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Washington State Football Team History


Washington State Cougars
Washington State University
 Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium
Capacity: 37,600
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: James Jim Sutherland
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 James Jim Sutherland enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Washington State.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Stanford  26   40   L    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. San Jose State  33   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Idaho  33   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ UCLA  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Oregon State  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Pacific  12   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Southern California  12   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Oregon  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ California  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Washington  26   40   L    @ Spokane, WA   
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record3-6 -1
  Points Scored163
  Scoring Average16.3
  Points Allowed247
  Defense Average24.7
  Opponents Record40-37
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record2-2 -1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-2218126 5-213380  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon State 7-3-1203166Lost  19-355-1-113894  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 7-3148122 5-210973  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 5-5232206 3-4137138  Darrell Royal
Stanford 4-6218213 3-4151140  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Oregon 4-4-2133102 2-3-27074  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 3-7135181 2-595142  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 3-6-1163247 1-5-185177  James Jim Sutherland

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.