1928 Washington State
7–3 (4–3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by O.E. Hollingbery. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Albertson 51–0Oct 27
By 51 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsWhitman | W 33–6 | 89% |
| Sep 29 | atGonzaga | W 3–0 | 67% |
| Oct 6 | at Montana | W 26–6 | 54% |
| Oct 13 | at California | L 3–13 | 47% |
| Oct 20 | vs Oregon State | W 9–7 | 57% |
| Oct 27 | vsAlbertson | W 51–0 | 91% |
| Nov 3 | at Idaho | W 26–0 | 54% |
| Nov 10 | vs UCLA | W 38–0 | 93% |
| Nov 17 | at USC | L 13–27 | 28% |
| Nov 29 | at Washington | L 0–6 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington 6–0; 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1928.
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 4–3 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 202–65
- Coach
- O.E. Hollingbery
- Elo
- 1547 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.4 No. 13 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Mel Dressel
All-Pacific Coast
1 first teamFirst team
Mel DresselOTAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 4–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| California | 3–0–2 | 6–2–2 | |
 Stanford | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | |
 Oregon | 4–2 | 9–2 | |
| Washington State | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Oregon State | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Idaho | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Washington | 2–4 | 7–4 | |
| UCLA | 0–4 | 4–4–1 | |
| Montana | 0–5 | 4–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.