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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–5–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium |
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| No.10Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.18USC | 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 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sutherland, the team posted a 3–6–1 overall record, and were 2–5–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1][2]
Hired in January, Sutherland was previously an assistant at rival Washington for a season under head coach John Cherberg, preceded by two years at California under Pappy Waldorf. His initial contract with the Cougars was for three years, estimated at $12,000 per year,[3][4] and he led the program for eight seasons, through 1963.[5][6][7]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | No. 14Stanford |
| L 26–40 | 23,500 | |
| September 29 | San Jose State* |
| W 33–18 | 9,000 | |
| October 6 | atIdaho |
| W 33–19 | 16,300 | [8][9][10] |
| October 13 | atUCLA |
| L 0–28 | 27,192 | |
| October 20 | Oregon State |
| L 0–21 | 14,500 | |
| October 27 | atPacific (CA)* |
| L 12–33 | 23,500 | |
| November 3 | No. 20USC |
| L 12–28 | 13,000 | |
| November 10 | atOregon |
| T 7–7 | 13,200 | |
| November 17 | atCalifornia |
| W 14–13 | 32,000 | |
| November 24 | Washington |
| L 26–40 | 20,700 | |
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One Cougar was selected in the 1957 NFL draft, which was thirty rounds (360 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Don Gest | End | 30 | 360 | New York Giants |
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