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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: Darrell Royal
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Idaho  53   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Minnesota  14   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Illinois  28   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oregon  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Southern California  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. California  7   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Oregon State  20   28   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. UCLA  9   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Stanford  34   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Washington State  40   26   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored232
  Scoring Average23.2
  Points Allowed206
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record44-37
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-2218126 5-213380  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon State 7-3-1203166Lost  19-355-1-113894  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 7-3148122 5-210973  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 5-5232206 3-4137138  Darrell Royal
Stanford 4-6218213 3-4151140  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Oregon 4-4-2133102 2-3-27074  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 3-7135181 2-595142  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 3-6-1163247 1-5-185177  James Jim Sutherland

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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.