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1927 Washington State

3–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by O.E. Hollingbery.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1927, game by game: tied vs. Carroll (Montana) 6–6; won vs. Albertson 53–0; won vs. Montana 35–0; won at Gonzaga 13–0; lost at Washington 0–14; lost at Oregon State 6–13; tied vs. Idaho 7–7; lost at USC 0–27+53−27Tied 6–6 vs. Carroll (Montana)0Carroll (Montan…Won 53–0 vs. Albertson+53AlbertsonWon 35–0 vs. Montana+35MontanaWon 13–0 at Gonzaga+13GonzagaLost 0–14 at Washington-14WashingtonLost 6–13 at Oregon State-7Oregon StateTied 7–7 vs. Idaho0IdahoLost 0–27 at USC-27USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsCarroll (Montana)T 6–⁠691%
Oct 1vsAlbertsonW 53–⁠090%
Oct 8vsMontanaW 35–⁠067%
Oct 15atGonzagaW 13–⁠066%
Oct 22atWashingtonL 0–⁠1435%
Oct 29atOregon StateL 6–⁠1344%
Nov 11vsIdahoT 7–⁠762%
Nov 19atUSCL 0–⁠2726%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 27–⁠0; 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
120–⁠67
Coach
O.E. Hollingbery
Elo
1519 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.6 No. 42 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1927 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Washington4–⁠29–⁠2
California2–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠1
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1

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