1953 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 1953 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Cherberg, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 217 to 154. Vern Lindskog was the team captain.
- John Cherberg (1st season)
| 1953 Washington Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Vern Lindskog |
| Home stadium | University of Washington Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Colorado* | L 20–21 | 31,000 | [1] | |
| September 26 | at Michigan* | L 0–50 | 51,233 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Oregon State |
| W 28–0 | 28,000 | [3] |
| October 10 | No. 7 USC |
| T 13–13 | 32,000 | [4] |
| October 17 | at Oregon | W 14–6 | 21,677 | [5] | |
| October 24 | No. 20 Stanford |
| L 7–13 | 39,000 | [6] |
| October 31 | Utah* |
| W 21–14 | 21,000–23,389 | [7] |
| November 7 | at California | L 25–53 | 36,000 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at No. 7 UCLA | L 6–22 | 13,302 | [9] | |
| November 21 | Washington State |
| L 20–25 | 40,000 | [10] |
NFL draft selections
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1954 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[13]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[14] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| George Black | End | 8th | 94 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Dean Chambers | Tackle | 9th | 98 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Duane Wardlow | Tackle | 11th | 130 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Bill Albrecht | End | 29th | 338 | Chicago Cardinals |
Game summaries
Washington State
The game-winning touchdown (Chuck Beckel, 4 yards) came after a Washington punt was blocked by Tom Gunnari deep in Washington territory early in the 4th quarter.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington State | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Washington | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at University of Washington Stadium • Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 21
- Game weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 40,000
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