1919 Washington State Cougars football team

1919 Washington State Cougars football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record5–2 (3–1 Northwest, 2–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Hanley
Home stadiumRogers Field
1919 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington State 3 1 05 2 0
Oregon 2 1 05 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 1 04 4 0
Idaho 1 2 02 3 0
Montana 0 2 12 3 2
Whitman 0 0 10 2 1
1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon ^ + 2 1 05 2 0
Washington + 2 1 05 1 0
California 2 2 06 2 1
Washington State 2 2 05 2 0
Stanford 1 1 04 3 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 3 04 4 1
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1919 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1919 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–2. Washington State had a record of 3–1 in Northwest Conference play and 2–2 against PCC opponents, placing in a three-way tie for third.

This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.