Led by first-year head coach William Henry Dietz, Washington State compiled a perfect overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Northwest Conference co-championship.
[3] Washington State was invited to the Rose Bowl, where the team beat Brown on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California.
[4] For the first of two consecutive years, Washington State did not play in-state rival Washington, who also finished 7–0 and with claims to the Northwest Conference championship.
[5] The resolution on the team's 99th anniversary was sponsored by State Senator Michael Baumgartner, an alumnus of WSU.
The senate resolution was adopted with WSU head football coach Mike Leach in attendance.