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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: John Cherberg
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 John Cherberg enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Idaho  14   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Minnesota  30   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Oregon  19   7   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Southern California  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Baylor  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Stanford  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Oregon State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ California  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ UCLA  17   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Washington State  27   7   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored141
  Scoring Average14.1
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average9.3
  Opponents Record44-41
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record2-2
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-229974Lost  14-176-019737  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon State 6-3126120 4-25393  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Oregon 6-4204158 3-3113105  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Southern California 6-4265158 3-315285  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Stanford 6-3-1198135 3-2-111165  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 5-4-114193 3-3-19073  John Cherberg
California 2-7-1107216 1-5-160162  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 1-7-267257 0-5-145201  Alton S. Al Kircher

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.