1957 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1957 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Sutherland, the team posted a 6–4 overall record, and were 5–3 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1][2]
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1957 record | 6–4 (5–3 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon ^ + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 | at Nebraska* | W 34–12 | 31,000 | ||
September 28 | California | W 13–7 | 16,000 | ||
October 5 | at No. 8 Iowa* | L 13–20 | 47,334 | ||
October 12 | at Stanford | W 21–18 | 25,000 | ||
October 19 | Oregon![]() | No. 19 |
| L 13–14 | 19,000 |
October 26 | at USC | W 13–12 | 24,902 | ||
November 2 | at Oregon State | L 25–39 | 20,200 | ||
November 9 | UCLA | L 13–19 | 27,000 | ||
November 16 | Idaho |
| W 21–13 | 13,400 | |
November 23 | at Washington | W 27–7 | 47,500 | ||
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NFL Draft
Four Cougars were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Bob Newman | Back | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |
Bill Steiger | End | 22 | 259 | Los Angeles Rams |
Dan Verhey | Tackle | 23 | 276 | Cleveland Browns |
Dave Crowell | Guard | 28 | 326 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- "Unstable PCC ends topsy-turvy year". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 25, 1957. p. 15.
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- "49ers select Newman in pro football draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 2, 1957. p. 20.
- "More Cougars picked". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 29, 1958. p. 15.
External links
- Game program: California at WSC – September 28, 1957
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 19, 1957
- Game program: UCLA vs. WSC at Spokane – November 9, 1957
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 16, 1957
- WSU Libraries: Football game films – archive
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