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1923 Washington State Cougars football team

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1923 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record2–4–1 (2–2–1 Northwest, 1–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainVern Hickey
Home stadiumRogers Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 6 0 0 10 1 1
Idaho 3 0 1 5 2 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 2 1 4 5 2
Oregon 3 3 1 3 4 1
Washington State 2 2 1 2 4 1
Pacific (OR) 2 3 0 6 3 0
Whitman 1 3 0 1 5 0
Montana 1 4 0 4 4 0
Willamette 0 3 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 5 0 0 9 0 1
Washington^ 4 1 0 10 1 1
Stanford 2 2 0 7 2 0
USC 2 2 0 6 2 0
Idaho 2 2 1 5 2 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 3 1 4 5 2
Washington State 1 3 1 2 4 1
Oregon 0 4 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Albert Exendine, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–4–1 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 56. Washington State had a record of 2–2–1 in Northwest Conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third, and 1–3–1 against PCC opponents, tying for sixth place.[1] The team's victories were over the Pacific Badgers (19–0) and the Oregon (13–7).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Pacific (OR)W 19–04,000[2]
October 13at Gonzaga*L 14–278,000[3]
October 19Idaho
L 0–149,000[4]
October 27vs. CaliforniaL 0–98,000[5]
November 3Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 13–76,000[6]
November 17vs. Oregon AgriculturalT 3–33,000[7]
November 24at WashingtonL 7–2420,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Coast Conference Season Is Ended". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 3, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Cougars defeat Pacific in pour". The Spokesman-Review. October 7, 1923. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gonzaga downs Cougars, 27–14: Brilliant playing of Spokane team excels Pullman rivals". The Billings Gazette. October 14, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho eleven bumps Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 20, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  5. ^ ""Lady luck" beats Cougars; California, under wraps, wins great contest, 9 to 0". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 28, 1923. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon is beaten by Pullman, 13–7". The Sunday Oregonian. November 4, 1923. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W.S.C. and O.A.C. in 3–3 tie". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 18, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies defeat Cougar eleven". The Sacramento Union. November 25, 1923. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1923 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2016.