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1951 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1951 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1951 college football season. Second-year head coach Forest Evashevski led the team to a 4–3 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 7–3 overall.
| 1951 Washington State Cougars football |
|---|
| Pacific Coast Conference |
| No. 14 |
| No. 18 |
| 7–3 (4–3 PCC) |
| Forest Evashevski (2nd season) |
| LaVern Torgeson |
| Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium |
The 1951 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1951 college football season. Second-year head coach Forest Evashevski led the team to a 4–3 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 7–3 overall.
Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and two in Spokane, both at night. The Cougars defeated rival Washington by two points for their first win in Seattle in 21 years, and were in the top twenty in both final polls.
One of the stars of the 1951 Cougar team was Junior end Ed Barker, a future NFL first round draft pick.
After the season, Evashevski left for Iowa in early January, and backs coach Al Kircher was promoted the following week.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | L 21–31 | 28,876 | ||
| September 29 | Santa Clara* | Memorial StadiumSpokane, WA | W 34–20 | 16,000 | ||
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 5 | Oklahoma A&M* | Memorial StadiumSpokane, WA | W 27–13 | 18,000 | ||
| October 13 | No. 2 California | Rogers FieldPullman, WA | L 35–42 | 22,000 | ||
| October 20 | at Oregon State | Bell FieldCorvallis, OR | W 26–13 | 15,500 | ||
| October 27 | Oregon | No. 18 | Rogers FieldPullman, WA | W 41–6 | 12,000 | |
| November 3 | at No. 11 Stanford | No. 16 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | L 13–21 | 49,000 | |
| November 10 | at Idaho | No. 17 | Neale StadiumMoscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse) | W 9–6 | 14,000 | |
| November 17 | Montana* | No. 17 | Rogers FieldPullman, WA | W 47–10 | 4,000 | |
| November 24 | at Washington | No. 17 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (rivalry) | W 27–25 | 52,000 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameSource: |
- Game program: Santa Clara vs. WSC at Spokane – September 29, 1951
- Game program: Oklahoma A&M vs. WSC at Spokane – October 6, 1951
- Game program: California at WSC – October 13, 1951
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 27, 1951
- Game program: Montana at WSC – Montana 17, 1951
- "Oregon State College vs. Washington State College, 1951," Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, via YouTube.com, 2013. (Video; OSC in black helmets.)
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