1919 Washington State

5–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Gus Welch.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1919, game by game: won vs. Multnomah A.C. 49–0; won at California 14–0; won vs. Idaho 37–0; won at Oregon 7–0; lost vs. Washington 7–13; lost at Oregon State 0–6; won at Montana 42–14+49−6Won 49–0 vs. Multnomah A.C.+49Multnomah A.C.Won 14–0 at California+14CaliforniaWon 37–0 vs. Idaho+37IdahoWon 7–0 at Oregon+7OregonLost 7–13 vs. Washington-6WashingtonLost 0–6 at Oregon State-6Oregon StateWon 42–14 at Montana+28Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 18vsMultnomah A.C.W 49–⁠089%
Oct 25atCaliforniaW 14–⁠056%
Nov 1vsIdahoW 37–⁠087%
Nov 8atOregonW 7–⁠051%
Nov 15vsWashingtonL 7–⁠1376%
Nov 22atOregon StateL 0–⁠677%
Nov 27atMontanaW 42–⁠1466%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 42–⁠14; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
156–⁠33
Coach
Gus Welch
Elo
1587 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.5 No. 22 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Hanley

All-Pacific Coast

7 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Lloyd GillisRBPS-1; GB-1; AS-2; HH-2; SH-1
  • Roy HanleyEAS-1; HH-1
  • Walter HerreidOTPS-1; GB-1; HH-1; SH-1
  • Fred HamiltonOTAS-2; HH-1
  • R. HanleyOTAS-1
  • ElwertOGPS-1; GB-1
  • Earl DunlapCPS-1; GB-1

Second team

  • Dick HanleyQBAS-2; HH-2

From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1919 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington2–⁠15–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠15–⁠2
California2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Washington State2–⁠25–⁠2
Stanford1–⁠14–⁠3
Oregon State1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.