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1930 Washington State

9–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by O.E. Hollingbery.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1930, game by game: won vs. Albertson 47–12; won at California 16–0; won vs. USC 7–6; won at Gonzaga 24–0; won vs. Montana 61–0; won at Oregon State 14–7; won at Idaho 33–7; won at Washington 3–0; won at Villanova 13–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–24+61−24Won 47–12 vs. Albertson+35AlbertsonWon 16–0 at California+16CaliforniaWon 7–6 vs. USC+1USCWon 24–0 at Gonzaga+24GonzagaWon 61–0 vs. Montana+61MontanaWon 14–7 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateWon 33–7 at Idaho+26IdahoWon 3–0 at Washington+3WashingtonWon 13–0 at Villanova+13VillanovaLost 0–24 vs. Alabama-24Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsAlbertsonW 47–⁠1293%
Oct 4atCaliforniaW 16–⁠043%
Oct 11vsUSCW 7–⁠645%
Oct 18atGonzagaW 24–⁠086%
Oct 25vsMontanaW 61–⁠081%
Nov 1atOregon StateW 14–⁠759%
Nov 8atIdahoW 33–⁠773%
Nov 15atWashingtonW 3–⁠067%
Nov 29atVillanovaW 13–⁠069%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsAlabamaRose BowlL 0–⁠2444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 24–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-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 1930.

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
218–⁠56
Coach
O.E. Hollingbery
Elo
1669 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.6 No. 27 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Elmer Schwartz

All-Pacific Coast

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Elmer SchwartzFBAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
  • Turk EdwardsOTAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1
  • Mel HeinCAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Carl EllingsenRBUP-2
  • Lyle MaskellEUP-2
  • Jack ParodiOGUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State6–⁠09–⁠1
USC5–⁠18–⁠2
Stanford4–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon3–⁠17–⁠2
Washington3–⁠45–⁠4
Oregon State2–⁠37–⁠3
Montana1–⁠35–⁠3
California1–⁠44–⁠5
UCLA1–⁠43–⁠5
Idaho0–⁠54–⁠7

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