1955 Washington Huskies football team

The 1955 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1955 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John Cherberg, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record, fifth in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored 141 to 93.[1] Bob McNamee was the team captain.

1955 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1955 record5–4–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBob McNamee
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Oregon State 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
No. 16 Stanford 3 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
No. 13 USC 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
California 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
Washington State 1 –5 –1  1 –7 –2
Idaho 0 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After months of unrest among players and revelations about unchecked boosters, Cherberg was dismissed in late January,[2][3][4] Athletic director Harvey Cassill resigned two weeks later;[5] his successor, George Briggs,[6] hired Mississippi State head coach Darrell Royal in late February to lead the Husky football program in 1956.[7][8]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17Idaho
W 14–725,561
September 24at Minnesota*
W 30–058,817
October 1vs. OregonNo. 19
W 19–729,113
October 8No. 10 USCNo. 18
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 7–035,955
October 15Baylor*No. 12
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1339,536
October 22Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
T 7–743,392
October 29Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1328,204
November 5at California
L 6–2024,000
November 12at No. 4 UCLA
L 17–1947,519
November 19Washington State
W 27–733,023
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1956 NFL Draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.[9]

= Husky Hall of Fame[10]
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Mike MonroeBack23rd267San Francisco 49ers

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. "John Cherberg finally falls before Washington grid axe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 7.
  3. "Cherberg out at UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 10.
  4. "Boosters mess it up in Washington". Sports Illustrated. February 20, 1956. p. 18.
  5. "Cassill resigns as athletic director". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 1956. p. 2B.
  6. "Sports head named by UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 16, 1956. p. 1D.
  7. "Royal hired as UW coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 29, 1956. p. 21.
  8. "Royal gets 4-year contract; $17,000". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1956. p. 3D.
  9. "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  10. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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