1956 Washington State Cougars football team
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1956 record | 3–6–1 (2–5–1 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sutherland, the team posted a 3–6–1 overall record, and were 2–5–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1][2]
Hired in January, Sutherland was previously an assistant at rival Washington for a season under head coach John Cherberg, preceded by two years at California under Pappy Waldorf. His initial contract with the Cougars was for three years, estimated at $12,000 per year,[3][4] and he led the program for eight seasons, through 1963.[5][6][7]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | No. 14 Stanford | L 26–40 | 23,500 | |
September 29 | San Jose State* | W 33–18 | 9,000 | |
October 6 | at Idaho | W 33–19 | 16,300 | |
October 13 | at UCLA | L 0–28 | 27,192 | |
October 20 | Oregon State![]() |
| L 0–21 | 14,500 |
October 27 | at Pacific* |
| L 12–33 | 23,500 |
November 3 | No. 20 USC |
| L 12–28 | 13,000 |
November 10 | at Oregon | T 7–7 | 13,200 | |
November 17 | at California | W 14–13 | 32,000 | |
November 24 | Washington |
| L 26–40 | 20,700 |
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NFL Draft[]
One Cougar was selected in the 1957 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Don Gest | End | 30 | 360 | New York Giants |
References[]
- ^ Boni, Bill (November 25, 1956). "Hammering Huskies, 40 to 26". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Sutherland named WSC coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 18, 1956. p. 21.
- ^ "WSC hires Sutherland". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 18, 1956. p. 2B.
- ^ Johnson, Bob (December 6, 1963). "WSU in market for new coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
- ^ "Sutherland out as grid coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 6, 1963. p. 2B.
- ^ "Sutherland out as football coach at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 6, 1963. p. 14.
- ^ "Pickings and pickets at NFL draft meet". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 1, 1957. p. 15.
External links[]
- Game program: Stanford vs. WSC at Spokane – September 22, 1956
- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 20, 1956
- Game program: USC at WSC – November 3, 1958
- Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 24, 1956
Categories:
- 1956 Pacific Coast Conference football season
- Washington State Cougars football seasons
- 1956 in sports in Washington (state)
- College football 1950s season stubs