1956 Washington State Cougars football team

1956 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1956 record 3–6–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach Jim Sutherland (1st season)
Home stadium Rogers Field,
Memorial Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1956 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1956 college football season. Head coach Jim Sutherland led the team to a 2–5–1 mark in the PCC and 3–6–1 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22No. 14 Stanford
L 26–40 23,500
September 29San Jose State*
W 33–18 9,000
October 6at Idaho
W 33–19 16,300
October 13at UCLA
L 0–28 27,192
October 20Oregon State
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 0–21 14,500
October 27at Pacific*
L 12–33 23,500
November 3No. 20 USC
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 12–28 13,000
November 10at Oregon
T 7–7 13,200
November 17at California
W 14–13 32,000
November 24Washington
L 26–40 20,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.


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