1920 Washington State Cougars football team

1920 Washington State Cougars football
Northwest Conference champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record5–1 (3–0 Northwest, 1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hamilton
Home stadiumRogers Field
1920 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington State $ 3 0 05 1 0
Oregon 1 0 13 2 1
Whitman 2 1 03 2 0
Idaho 2 2 04 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 0 1 12 2 2
Willamette 0 1 03 1 1
Montana 0 3 04 3 0
  • $ Conference champion
1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
California $ 3 0 09 0 0
Stanford 2 1 04 3 0
Washington State 1 1 05 1 0
Oregon 1 1 13 2 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 12 2 2
Washington 0 3 01 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–1. Washington State had a record of 3–0 in Northwest Conference play, winning the conference title, and 1–1 against PCC opponents, tying for third place. This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.