American college football season
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 NCAA University Division 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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Stanford W 40–620,750 September 27 at Northwestern * No. 10 L 28–2927,500 October 4 at California L 14–3425,000 October 11 at Idaho W 8–015,000 [12] [13] October 18 at No. 14 Oregon W 6–018,500 October 25 USC L 6–1422,500 November 1 at UCLA W 38–2025,090 November 8 Oregon State W 7–017,500 November 15 Pacific (CA) * W 34–021,500 November 22 Washington Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry ) W 18–1424,250 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Source: [15] [16] [17] [18] NFL Draft [ edit ] One Cougar was selected in the 1959 NFL Draft , which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
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References [ edit ] ^ "1958 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016 . ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . WSUCougars.com . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016 . ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1958). "Deuces win Cal Rose Bowl trip" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 12. ^ "1958 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016 . ^ Johnson, Bob (November 24, 1958). "Cougars are considered for two bowl contests" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 16. ^ "WSC requests PCC to ballot" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). November 25, 1958. p. 32. ^ "Cougarville waits for word on bowl-permission ballot" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1958. p. 28. ^ "Anxious WSC awaits vote" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). November 26, 1958. p. 37. ^ "WSC fails to obtain OK" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 27, 1958. p. 1D. ^ "Bowl veto stuns Cougars and fans" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). November 27, 1958. p. 37. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 27, 1958). "Smoglanders sabotage WSC bowl trip" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 18. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 12, 1958). "WSC squeaks by burly Vandals, 8 to 0" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports. ^ "WSC loses Newman but salvages 8-0 victory over Idaho" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. October 12, 1958. p. 8. ^ 2015 Washington State football media guide Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2016-Mar-30. ^ "Probable starting lineups for Webfoots and Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 17, 1958. p. 3B. ^ "Probable line-ups" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). November 21, 1958. p. 13. ^ "Cougars vs. Huskies" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). November 22, 1958. p. 10. ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF) . Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020 . ^ "Pro gridders select 3 area players" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). January 22, 1959. p. 32. External links [ edit ]
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