1955 Washington Huskies football team

1955 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBob McNamee
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Stanford 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 13 USC 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1955 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John Cherberg, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record, fifth in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored 141 to 93. Bob McNamee was the team captain.

After months of unrest among players and revelations about unchecked boosters, Cherberg was dismissed in late January,[1][2][3] Athletic director Harvey Cassill resigned two weeks later;[4] his successor, George Briggs,[5] hired Mississippi State head coach Darrell Royal in late February to lead the Husky football program in 1956.[6][7]

The November 12 game against UCLA was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II; The older Biff Tannen traveled back in time to give his younger self a sports almanac, and he referenced this game to verify its accuracy.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Idaho
W 14–725,561[8]
September 24at Minnesota*
W 30–058,817[9]
October 1at OregonNo. 19
W 19–729,113[10]
October 8No. 10 USCNo. 18
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 7–035,500[11]
October 15Baylor*No. 12
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1339,536[12]
October 22Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
T 7–747,500[13]
October 29Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1325,000[14]
November 5at California
L 6–2024,000[15]
November 12at No. 4 UCLA
L 17–1947,519[16]
November 19Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 27–730,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [18][19]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1956 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[20]

= Husky Hall of Fame[21]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Monroe Back 23rd 267 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "John Cherberg finally falls before Washington grid axe". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Cherberg out at UW". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Boosters mess it up in Washington". Sports Illustrated. February 20, 1956. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Cassill resigns as athletic director". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. February 10, 1956. p. 2B.
  5. ^ "Sports head named by UW". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. February 16, 1956. p. 1D.
  6. ^ "Royal hired as UW coach". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. February 29, 1956. p. 21.
  7. ^ "Royal gets 4-year contract; $17,000". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 1, 1956. p. 3D.
  8. ^ Boni, Bill (September 18, 1955). "Huskies stop courageous Vandals, 14 to 7". The Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports.
  9. ^ "Gophers surrender to Washington". The Duluth News Tribune. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Washington defeats Webfoots, 19 to 7". The Sunday Oregonian. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sensational 80-yard scoring play gives Huskies 7–0 win over USC". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jones, Bruins scissor Husky win string, 13–7". The Waco Tribune-Herald. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Huskies, Stanford battle to 7–7 tie; Tarr scores once". The Bellingham Herald. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "OSC downs Huskies, 13–7". Tri-City Herald. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Young Bears catch fire in last half to score 20–6 rout". Oakland Tribune. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Field goal in last 18 seconds saves trailing Bruins, 19 to 17". The Register. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Richmond ace paces Huskies past Cougars". San Francisco Chronicle. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1955 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  19. ^ "Schedule/Results (1955 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  20. ^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  21. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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