<sod>The '''1922 Washington State Cougars football team''' represented Washington State College (renamed [[Washington State University]] in 1959) in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) during the [[1922 college football season]]. In its fourth season under head coach [[Gus Welch]], the team compiled a 2–5 record (1–5 against PCC opponents), finished in seventh place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 163 to 44. The team's victories were over Gonzaga (10-7) and Idaho (18-9).<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1922-schedule.html|publisher=sports-reference.com|title=1922 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Washington State Football Media Guide|publisher=Washington State University|page=74|accessdate=October 20, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The '''1922 Washington State Cougars football team''' represented Washington State College (renamed [[Washington State University]] in 1959) in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) during the [[1922 college football season]]. In its fourth and final season under head coach [[Gus Welch]], the team compiled a 2–5 record (1–5 against PCC opponents), finished in seventh place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 163 to 44. The team's victories were over Gonzaga (10-7) and Idaho (18-9).<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1922-schedule.html|publisher=sports-reference.com|title=1922 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Washington State Football Media Guide|publisher=Washington State University|page=74|accessdate=October 20, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf}}</ref> On December 23, 1922 Gus Welch resigned his position after four years as the team's head coach. Criticism of the team's record was reported to be a factor in the resignation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gus Welch Leaves Washington State|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=December 24, 1922|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/27093708/?terms=%22washington%2Bstate%22%2Bfootball%2Bwelch}}</ref><eod>