Guide to the Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films 1929-1976
Archives 29

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Title
Washington State University Intercollegiate Athletics Football Films
ID
Archives 29
Date [inclusive]
1929-1976
Extent
68.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 64 Boxes
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Collection includes State College of Washington/Washington State University football films from 1929-1979.

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.

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Biography/History

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.

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Scope and Content

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.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2022

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Accruals

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.

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).

Processing Information

This collection was processed in March 1979 by David Smestad.

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Related Materials

Related Material

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.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State Cougars (Football team) -- History.
  • Washington State University -- Football -- History.
  • State College of Washington -- Football -- History.
Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. Intercollegiate Athletics.
  • State College of Washington. Intercollegiate Athletics.

Subject(s)

  • Football -- Washington (State) -- Pullman.
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Washington (State)
  • Sports and Recreation

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Detailed Description of Collection

Series I: Wound on Reels  

Incomplete dates and identities (4-3" reels, 5-7" reels). 

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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"). 

1

7" reels 

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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 

2

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 

3

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 

4

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 

5

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 

6

U of W (6), Idaho (3), Oregon (1), OSC (3). 1945 

7

Michigan State (3), USC (3), Stanford (3), OSC (3), Idaho (3). 1946 

7

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 

8

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 

9

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 

10

Oregon (4), Idaho (4), California (7), USC (4). 1956 

11

Idaho (4), USC (3). 1957 

11

California (3), UCLA (4), Stanford (5), Oregon (1), U of W (7). 1957 

12

Idaho (5), USC (3). 1958 

12

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 

13

Idaho (3), Oregon (6). 1959 

14

Stanford (4), California (4), OSC (4), Idaho (3). 1960 

14

Denver (8), Stanford (5), California (3), Oregon (6), San Jose State (3). 1960 

15

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 

16

Oregon frosh (3). 1961 

17

Stanford (8), U of W (4), Idaho (4), Oregon (4). 1962 

17

OSU (4), Idaho frosh (3). 1962 

18

Stanford (4), Oregon (5), U of W (4), Idaho (4), unidentified (2). 1963 

18

OSU (3), U of W frosh (4), OSU frosh (4). 1963 

19

Stanford (3), Oregon (4), OSU (3), Idaho (3). 1964 

19

Kicking game (3), passing game (4), run-punt (6). 1964 

20

Idaho (4), OSU (3), Oregon (5), California (2). 1965 

20

U of W (2), Indiana (1). 1965 

21

Running game (17), kicking game (5). 1960-1966 

21

Passing game (8). 1965 

22

Idaho (8), OSU (7). 1966 

22

Oregon (12), California (12). 1966 

23

U of W (7). 1966 

24

OSU (6), Oregon (4), USC (3), U of W (3). 1967 

24

Alumni (8), spring football (1). 1967 

25

Arizona State (4), OSU (4), UCLA (5). 1968 

25

U of W (10), Idaho (9), scrimmage and drills (3), Stanford (2). 1968 

26

Scrimmage and practice films (19). 1968 

27

Scrimmage (1), unidentified color film (1). 1969 

27

Stanford (12), OSU (11). 1969 

28

USC (8), UCLA (9), California (9). 1969 

29

Idaho (8), Idaho (3 color), USC (4), Michigan State (1 color), offense (3), USC (6 color). 1970 

30

Oregon State (4), Oregon State (4 color), Stanford (6), Stanford (4 color), U of W (3), U of W (3 color). 1970 

31

California (6), California (4 color), UCLA (8 color). 1970 

32

Spring game (4), Stanford (4). 1971 

32

UCLA (7), UCLA (4 color), fall scrimmage (3 color), Oregon (8), Oregon (4 color). 1971 

33

USC (8), USC (4 color), Oregon State (3), Oregon State (3 color), U of W (4), U of W (4 color). 1971 

34

California (8), California (4 color). 1971 

35

California (8), California (4 color). 1972 

35

U of W (4), U of W (8 color), UCLA (8), UCLA (4 color). 1972 

36

USC (8), USC (4 color), Oregon State (8), Oregon State (4 color). 1972 

37

Idaho (5), Idaho (5 color), Stanford (4), Stanford (3 color), Oregon (4), Oregon (4 color). 1972 

38

Idaho (9), Idaho (4 color), Oregon State (8), Oregon State (4color). 1973 

39

Stanford (8), Stanford (4 color), Oregon (8), Oregon (4 color). 1973 

40

UCLA (6), UCLA (4 color), California (4), California (4 color), USC (2), USC (4 color). 1973 

41

U of W (4). 1973 

42

USC (4), USC (4 color), U of W (4), U of W (4 color), Illinois (4 color). 1974 

42

Oregon (4), Oregon (4 color), Stanford (3), Stanford (4 color), UCLA (2), UCLA (4 color), spring game (3 color), Kansas (1). 1974 

43

Idaho (5), Idaho (4 color), Oregon State (2), Oregon State (4 color), California (2), California (4 color), kicking game (2). 1974 

44

Oregon State (8), Oregon State (4 color), USC (8), USC (4 color). 1975 

45

California (9), California (4 color), Stanford (7), Stanford (4 color) 1975 

46

Idaho (7), Idaho (4 color), Oregon (7), Oregon (4 color). 1975 

47

UCLA (6), UCLA (4 color), Kansas (6), Kansas (4 color), Utah (4 color). 1975 

48

Illinois (5), Illinois (4 color), U of W (4 color), Utah (4 color). 1975 

49

10" and 12" reels 

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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 

50

Cougar Highlights (2 - 12" color). 1972 

51

Highlights (12" color). 1973 

51

Highlights (10" color). 1974 

51

12" and 14" reels 

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OSC (14") 1949 

2A

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"). 

oversized

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Series II: Lacking Reels and Cans 

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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 

1A

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 

2A

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 

3A

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 

4A

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 

5A

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 

6A

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 

7A

Unidentified (11"). 

8A

Unidentified (11"). 

8A

Kansas (13"). 1955 

oversized

UCLA (14"). 1950 

oversized

USC (14"). 1952 

oversized

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Series III: Lacking Reels, Core Wound 

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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 

1B

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 

2B

California (2 - 9"), Oregon (2 - 9"), COP (2 - 9"), UCLA (2 - 9"), Stanford (2- 9""), Idaho (9"). 1958 

3B

USC (2 - 9"). 1958 

4B

OSC (2-9"), San Jose State (9") 1959 

4B

Stanford (10" color), Idaho (11"), COP (10"). 1960 

4B

San Jose State (10"), Utah (11"), Oregon (9"), Idaho (10"). 1961 

5B

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 

oversized

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