1956 Washington State Cougars football team

1956 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1956 record	3–6–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Jim Sutherland (1st season)
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium (Spokane, WA)
Seasons

1956 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Oregon State †	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
#18 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
California	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Jim Sutherland led the team to a 2–5–1 mark in the PCC and 3–6–1 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	No. 14 Stanford	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	L 26–40	23,500
September 29	San Jose State*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 33–18	9,000
October 6	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	W 33–19	16,300
October 13	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–28	27,192
October 20	Oregon State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–21	14,500
October 27	at Pacific*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 12–33	23,500
November 3	No. 20 USC	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 12–28	13,000
November 10	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	T 7–7	13,200
November 17	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 14–13	32,000
November 24	Washington	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	L 26–40	20,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game