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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  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 John Cherberg enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Colorado  20   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Michigan  0   50   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Oregon State  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Southern California  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Oregon  14   6   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Stanford  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Utah  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ California  25   53   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ UCLA  6   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Washington State  20   25   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record3-6 -1
  Points Scored154
  Scoring Average15.4
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average21.7
  Opponents Record55-38
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record1-3
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 8-222476Lost  20-286-117241  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 6-3-1246148 5-1-115190  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California 6-3-1199161 4-2-114192  Jesse T. Jess Hill
California 4-4-2220170 2-2-212798  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6146256 2-471148  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State 3-639187 2-514153  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1154217 2-4-1113132  John Cherberg
Oregon 4-5-19185 1-5-11954  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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