Mascot Cougars
Founded in 1891
Town was originally called Three Forks for the 2 creeks and river that met there. Was later named for George Pullman the train coach maker.
Original colors were pink and blue, yep really. Was done to match the sunsets. Glad someone fixed that.
2 most famous alums.
Edward R Murrow
Keith Jackson
elevation at top of campus 2610, town elevation 2316.
total population with students 31,000
75 miles from Spokane
300 miles from Seattle.
Had live cougar mascot that lived in a cage at the stadium until the late 70s. There is now a giant bronze cougar statute there.
Yes Ryan Leaf was an idiot in college too, but he took us to the 1st Rose Bowl in 67 years, could have burned the town down in 1997 if he wanted.
Busch Light is called Pullman Water(yep google it). At one time Dismores the local grocery store sold 5% of all Busch Light in America.
If you stand in the middle of campus and walk 3 miles in any direction, you will be in either a wheat, lentil or garbanzo bean field.
WSU was a land grant school and was partly chosen to be there as there is a huge aquifer under ground.
Area is called the Palouse and is 4000 square miles of pretty much rolling hilled farmland.
The Snake River is 18 miles away and has a great dune area where the students go the first couple of weeks of school if no football game in town.
By the time you are a senior you have cougar calves as everything is up a hill on campus.
One of the classic college bars in American is on greek row across street from campus, "The Coug". Only about 12ft deep and 30ft wide. Was even a question on College Jeopardy once.
Cougar Gold cheese from the Ferdinand's Creamery on campus is to die for good.
The WSU logo was created by a Student in 1938 and changed to it's current look by him in the 50's when WSU went from Washington State College to Washington State University. He never ever ask for a dime from the school.
When WSU wins a home football game there is a victory bell. It used to be on campus and would signal the town of a win, it now resides at the alumni center. It rings in C first, than G for Go Cougs.
Obviously the WSU flag on Gameday, amazing how it is done and began. I hope it never stops.
Those are just a few fun things off the top of my head
Founded in 1891
Town was originally called Three Forks for the 2 creeks and river that met there. Was later named for George Pullman the train coach maker.
Original colors were pink and blue, yep really. Was done to match the sunsets. Glad someone fixed that.
2 most famous alums.
Edward R Murrow
Keith Jackson
elevation at top of campus 2610, town elevation 2316.
total population with students 31,000
75 miles from Spokane
300 miles from Seattle.
Had live cougar mascot that lived in a cage at the stadium until the late 70s. There is now a giant bronze cougar statute there.
Yes Ryan Leaf was an idiot in college too, but he took us to the 1st Rose Bowl in 67 years, could have burned the town down in 1997 if he wanted.
Busch Light is called Pullman Water(yep google it). At one time Dismores the local grocery store sold 5% of all Busch Light in America.
If you stand in the middle of campus and walk 3 miles in any direction, you will be in either a wheat, lentil or garbanzo bean field.
WSU was a land grant school and was partly chosen to be there as there is a huge aquifer under ground.
Area is called the Palouse and is 4000 square miles of pretty much rolling hilled farmland.
The Snake River is 18 miles away and has a great dune area where the students go the first couple of weeks of school if no football game in town.
By the time you are a senior you have cougar calves as everything is up a hill on campus.
One of the classic college bars in American is on greek row across street from campus, "The Coug". Only about 12ft deep and 30ft wide. Was even a question on College Jeopardy once.
Cougar Gold cheese from the Ferdinand's Creamery on campus is to die for good.
The WSU logo was created by a Student in 1938 and changed to it's current look by him in the 50's when WSU went from Washington State College to Washington State University. He never ever ask for a dime from the school.
When WSU wins a home football game there is a victory bell. It used to be on campus and would signal the town of a win, it now resides at the alumni center. It rings in C first, than G for Go Cougs.
Obviously the WSU flag on Gameday, amazing how it is done and began. I hope it never stops.
Those are just a few fun things off the top of my head
