Pangle was a starter on the 1933 Oregon State team remembered for playing the undefeated two-time national champion USC Trojans to a 0–0 tie using only eleven "Iron Men" for the entire duration of the game.

[2] In 1932 the sophomore Pangle was promoted to the varsity team at Oregon State where he was moved to halfback by head coach Paul J. Schissler, playing safety and serving as signal-caller when on the defensive side of the ball.

[4] He was one of eleven OSC players who on October 21 played the undefeated two-time defending national champion USC Trojans to a scoreless tie, ending that team's streak of consecutive victories at 25.

[7] Pangle was credited for helping to install a new offense there based upon a man-in-motion moving towards rather than away from the ball at the time of the snap to the tailback, creating defensive confusion.

[7] The system proved successful and started a winning tradition at Willamette that continued long after Pangle left the program for a career in the military.