American college football season
The1930 Washington State Cougars football team was anAmerican football team that represented Washington State College (now known asWashington State University) as a member of thePacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the1930 college football season. In their fifth season under head coachBabe Hollingbery, the Cougars compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season (6–0 in PCC games), won the PCC championship, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 218 to 56.[1][2] At the end of the regular season, the Cougars were ranked second nationally behindNotre Dame in thefinal Dickinson rankings. The Cougars represented the PCC in the1931 Rose Bowl, losing toAlabama by a 24–0 score.[3][4][5]
After defeatingVillanova in the final game of the regular season inPhiladelphia, the team traveled toWashington, D.C., where they were photographed (photo above right) with PresidentHerbert Hoover at theWhite House.[6]
CenterMel Hein and tackleTurk Edwards received first-team honors on the1930 All-America team. Both were later inducted into theCollege andPro Football Hall of Fames.[7][8] FullbackElmer Schwartz was the teamcaptain.
Hein, Edwards, and Schwartz received first-team honors from both theAssociated Press andUnited Press on the1930 All-Pacific Coast football team. Halfback Carl "Tuffy" Ellingsen, end Lyle Maskell, and guard Jack Parodi received second-team honors.[9][10]
The team played its home games atRogers Field inPullman, Washington.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | College of Idaho* | | W 47–12 | 4,000 | [11] |
| October 4 | atCalifornia | | W 16–0 | 25,000 | [12] |
| October 11 | USC | | W 7–6 | 22,000 | [13] |
| October 18 | atGonzaga* | | W 24–0 | 6,000–7,000 | [14] |
| October 25 | Montana | | W 61–0 | 5,000 | [15] |
| November 1 | atOregon State | | W 14–7 | 32,600 | [16] |
| November 8 | atIdaho | | W 33–7 | 7,000 | [17] |
| November 15 | atWashington | | W 3–0 | 41,225 | [18] |
| November 29 | atVillanova* | | W 13–0 | 20,000 | [19][20] |
| January 1, 1931 | vs.Alabama* | | L 0–24 | 60,000 | [21] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming
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- Harold "Skogs" Ahlskog, tackle,Spokane, Washington
- Walter Camp, guard,LaCrosse, Washington
- Mentor Dahlen, quarterback, Spokane, Washington
- Myron Davis, halfback,Walla Walla, Washington
- Turk Edwards, tackle,Clarkston, Washington
- Carl "Tuffy" Ellingsen, halfback,Yakima, Washington
- Fred Garrett, guard,Kennewick, Washington
- Bill Goodwin, tackle,Tacoma, Washington
- Joe Hansen, center, Tacoma, Washington
- Sam Hansen, end, Tacoma, Washington
- Homer Hein, end,Burlington, Washington
- Mel Hein, center, Burlington, Washington
- George Hill, end,Dayton, Washington
- George Hurley, guard, San Francisco
- John Hurley, end,San Francisco
- V. Jackson, tackle,Long Beach, California
- DeWayne Johnson, fullback,St. Maries, Idaho
- Oscar "Stub" Jones, halfback,Chehalis, Washington
- Porter "Port" Lainhart, halfback,Goldendale, Washington
- Ray Luck, quarterback,Spokane, Washington
- Wilbur "Short" Luft, reserve quarterback,Endicott, Washington
- Lyle Maskell, end, Portland
- F. Mitchell, guard,Wapato, Washington
- Howard Morgan, center,Elma, Washington
- Howard Moses, halfback,Cashmere, Washington
- Jack Parodi, guard,Stockton, California
- George Sander, halfback,Wenatchee, Washington
- Emmett Schroeder, halfback,Mount Vernon, Washington
- Elmer Schwartz, fullback and captain,Port Orchard, Washington
- Clement Senn, guard, Tacoma, Washington
- Stan Shaw, reserve end,Yakima, Washington
- Arnold Soley, fullback,Everett, Washington
- William Tonkin, quarterback,Seattle
- Frank Wallulis, tackle,Cle Elum, Washington
- Harold Yap, guard,Honolulu
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Harold Ahlskog
Carl Ellingsen
Lyle Maskell
Coaches and administrators
[edit]- ^"1930 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 24, 2016.
- ^Chinook 1931 (W.S.C. yearbook). Associated Students of the State College of Washington. 1931. p. 58.
- ^Zimmerman, Paul (January 2, 1931)."Tide trounces Cougars in bowl classic, 24-0".Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. p. 7.
- ^"Alabama crushes Cougars in Rose Bowl game, 24-0".Eugene Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 10.
- ^"Second period drive gives Alabama 24 to 0 victory over Washington State in grid game".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 12.
- ^"W.S.C. Gridders Pay Call on Hoover".Spokane Chronicle. December 1, 1930. p. 3 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Mel Hein". National Football Foundation. RetrievedMay 6, 2025.
- ^"Glen "Turk" Edwards". National Football Foundation. RetrievedMay 6, 2025.
- ^"All-Pacific Coast Football Selections".The Helena Daily Independent. December 5, 1930. p. 7.
- ^Vincent Mahoney (November 28, 1930)."United Press Selects Stars On West Coast".The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 18.
- ^"Washington State gridders trample College of Idaho".Salt Lake Telegram. September 28, 1930. RetrievedMay 21, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Washington State hands drubbing to California Golden Bears, 16–0".Arizona Republic. October 5, 1930. RetrievedMay 21, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Cougars plunge ahead toward Coast honors".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^"Washington State Is Victorious Over Gonzaga, 24 to 0 -- Second Period Attack Is Decisive: Schwartz Pounds Over Two Touchdowns as Losers Hold".The Spokesman Review. October 19, 1930. p. II-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Cougars trample Grizzlies, 61 to 0".The Sunday Missoulian. October 26, 1930. RetrievedMay 21, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Cougars beat Oregon State".The Oregon Statesman. November 2, 1930. RetrievedMay 21, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Crimson Cougar smears Vandals".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1930. p. 9. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^"Washington State trims Washington, 3 to 0".The Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1930. RetrievedMay 21, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Washington State cops".The Pittsburgh Press. November 30, 1930. RetrievedMay 21, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Newland, Russell J. (November 17, 1930)."Washington State takes conference championship".Eugene Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 12.
- ^"Alabamans victorious - Cougars bow by 24–0 score".The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1931. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Chinook 1931 (WSC yearbook). Washington State College. 1931. pp. 31–57.
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