1957 Washington State Cougars football team

1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	+ – 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 AP Poll

1957 Washington State Cougars football
1957 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1957 record	6–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach	Jim Sutherland (2nd season);
Home stadium	Rogers Field,; Memorial Stadium (Spokane)
	Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

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[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 34–12	31,000
September 28	California		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 13–7	16,000
October 5	at No. 8 Iowa*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 13–20	47,334
October 12	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–18	25,000
October 19	Oregon	No. 19	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 13–14	19,000
October 26	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–12	24,902
November 2	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 25–39	20,200
November 9	UCLA		Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	L 13–19	27,000
November 16	Idaho		Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 21–13	13,400
November 23	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 27–7	47,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

^ "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.
^ "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.

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Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Oregon State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Oregon ^ +	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
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 AP Poll