1960 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 4–5–1 record and outscored their opponents 210 to 161.[1][2]
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Headcoach
- Jim Sutherland (5th season)
HomestadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–5–1 |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team's statistical leaders included Mel Melin with 1,638 passing yards, Keith Lincoln with 543 rushing yards, and Hugh Campbell with 881 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Stanford | W 15–14 | 22,000 | [4] | |||
| September 23 | at Denver | L 26–28 | 19,504 | [5][6][7][8] | |||
| October 1 | at Arizona State | L 21–24 | 29,600 | [9] | |||
| October 8 | at California | T 21–21 | 31,000 | [10] | |||
| October 15 | at Oregon | L 12–21 | 18,500 | [11] | |||
| October 22 | Pacific (CA) | W 51–12 | 15,500 | [12] | |||
| October 29 | at San Jose State | W 29–6 | 19,500 | [13] | |||
| November 5 | Oregon State |
| L 10–20 | 15,600 | [14] | ||
| November 12 | at Idaho | W 18–7 | 8,500 | [15] | |||
| November 19 | No. 5 Washington |
| L 7–8 | 28,750 | [16] | ||
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NFL draft
One Cougar was selected in the 1961 NFL draft, which was 20 rounds and 280 selections.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Keith Lincoln | Back | 5 | 61 | Chicago Bears |