco Examiner. September 30, 1928. p. 38. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Russell, Eugene H. (November 3, 1928). "W.S.C. and Idaho teams clash today in annual gridiron game". Spokesman-Review. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
4. Paul Lowry (November 18, 1928). "Trojans Conquer Washington State, 27 to 13: Saunders Hero of Wild Game". Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.