1953 Washington Huskies football team
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.
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1953 record | 3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC) |
| Head coach | John Cherberg (1st season) |
| Captain | Vern Lindskog |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | Colorado* | L 20–21 | 31792 | |
| September 26 | at Michigan* | L 0–50 | 51233 | |
| October 3 | Oregon State |
| W 28–0 | 27399 |
| October 10 | No. 7 USC |
| T 13–13 | 31816 |
| October 17 | vs. Oregon |
| W 14–6 | 21677 |
| October 24 | No. 20 Stanford |
| L 7–13 | 41234 |
| October 31 | Utah* |
| W 21–14 | 23389 |
| November 7 | at California | L 25–53 | 36000 | |
| November 14 | at No. 7 UCLA | L 6–22 | 13302 | |
| November 21 | Washington State |
| L 20–25 | 39534 |
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NFL Draft selections
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft, which lasted thirty 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 |
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References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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