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1929 Washington State

10–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by O.E. Hollingbery.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1929, game by game: won vs. Albertson 48–0; won vs. Carroll (Montana) 38–0; lost at California 0–14; won vs. Washington 20–13; won vs. Whitman 58–6; won at Oregon State 9–0; won vs. Idaho 41–7; won at Montana 13–0; won at Gonzaga 27–0; lost at USC 7–27; won at Hawaii All-Stars 12–0; won at Hawai’i 28–7+52−20Won 48–0 vs. Albertson+48AlbertsonWon 38–0 vs. Carroll (Montana)+38Carroll (Montan…Lost 0–14 at California-14CaliforniaWon 20–13 vs. Washington+7WashingtonWon 58–6 vs. Whitman+52WhitmanWon 9–0 at Oregon State+9Oregon StateWon 41–7 vs. Idaho+34IdahoWon 13–0 at Montana+13MontanaWon 27–0 at Gonzaga+27GonzagaLost 7–27 at USC-20USCWon 12–0 at Hawaii All-Stars+12Hawaii All-StarsWon 28–7 at Hawai’i+21Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsAlbertsonW 48–⁠091%
Oct 5vsCarroll (Montana)W 38–⁠089%
Oct 12atCaliforniaL 0–⁠1445%
Oct 19vsWashingtonW 20–⁠1363%
Oct 26vsWhitmanW 58–⁠692%
Nov 2atOregon StateW 9–⁠040%
Nov 9vsIdahoW 41–⁠770%
Nov 16atMontanaW 13–⁠067%
Nov 23atGonzagaW 27–⁠080%
Nov 30atUSCL 7–⁠2732%
Dec 25atHawaii All-StarsW 12–⁠088%
Jan 1atHawai’iW 28–⁠792%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 28–⁠7; 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 8th-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 1929.

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
301–⁠74
Coach
O.E. Hollingbery
Elo
1609 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.7 No. 26 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ernest “Bud” Hansen

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Elmer SchwartzFBAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1929 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠110–⁠2
Stanford5–⁠19–⁠2
California4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠17–⁠3
Washington State4–⁠210–⁠2
UCLA1–⁠34–⁠4
Oregon State1–⁠45–⁠4
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠5
Montana0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Washington0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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