1957 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
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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]
- Jim Sutherland (2nd season)
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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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| 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 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).
Junior end Don Ellingsen led the PCC and ranked second nationally with 45 receptions. He also led the PCC (fourth nationally) with 559 receiving yards.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Nebraska* | W 34–12 | 31,000 | [6] | ||
| September 28 | California | W 13–7 | 16,000 | [7] | ||
| October 5 | at No. 8 Iowa* | L 13–20 | 47,334 | [8] | ||
| October 12 | at Stanford | W 21–18 | 25,000 | [9] | ||
| October 19 | Oregon | No. 19 |
| L 13–14 | 19,000 | [10][11] |
| October 26 | at USC | W 13–12 | 24,902 | [3][4] | ||
| November 2 | at Oregon State | L 25–39 | 20,200 | [12] | ||
| November 9 | UCLA | L 13–19 | 27,000 | [13] | ||
| November 16 | Idaho |
| W 21–13 | 13,400 | [14] | |
| November 23 | at Washington | W 27–7 | 47,500 | [15] | ||
NFL draft
Four Cougars were selected in the 1958 NFL draft, which was 30 rounds and 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 |
