1923 Washington State

2–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Albert Exendine. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Pacific (Oregon) 19–⁠0Oct 6
By 19 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 6	vsPacific (Oregon)	W 19–⁠0	87%
Oct 13	atGonzaga	L 14–⁠27	50%
Oct 19	vsIdaho	L 0–⁠14	48%
Oct 27	atCalifornia	L 0–⁠9	13%
Nov 3	vsOregon	W 13–⁠7	38%
Nov 17	atOregon State	T 3–⁠3	45%
Nov 24	atWashington	L 7–⁠24	23%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 24–⁠7; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Photographs from 1923

1923 Football Game, University of Idaho vs. Washington State CollegePhoto: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
The game

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Record: 2–⁠4–⁠1
Conference: 1–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 56–⁠84
Coach: Albert Exendine
Elo: 1412 −36 this season
SP+ rating: —
SRS: 1.9 No. 52 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class: —

Captain: Vern Hickey

1923 Pacific Coast Conference standings

Team	Conf.	Overall
California	5–⁠0	9–⁠0–⁠1
Washington	4–⁠1	10–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford	2–⁠2	7–⁠2
USC	2–⁠2	6–⁠2
Idaho	2–⁠2–⁠1	5–⁠2–⁠1
Oregon State	1–⁠3–⁠1	4–⁠5–⁠2
Washington State	1–⁠3–⁠1	2–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon	0–⁠4–⁠1	3–⁠4–⁠1

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