1953 Washington State Cougars football team

1953 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Burkhart
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Boni, Bill (October 18, 1953). "Muscle, manpower and ability beat Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Berry paces Cougars to 30-13 victory of feisty Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1953. p. 10.
  4. ^ Boni, Bill (November 22, 1953). "Washington State wins, 25-20". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Washington State humbles Huskies 25-20 on wet field". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 22, 1953. p. 8.