In their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Welch, the Cougars compiled an overall recordo of 2–5 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 163 to 44.
Washington State had a record of 1–3 in Northwest Conference play, placing sixth, and 1–5 against PCC opponents, finishing seventh.
[8] Ford Dunton, a tackle from Spokane, was unanimously chosen by his teammates as the team captain.
[9] At the end of the 1922 season, Dunton was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1922 All-Pacific Coast football team.
[10] On December 23, 1922, Gus Welch resigned his position after four years as the team's head coach.