1954 Washington Huskies football team

1954 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainStewart Crook
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 USC ^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    UCLA won rivalry game over USC, but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1954 college football season. In its second season under head coach John Cherberg, the team compiled a 2–8 record, finished in a tie for last place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents 215 to 78. Stewart Crook was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Utah*
W 7–625,754[1]
September 25Michigan*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–1441,300[2]
October 2at Oregon State
W 17–719,667[3]
October 9No. 2 UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 20–2135,700[4]
October 16at Baylor*
L 7–3422,000[5]
October 23at Stanford
L 7–1317,000[6]
October 30Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 7–2638,300[7]
November 6California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 6–2736,500[8]
November 13at No. 8 USC
L 0–4136,108[9]
November 20at Washington State
L 7–2618,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1955 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Fred Robinson Guard 14th 169 Cleveland Browns

References

  1. ^ "Huskies squeeze by Utah 7–6". The News Tribune. September 19, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Michigan tops Huskies, 14–0". The South Bend Tribune. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies drub OSC". The Sunday Oregonian. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCLA skins past rallying Huskies". The Spokesman-Review. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor shellacks Washington, 34–7". Tri-City Herald. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hard-tackling Indians smack Huskies". San Francisco Chronicle. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "After 5 years, 'poor Huskies,' 26–7". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears ruin Husky homecoming, 27 to 6". The Bellingham Herald. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trojan horse wins eased up 41–0". Pasadena Star-News. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars crumple Huskies, 26 to 7". The Spokesman-Review. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1954 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1954 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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