1953 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1953 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Al Kircher, the team was 4–6 overall and 3–4 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]
| 1953 Washington State Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1953 record | 4–6 (3–4 PCC) |
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| Captain | Bob Burkhart (QB) |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane in November. A road game was played nearby, against Palouse neighbor Idaho in Moscow, extending WSC's unbeaten streak over the Vandals to 27 games.[2][3] The Cougars defeated rival Washington by five points in Seattle.[4][5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | No. 8 USC | L 13–29 | 19,000 | |
| September 26 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 26–20 | 23,203 | |
| October 3 | at Iowa* | L 12–54 | 31,500 | |
| October 10 | Oregon |
| W 7–0 | 16,000 |
| October 17 | at Idaho | W 30–13 | 19,000 | |
| October 24 | at No. 12 UCLA | L 7–44 | 27,608 | |
| October 31 | at No. 17 Stanford | L 19–48 | 18,500 | |
| November 7 | TCU* | L 7–21 | 17,500 | |
| November 14 | at Oregon State | L 0–7 | 13,500 | |
| November 21 | at Washington | W 25–20 | 40,000 | |
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NFL Draft
Four Cougars were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Howard McCants | End | 4 | 49 | Detroit Lions |
| Wayne Berry | Back | 7 | 76 | New York Giants |
| Milt Schwenk | Tackle | 11 | 133 | Detroit Lions |
| Terry Campbell | Back | 30 | 351 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- Boni, Bill (October 18, 1953). "Muscle, manpower and ability beat Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- "Berry paces Cougars to 30-13 victory of feisty Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1953. p. 10.
- Boni, Bill (November 22, 1953). "Washington State wins, 25-20". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- "Washington State humbles Huskies 25-20 on wet field". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1953. p. 8.
- "Grid pros seek size, college draft reveals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 28, 1954. p. 8.
- "Today's line-ups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 17, 1953. p. 8.
- "WSC-UW line-ups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1953. p. 10.
External links
- Game program: USC at WSC – September 19, 1953
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 10, 1953
- Game program: TCU vs. WSC at Spokane – November 7, 1953
- WSU Libraries: Football game films – archive
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