1955 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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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. Bob McNamee was the team captain.
- John Cherberg (3rd season)
| 1955 Washington Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (4–3–1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Bob McNamee |
| Home stadium | University of Washington Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After months of unrest among players and revelations about unchecked boosters, Cherberg was dismissed in late January,[1][2][3] Athletic director Harvey Cassill resigned two weeks later;[4] his successor, George Briggs,[5] hired Mississippi State head coach Darrell Royal in late February to lead the Husky football program in 1956.[6][7]
The November 12 game against UCLA was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II; The older Biff Tannen traveled back in time to give his younger self a sports almanac, and he referenced this game to verify its accuracy.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Idaho | W 14–7 | 25,561 | [8] | ||
| September 24 | at Minnesota* | W 30–0 | 58,817 | [9] | ||
| October 1 | at Oregon | No. 19 | W 19–7 | 29,113 | [10] | |
| October 8 | No. 10 USC | No. 18 |
| W 7–0 | 35,500 | [11] |
| October 15 | Baylor* | No. 12 |
| L 7–13 | 39,536 | [12] |
| October 22 | Stanford |
| T 7–7 | 47,500 | [13] | |
| October 29 | Oregon State |
| L 7–13 | 25,000 | [14] | |
| November 5 | at California | L 6–20 | 24,000 | [15] | ||
| November 12 | at No. 4 UCLA | L 17–19 | 47,519 | [16] | ||
| November 19 | Washington State |
| W 27–7 | 30,000 | [17] | |
NFL draft selections
One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1956 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[20]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[21] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Mike Monroe | Back | 23rd | 267 | San Francisco 49ers |
