1953 Washington State Cougars football team
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 PCC) |
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| Captain | Bob Burkhart |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Al Kircher, the team was 4–6 overall and 3–4 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]
Two home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane in November. A road game was played nearby, against Palouse neighbor Idaho in Moscow, extending WSC's unbeaten streak over the Vandals to 27 games.[2][3] The Cougars defeated rival Washington by five points in Seattle.[4][5]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | No. 8 USC | L 13–29 | 19,000 | ||
| September 26 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 26–20 | 23,203 | ||
| October 3 | at Iowa* | L 12–54 | 31,500 | ||
| October 10 | Oregon |
| W 7–0 | 16,000 | |
| October 17 | at Idaho | W 30–13 | 19,000 | [2][3] | |
| October 24 | at No. 12 UCLA | L 7–44 | 27,608 | ||
| October 31 | at No. 17 Stanford | L 19–48 | 18,500 | ||
| November 7 | TCU* | L 7–21 | 17,500 | ||
| November 14 | at Oregon State | L 0–7 | 13,500 | [6][7] | |
| November 21 | at Washington | W 25–20 | 40,000 | ||
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NFL Draft[edit]
Four Cougars were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Howard McCants | End | 4 | 49 | Detroit Lions |
| Wayne Berry | Back | 7 | 76 | New York Giants |
| Milt Schwenk | Tackle | 11 | 133 | Detroit Lions |
| Terry Campbell | Back | 30 | 351 | Green Bay Packers |
References[edit]
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Boni, Bill (October 18, 1953). "Muscle, manpower and ability beat Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ a b "Berry paces Cougars to 30-13 victory of feisty Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1953. p. 10.
- ^ Boni, Bill (November 22, 1953). "Washington State wins, 25-20". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Washington State humbles Huskies 25-20 on wet field". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1953. p. 8.
- ^ "Oregon State surprises WSC with 7-0 upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 15, 1953. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Cornacchia, Pete (November 15, 1953). "Oregon State defeats Cougars 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Grid pros seek size, college draft reveals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 28, 1954. p. 8.
- ^ "Today's line-ups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 17, 1953. p. 8.
- ^ "WSC-UW line-ups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1953. p. 10.
External links[edit]
- Game program: USC at WSC – September 19, 1953
- Game program: Oregon at WSC – October 10, 1953
- Game program: TCU vs. WSC at Spokane – November 7, 1953
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