1951_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team

1951 Washington State Cougars football team

1951 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

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.[1]

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Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and two in Spokane, both at night.[2][3] The Cougars defeated rival Washington by two points for their first win in Seattle in 21 years,[4][5][6] and were in the top twenty in both final polls.

After the season, Evashevski left for Iowa in early January,[7][8][9] and backs coach Al Kircher was promoted the following week.[10][11]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Cougars stop Broncos 34-28". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 8.
  3. [3]
    "Cougars trim air-minded Oklahoma A. & M." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 6, 1951. p. 8.
  4. [4]
    "Second-half Washington State rally downs Huskies 27-25". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 25, 1951. p. 8.
  5. [5]
    "Roffler star of WSC's win; Bud hailed over M'Elhenny". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 26, 1951. p. 17.
  6. [6]
    Blake, Sherman (November 26, 1951). "Action is spectacular as Washington State wins from Washington 27-25". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photos). p. 19.
  7. [7]
    "Assistant coaches quit WSC with Evashevski; jobs open". Wpokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 7, 1952. p. 9.
  8. [8]
    "Evashevski leaves Washington State to take Iowa job". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 7, 1952. p. 16.
  9. [9]
    "Evashevski quits WSC to become Iowa coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 7, 1952. p. 2.
  10. [10]
    "Al Kircher accepts Washington State football post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 15, 1952. p. 13.
  11. [11]
    "Kircher accepts head football position at Washington State on 5-year basis". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 16, 1952. p. 8.
  12. [12]
    Harry Borba (September 30, 1951). "Broncs Defeated, 34-20". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    Boren, Charlie (November 11, 1951). "Spirited Vandals hold powerful Cougars to 9-6 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
  14. [14]
    "Idaho slows but cannot stop WSC, and Cougars win, 9 to 6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 11, 1951. p. 1, sports.


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