1953 Washington Huskies football team

1953 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainVern Lindskog
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
California 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Oregon 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Cherberg, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 217 to 154.[1] Vern Lindskog was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19Colorado*
L 20–2131,792
September 26at Michigan*
L 0–5,051,233
October 3Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–027,399
October 10No. 7 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
T 13–1331,816
October 17at Oregon
W 14–621,677
October 24No. 20 Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1341,234
October 31Utah*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–1423,389
November 7at California
L 25–5336,000
November 14at No. 7 UCLA
L 6–2213,302
November 21Washington State
L 20–2539,534
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1954 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame[3]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
George Black End 8th 94 Los Angeles Rams
Dean Chambers Tackle 9th 98 Chicago Cardinals
Duane Wardlow Tackle 11th 130 Los Angeles Rams
Bill Albrecht End 29th 338 Chicago Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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