1956 Washington State Cougars football team
American college football season
The 1956 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1956 college 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 Source September 22 No. 14 Stanford L 26–4023,500
September 29 San Jose State * W 33–189,000
October 6 at Idaho W 33–1916,300 [8] [9] [10]
October 13 at UCLA L 0–2827,192
October 20 Oregon State L 0–2114,500
October 27 at Pacific (CA) * L 12–3323,500
November 3 No. 20 USC L 12–2813,000
November 10 at Oregon T 7–713,200
November 17 at California W 14–1332,000
November 24 Washington Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry ) L 26–4020,700
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
NFL Draft
One Cougar was selected in the 1957 NFL draft , which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
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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.
^ "Idaho, WSC set for tilt" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). October 5, 1956. p. 13.
^ Boni, Bill (October 7, 1956). "Police by gas, WSC by 33-19" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ "WSC gridders beat Vandals 33-19; students battle to draw" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1956. p. 11.
^ "Pickings and pickets at NFL draft meet" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. February 1, 1957. p. 15.
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