1923 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1923 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State College (renamed Washington State University in 1959) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Albert Exendine, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record (1–3–1 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the PCC, and was outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 56. The team's victories were over Pacific (19-0) and Oregon (13-7).[1][2]

1923 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–4–1 (1–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainVern Hickey
Home stadiumRogers Field
Uniform
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
California $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –1
Washington^ 4 –1 –010 –1 –1
Idaho 2 –2 –15 –2 –1
Stanford 2 –2 –07 –2 –0
USC 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Washington State 1 –3 –12 –4 –1
Oregon Agricultural 1 –3 –14 –5 –2
Oregon 0 –4 –13 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Pacific (OR)*
W 19–04,000
October 13at Gonzaga*
L 14–278,000[3]
October 19Idaho
L 0–149,000[4]
October 27vs. California
L 0–911,000
November 3Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 13–76,000
November 17vs. Oregon Agricultural
T 3–33,000[5]
November 24at Washington
L 7–2420,000
  • *Non-conference game

Conference opponents not played this season: Stanford, USC

References
  1. "1923 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. "2016 Washington State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Washington State University. p. 74. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  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. "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.


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