1957 Washington State Cougars football team
Appearance
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 6–4 (5–3 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Oregon ^ + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 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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The 1957 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1957 college 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]
The one-point win over struggling USC was the first time the Cougars had defeated the Trojans in 23 years;[3][4] in between, the two had tied four times (1936, 1937, 1940, 1950).
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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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 | [3][4] | ||
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 | [5] | |
November 23 | at Washington | W 27–7 | 47,500 | |||
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NFL Draft
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "WSC squeezes past USC, 13 to 12". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 27, 1957. p. 1, sports.
- ^ a b "WSC nips USC 13-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1957. p. 8.
- ^ Boni, Bill (November 17, 1957). "Newman stars in Cougar win over Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "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
[edit]- 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