1963 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1963 Washington State Cougars football

Conference| Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record| 3–6–1 (1–1 AAWU)
Head coach|

* Jim Sutherland (8th season)

Home stadium| Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium

Seasons

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1964 ->

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
USC | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
UCLA | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Washington State | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
California | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Stanford | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1963 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–1 in AAWU, fourth), and were outscored 160 to 95.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Mathieson with 859 passing yards, Clancy Williams with 523 rushing yards, and Gerry Shaw with 409 receiving yards.[3]

Sutherland voluntarily stepped down in December with a year remaining on his contract,[4][5][6] and later owned several automobile dealerships in Spokane.[7][8][9] He was succeeded at WSU in January 1964 by Bert Clark, an assistant at rival Washington under Jim Owens.[10]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| | at Texas Tech*|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 7–16| 31,500|
September 28| | at Iowa*|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| T 14–14| 52,600|
October 5| 8:00 p.m.| Arizona*|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| W 7–2| 18,200| [11][12][13][14]
October 12| | San Jose State*|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| L 8–13| 19,500|
October 19| | at Oregon State*|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| L 6–30| 17,810|
October 26| | at Army*|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| L 0–23| 31,200|
November 2| 1:30 p.m.| Idaho*|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)

| W 14–10| 18,500| [15][16]
November 9| 1:30 p.m.| Oregon*|

* Rogers Field
* Pullman, WA

| L 7–21| 13,000| [17]
November 16| | at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| W 32–15| 27,500|
November 30| | at Washington|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)

| L 0–16| 56,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Pacific time

* The final game of the season was delayed a week following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.[18][19][20]

## NFL Draft

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Two Cougars were selected in the 1964 NFL draft, which was twenty rounds (280 selections).

Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | Franchise

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Kenny Graham | Back / End  | 12 | 162  | Baltimore Colts
Glenn Baker  | Tackle  | 13 | 178  | Pittsburgh Steelers

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## References

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1. ^ "1963 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
3. ^ "1963 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
4. ^ Johnson, Bob (December 6, 1963). "WSU in market for new coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
5. ^ "Sutherland out as grid coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 6, 1963. p. 2B.
6. ^ "Sutherland out as football coach at Washington State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 6, 1963. p. 14.
7. ^ "Lincoln-Mercury auto dealership is changed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 3, 1968. p. 5.
8. ^ "Car firm builds winning 'team'". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 9, 1968. p. 57.
9. ^ Missildine, Harry (June 24, 1980). "WSU's Jim Sutherland - one of football's great inventors". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
10. ^ Johnson, Bob (January 14, 1964). "Bert Clark named Cougar grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
11. ^ "Wildcats vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 5, 1963. p. 1.
12. ^ Johnson, Bob (October 5, 1963). "Cougars favord in game tonight". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 8.
13. ^ Missildine, Harry (October 6, 1963). "Clancy's sparkling spirit wins for Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
14. ^ "WSU wins; San Jose next". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 7, 1963. p. 11.
15. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 3, 1963). "Long dash defeats Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
16. ^ "Gaskins gallops; WSU boss rides". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 4, 1963. p. 15.
17. ^ Leutzinger, Dick (November 10, 1963). "Oregon rebounds against WSU to win, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
18. ^ Reichler, Joe (November 24, 1963). "National athletic activities halted as saddened citizens mourn death". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
19. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1963). "Big Six presidents commended for action". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
20. ^ ""Day of Decision" arrives for Big Six". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 29, 1963. p. 11.
21. ^ "NFL drafts 14 NW gridders". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 3, 1963. p. 15.
22. ^ "Two ex-Gonzaga linemen among NFL draft choices". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 3, 1963. p. 12.
23. ^ "3 Vandals, 2 Cougars are drafted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 4, 1963. p. 11.

## External links

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* Game program: Arizona vs. WSU at Spokane – October 5, 1963
* Game program: San Jose State at WSU – October 12, 1963
* Game program: Idaho at WSU – November 2, 1963
* Game program: Oregon at WSU – November 9, 1963

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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
* Northwest Championship

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* Butch T. Cougar
* "Fight Song"
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* Coug it
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