1920 Washington State
5–1 (1–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Gus Welch. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Gonzaga 35–0Oct 9
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | atGonzaga | W 35–0 | 84% |
| Oct 15 | at Idaho | W 14–7 | 68% |
| Oct 30 | vs Montana | W 31–0 | 75% |
| Nov 6 | at California | L 0–49 | 40% |
| Nov 13 | vs Oregon State | W 28–0 | 76% |
| Nov 25 | at Nebraska | W 21–20 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Nebraska 21–20; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 5–1
- Conference
- 1–1 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 129–76
- Coach
- Gus Welch
- Elo
- 1588 +30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.6 No. 8 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Fred Hamilton
All-Pacific Coast
3 first teamFirst team
Lloyd GillisFBODJ-1; GV-1- Fred HamiltonOTODJ-1; GV-1
- Earl DunlapCODJ-1; GV-1
From Wikipedia’s 1920 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1920 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3–0 | 9–0 | |
 Stanford | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Washington State | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
 Oregon | 1–1–1 | 3–2–1 | |
| Oregon State | 1–2–1 | 2–2–2 | |
 Washington | 0–3 | 1–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.