1957 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1957 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Pacific Coast Conference
Record| 6–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach|

* Jim Sutherland (2nd season)

Home stadium| Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1958 ->

1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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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 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]

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).

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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| [3][4]
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| [5]
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

## NFL Draft

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Four Cougars were selected in the 1958 NFL draft, which was thirty rounds (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

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## References

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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. ^ a b "WSC squeezes past USC, 13 to 12". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 27, 1957. p. 1, sports.
4. ^ a b "WSC nips USC 13-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1957. p. 8.
5. ^ Boni, Bill (November 17, 1957). "Newman stars in Cougar win over Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
6. ^ "49ers select Newman in pro football draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 2, 1957. p. 20.
7. ^ "More Cougars picked". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 29, 1958. p. 15.

## External links

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* Game program: California at WSC – September 28, 1957
* Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 19, 1957
* Game program: UCLA vs. WSC at Spokane – November 9, 1957
* Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 16, 1957

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Washington State Cougars football

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
* Northwest Championship

Culture & lore|

* Butch T. Cougar
* "Fight Song"
* Marching band
* Coug it
* Ol' Crimson

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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