The 1947 Washington State Cougars football team was an
American football
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team that represented
Washington State College
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant univer ...
in the
Pacific Coast Conference
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(PCC) during the
1947 college football season.
Phil Sarboe
Philip John Sarboe (August 22, 1911 – November 19, 1985) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the State College of Washington—now Washington State University—and professionally in National Football League ...
, in his third of five seasons as head coach at Washington State, led the team to a 2–5 mark in the PCC and 3–7 overall.
Washington State was ranked at No. 64 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final
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for 1947.
The Cougars' three home games were played on campus in
Pullman at
Rogers Field, with a nearby road game in
Moscow
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against
Palouse neighbor Idaho
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.
Schedule
References
External links
Game program: Michigan State at WSC– October 11, 1947
Game program: Montana at WSC– October 25, 1947
Game program: Oregon at WSC– November 8, 1947
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Washington State
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Washington State Cougars football seasons
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