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.
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. The Cougars defeated rival Washington by five points in Seattle.
Schedule
NFL draft Four Cougars were selected in the 1954 NFL draft, which was 30 rounds and 360 selections.
Howard McCantsEnd449Detroit LionsWayne BerryBack776New York GiantsMilt SchwenkTackle11133Detroit LionsTerry CampbellBack30351Green Bay Packers
References
External links 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