1956 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1956 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sutherland, the team posted a 3–6–1 overall record, and were 2–5–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1][2]
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1956 record | 3–6–1 (2–5–1 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane) |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hired in January, Sutherland was previously an assistant at rival Washington for a season under head coach John Cherberg, preceded by two years at California under Pappy Waldorf. His initial contract with the Cougars was for three years, estimated at $12,000 per year,[3][4] and he led the program for eight seasons, through 1963.[5][6][7]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | No. 14 Stanford | L 26–40 | 23,500 | |
September 29 | San Jose State* | W 33–18 | 9,000 | |
October 6 | at Idaho | W 33–19 | 16,300 | |
October 13 | at UCLA | L 0–28 | 27,192 | |
October 20 | Oregon State![]() |
| L 0–21 | 14,500 |
October 27 | at Pacific* | L 12–33 | 23,500 | |
November 3 | No. 20 USC |
| L 12–28 | 13,000 |
November 10 | at Oregon | T 7–7 | 13,200 | |
November 17 | at California | W 14–13 | 32,000 | |
November 24 | Washington |
| L 26–40 | 20,700 |
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NFL Draft
One Cougar was selected in the 1957 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Don Gest | End | 30 | 360 | New York Giants |
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References
- Boni, Bill (November 25, 1956). "Hammering Huskies, 40 to 26". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- "Sutherland named WSC coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 18, 1956. p. 21.
- "WSC hires Sutherland". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 18, 1956. p. 2B.
- Johnson, Bob (December 6, 1963). "WSU in market for new coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
- "Sutherland out as grid coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 6, 1963. p. 2B.
- "Sutherland out as football coach at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 6, 1963. p. 14.
- "Pickings and pickets at NFL draft meet". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 1, 1957. p. 15.
External links
- Game program: Stanford vs. WSC at Spokane – September 22, 1956
- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 20, 1956
- Game program: USC at WSC – November 3, 1958
- Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 24, 1956
- WSU Libraries: Football game films – archive
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