1957 Washington Huskies football team

The 1957 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record, sixth in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored 212 to 120.[1]

1957 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1957 record	3–6–1 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Jim Owens (1st season)
Captains	Whitey Core Jim Jones
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oregon State +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Oregon ^ +	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
California	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
USC	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Oregon State won the Civil War game over Oregon, but no-repeat rule was in effect Rankings from AP Poll

Following the previous season, first-year head coach Darrell Royal left for Texas in December, after less than ten months in Seattle. Hired in January, Owens was a teammate of Royal's at Oklahoma and was an assistant coach under Bear Bryant for the previous six years at Kentucky and Texas A&M.[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Colorado*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 6–6	34,684
September 28	at No. 6 Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–46	63,512
October 5	Ohio State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–35	36,328
October 12	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–19	24,899
October 19	Stanford	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 14–21	36,036
October 26	Oregon State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 19–6	29,231
November 2	USC	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 12–19	30,172
November 9	at Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	W 13–6	30,010
November 16	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 35–27	38,000
November 23	Washington State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 7–27	47,352
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

All-Coast

Main article: 1957 All-Pacific Coast football team

NFL Draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.[4]

= Husky Hall of Fame[5]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Jones	Back	3rd	30	Los Angeles Rams
Dick Day	Tackle	5th	57	New York Giants

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. "Jim Owens is named Husky football boss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 22, 1957. p. 17.
3. "Washington names new grid coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 22, 1957. p. 2B.
4. "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
5. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.