1950 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1950 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Pacific Coast Conference
Record| 4–3–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach|

* Forest Evashevski (1st season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| LaVern Torgeson
Home stadium| Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1951 ->

1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 California $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 11 Washington | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
UCLA | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Stanford | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Idaho | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Washington State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
USC | 1  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Oregon State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Oregon | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1950 college football season. First-year head coach Forest Evashevski led the team to a 2–3–2 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–3–2 overall.[1]

The rivalry game with Washington (now the Apple Cup) marked the first use of Memorial Stadium in Spokane for select Cougar home games,[2] which continued through 1983.

Hired in late January, 32-year-old Evashevski was the backfield coach at Michigan State under Biggie Munn and a former back and team captain at Michigan under Fritz Crisler.[3][4][5]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| at Utah State*|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 46–6| 5,000| [6]
September 30| at UCLA|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 0–42| 20,117|
October 7| USC|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| T 20–20| 16,000|
October 14| at Montana*|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 14–7| 8,000| [7]
October 28| Idaho|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)

| T 7–7| 19,000| [8]
November 4| at Oregon|

* Hayward Field
* Eugene, OR

| W 21–13| 15,176|
November 11| at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| L 18–28| 15,000|
November 18| Oregon State|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| W 21–7| 12,000|
November 25| No. 18 Washington|

* Memorial Stadium
* Spokane, WA (rivalry)

| L 21–52| 28,181|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. ^ May, Danny (November 25, 1950). "WSC, U of W meet in stadium dedication game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 11.
3. ^ "It's official! Washington State names Evashevski to head grid job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 31, 1950. p. 15.
4. ^ "Evashevski verified by WSC officials". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 31, 1950. p. 8.
5. ^ "Sarboe spurns Fresno post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 31, 1950. p. 13.
6. ^ "Cougars whip Utah State, 46–6; Never a doubt". The Bellingham Herald. September 24, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Outplayed Washington State scores twice to stop Montana 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 15, 1950. p. 13.
8. ^ "Vandals and Cougars scramble to muddy 7-7 tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 29, 1950. p. 10.

## External links

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* Game program: USC at WSC – October 7, 1950
* Game program: Idaho at WSC – October 28, 1950
* Game program: Oregon State at WSC – November 18, 1950
* Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 25, 1950

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Washington State Cougars football

Venues|

* Rogers Field (1895–1969)
* Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole)
* Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Idaho: Battle of the Palouse
* Washington: Apple Cup
* Northwest Championship

Culture & lore|

* Butch T. Cougar
* "Fight Song"
* Marching band
* Coug it
* Ol' Crimson

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