1953 Washington Huskies football team

1953 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainVern Lindskog
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
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. Vern Lindskog was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Colorado*
L 20–2131,000[1]
September 26at Michigan*
L 0–5051,233[2]
October 3Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–028,000[3]
October 10No. 7 USC
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
T 13–1332,000[4]
October 17at Oregon
W 14–621,677[5]
October 24No. 20 Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1339,000[6]
October 31Utah*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–1421,000–23,389[7]
November 7at California
L 25–5336,000[8]
November 14at No. 7 UCLA
L 6–2213,302[9]
November 21Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 20–2540,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1954 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]
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. ^ "Colorado stuns Huakies". The Arizona Daily Star. September 20, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "'M' is impressive in season opener". Jackson Citizen Patriot. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies bounce OSC, 28–0". The Bellingham Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC lucky to tie Huskies". The Bellingham Herald. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies nose out Webfoots, 14 to 6". The Sunday Oregonian. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Garrett comes through for Stanford 13–7". Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UW edges Redskins 21–14". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Larson's passes bury Huskies, 53–25". The San Francisco Examiner. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies tab Bruins as Coast's best bet". Pasadena Star-News. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "WSC Cougars upset Huskies in 25 to 20 win". The Fresno Bee. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1953 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1953 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  13. ^ "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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