1947 Washington State

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Phil Sarboe.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1947, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 6–27; lost at USC 0–21; won at Idaho 7–0; lost vs. Michigan State 7–21; lost at No. 4 California 6–21; lost vs. Montana 12–13; won vs. Portland 35–0; lost vs. Oregon 6–12; won at Oregon State 14–13; lost at Washington 0–20+35−21Lost 6–27 vs. Penn State-21Penn StateLost 0–21 at USC-21USCWon 7–0 at Idaho+7IdahoLost 7–21 vs. Michigan State-14Michigan StateLost 6–21 at No. 4 California-15No. 4 CaliforniaLost 12–13 vs. Montana-1MontanaWon 35–0 vs. Portland+35PortlandLost 6–12 vs. Oregon-6OregonWon 14–13 at Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 0–20 at Washington-20Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 101st-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 1947.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠148
Coach
Phil Sarboe
Elo
1369 −85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.4 No. 72 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠07–⁠2–⁠18
California5–⁠19–⁠115
Oregon5–⁠17–⁠3
UCLA4–⁠25–⁠4
Montana2–⁠17–⁠4
Oregon State3–⁠45–⁠5
Washington2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠53–⁠7
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠4
Stanford0–⁠70–⁠9

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