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1931 Washington State

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by O.E. Hollingbery.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1931, game by game: won vs. Albertson 41–0; won vs. UCLA 13–0; lost at USC 6–38; lost at California 7–13; won at Montana 13–0; won at Oregon State 7–6; won vs. Idaho 9–8; lost at Washington 0–12; won at Gonzaga 13–6; lost at Tulane 14–28+41−32Won 41–0 vs. Albertson+41AlbertsonWon 13–0 vs. UCLA+13UCLALost 6–38 at USC-32USCLost 7–13 at California-6CaliforniaWon 13–0 at Montana+13MontanaWon 7–6 at Oregon State+1Oregon StateWon 9–8 vs. Idaho+1IdahoLost 0–12 at Washington-12WashingtonWon 13–6 at Gonzaga+7GonzagaLost 14–28 at Tulane-14Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsAlbertsonW 41–⁠094%
Oct 3vsUCLAW 13–⁠083%
Oct 10atUSCL 6–⁠3839%
Oct 17atCaliforniaL 7–⁠1362%
Oct 24atMontanaW 13–⁠066%
Oct 31atOregon StateW 7–⁠648%
Nov 7vsIdahoW 9–⁠883%
Nov 14atWashingtonL 0–⁠1257%
Nov 21atGonzagaW 13–⁠671%
Dec 5atTulaneL 14–⁠2821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 28–⁠14; 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
123–⁠111
Coach
O.E. Hollingbery
Elo
1570 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.9 No. 23 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

  • Turk EdwardsOTNEA-1

From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1931 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠010–⁠1
California4–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠36–⁠4
Washington3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Oregon State1–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠51–⁠6

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