1956 Washington Huskies football team

1956 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oregon State $ 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
No. 18 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
California 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1956 college football season. In its only season under head coach Darrell Royal, the team compiled a 5–5 record, finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored 232 to 206.

Royal was hired as head coach at the University of Texas following the season, where he stayed for twenty seasons and compiled a 167–47–5 (.774) record, including national championships in 1963, 1969, and 1970. The Huskies' next two head coaches stayed for eighteen years each: Jim Owens (1957–74) and Don James (1975–92).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Idaho
W 53–2125,185[1]
September 29Minnesota*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 14–3440,000[2]
October 6No. 13 Illinois*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–1336,000[3]
October 13Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 20–733,500[4]
October 20at No. 9 USC
L 7–3544,749[5]
October 27California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1631,000[6]
November 3at No. 17 Oregon State
L 20–2832,890[7]
November 10No. 19 UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 9–1327,500[8]
November 17at Stanford
W 34–1321,000[9]
November 24at Washington State
W 40–2620,700[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

Coaching staff

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1957 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
George Strugar Tackle 3rd 27 Los Angeles Rams
Dean Derby Back 5th 51 Los Angeles Rams
Don McCumby Tackle 9th 106 Chicago Cardinals
Credell Green Back 18th 207 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ "Husky split-T swamps Idaho in 53–21 game". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 23, 1956. p. 1B. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Gophers bash Huskies 34–14". The Oregon Statesman. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington upsets Illini, 28–13". Herald and Review. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Day's recovery save day in Washington's 20 to 7 win". Tri-City Herald. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "44,749 watch Trojan trip Huskies 35–7". The Sunday Herald. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "California nudges U.W." The Sunday News Tribune & Ledger. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Beavers bang UW". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Passes save Bruins, 13–9". The Tennessean. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies upset Stanford 34–13". The Sacramento Union. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hammering Huskies, 40 to 26". The Spokesman-Review. November 25, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1956 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1956 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  13. ^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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