1958 Washington State Cougars football team

1958 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 California $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1958 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents 199 to 117.[1][2] In the final year of the PCC, Washington State was 6–2 in league play, runner-up to California.[3]

The Cougars' statistical leaders included Dave Wilson with 641 passing yards, Chuck Morrell with 571 rushing yards, and Gail Cogdill with 479 receiving yards.[4]

Hopeful for a bowl game invitation, either to the Sugar Bowl or the Gator Bowl,[5] a waiver from the other PCC members was required, as the conference allowed only the Rose Bowl bid.[6][7][8] USC and UCLA voted against it, ending the Cougars' season.[9][10][11]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Stanford
W 40–620,750[12]
September 27at Northwestern*No. 10
L 28–2927,420[13]
October 4at California
L 14–3425,000[14]
October 11at Idaho
W 8–015,000[15][16]
October 18at No. 14 Oregon
W 6–018,500[17]
October 25USC
L 6–1422,500[18]
November 1at UCLA
W 38–2025,090[19]
November 8Oregon State
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–017,500[20]
November 15Pacific (CA)*
W 34–021,500[21]
November 22Washington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Spokane, WA (rivalry)
W 18–1424,250[22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [23][24]

Roster

1958 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 68 Bill Berry So
OT 78 Ray Blier Sr
G 60 Angelo Brovelli Sr
RB 44 Ted Cano So
E 89 Gail Cogdill Jr
E 85 Don Ellersick Jr
E 87 Don Ellingsen Sr
E 81 Jack Fanning Sr
G 63 Dick Farrar Jr
C 50 Ted Gray Sr
G 62 Ron Green So
OT 73 Merl Hitzel Jr
HB 40 Dave Jones Sr
HB 26 Carl Ketchie Jr
HB 22 Keith Lincoln So
OT 70 Myke Lindsay Jr
HB 37 Phil Mast Sr
FB 42 Chuck Morrell Sr
C 52 Marv Nelson Jr
QB 24 Bob Newman Sr
HB 23 LaRoy Rath Jr
HB 39 Ed Shaw So
G 69 George Somnis Jr
HB, E 86 Bill Steiger Sr
FB 45 Eddie Stevens Sr
OT 77 Al Williamson Sr
QB 27 Dave Wilson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 22 Keith Lincoln So
P 24 Bob Newman Sr
PK 31 Lee Schroeder So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[25][26][27][28]

NFL draft

One Cougar was selected in the 1959 NFL draft, which was 30 rounds and 360 selections.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Carl Ketchie Back 30 359 Cleveland Browns

[29]

References

  1. ^ "1958 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. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1958). "Deuces win Cal Rose Bowl trip". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 12.
  4. ^ "1958 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Johnson, Bob (November 24, 1958). "Cougars are considered for two bowl contests". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 16.
  6. ^ "WSC requests PCC to ballot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 25, 1958. p. 32.
  7. ^ "Cougarville waits for word on bowl-permission ballot". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 26, 1958. p. 28.
  8. ^ "Anxious WSC awaits vote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 26, 1958. p. 37.
  9. ^ "WSC fails to obtain OK". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 27, 1958. p. 1D.
  10. ^ "Bowl veto stuns Cougars and fans". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 27, 1958. p. 37.
  11. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 27, 1958). "Smoglanders sabotage WSC bowl trip". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 18.
  12. ^ "Stanford overwhelmed by dazzling Washington State attack, 40–6". The Register. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Burton, Northwestern shock Cougars, 29–28". Wisconsin State Journal. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cal upsets WSC, 34–14". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 12, 1958). "WSC squeaks by burly Vandals, 8 to 0". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  16. ^ "WSC loses Newman but salvages 8-0 victory over Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 12, 1958. p. 8.
  17. ^ "Washington State outplays Oregon for 6–0 victory". Medford Mail Tribune. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "USC rally overcomes Cougars, 14–6". San Francisco Chronicle. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Cougars trim Uclans, 38–20". The Billings Gazette. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "WSC Cougars stop bumbling Beavers". Herald and News. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Sophomore aids Cougars in easy win over COP". The Bellingham Herald. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "WSC rallies to tip Washington". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Washington State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  24. ^ 2015 Washington State football media guide Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Mar-30.
  25. ^ "Probable starting lineups for Webfoots and Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 17, 1958. p. 3B.
  26. ^ "Probable line-ups". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 21, 1958. p. 13.
  27. ^ "Cougars vs. Huskies". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (rosters). November 22, 1958. p. 10.
  28. ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  29. ^ "Pro gridders select 3 area players". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. January 22, 1959. p. 32.
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