1953 Washington State Cougars football team

1953 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1953 record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Al Kircher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane, WA)
Seasons

1953 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 UCLA †	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#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. Head coach Al Kircher led the team to a 3–4 mark in the PCC and 4–6 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	No. 8 USC	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 13–29	19,000
September 26	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 26–20	23,203
October 3	at Iowa*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–54	31,500
October 10	Oregon	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 7–0	16,000
October 17	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	W 30–13	19,000
October 24	at No. 12 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–44	27,608
October 31	at No. 17 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 19–48	18,500
November 7	TCU*	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	L 7–21	17,500
November 14	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 0–7	13,500
November 21	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 25–20	40,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game