Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films, 1929-1976

Overview of the Collection

Title
Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films
Dates
1929-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
68.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (64 Boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 29 (collection)
Summary
Collection includes State College of Washington/Washington State University football films from 1929-1979.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Since four years after its 1890 founding, Washington State University participated in intercollegiate football. Filming of those competitions began in the 1920s and continues today.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes films of football games played by the State College of Washington, and later, Washington State University from 1929-1979. The immense bulk of the films required weeding; therefore a selection policy, in cooperation with the Department of Athletics, was established. All films prior to 1961 were retained. From that date the selection policy includes all conference (PAC-8) games but excludes non-conference games. However, a few significant non-conference games were retained to the Department of Athletics for their use or disposal.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films, 1929-1976 (Archives 29)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The WSU football game films are arranged chronologically within three series depending on whether or not they were wound on reels or placed in cans. The great majority of the films are properly wound on film reels and stored in film cans. A few films in series One are lacking film cans. The list of films gives the name of the opposing team and a parenthetical number which refers to the number of reels for each game listed. Color films are similarly indicated. In Series III the diameter of the film roll is given, in inches.

Acquisition Information

The WSU football game films were placed in the Washington State University Library in August, 1977 by the Athletic Department (UA 77-25).

Future Additions

The present (March 1979) transfer agreement between the Department of Athletics and the University Archives calls for transfer to the University Archives of a black and white print of each conference (now PAC-10) game and those non-conference games of importance to their program.

Processing Note

This collection was processed in March 1979 by David Smestad.

Related Materials

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films, 1971-1983 (Archives 188)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Motion Pictures, 1983-1986 (Archives 204)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films and Video Tapes, 1950-1987 (Archives 212)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films, 1986-1988 (Archives 227)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films, 1940-1989 (Archives 329)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films, 1968-1978 (Archives 338)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Videotapes, 1985-2007 (Archives 400)

Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Department Coaching Videos, 1993-2009 (Archives 344)

Additionally, a combined chronological listing of all the WSU football films collections has been created.

A selection of the WSU football films can be viewed online through MASC’s WSU Digital Football Films Collection.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Wound on Reels Return to Top

Container(s) Description
Incomplete dates and identities (4-3" reels, 5-7" reels).
Box
1
WSU vs Idaho (1 - 3").
1
Scrimmage (3 - 3").
1
California-Oregon (1 - 7"). 1965
1
Scrimmage (1 - 7").
1
WSC-OSC (1 - 7").
1
WS-SC (1 - 7").
1
WSU-Idaho (1 - 7").
7" reels
Box
2
Brown Univ. Pasadena New Year's Game ("Rose Bowl") film dub and VHS copy 1916 [Inserted 12-2002. Two early games.]
2
College of Idaho (1). both game films from WSUL Media; UA90-02] 1929
2
U of W (1). 1929
2
UCLA (4). 1932
2
USC (1). 1933
2
USC (2), Idaho (1), Montana (1), East-West (4, 1933 season). 1934
2
U of W (2), Idaho (1), East-West (1, 1934 season). 1935
2
Stanford (4), OSC (3), Montana (1). 1936
3
UCLA (2). 1936
3
Gonzaga (3), Oregon (2), USC (1), Stanford (3), Idaho (3), East-West (1, 1936 season). 1937
3
USC (4), East-West (1, 1937 season). 1938
3
Oregon (2). 1939
4
East-West (3, 1938 season), USC (3). 1939
4
East-West (3, 1939 season), California (3), USC (4), UCLA (3), Stanford (3), OSC (3). 1940
5
Gonzaga (3), U of W (3). 1940
5
USC (4), UCLA (3), Oregon (4), Texas A and M (3), U of W (3), Gonzaga (3). 1941
6
Idaho (3). 1941
6
USC (4), OSC (3), Michigan State (3), Stanford (2), Oregon (3), U of W (3). 1942
6
East-West (3, 1942 season). 1943
7
U of W (6), Idaho (3), Oregon (1), OSC (3). 1945
7
Michigan State (3), USC (3), Stanford (3), OSC (3), Idaho (3). 1946
8
U of W (3). 1946
8
U of W (3), OSC (3), California (3), Montana (3), Idaho (2), Penn State (2), Oregon (3), USC (3). 1947
9
OSC (4), California (3), UCLA (5), Stanford (3), U of W (4), football trip (Stanford game, Oregon, California, Michigan State) (1), Oregon (3), Penn St. (1). 1948
9
Utah (3), Spring practice (1). 1949
9
Idaho (3). 1950
10
Montana (2). 1950
10
Stanford (1). 1952
10
Idaho (4), UCLA (3), COP (1). [San Jose State, 4 reels, added Jan. 2005] 1955
10
COP (4), UCLA (4), Stanford (5). 1956
11
Oregon (4), Idaho (4), California (7), USC (4). 1956
11
Idaho (4), USC (3). 1957
12
California (3), UCLA (4), Stanford (5), Oregon (1), U of W (7). 1957
12
Idaho (5), USC (3). 1958
13
Northwestern (4), OSC (4), Oregon (2), Stanford (3), U Of W frosh (2), Idaho frosh (2), Idaho (1), California (2). 1958
13
OSC (4), California (3). 1959
14
Idaho (3), Oregon (6). 1959
14
Stanford (4), California (4), OSC (4), Idaho (3). 1960
15
Denver (8), Stanford (5), California (3), Oregon (6), San Jose State (3). 1960
16
U Of W frosh (3). 1960
16
U of W (4), Stanford (3), Oregon (3), Oregon State (3), Idaho (4), U of W frosh (3). 1961
17
Oregon frosh (3). 1961
17
Stanford (8), U of W (4), Idaho (4), Oregon (4). 1962
18
OSU (4), Idaho frosh (3). 1962
18
Stanford (4), Oregon (5), U of W (4), Idaho (4), unidentified (2). 1963
19
OSU (3), U of W frosh (4), OSU frosh (4). 1963
19
Stanford (3), Oregon (4), OSU (3), Idaho (3). 1964
20
Kicking game (3), passing game (4), run-punt (6). 1964
20
Idaho (4), OSU (3), Oregon (5), California (2). 1965
21
U of W (2), Indiana (1). 1965
21
Running game (17), kicking game (5). 1960-1966
22
Passing game (8). 1965
22
Idaho (8), OSU (7). 1966
23
Oregon (12), California (12). 1966
24
U of W (7). 1966
24
OSU (6), Oregon (4), USC (3), U of W (3). 1967
25
Alumni (8), spring football (1). 1967
25
Arizona State (4), OSU (4), UCLA (5). 1968
26
U of W (10), Idaho (9), scrimmage and drills (3), Stanford (2). 1968
27
Scrimmage and practice films (19). 1968
27
Scrimmage (1), unidentified color film (1). 1969
28
Stanford (12), OSU (11). 1969
29
USC (8), UCLA (9), California (9). 1969
30
Idaho (8), Idaho (3 color), USC (4), Michigan State (1 color), offense (3), USC (6 color). 1970
31
Oregon State (4), Oregon State (4 color), Stanford (6), Stanford (4 color), U of W (3), U of W (3 color). 1970
32
California (6), California (4 color), UCLA (8 color). 1970
32
Spring game (4), Stanford (4). 1971
33
UCLA (7), UCLA (4 color), fall scrimmage (3 color), Oregon (8), Oregon (4 color). 1971
34
USC (8), USC (4 color), Oregon State (3), Oregon State (3 color), U of W (4), U of W (4 color). 1971
35
California (8), California (4 color). 1971
35
California (8), California (4 color). 1972
36
U of W (4), U of W (8 color), UCLA (8), UCLA (4 color). 1972
37
USC (8), USC (4 color), Oregon State (8), Oregon State (4 color). 1972
38
Idaho (5), Idaho (5 color), Stanford (4), Stanford (3 color), Oregon (4), Oregon (4 color). 1972
39
Idaho (9), Idaho (4 color), Oregon State (8), Oregon State (4color). 1973
40
Stanford (8), Stanford (4 color), Oregon (8), Oregon (4 color). 1973
41
UCLA (6), UCLA (4 color), California (4), California (4 color), USC (2), USC (4 color). 1973
42
U of W (4). 1973
42
USC (4), USC (4 color), U of W (4), U of W (4 color), Illinois (4 color). 1974
43
Oregon (4), Oregon (4 color), Stanford (3), Stanford (4 color), UCLA (2), UCLA (4 color), spring game (3 color), Kansas (1). 1974
44
Idaho (5), Idaho (4 color), Oregon State (2), Oregon State (4 color), California (2), California (4 color), kicking game (2). 1974
45
Oregon State (8), Oregon State (4 color), USC (8), USC (4 color). 1975
46
California (9), California (4 color), Stanford (7), Stanford (4 color) 1975
47
Idaho (7), Idaho (4 color), Oregon (7), Oregon (4 color). 1975
48
UCLA (6), UCLA (4 color), Kansas (6), Kansas (4 color), Utah (4 color). 1975
49
Illinois (5), Illinois (4 color), U of W (4 color), Utah (4 color). 1975
10" and 12" reels
Box
50
East-West (10"). 1936
50
Idaho-OSC-Stanford highlights (11"). 1948
50
Oklahoma A and M (12") no can. 1951
50
Idaho (12"). (Label incorrect -- film is Idaho 1958, w/ sound) 1952
50
Texas (12") no can. 1954
50
California (12") no can. 1955
50
California (2 - 12"). 1957
50
Highlights (12" color) no lid on can. 1969
50
Oregon (2 - 12" color). 1970
51
Cougar Highlights (2 - 12" color). 1972
51
Highlights (12" color). 1973
51
Highlights (10" color). 1974
12" and 14" reels
Box
2A
OSC (14") 1949
oversized
Oregon State (14"). 1953
oversized
U of W (14"). 1954
oversized
Idaho (14" no can). 1955
oversized
Kansas State (14" no can). 1955
oversized
Idaho (14"). 1957
oversized
Nebraska (14"). 1957
oversized
Stanford (14"). 1957
oversized
Oregon (14"). 1962
oversized
U of W (14"). 1962
oversized
Indiana (14"). 1962
oversized
OSU (14") (label incorrect; may be Indiana, 1961) 1962
oversized
Stanford (14"). 1962
oversized
Stanford (14"). 1963
oversized
Oregon (14"). 1963
oversized
U of W (14"). 1963
oversized
Iowa (14"). 1963
oversized
OSU (14"). 1963
oversized
OSU (14"). 1964
oversized
U of W (14"). 1964
oversized
Kicking game (14"). 1964
oversized
U of W (14"). 1969
oversized
Pac 8 highlights (12" color). 1970
oversized
Pac 8 highlights (12" color). 1971
oversized
Cougar Highlights (12" color). 1972
oversized
Big plays of the Pac 8 (12" color). 1974
oversized
Highlights. 1974
oversized
Pac 8 highlights (12" color). 1976
oversized
Drills and techniques (14"). undated
oversized
Unidentified - 2 (14").

Series II: Lacking Reels and CansReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
1A
Idaho (10"), OSC (11"), California (10"), Oregon (11"), UCLA (10"), U of W (9"). 1938
1A
U of W (10"). 1939
1A
Montana (10"), Oregon (10"). 1940
1A
California (10"), Montana (11"), USC (11"). 1949
2A
U of W (11"), USC (12"). 1949
2A
Stanford (10"), Oregon (2 - 9"), USC (11"), OSC (11"). 1950
2A
Oregon (2 - 11 "), Montana (11"), Stanford (10"). 1951
3A
U of W (2-10"), USC (11"). 1951
3A
USC (2 - 13"), U of W (2 - 11" ), Baylor (10"), Stanford (10"), Oregon State (11"), Idaho (11"), P.C.C. highlights (9"). 1952
4A
UCLA (2 - 11"), U of W (12"), TCU (11"), COP (10"), USC (10"), Idaho (11"), Oregon (10"), highlights (10"). 1953
4A
Michigan State (12"), Oregon (11"), Idaho (11"). 1954
5A
OSC (11"), California (11"), USC (2 - 11" and 9"), COP (10"), Texas (10"), spring practice (8"), WSC Highlights (VHS). 1954
5A
Idaho (11"), COP (12"), Kansas (13"), U of W (2 - 12"). 1955
6A
USC (11"). 1955
6A
Idaho (12"), San Jose State (12"), U of W (11"), UCLA (13"), OSC (11"), California (10"), USC (10"). 1956
6A
Stanford (11"), Iowa (10"), Idaho (11"). 1957
7A
California (10"), USC (12"), UCLA (11"), Nebraska (10"). 1957
7A
Idaho (11"), OSU (10"). 1961
7A
Oregon (2 - 6", 1 - 3", 1 - 2") (color). 1969
7A
USC (2 - 8", 1 - 3") (color). 1969
7A
U of W (1 - 7" reels, 1 - 5"). 1969
8A
Unidentified (11").
8A
Unidentified (11").
oversized
Kansas (13"). 1955
oversized
UCLA (14"). 1950
oversized
USC (14"). 1952

Series III: Lacking Reels, Core WoundReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
1B
Gonzaga (11"), OAC (9"), UCLA (9"), Idaho (11"). 1939
1B
Idaho (10"). 1948
1B
Idaho (11"). 1949
1B
U of W (11"), Idaho (9"). 1950
1B
Idaho (10"), California (10"). 1951
2B
OSC (11"), highlights (9"). 1951
2B
OSC (11"), Ohio State (10"0. 1952
2B
USC (11"), COP (12"), Oregon (11"). 1955
2B
COP (11"). 1956
2B
Northwestern (2 - 9" and 9"). 1958
3B
California (2 - 9"), Oregon (2 - 9"), COP (2 - 9"), UCLA (2 - 9"), Stanford (2- 9""), Idaho (9"). 1958
4B
USC (2 - 9"). 1958
4B
OSC (2-9"), San Jose State (9") 1959
4B
Stanford (10" color), Idaho (11"), COP (10"). 1960
5B
San Jose State (10"), Utah (11"), Oregon (9"), Idaho (10"). 1961
oversized
Idaho (12"). 1939
oversized
Stanford [added 11-02] 1941
oversized
California (12"). 1946
oversized
Highlights film. 1949
oversized
U of W (13"). 1951
oversized
California (12"). 1952
oversized
OSC (10"). 1953
oversized
Stanford (12"). 1953
oversized
Iowa (10"). 1953
oversized
Oregon (12"). 1956
oversized
Stanford (12"). 1956
oversized
Texas (12"). 1961

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Football -- Washington (State) -- Pullman.

Corporate Names

  • State College of Washington -- Football -- History.
  • Washington State Cougars (Football team) -- History.
  • Washington State University -- Football -- History.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • State College of Washington. Intercollegiate Athletics. (creator)
    • Washington State University. Intercollegiate Athletics. (creator)