1958 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1958 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach
  • Jim Sutherland (3rd season)
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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 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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Stanford
W 40–620,750
September 27at Northwestern*No. 10
L 28–2927,500
October 4at CaliforniaL 14–3425,000
October 11at IdahoW 8–015,000[12][13]
October 18at No. 14 OregonW 6–018,500
October 25USCL 6–1422,500
November 1at UCLAW 38–2025,090
November 8Oregon Statedagger
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 7–017,500
November 15Pacific (CA)*W 34–021,500
November 22Washington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Spokane, WA (rivalry)
W 18–1424,250
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[15][16][17][18]

NFL Draft

One Cougar was selected in the 1959 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).

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

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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. 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. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 12, 1958). "WSC squeaks by burly Vandals, 8 to 0". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  13. ^ "WSC loses Newman but salvages 8-0 victory over Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 12, 1958. p. 8.
  14. ^ 2015 Washington State football media guide Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Mar-30.
  15. ^ "Probable starting lineups for Webfoots and Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 17, 1958. p. 3B.
  16. ^ "Probable line-ups". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 21, 1958. p. 13.
  17. ^ "Cougars vs. Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). November 22, 1958. p. 10.
  18. ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "Pro gridders select 3 area players". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 22, 1959. p. 32.

External links

  • Game program: Stanford at WSC – September 20, 1958
  • Game program: USC vs. WSC at Spokane – October 25, 1958
  • Game program: Oregon State at WSC – November 8, 1958
  • Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 22, 1958
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