1957 Washington State Cougars football team

1957 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 PCC 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Nebraska*
W 34–1231,000[5]
September 28California
W 13–716,000[6]
October 5at No. 8 Iowa*
L 13–2047,334[7]
October 12at Stanford
W 21–1825,000[8]
October 19OregonNo. 19
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 13–1419,000[9][10]
October 26at USC
W 13–1224,902[3][4]
November 2at Oregon State
L 25–3920,200[11]
November 9UCLA
L 13–1927,000[12]
November 16Idaho
W 21–1313,400[13]
November 23at Washington
W 27–747,500[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [15][16]

NFL draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1958 NFL draft, which was 30 rounds and 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

[17][18]

References

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. 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. ^ "Washington State's passes riddle Nebraska, 34–12". The Des Moines Register. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WSC tops Cal in 13–7 thriller". Tri-City Herald. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hawkeyes squeak, 20–13". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars win on 2nd-half rally". The Press Democrat. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Strite, Dick (October 20, 1957). "Ducks shatter WSC's Rose Bowl hopes, 14–13". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Boni, Bill (October 20, 1957). "Oregon Ducks escape, 14–13". The Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports.
  11. ^ "OSC gets back in gear, raps WSC, 39–25". The Sunday Oregonian. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wallen leads UCLA to surprise 19–13 win over Washington State". The Times-News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Boni, Bill (November 17, 1957). "Newman stars in Cougar win over Idaho". The Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports.
  14. ^ "Cougars in 27 to 7 triumph". The Bellingham Herald. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1957 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1957 Washington State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  17. ^ "49ers select Newman in pro football draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. December 2, 1957. p. 20.
  18. ^ "More Cougars picked". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. January 29, 1958. p. 15.
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