1960 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1960 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 4–5–1 record and outscored their opponents 210 to 161.[1][2]

1960 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Independent
1960 record	4–5–1
Head coach	Jim Sutherland (5th season)
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane)

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					7	–	3	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	1
Oregon State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	3	–	3
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Washington State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Air Force			–					4	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	2
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	1
Florida State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					1	–	9	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Mel Melin with 1,638 passing yards, Keith Lincoln with 543 rushing yards, and Hugh Campbell with 881 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Stanford	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	W 15–14	22,000	[4]
September 23	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 26–28	19,504	[5]
October 1	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–24	29,600
October 8	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 21–21	31,000
October 15	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 12–21	18,500
October 22	Pacific	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 51–12	15,500
October 29	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose CA	W 29–6	19,500
November 5	Oregon State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 10–20	15,600
November 12	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	W 18–7	8,500
November 29	No. 5 Washington	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 7–8	28,750	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

One Cougar was selected in the 1961 NFL Draft, which was twenty rounds (280 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Keith Lincoln	Back	5	61	Chicago Bears

Source:[7]

• List of Washington State Cougars in the NFL Draft

References

1. "1960 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. "1960 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
4. "Washington State Tipes Indians". Register-Guard. September 18, 1960. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Denver Upsets Cougars on Escandon's Pitching". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 24, 1960. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Missildine, Harry (November 20, 1960). "Cougars go down in grim gallant glory, 8-7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 16.
7. "Tommy Mason first choice as NFL opens player battle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1960. p. 14.