The 1959 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University as an independent during the 1959 college football season.

[1] In their fourth season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents 177 to 121.

This was the first season after the disbandment of the Pacific Coast Conference,[1] and the first as "Washington State University.

"[5][6] After three years as an independent, WSU became the sixth member of the AAWU in 1962.

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