1919 Washington State Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1919
| team = Washington State Cougars
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Northwest Conference
| short_conf = Northwest
| conference2 = Pacific Coast Conference
| short_conf2 = PCC
| record = 5–2
| conf_record = 3–1
| conf2_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Gus Welch
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Dick Hanley
| stadium = Rogers Field
| prev = 1918
}}
{{1919 Northwest Conference football standings}}
{{1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1919 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 1919 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–2. Washington State had a record of 3–1 in Northwest Conference play and 2–2 against PCC opponents, placing in a three-way tie for third.
This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Multnomah Athletic Club
| site_stadium = Spokane Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Spokane, WA
| score = 49–0
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Field
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 14–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Rogers Field
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 37–0
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Multnomah Field
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 7–0
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Rogers Field
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–13
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oregon Agricultural
| site_stadium = Multnomah Field
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 0–6
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85406989/lodell-kicks-way-to-oac-victory-over/|work=The Oregon Daily Journal|title=Lodell kicks way to O.A.C. victory over W.S.C. team|date=November 23, 1919|accessdate=September 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{dow tooltip|November 27, 1919}}
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 42–14
| attend =
}}
}}
References
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