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1957 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field,
Memorial Stadium (Spokane)
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21at Nebraska*
W 34–12 31,000
September 28California
W 13–7 16,000
October 5at No. 8 Iowa*
L 13–20 47,334
October 12at Stanford
W 21–18 25,000
October 19OregonNo. 19
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–14 19,000
October 26at USC
W 13–12 24,902
November 2at Oregon State
L 25–39 20,200
November 9UCLA
L 13–19 27,000
November 16Idaho
W 21–13 13,400
November 23at Washington
W 27–7 47,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
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
Source:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Unstable PCC ends topsy-turvy year". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 25, 1957. p. 15.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "49ers select Newman in pro football draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 2, 1957. p. 20.
  4. ^ "More Cougars picked". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 29, 1958. p. 15.
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