1954 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1954 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1954 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Kircher, the team was 4–6 overall and 3–4 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

1954 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1954 record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Al Kircher (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane)

1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 17 USC ^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative UCLA won rivalry game over USC, but no-repeat rule was in effect Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars defeated rival Washington for the second straight year,[2] but were shut out at home by neighbor Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse,[3] which was the Vandals' first win in the series in 29 years, since their three-peat in 1925.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at No. 17 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–39	37,645
September 25	Pacific (CA)*	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	W 18–0	12,000
October 2	at No. 12 Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 14–40	27,000
October 9	Oregon State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 34–6	15,000
October 16	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–17	27,000
October 23	Idaho	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	L 0–10	17,000
October 30	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 30–26	13,000
November 6	at Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 6–54	45,849
November 13	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 14–26	16,000
November 20	Washington	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 26–7	18,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

Four Cougars were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Duke Washington	Back	10	118	Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Gunnari	Tackle	23	274	San Francisco 49ers
Bob Peringer	End	27	317	Green Bay Packers
Bruce Nevitt	Center	27	319	Los Angeles Rams

Source:[5][6][7]

• List of Washington State Cougars in the NFL Draft

References

1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. Boni, Bill (November 21, 1954). "Cougars crumple Huskies 26 to 7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
3. Boni, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Idaho thumps WSC, 10 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
4. ""Win made us ball club", says Skip Stahley". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 25, 1954. p. 17.
5. "Washington is happy with draft by Eagles". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 28, 1955. p. 14.
6. "Cougars vs. Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 23, 1954. p. 9.
7. "Cougars vs. Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). November 20, 1954. p. 10.