1949 Washington State
3–6 (2–6 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Phil Sarboe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah State 33–0Sep 17
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Utah State | W 33–0 | 63% |
| Sep 24 | vs Montana | W 13–7 | 73% |
| Oct 1 | at USC | L 7–35 | 30% |
| Oct 8 | vs Oregon | L 0–21 | 42% |
| Oct 15 | at Idaho | W 35–13 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | vs UCLA | L 20–27 | 52% |
| Oct 29 | at Oregon State | L 6–35 | 38% |
| Nov 5 | at 4California | L 14–33 | 12% |
| Nov 19 | at Washington | L 21–34 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington 34–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-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 1949.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–6 8th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 149–205
- Coach
- Phil Sarboe
- Elo
- 1400 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.6 No. 73 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 3 | Fran Polsfoot E | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 4 | Don Paul B | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 7 | Jerry Houghton OT | Washington Redskins |
All-Pacific Coast
1 first teamFirst team
Don PaulBAP-2; Coaches-1
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7–0 | 10–1 | 3 |
| UCLA | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
 Stanford | 4–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| USC | 4–2 | 5–3–1 | |
| Oregon State | 5–3 | 7–3 | |
| Oregon | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Washington | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
 Washington State | 2–6 | 3–6 | |
| Idaho | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Montana | 0–3 | 5–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.