Washington Football Team History
Washington Huskies
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861 Stadium: Hushy Stadium Capacity: 72,500 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: James Jim Owens Conference: Pac 10-
1959 Season Highlights
James Jim Owens enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Washington.
The Huskies won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Colorado
21
12
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Idaho
23
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Utah
51
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Stanford
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Southern California
15
22
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Oregon
13
12
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 31 @
UCLA
23
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Oregon State
13
6
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
California
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Washington State
20
0
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Wisconsin
44
8
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1959 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 253
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 6.6
Opponents Record 52-47
Conference Record 3-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-0
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 9-1-0
AP
7 9-1-0
Coaches
7 9-1-0
UPI
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.