1945 Washington State
6–2–1 (6–2–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Phil Sarboe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon State 33–0Oct 6
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at Idaho | W 43–12 | 82% |
| Oct 6 | vs Oregon State | W 33–0 | 65% |
| Oct 13 | at Washington | L 0–6 | 59% |
| Oct 20 | at Oregon | L 13–26 | 61% |
| Oct 27 | atIdaho | W 21–0 | 82% |
| Nov 3 | at California | T 7–7 | 62% |
| Nov 10 | vsOregon | W 20–13 | 73% |
| Nov 17 | atOregon State | W 13–6 | 50% |
| Nov 24 | vsWashington | W 7–0 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 20th-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 1945.
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 6–2–1 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 157–70
- Coach
- Phil Sarboe
- Elo
- 1577 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.6 No. 39 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Pacific Coast
2 first teamFirst team
Bill LippincottFBAP-2; UP-1- Rod GiskeOTAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 USC | 5–1 | 7–4 | 11 |
| Washington State | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Washington | 6–3 | 6–3 | |
| Oregon State | 4–4 | 4–4–1 | |
 UCLA | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| California | 2–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Oregon | 3–6 | 3–6 | |
| Idaho | 1–5 | 1–7 | |
 Montana | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.